Looking fo a strong running community in the south.
I'm a teacher who is starting the job hunting process for the fall.
I have been a serious runner for 29 years & want to go where there are decent places to run & cool clubs or groups to hang with.
Any suggestions?
thanks
john
I have ton's of good things about Oxford, MS. Huntsville, AL always ranks pretty high.
Recommend this book...
http://www.amazon.com/50-Best-Small-Southern-Towns/dp/156145253X
Go west, young man!
Seriously, leave behind the humidity of the south if you can. You'll never miss the humid summers, I promise.
houston? are you kidding? That may be the worst place in the US for running and life in general... and now they have 1000s of new criminals that just got imported from New Orleans.
If you want hot ladies, nice scenery, beaches, charm, good food, and hot ladies move to Charleston SC. Thank me later.
Scranton, Pa. - You'll be glad you did.
FLa runr wrote:
houston? are you kidding?
If you think Houston is part of the non-humid west that I was describing, you need to get outside of the south and experience more of the world.
Atlanta.
The Atlanta Track Club is enormous. Plenty of good places to run, although driving around town can be a great ordeal. Teacher salaries and benefits are better than anywhere else in the region, and the standard of living is only a little above average for the region, for the most part.
Traffic can be a nightmare though. It's bad enough to make people want to move away. Can't really blame them.
Southern California!
There are some pretty good clubs (although better ones in Northern Cal), but with all the new homes and communities being built that means lots of new schools also and a need for new teachers.
I teach in the Atlanta area. It's alright, but I would suggest Huntsville or maybe Birmingham. If you get your master's it is easier to get by than in Atlanta as a teacher if you go to the right place.
Atlanta sucks. It and Memphis are the two darkest towns in the south. Jackson, MS is a great place.
You've been a serious runner for 29 years (so I'm guessing mid-40s or older) and what you're looking for "are decent places to run & cool clubs or groups to hang with." ?
Maybe it's time to find a life outside running.