Finding Your Tribe: Inside The Running Community

๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ด. ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ถ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ด ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆโ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐บโฆ
๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ.
As fun and rewarding as running is, itโs also hard. Whether youโre brand-new to the sport or a seasoned marathoner, you know, intuitively, that itโs a sport made better with friends. Thatโs because the shared pain we experience on the roads, trails, or track, brings us together. According to a recent study, experiencing pain in a group acts as โa sort of โsocial glueโ that fosters cohesion and solidarity.โ
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐.
Letโs face it, at some point or another weโve all succumbed to the little voice in our head that tells us to skip a run. Setting up a run date with friends or participating in a group training program or running club, helps to quell that voice. Itโs one thing to let ourselves down but quite another to let a friend or a group down. Plus, joining a running club also creates training consistency though regularly scheduled runs and workouts.
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ.
Sure, you can get to the finish line of a half marathon on your own, but your chances of running your best probably stem from the intrinsic motivation you experience in a group. Thatโs because research shows that group activities help us to perform better and stay focused on a task for an extended period.
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ.
Again, science for the win. Another recent study confirms what we already know: people who exercise together experience a 26-percent reduction in stress and are happier in all areas of their life. Whatโs perhaps more astounding is that, according to the same study, people who work out alone put in more effort than group exercisers and receive less benefit. In fact, the study showed little to no change in their stress levels or quality of life.
๐๐ข๐ช ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ก๐ก๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ฃ
If you belong to a gym, ask the membership coordinator or a trainer if they know of any runnerโs groups within the gym.
Better yet, simply Google โrunning clubs near meโ and a number of local options will pop up. Call around and see which group best fits you.
With a running group, youโll make new friends and help keep each other motivated. Eventually, youโll be ready to try your first 5k race and thereโs nothing more satisfying than crossing that finish line for the first time and experiencing that real sense of accomplishment and pride that YOU DID IT!
๐๐ข๐๐ก ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ก๐ก๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐งโ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ก ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ!
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