The picture you see above is people starting to turn up outside Grantham Tennis Club, you can clearly spot me being socially awkward on the bench.
It was nice meeting at the first place to make me happy in my life and to start me on the rest of my journeys.
Even The manager Sarah from Grantham Tennis Club came along to give The sessions a go (:
I turned up really early as i always do with everything, i was soon shocked to see over 80 people turn up i believe there was.
People were split into 2 groups the ones wanting to do the 10k course and the ones doing the 5k.
The idea is over a 12 week period to get people together, get active, be a part of a team, talk to people and aim to reach their desired goal either the 5k or 10k.
I joined Grantham Running Club in the middle of 2016 for 2 reasons.
to get out of the house and to work my way back to becoming just as active as i was 5+years a go.
The price also shocked me as it was around 20 pounds to join not for a month but for a whole year !!!
not only that but you get the following benefits
They are affiliated to the England Athletics (UKA) which means:You get £2 discount for most Road Races.
- Access to all the training sessions.
- You can compete on the Road, at X/C and Multi Terrain events.
- You are covered under ARC's insurance policy for Legal Liability.
Sadly my depression got on top of me with the fact of joining the club after these sessions were put on meant that i was not fit and it took a lot of motivation to get out the door to join in.
After 3 sessions i decided that the running club was not for me as i could not handle even 3k out of the 5k.
Since then i worked my socks off with my fitness, my strength my problems and my life.
The start of 2017 saw a new me, beaming with new found motivation, the drive to succeed, building a community around me, making friends, and growing as a person.
So this is why i Re Joined The running club but this time when the sessions are going off so i can work my way up to 5k.
Anyway going back to the day as more people turned up as you can see from the picture below
The group that was doing the 5k course went over to warm up, we did different stretches etc, we then got split into 3 groups with there being a lot of us.
The idea of the session was for all ages and experiences of running, so we would do a minute walking followed by jogging and did that for around 30 minutes.
we did not cover 5k, as with it being the first session, you dont want to push people who have never run before. i think we did around 2-3k if anyone knows how much we did then i will update this blog (:
I hardly talked throughout the session as i was not used to a big group and i wanted to get my head down focusing on the journey ahead.
Overall it was a amazing experience, seeing a community get together in this way is magically.
not only are people wanting to become fit, but its a great way to meet new people as we stand more stronger together then you do by yourself.
You praise each other, you motivate each other and if your talking while running, you will be amazed how quick the session goes but also how much more you managed to achieve (:
This is what Grantham is all about the community and i have been so happy to be a part of it, weather Thats helping at with local causes with photography and videos to being a part of the amazing businesses doing actives.
Grantham is its own place of happiness countryside, amazing businesses and the best community i have ever seen.
I came away from the session feeling very happy, to the point i put on my headphones to walk back home and that turned into jogging most of the way back !!!
I know that with every session as its not just once a week but twice for 12 weeks that it will get harder as we increase the speed of the jog and the distance to reach the 5k and for those who are wanting more the 10k mark.
I am going to put every bit of effort in i can in every session even though Wednesdays will be a test as i go full out with 3-4 of tennis on that day (:
I know i have the strength this year, i am happy with who i am and i have goals i want to fulfill this year.
At the end of the course will be a memorable day as All participants completing the course will receive a technical t-shirt and celebration BBQ.
I hope by then i can learn to talk to people as the last thing i want is to sit in the corner while everyone is celebrating lol.
I want to thank all the staff for helping put this together, taking their time and effort to help others.
I also want to thank everyone who did decide that it would be better going for a run and being a part of something bigger rather then sitting on the coach watching tv (:
I shall be doing another blog post after the 12 weeks posting about the progress of not only me but the other members who also did the course.
If you want to know more about joining Grantham Running Club
you can check out their social links below
https://www.facebook.com/GranthamRunningClubhttp://www.granthamrunningclub.co.uk/index.php
https://twitter.com/GranthamRC
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https://www.facebook.com/dmpphotographyuk/
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