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Join a running community – you won’t regret it | Letters

theguardian.com · 22h · first reportShare

Readers respond to an article in which Ioan Marc Jones describes overcoming his hatred of running I loved Ioan Marc Jones’s article because it’s an honest reflection of the struggle of getting into running when you need exercise but don’t necessarily want it ( Nipple tape, pickle juice and dinosaurs: how I learned to love running, the unorthodox way, 12 August ). For me, the gamechanger was joining a running club. I’m not a naturally social person and I felt so nervous on my first session, but it’s such a warm, nonjudgmental community. I run with people of all ages and it’s really improved my pace and enjoyment of running. I think that’s true of a lot of the running community. I do parkrun here in Yorkshire, but recently ran it in Aviemore and Thurso in Scotland and received such a warm welcome. I always thought that running was about being elite and competitive, but this showed me another way. Sarah Tolson Baildon, West Yorkshire Continue reading...