I wrote this May 9, 2015 however I forgot to hit post :-)
I have been wishing I had a running group or someone to help me answer questions I have. Therefore, I started looking online for running groups. I found USA Fit and they have a chapter her in Albuquerque called Albuquerque Fit.
Wow, I started running with Albuquerque Fit today and it was all I had imagined plus more. It is a running group that says they take all levels. Now, I knew I would be the slowest there so that was no surprise when it was true. They train for 10k, half marathons, and marathons. I have run a 5K before so I signed up for the 10k. There slowest pace group is 13 minutes and my pace is usually about 16:45. They encourage the run walk method which I do. I usually run 20 seconds and walk 1 minute. There lowest group was run 2 minutes and walk 1 minute. It was hard, but I did it for 1.5 miles. I am so excited! I started running again April 21st I ran 1.5 miles with a pace of 17:14. I was dead tired when I finished. Today I ran 1.5 miles in 15:16.
I have hard time with really stiff calves. They had lots of ideas to help with that. My 10k coach took the time to stretch with me at the end explaining why and how to do each stretch. Emphasizing exercises that would help with my calves. They give you a running plan for the week.
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