Go for a run tonight and get a new support group. (Photo courtesy David Ford)
Want to get out and run, but don’t want to go alone?
Head out to Coupeville every Wednesday and Saturday and join a new low-stress, high-benefit running club created by David Ford.
There’s no cost for the Coupeville Running Club, and you don’t have to be a record-busting pro to join.
The group will run (or walk) a 5K every Wednesday night at 6 PM (starting today, July 24), with a five-mile run at 7 AM Saturday mornings.
If you want to take part in tonight’s inaugural Wednesday run, everyone is meeting in the Coupeville Elementary School parking lot at 6 S. Main.
The run itself will go north on the Kettles, hook onto Sherman, then follow a set course back to the school, where things will be capped with two laps around the track.
A post-run beer at the Penn Cove Tap Room, where everyone talks about how they could win the Boston Marathon right now, today, is optional.
Runners are encouraged to show up a bit early for the first Wednesday run (Ford will be at the school at 5:30), so groups can be put together based on average running times.
Side note – no headphones (encouraging you to interact with your fellow runners) and no dogs.
For Ford, this is a chance to encourage others, as well as himself.
“This is my effort to bring a subset of our community together to spend some time enjoying each other’s company while pounding the pavement,” he said. “This group will also provide some accountability on my quest to lead a somewhat healthy lifestyle.
“What’s in it for you? Whatever you make of it!”
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