Friends who sweat together, stay together.
I was looking for a way to get some exercise in, without spending too much money because I didn’t want to commit to a gym since I would be going back to my country soon so it didn’t make sense to do that. I found on Instagram that there was a run club happening every Wednesday night in the city so after a bit of thinking I joined because I felt that I was staying in my room for too long.
It was a bit scary a first because I didn’t know anyone and just showed up, but a nice girl next to me started talking to me and eventually we had a small group of people talking while running. It was hard because I don’t run a lot, and I forgot how tiring running could be even though you’re not using any machine. Normally when I see people running on the way to uni, they make it look so easy and relaxed. But I was sweating a lot and my face was very red.
My group was a little slow compared to the rest, but the point of this run club is to meet people while getting some exercise and I definitely enjoyed this experience as it was a first for me. I want to do this every week (except when I have exams) because I always feel so refreshed and I was able to meet people and get their instagrams and we plan to have a group dinner to celebrate Christmas so I am very happy that I chose to go to a run club.
Thank you to our Diploma student, who has requested to remain anonymous while sharing their story.
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