wcrr no. 1

today i experienced my first saturday group run with my new club, west coast road runners. (since i'm not doing the fundraising TNT requires for my next half, this was a great alternative.) i found myself a little nervous this morning (not to mention tired since it was 6:45 am!) about joining this new group -- would they be nice? would they be accepting of a new person? would they all be super-fast, super-fit running snobs? of course, my worries were for naught. much like team in training, men, women, people of all shapes, sizes, and ages are WCRR members. sure there weren't the inspirational stories and the cheers of "go team!," but i found my distance group and after running alone for a while, i finally matched up with someone at about my pace. i'm a little behind in their schedule since i'm just starting, and they are training for a variety of races from august to january, so it may not be quite as focused and coherent as what i had with TNT, but i feel confident it will provide enough structure and support to get me to my next half. which is the goal.

so we shall see...so far so good, though i really miss my running buddy sam from TNT!