Theres lots of history with me and running. Before college I used to play on a soccer team and in college I had a group of friends that were always pushing themselves to be better and faster. At the time, I just wanted to fit in with them, so I figured there’s no harm in participating and possibly getting a little bit healthier in the long term.

About 2 years ago, I came across another group of single friends who were on the path to becoming healthier. Once again, I stuck with them and ran every race I could. I still remember the most brutal of these was the Engineers Frostbite 5k through the hills of Athens, OH in February. It was probably the toughest of all the races I ran, but when we finished it was also one of the most rewarding. Not because of the free tshirt at the end of the race, but it was that feeling of accomplishment combined with the adrenaline and endorphins pumping through my veins.

Now, as I feel the surge through my body to want to continue running, it seems like I am needing to look for a new group of friends to run with, which is why I am glad that I have no hangups about meeting new people all the time. Because of my job, I missed the Dublin Irish Festival 5k Pub Run, but I went to the finish line any way and met a great group of people who were wearing shirts from the race. I soon found out that this group helped sponsor through ColumbusRunning in Dublin/Hilliard.

We had a few drinks, and I found out that they also started the Cbus Pacers, a club that meets every Saturday at 10am at the ColumbusRunning store. 10am on Saturday only seems to come so early because of the desire to stay out late Friday night, but I am determined to meet up with this group soon to run with them! In the mean time, I will have to continue checking out Ohio Runner to find other local races for good causes. Its time to get people together, get healthy, and have fun!

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