Hi, this is Debbie Boyles, coach at Mojo for Running with podcast number 34. How to Find a Running Group.

Last time we talked about the value of running with the group, but how do you find a group?

Here's several ideas for you. Number one, on the internet, do a search for these groups of words.

One that you should try is running plus the name of your city.

Another to try is running group plus the name of your city. And a third one would be running club

plus the name of your city. Make sure you include the name of your city or else you'll get a lot

of responses, but they won't be local.

You definitely find my local running group if you did any of those.

We would come up number one.

So I think that will work probably pretty well in all cities.

However, some running clubs have been around for a long time,

and either they don't have a website or nobody keeps it up,

in which case it might not come up high at the top.

So anyway, that's one idea.

Number two, go to the rrca.org website.

RRCA stands for Roadrunner Clubs of America.

There you'll find a find a club button. Click that button and search

under your state and your city. Number three, ask other runners. Seriously, wherever you see a

group of runners, just ask them. Maybe they're a part of a group. Most people are extremely

friendly and would love to tell you about their group. Number four, ask at local

gyms. Many of them will have a running group, although you might have to be a member of the

group of the gym in order to participate in their running group. Number five, check the local

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