I love trail running, but sometimes it’s hard to motivate myself to put my shoes on. Even when I am self-motivated, it’s nice to have a way to meet new people or converse with others that share my interest in trail running. Luckily, there are several trail running clubs in the East Bay.
One of these clubs is the Berkeley Running Club, organized through Meetup.com. This is a very active running club that currently has regular Tuesday morning and evening runs, Thursday evening track practices, and frequent Saturday and Sunday morning runs.
Meeting spots typically include places in and around Berkeley, such as Tilden Park, the UC Berkeley Campus, the Berkeley/Albany waterfront, and the Berkeley High School track. However, the group has also scheduled events at Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, Angel Island, and the Marin Headlands.
This is a great club for a few reasons. First, club organizers are good about scheduling regular runs. A lot of other running clubs I’ve joined will go for months without scheduling an event. As I mentioned, this group has several runs scheduled each week.
Second, club members are encouraged to submit their ideas for running events. Want to try out a new trail in Lake Chabot Regional Park but don’t want to go it alone? Submit an idea to the club, and chances are people will join you. In fact, several ideas from club members have become regularly scheduled events.
Finally, this running club draws a diverse group of runners of all abilities who gather together for one reason – they love trail running!
To join or learn more about this running club, visit: http://www.meetup.com/facebook-com/. Hope to see you out there!
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