Joe -

The runners in the area are great and there are groups that meet
regularly throughout the week. The groups are comprised of people
with various abilities, goals, etc. I have found that that the group
I am plugged into has immensely helped me stick with my goals. You
may have already checked out the schedule on spacecoastrunners.org
that has the details on who meets when - I can't speak for all of
them, but there is a group that meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
6:00 in Cocoa Beach at Juice & Java (a block north of Minuteman
Causeway) and they are a great bunch and always welcome more runners.
Stick with your goals and good luck.

Jennifer

--- In spacecoastrunners@yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <cball1@...> wrote:
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joseph Schafer" <pursuinggod@...>
> To: <Cball1@...>
> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 11:45 AM
> Subject: Questions from a fat man in Palm Bay
>
>
> > The subject line got your interest, did it not? I haved toyed
with
> > running and walking with my Brooks Beast shoes for 3 years. I
weigh 305
> > at 6 feet tall and was wondering if there are any splinter groups
of you
> > for newbies who run together? I would love to be a part of
running and do
> > enjoy it when I did it in basic training years and pounds ago.
At 37, I
> > read Loiuse's article on running the NYC at a leter age and I
would like
> > to at least do a 5K in under three days. (Actually, I can run a
5K in
> > about 45 minutes, which at 300 pounds is impressive, at least on
the
> > richter scalde.) My doctor's have of course told me not to run
but walk,
> > and so I am doing that while I lose weight (15 pounds already
since July).
> > Anyway, if there are any groups or people out there who are like
me, let
> > me know and thank you for you attention.
> >
> > Joe Schafer
> > pursuinggod@...
> > Palm Bay
> > 321-409-3699
> >
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