After experiencing atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that required hospitalization and treatment, the author resolved to improve their fitness. Distrustful of gym routines and driven by their doctor’s advice, they sought a more enjoyable fitness path, leading them to join a run club. Despite initial uncertainty and difficulty in their first Cooks River parkrun, where nearly 200 attendees gathered, this marked the beginning of a significant life change towards health and fitness through running.
Joining a run club marked a radical change for me, a move that was born out of desperation after a health scare.
Parkrun involved running four laps along a prescribed section, and the sheer number of participants astonished me in my first week.
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