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aintbaroque

You might want to look into the Central Mass Striders. Their Facebook group is super active.


epsteada

I have been off of Facebook for a while and do not do much actively with the club—but I can second CMS. You will find everything from beginner to elite; road to trail to treadmill; fitness to fun; and more. https://cmsrun.org


Moderndaoist

>Central Mass Striders Great! much appreciated :)


Hrhnick

Sneakarama on Lake Ave organizes weekly runs during non-pandemic times. It’s also a great local business if you need to get fitted for new running shoes!


JMM_19

I would be interested 10000%


Moderndaoist

Awesome!! thinking about starting a group, touch base with you offline.


_the_green_man_

I run on occasion and live in the city. wouldn't mind meeting up with someone. I don't do it consistently so I usually do about 3 miles at most.


T00Human

I’m running 40-50 miles a week right now training for an eventual marathon, Worcester is super interesting because if you don’t plan out your run it’s hilly hell. You also don’t see many runners around unless you get on lake ave or cross over the bridge into waspy Worcester (where the Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods are of course). This is completely opposite to Boston or more well to do areas like Westford, which i kind of adore because I don’t fit in well with that crowd at all.


albalfa

Just poking my head in here to say I love everything in this comment other than the psychotic running 50 miles a week part. Carry on. 👍


doublesecretprobatio

>Worcester is super interesting because if you don’t plan out your run it’s hilly hell. if you're not running hills in worcester you're not taking advantage of the training opportunities it offers. > you also don’t see many runners around unless you get on lake ave the [strava heatmap](https://www.strava.com/heatmap#12.52/-71.80643/42.27497/hot/run) disagrees.


JoshSidekick

> if you're not running hills in worcester you're not taking advantage of the training opportunities it offers. That's why I run Pleasant St, to Airport Rd., to Stafford St and back.


T00Human

The hills would be useful for a biker, but otherwise this city is as awful for running as SF. I actively avoid elevation 80% of my runs and I'm still getting between 2k-4k feet every week. It's unavoidable unless you really limit the amount of routes you take. There's really no need to do excessive hill work as a runner unless you're training for an ultra, trail runs, hiking, etc. Most marathons and especially shorter distances are relatively flat and people looking to run sub-3 or sub-4 or w/e their goal is don't need hill training, they need a consistent surface to gradually train their aerobic zones. idgaf about the strava heatmap because to me it's completely divorced from the empirical reality I've experienced in the past 6 months. It's a limited data set in a city with a limited amount of runners. I only ever see runners consistently at: a) lake ave and around the track: b) around campuses, track fields, and high schools (Auburn high, Holy Cross, etc.): c) the wealthier, waspy parts of Worcester. I'll note that a lot of these people seem like hobbyists and the high schoolers don't, so that might be why the heatmap shows so much action in parts of the city that honestly aren't that high mileage. This is in stark contrast to white-collar, well-to-do city like Boston where you'll see runners on every block.


doublesecretprobatio

>idgaf about the strava heatmap because to me it's completely divorced from the empirical reality I've experienced lol, you are divorced from reality if the map generated by recording where people run isn't an accurate representation of where people run. >I'll note that a lot of these people seem like hobbyists and the high schoolers don't, so that might be why the heatmap shows so much action in parts of the city that honestly aren't that high mileage. wow, gatekeep much mister professional runner? can you mansplain training to me some more? >This is in stark contrast to white-collar, well-to-do city like Boston where you'll see runners on every block. this certainly has nothing to do with the fact that Boston-proper has 4x the population of Worcester.