What's up! National City over here.

Hi! Point Loma here

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I live on the cusp of La Mesa and San Carlos!

Rancho Bernardo/ Poway here!

I know I really wish this was busier. I'm in Lemon Grove. Is there another site you all use to find the best places to workout/hike/run in SD? I love discovering new spots but I generally stick to East County and South Bay since that is what I know but I want to find some new places to run especially.

hey! carmel mountain here! keep up the good work everyone!

Normal Heights here too. Would love it if this was a busier forum!

Anyone in my hood really terrible at running but forces themselves into it anyway like I do? I'm currently up to a (very difficult, very slow) mile at about a 12:15 pace. Ugh. Not sure why I keep making myself do it but I do.

Keep doing it! I was there and my runs were painfully slow but keep at it and you build up! My heel is acting up so I'm biking now, otherwise I'd be up for running slow mo with you. :P

I am Escondido, but grew up in San Diego.

Great to meet you, I use to work in La Mesa and lived close to it in Spring Valley before moving to Escondido.

Yes it was warm and muggy! I ran my first 5k today at the Escondido Grape Day 5k and the temp on the bank showed that it was 100 today. But I did it and beat my practice times from this week too.

Well it was a really fun race. Where are you in San Diego? Does your friend Rachel live in Escondido? I hardly know anyone up this way. I know the neighbors on one side of our house and that is it. The family that is renting next door has a son about the age of my boyfriend's son. So I went over and introduced ourselves to them. The mom is a little younger than me and she is afraid of dogs too. So she won't come over to my house since I have a small Beagel-Terrier mixed dog. I have to go over there if I want to spend time with her. She is all into crafts not exercise. I started out just walking further, and further, and longer and longer. Then I thought about doing this race and I found out about C25K and I started it. But I was going to have to alter it as the race was going to come up before I would be done with the C25K. So I just kind of made up my own thing but was doing a run, jog, walk type of thing like it showed. And then we got the heat wave and I just started to do more workouts just running, jogging, walking in the house with a fan on me. And I started to try to walk all my local errands and instead of driving to them. The last two weeks though I started trying to do more outside though again as I knew I was going to have to get use to the heat and mugginess. I don't like the heat and mugginess either. I like it just perfect, I am spoiled that way. I don't want it too hot or too cold. During the race I started out running as fast as I could, but I had already ran about a mile just to get to the start line. And I was wheezing when I got there and had to use my inhaler. And shortly after the race started I started to wheeze again and decided to use my inhaler once more. And I rested for a few seconds before trying to take off again. And then I took off at a slower pace and then speed up again. And then a woman next to me started to talk to me, so I slowed down again. We decided to do the race together after that, I was talking her in to doing little sprints of running and walking like with the C25K. And that is how we kept going. At the end when were where getting closer to the finish line I was all worn out and so was she. But I still wanted to try to speed up and run the last bit as fast as I could and she told me to go on with out her if I could, so I left her behind to try to dash to the end. I am going to have to try the C25K again and keep working at it so that I can keep my endurance up. I would like to try another race too, but I need to wait a while. I have other things going on that I need to take care of first. But I think that I would like to find a buddy or buddies to practice with every once in a while too. I got the name and phone number of the lady that I was doing the race with, she said she might train with me once in a while.

Well it was a really fun race. Where are you in San Diego? Does your friend Rachel live in Escondido?

Nope, she just organizes races for a living. I'm with you - I haven't been doing much in the heat/humidity either. Thank goodness it's nicer out this week but I think we're in for another heatwave this weekend!

Rancho San Diego/El Cajon for me

La Mesa here. We are practically neighbors!

Live in San Carlos, work in Linda Vista.

My name is Ramon and I am looking for people in San Diego who would like to give and receive support from someone else in town, swap ideas, strategies, and just be there for one another. If you are interested add me and I will add you. Thanks, and continued success.