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Why start a Running Partner search website?
I started Runningtogether.co.uk as I wanted to provide a way to make it easier for people to enjoy something that has been a huge help in my life to focus me, keep me healthy and give me goals throughout the year to aim for in form of 10k’s, marathons and half marathons.
I found over my years of running that at times when I ran with a friend that these were the runs that had the largest impact on me and my training. This was so because on my own I can tailor a programme to how I'm feeling that day and week but if something’s planned with your running partner you pretty much have to do it as rightly so, you don’t want to let them down. Which looking back was a huge benefit of having someone to run with because on the day of your race you may not feel like it, but it won’t wait for you.This same discipline follows through other areas of life with whatever you're doing just like with running you have to follow something through to the end and reap the rewards of being so damned determined!
So I thought it would be pretty amazing to offer a service that helps people in the U.K find a running partner specifically and local to them. If I can help people and provide a service for people that have never run before but fancy trying, and also help runners with amazing race times find someone equally as advanced to train with and everyone in between – well what a success! That's so positive for running and people’s health and happiness.
We hope you guys that join to find a running partner use our site and enjoy it. We will continually strive to make this website better and more dynamic through the services we offer our running members and continually keep the running partner search and services free to use and make this website a hub for running and runners alike from our by adding other features just like the Injury and Training advice in the Knowledge Section www.runningtogether.co.uk/faqs.php or our Running & Races for 2008 section www.runningtogether.co.uk/events.php
If you haven’t joined I hope you do, it’s free and there’s seriously no catches. Good Luck with your running and training for 2008.
Matthew Howell January 2008