\u201cI joined I Can 5K specifically for the accountability. I feel like I\u2019ve accomplished a little bit more every time I\u2019ve come,\u201d Englebert said about a month into her training. \u201cWe have a great group of cheerleaders. There are a couple in the group who have done full marathons. They have been willing to stay back with me and make sure I get caught up or keep moving. I\u2019m appreciative because is that thrill for that split second when your feet are in the air and you feel like you\u2019re flying.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The I Can 5K program has been gearing up for its March & April training schedule. Members of Run Oxford<\/strong> are there to make sure participants get the training, and encouragement, they need to be successful.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Participants enjoy being able to run with a group of knowledgeable people who only want their best results. I Can 5K helps provide those that have been wanting to get running a real resource when it comes to support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Elliott Beach<\/strong>, who has been leading the training for Run Oxford, said while the goal was to get everyone who signed up in shape for the annual Double Decker Run<\/strong>, he found a significant change in himself, and how he found empowerment through running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI want them to be able to enjoy running and for them to feel comfortable being able to run,\u201d Beech said. \u201cAgain, that feeling of flying in the air when your two feet are off the ground is such a powerful thing. That\u2019s more of what I\u2019ve been hoping for and I think people are getting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The group doesn\u2019t want running to be looked at as a punishment, they want it to be fun and inspiring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn the one day I was able to work with the group, I saw that community feel come out,\u201d said Jonathan Klingler<\/strong>, a member of Run Oxford who has assisted in the training. \u201cEveryone was talking to each other, supporting each other, making sure nobody got left behind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n While some of the other participants have run in 5Ks or races in general, they crave the support and accountability that the I Can 5K setup provides. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPeople gain friendships out of this. We you run with somebody three times a week, you get to know them pretty well,\u201d Klingler added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For those that may be on the fence about signing up for the next 8 weeks of training, Englebert said people shouldn\u2019t be ashamed, or afraid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe all have various backgrounds we\u2019re bringing to this,\u201d she said. \u201cSome of us haven\u2019t run before, and some of us have run marathons. We\u2019re all in this together, and that\u2019s the best part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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