grateful for run club and therapy via /r/gratitude

In May I took a risk and went to a new run club in town that had exploded on social media (at that point, maybe like 75-100 people were going, it’s now easily a few hundred). I have always loved running and have been searching for community since graduating college 5 years ago.

I found community on the first day. I’ve built friendships, started increasing my mileage again, I signed up for my 3rd marathon because of peer pressure from my run club crew.
None of this would have been possible if I didn’t take a risk one Thursday in May.

I’m still a little in shock too, I went through a severe depressive episode this past winter. And I’m so grateful I had the support in my therapist and in medication to get through that.