Your slow run day is what I needed. The organization I’m working for has a running group that meets in the evening twice a week. I’ve gone twice. Both times they left me in the dust, panting and out of air. We were running through residential neighbourhoods, and I lost the group both times. So as a result I don’t run with them.
The secondary effect is that I also don’t associate with them at work.
I can imagine how frustrating this must be and how being left out impacts your sense of belonging and trust in the team. The first question that comes to mind, in all naivety and without assuming any intentions on your colleagues’ part, is: Are they aware of the situation? If they’re not, they might still surprise you. Otherwise, I hope you can find other colleagues with whom to share moments of solidarity and connection.
I do think they are aware of it and maybe do t think it’s important because they aren’t directly working with me every day. Fortunately my main work group has done a lot of team building and we do get together for lunches when we can. We are in separate buildings so it isn’t usually possible. Unfortunately none of them run lol.
Your slow run day is what I needed. The organization I’m working for has a running group that meets in the evening twice a week. I’ve gone twice. Both times they left me in the dust, panting and out of air. We were running through residential neighbourhoods, and I lost the group both times. So as a result I don’t run with them.
The secondary effect is that I also don’t associate with them at work.
I can imagine how frustrating this must be and how being left out impacts your sense of belonging and trust in the team. The first question that comes to mind, in all naivety and without assuming any intentions on your colleagues’ part, is: Are they aware of the situation? If they’re not, they might still surprise you. Otherwise, I hope you can find other colleagues with whom to share moments of solidarity and connection.
I do think they are aware of it and maybe do t think it’s important because they aren’t directly working with me every day. Fortunately my main work group has done a lot of team building and we do get together for lunches when we can. We are in separate buildings so it isn’t usually possible. Unfortunately none of them run lol.
I hope you can find meaningful connections with this other group, and maybe even discover a new activities you can enjoy together!