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If you’re looking for the power of a group, you might want to check out the Greensboro Running Club.

Among the club’s events:

INJURY CLINIC: You can learn more about how you might be suspectible to an injury.

Dr. John O’Halloran, a physical therapist, and Dr. Damien Rodulfo, a chiropractic sports physician, will meet with club members at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Guilford Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center, 1915 Lendew St.

“They going to talk about potential predisposing factors to common running injuries,” says club president Jim Halsch. “What items, before an injury happens, are already occurring? How do we avoid those types of things?”

For example, Halsch says, “If you have a weak hip and go through the running motions, you’re going to be swaying back and forth, trying to get the center of gravity back and forth. You need to be able to be strong enough to hold your weight on one leg.”

The meeting is open to the public.

GROUP RUNS: The Greensboro Running Club hosts group runs on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at Guilford College. The club is also trying to put a more formal structure in place for weekend runs.

HELPING HANDS: Want to do more than run? The GRC is assisting the Winter Emergency shelter at Grace Community Church, 643 W. Lee St., by providing meals on Saturday nights. The WE shelters opened Dec. 1 and will remain open through March.

“It’s surprising the stories that you hear of how these ladies are there,” Halsch says. “Some situations you just can’t believe. Some of the ladies are employed. Some of the ladies had been employed all their lives, and their husbands had been employed all their lives, then all of a sudden they don’t have a place.”

Sound interesting? You can check out the club’s web site, greensbororunningclub.org, or you can visit Thursday night’s session on injuries to learn more. Contact Halsch at 302-3728 or jhalsch1@triad.rr.com.