Hello! My name is Roger. I grew up in Belmont and am a recent graduate of UMass Amherst. I'm starting this project to create neighborhood running groups in Belmont, Arlington and Lexington, MA.

The name Coogee Groups comes from Coogee Beach in Sydney, Australia. During my time in college I was lucky enough to study abroad in Australia and found a group that met there every morning at 8 AM to swim 1-2 miles in the open ocean and meet for coffee afterwards. People of all ages would come, with members in their 20s all the way up to their 80s. Groups like this were relatively common in Sydney, meeting at different times and different beaches up and down the coast. The amazing time I had with the group inspired me to create more exercise groups back home.

Please fill out the link on the home page if you are interested or have any questions!