Hi Jean
Not sure if you're in a club or not but if not .... Erewash Valley running club has a large contingent of female runners who run about that pace. Really friendly club (I used to be a member until I moved away), big social scene. They meet at Sandiacre Friesland Sports Centre (2 mins from Junction 25 of the M1) at 7p.m. on Wednesday nights. Hope that's not too far from your part of Nottingham.