Thanks to Gina and Mike for hosting our end of the year HAC dinner. It was tremendous fun to socialize and eat amazing food with the HACs and spouses. We have had a fantastic first year and the discussions tonight confirm that 2010 will also be a good year.
Keep your eyes open for an updated race calender and more regular postings about weekly runs.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
17 Weeks to go
There are 17 weeks to go until the R2C, and that means that are two weeks until the 15 week training program begins. At that point we should all be running 15 total miles a week. If you take a look at the posted training program you will see that, in general, there are 3 running days a week (but there are a few with 4 day weeks), and that the runs are easy, tempo and then a long run on the weekends. The goal will be to ramp up our individual miles slowly, increasing no more than about 10% a week, which will usually mean weekly increases of a mile. You will all get a lot more guidance from Laura, and of course, each individual may want to tweak the training schedule to accommodate your own schedules or injuries.
This weekend saw some big miles put up on the board- 9 miles, 8.2 miles and the Crusher/Aunt Molly loop. Keep up the great work, the mild weather will make runs a lot easier and more fun (at least until June). I will watch for updates and photos from across the pond and maybe I can post some of my runs as well. See you all soon.
This weekend saw some big miles put up on the board- 9 miles, 8.2 miles and the Crusher/Aunt Molly loop. Keep up the great work, the mild weather will make runs a lot easier and more fun (at least until June). I will watch for updates and photos from across the pond and maybe I can post some of my runs as well. See you all soon.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
I'm back, but only for a couple of days
Laura and I have found a great half-marathon training plan, and you can take a look here.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Lots of runs, lots of groups.
Well, things are started to get more serious. This week has seen a Tuesday morning run, a Thursday morning run and anticipated runs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Keep your eyes open on emails for days, times and locations and find ones that work for you.
As we begin to up our mileage it will be important for everyone to listen to their bodies. We will need to be smart about increasing our distance carefully. There is a great article about strategies for long runs in this month's Runner's World that is well worth reading.
As we begin to up our mileage it will be important for everyone to listen to their bodies. We will need to be smart about increasing our distance carefully. There is a great article about strategies for long runs in this month's Runner's World that is well worth reading.
Monday, March 16, 2009
A better map from Kelly.
Kelly sent me a link to another R2C map, this one is better than the last as it shows the hand off positions. Again, remember this is a map from a previous year, but it will give us a good idea of where people will be running.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Hold onto your hats!
I found the R2C route map. This is not an official map, so I don't know how accurate it is, but the numbers add up. I calculated the mile markers for the beginning of each leg:
1. Easy, Fast 0
2. Clear, the Best 4.8
3. All trail, delightful 13
4. The Beast 18.95
5. Rolling 27.65
6. Tricky, stop and go 34.15
7. Short, but full of turns 42.2
HALF WAY
8. Oasis 46.15
9. Looooonnnnngggg and Hot 51.7
10.
11. Wild card- start at 60.95
12. A piece of hot cake 74.8
13. Do or Die 81.35
14. Final spring 89.3
This is a best-guess estimate, so don't hold me to this, but it gives us an idea.
1. Easy, Fast 0
2. Clear, the Best 4.8
3. All trail, delightful 13
4. The Beast 18.95
5. Rolling 27.65
6. Tricky, stop and go 34.15
7. Short, but full of turns 42.2
HALF WAY
8. Oasis 46.15
9. Looooonnnnngggg and Hot 51.7
10.
11. Wild card- start at 60.95
12. A piece of hot cake 74.8
13. Do or Die 81.35
14. Final spring 89.3
This is a best-guess estimate, so don't hold me to this, but it gives us an idea.
Quite a productive weekend.
Friday night we had a quite a pow-wow, complete with runners, spouses and kids. Thank you to Laura for picking up the pizzas, and to all who contributed food, drink and treats. The highlight of the evening was when the R2C teams were unveiled and runners assigned to legs. We were sorry that Paulette, Shelby and Jenn were not with us, but happy to meet Warren, Maggie and Pete. All in all people were happy with their teams and generally happy with their legs. We are now Why?, Thunder Road Runners and Livin' on a Prayer. Three Beast runners have been identified- Maggie, Kevin and myself. Look for Maggie out on 518 running from her stashed ham sandwiches to Starbursts!
The enthusiasm of Friday's meeting carried us through the weekend. Saturday morning saw a group on the tow path for the 10K out and back, Christine was planning on running after the Monopoly tournament, Maggie and Pete were spotted running in the borough and the Sunday crew ran the Hopewell loop. Jenni had a good weekend, running both Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Keep up the good work- we are supposed to be at 12 miles this week (I think??) The weather is getting warmer so the running will keep getting easier (at least until the dog days of summer get here). There are a couple of upcoming races if anyone is interested- the DNR Canal Watch 5K on April 4th, a 5 mile trail run on March 28th and of course, the early May Spring Lake 5 and Broad Street Run.
The enthusiasm of Friday's meeting carried us through the weekend. Saturday morning saw a group on the tow path for the 10K out and back, Christine was planning on running after the Monopoly tournament, Maggie and Pete were spotted running in the borough and the Sunday crew ran the Hopewell loop. Jenni had a good weekend, running both Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Keep up the good work- we are supposed to be at 12 miles this week (I think??) The weather is getting warmer so the running will keep getting easier (at least until the dog days of summer get here). There are a couple of upcoming races if anyone is interested- the DNR Canal Watch 5K on April 4th, a 5 mile trail run on March 28th and of course, the early May Spring Lake 5 and Broad Street Run.
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