Hi Everyone!

Wow, what a start to our running – even the weather co-operated!  It was lovely to meet you all.  The group grew overnight, which is great but at this point there is no need to ‘recruit’ anyone else to the group – it will become too hard to run through the city (which we will start doing fairly soon) if we have any more members.

Click here for our program leading up to the half marathon.  I know these are early days yet, but the ultimate goal is to get each of you ready to run a half.  Some of you want that goal, others just want to run but not do long distances and that is also fine, there is no obligation to run the half at all. 

You have all been introduced to Betsy and Bonnie – they (and I) have come through the beginner group in some form, so know what you will be going through over the coming weeks.  They will be a great resource for you.

The group meets without the coaches on Tuesday mornings to repeat the run we did together the previous Thursday.  It is important that you get that second run in each week.  If you are not able to meet the group, email everyone and see if you can find someone to run with you at a different time.  On Tuesdays (or whenever you do your second weekly run), it’s critical to keep the pace slow.

I will be out of town for the run on Thursday, but Betsy and Bonnie will both be there to lead you on the run.  We will be introducing some 2 minute running intervals but I am confident you will be fine.  I look forward to hearing all about it, and then running with you the following Thursday.

Keep up the good work,

Syma