Well done everyone! Big Ben was a huge milestone and you all did it with smiles on your faces. Remember when you said you couldn’t imagine running all the way there? On top of that, we had a pretty big jump up in running time – we went from 28 to 36 total minutes and from 5 to 7 minute segments. Great job!
This week, the running segments are not too different from last week – just a few more 7 minute ones.
Some of you have asked about running a bit on the weekends. It would be good to start that this week or next. In general, you don’t want to run a longer segment on the weekend than we are doing during the week – so this weekend shouldn’t have segments longer than 7 minutes. The run should be no more than 30-35 total minutes. Pay attention to your pace, too, so you don’t go too fast. Your muscles have been building so you can add that third run, but we don’t want you to push too much and get injured. As we run longer segments, it will become more important to have that extra run on the weekend so the longer runs during the week aren’t so tiring.
Finally, we want to encourage you to book your hotel room for the race if you think there’s even a chance you might be going. It looks like we may need to add rooms to our block and we want to do that before the race registration opens and the hotel has an influx of other runners looking for rooms. Remember – you have until January 15 to cancel if you decide not to go. You don’t need to book your flight now if you’re not ready to take the plunge.
After you book please send an email to Kathy Anderson ([email protected]) with the following information: room type, roommate name (if applicable), and flight details. We want to make sure that our list matches the hotel list (and we’ve already caught a few inconsistencies so it’s important that you do this). If you aren’t booking flights yet, just let her know.
For example:
Hotel: Classic Double, roommate is Paula Radcliffe
Outbound flight: Friday BA 0346 departs 8:55
Inbound flight: Monday BA 0343 departs 11:50
Finally, here is the likely route for the week (we are going to test it first so it might change a little):
Cross Wellington and head down Circus Road. Go left on Grove End to St. John’s Wood Road. Take a right on Grove End then a left on Cunningham Place. Go right on Aberdeen Place and follow the road to the canal entrance on Blomfield. Go west on the canal and exit at Harrow Rd. Cross the canal on Harrow then go right on Sutherland to Castellain. Take a left and run to Paddington Rec, entering at the Moorhead Road Gate. Run through Paddington exiting at Carlton Vale. Go right on Carlton Vale, right on Hamilton Terrace, and left on Hall back to Barclays.
See you on Thursday!
Amy