Congratulations to Denise, Gisele, Magali, and Paola on your 10K run on Sunday! Here’s a photo, courtesy of Magali. You guys rock!
Well done on running 70 minutes on Thursday! You may not believe us, but the hardest part is behind us. Once someone can run an hour, bumping up a session 10 minutes each week is not a significant jump in terms of fitness/cardio requirement. The hard part is learning how to run and building a base. It’s tough to move from walking/jogging intervals to non-stop running. We’ve done that hard work and are more than ready to start extending our mileage.
A few notes about training over the coming weeks:
- It’s very important to get in the following runs between now and race day: 80, 90, 100, 110, 110, 120, 100, 135 minutes
- It’s important to not steadily increase your time every week – it is best to lengthen your session for 3-4 weeks then drop back for one week to allow your body to recover/rest. We will rest the week of ASL’s February break.
- Please continue to email/talk to each other when you have scheduling conflicts – it’s a great way to get those longer runs in if you can’t make a Thursday
This week, we have a great run to Borough Market. Don’t forget your Oyster card and some cash for coffee at Monmouth Coffee. They are known for their filter coffee – they always have a line out the door.
The route:
We head to Hyde Park via the usual route. Start heading west on Circus Road and turn left on Grove End and follow south as it becomes Lisson Grove. Cross over Marylebone Road and continue on Seymour Place until the end. Turn right and cross over Edgware Road and then left to enter Hyde Park at the intersection with Stanhope Place. Run along the eastern edge of the park to Hyde Park Corner, under Wellington Arch and down Constitution Hill. Run past the Victoria Memorial down the mall and enter St. James Park. Run over the pond and out of the park, turning left onto Birdcage Walk and down into Parliament Square to Big Ben. Continue past Big Ben and cross Westminster Bridge. After the bridge turn left to run along the Thames until the river path ends after Southwark Bridge. Borough Market is under the railway bridge near the London Bridge station.