Hello everyone!
What a fabulous run to Wembley last week, and you guys were AMAZING as usual. It was the first time we’ve run that long with no little red men to give us a break and you all did so well. Runs like that start to get us used to what the race will be like – no little red men there, unfortunately. But it can nice to just get in a groove with a comfortable pace and go and go – just like you did!
This week is a recovery week – 60 minutes on Thursday. When you are building up mileage, you want to build up for 2 – 3 weeks and then take a break by cutting back to let your body recover so it is ready to keep building. So we have this week and the week of ASL’s break built in for recovery.
Next week, we will bring more gels so you can try a different one during that longer run. Figure out what you like and then get several of them to use on the Canary and Kew runs as well as the race. We want to make sure you are comfortable taking them and knowing what they taste like and how they make you feel. Either next week or during Canary we will try taking them while running… 🙂
A quick look at our upcoming schedule:
17 March – Battersea
24 March – Canary Wharf
31 March – ASL break
7 April – 100 minutes – probably Whole Foods Kensington
14 April – Kew Gardens
A note about your Tuesday runs – it is so wonderful how you all look after each other, but at this point, everyone should have a general sense of where they are on the route and how to get home if needed. Certainly you should make sure no one is left behind at a street crossing, but if groups get separated due to pace, everyone should be responsible for themselves for the route.
The route for this Thursday – a little blast from the past – canal to Camden then down to Regent’s Park.
Start down St John’s Wood Terrace to Charlbert and then down to the canal entrance at Regent’s Park. Run east on the canal towards Camden Market where we exit the canal over the bridge and turn right onto Camden High Street. We’ll run down Camden High Street to Mornington Crescent Tube Station and veer right onto Hampstead Road, which we will take down to Robert Street. Turn right on Robert for a few blocks and then a left on Albany Street and then the first right onto Chester Gate. Run on the Outer Circle of Regents Park until you get to the exit for Charlbert Street. Take Charlbert back up to St John’s Wood Terrace and then to Starbucks.
