Hi Everyone!

It was so nice to meet you yesterday.  We are really looking forward to working with this wonderful group of women. 

We have just sent to each of you an email announcing the date and location of the half marathon.  It will be held on 19 April in Padua, Italy.  We know these are early days yet, but the ultimate goal is to get each of you ready to run a half marathon.  Some of you are working towards that goal. Others just want to run and don’t want to do long distances.  That is also fine! There is no obligation to run the half marathon. 

As a reminder… the group meets without the coaches on Tuesday mornings to repeat the run we did together the previous Thursday.   For this upcoming Tuesday, 16 September, Danielle Linkas and Ria Sta Maria have volunteered to organize the group and keep you all on the plan.  It is important that you get that second run in each week.  If you are not able to meet the group, please 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.

Vicky and I will be out of town for the run next Thursday, 18 September, but Jane Novak and Bonnie Bandeen will both be there to lead you on the run.  Jane oversees the broader Women Running the World group and Bonnie coached the beginners last year.  We look forward to running with you the following Thursday!

Keep up the good work,

Meg and Vicky