Hello everyone,
My goodness, we’ve had a great start to our training! I know you don’t believe me, but truly this is the strongest group I’ve ever seen. We’re going to have a fun time and do so well. Everything is right on track. I can’t tell you how impressed I am with you already getting out on Tuesday mornings for your second weekly run. You are all amazing.
A few things to mention:
- We have a 10% discount on all merchandise at the Runners Need shop in Camden (on Parkway across from the Whole Foods). They prefer we have membership cards to present, so I’ve ordered another shipment of some cards we were using last year. Hopefully I’ll have those by the end of the this week and be able to pass them out to you the following week on Thursday. You can still get your discount without the card, just mention that you run with Paula Mitchell’s running group in St. John’s Wood. I’m sure you’re fine running in whatever shoes you have, but if anyone wants new ones I would highly recommend going to Runners Need. They will watch you run on a treadmill and/or outside (no worries – it’s only for about 30-60 seconds). Tell them you are a beginner. They will suggest a certain type of shoe based on your running style. They are good about not suggesting only the most expensive shoe in the store.
- I think we have a complete list now for this email distribution, but would you mind having a look and making sure I haven’t missed someone. Thanks a million!
- Please let me know if anything is hurting. Most aches and pains can be quite easily addressed early on – it’s continuing to run on an injury that causes bigger problems.
- I’ve attached our training schedule in a couple of different file formats. The program will be adjusted as we go, but this will give you an idea of the general plan.
See you Thursday,
Paula