Hi everyone, WELL DONE to ALL of you on Thursday! \u00a0We had a looonnnggg 3 weeks off and I know it was difficult to keep up the running. \u00a0But you guys kicked ass on Thursday. \u00a0You may have been a bit sore after Thursday and that is totally normal. \u00a0I can tell you that many of the regular MWF runners were sore last week from getting back into the routine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well, we are really starting things this week. \u00a0Up until now, we have been building our muscles and our lungs and our psyche to know that we can run for 60 minutes. \u00a0We will now start to add on a bit each Thursday to build you up to the distance you need to run that race. \u00a0The other thing to know is that while we plan the runs for a certain amount of time, we won\u2019t all finish the planned distance at that time. \u00a0So depending on your pace for that day, you may run a little less than the expected time or a little more, but we will all need to run the same distance for the race so we all need to build up to that distance even if it takes different times for each of you.Think of how far you\u2019ve come \u2013 it really is amazing. \u00a0We can\u2019t wait to watch you grow from here! A few reminders:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You should be running 3 times per week now<\/li>
The Tuesday run should be about 45 minutes and the weekend run should be about 30 minutes (Tuesday runs will get longer in a few weeks, but not yet)<\/li>
It is OK to break up into smaller pace groups on your weekend and Tuesday runs but it is normal for pace groups to ebb and flow from week to week<\/li>
Bring water for the Thursday runs<\/li>
Eat something before the Thursday runs<\/li>
The Thursday run is SLOW<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Training<\/strong> We cannot emphasize enough that the way to build up to the half is to just put in the time and miles. \u00a0Also, it is important to understand that the pace groups will continue to morph throughout our training and that is completely normal. \u00a0Some days you feel like you want to be towards the front, sometimes you feel like it\u2019s just not your day and you\u2019re slower. \u00a0This happens in the M\/W\/F group, too. \u00a0We have lots of time and as you know, it\u2019s about finishing and feeling good about it, not about how fast you can go. \u00a0Save that for next year. \u00a0Also, as we run for longer times on Thursdays, we will continue to make you run more slowly than you might otherwise. \u00a0Running slowly builds your body and muscles in a different way. \u00a0I will send our founder, Paula\u2019s, lengthy description of that next week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Water and Nutrition<\/strong> As our runs get longer, you will want water along to hydrate. \u00a0It will make you feel better on the run and will help your body recover faster. \u00a0Also,\u00a0please please eat something<\/strong>, just a little something, before our Thursday runs. \u00a0We don\u2019t want you feeling faint from lack of energy. \u00a0Maybe some yogurt or a banana \u2013 just a little something for your body to use to fuel you. \u00a0As our runs get longer in a few weeks, we will talk to you about fueling for much longer runs and during the race, but we\u2019re not ready for that yet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The route this week:<\/strong> BOROUGH MARKET! Please make sure to\u00a0bring your Oyster Card or contactless card<\/strong>\u00a0for the tube ride back. \u00a0Also, you might want to have some cash \u2013 not all vendors accept cards. \u00a0We will head first to Monmouth Coffee \u2013 legendary filter coffee \u2013 and then we can head into the market together or separately or head home \u2013 whatever works for everyone. \u00a0 Borough Market via Westminster Bridge<\/em> We head to Hyde Park via the usual route: \u00a0start heading west on Circus Road and turn left on Grove End and follow south as it becomes Lisson Grove.\u00a0 Cross over Marylebone Road and continue on Seymour Place until the end.\u00a0 Turn right and cross over Edgware Road and then left to enter Hyde Park at the intersection with Stanhope Place. \u00a0 Run along the eastern edge of the park to Hyde Park Corner, under Wellington Arch and down Constitution Hill.\u00a0 Run past the Victoria Memorial down the mall and enter St. James Park.\u00a0 Run over the pond and out of the park, turning left onto Birdcage Walk and down into Parliament Square to Big Ben.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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