Starting this week, you should increase your running time so you are running 45 minutes on the weekend and 60 minutes on Tuesdays (so start this tomorrow if you can). \u00a0You\u2019ll keep doing this for the rest of the training until the race. Remember to keep it nice and slow!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Winter 10K<\/strong> Just some thoughts about the 10K \u2013 don\u2019t stress about it as a race \u2013 treat it as another training opportunity where you can get that feeling of energy that comes from the racers and also witness the mass of bodies at the start and how you will likely not move very quickly at the beginning. \u00a0Don\u2019t push yourselves too much \u2013 we don\u2019t want any injuries! \u00a0[Note – we had two beginners injure themselves in prior years – so BE CAREFUL!] \u00a0 You may feel great that morning or you may not \u2013 every race day is different. \u00a0So if you\u2019re feeling tired, slow down. \u00a0You have all run this distance before so you know you can do it. \u00a0The most important thing is to have fun! Our remaining schedule:<\/strong> New Shoes?<\/strong> Route this week:<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Several of you are running the Winter 10K next Sunday. \u00a0For those that do, you should do a leisurely 45 minutes for next Tuesday (so you are basically swapping your 60 minute and 45 minute runs). \u00a0So you would do:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Week 24 \u2013 100 min = Big Ben and\u00a0back (note – this is parent-teacher conf at ASL)
Week 25 \u2013 110 min = Wembley
Week 26 \u2013 February break \u2013 60 min run
Week 27 \u2013 120 min = Canary Wharf (with margaritas and breakfast burritos!)
Week 28 \u2013 90 min = TBD
Week 29 \u2013 130 min =\u00a0Kew Gardens
Week 30 \u2013 45 min = easy run through Regents Park
RACE DAY!
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If you are feeling like your shoes are getting old, NOW is the time to replace them. \u00a0You want to be able to fully break them in before the race. \u00a0Don\u2019t feel that you have to get\u00a0new shoes \u2013 if you are feeling good in yours, it\u2019s fine. \u00a0You just don\u2019t want to get new ones a week or two before the race. \u00a0When I get new shoes, I generally run a shorter run in\u00a0them first just to make sure they don\u2019t give me any problems. \u00a0I\u2019ve definitely had shoes in the past that throw me off a little and cause some niggles. \u00a0They always break in, but it\u00a0takes time and you want to make sure they are fully broken in by the race.
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We start out by running to Hyde Park, taking the usual route: west on Circus Road, left on Grove End, all the way down to Seymour Place where the road ends.\u00a0 Right on Seymour, across Edgware, left on Stanhope and enter the park. At the silver orb, turn left and run down to the southern edge, following the path to the right before it leaves the Park.\u00a0 Run to big gated exit before the tall \u2018One Hyde Park\u2019 complex, cross over Knightsbridge at William Street, quick right on Knightsbridge then a left onto Sloane Street\u00a0continue past Sloane Square down Lower Sloane St\/Chelsea Bridge Road to the Thames.\u00a0 Turn left on the Thames side of Grosvenor Rd and run along the Embankment to Westminster\u00a0and\u00a0continue left on Birdcage Walk, cutting through St James Park to the Mall, then left on the Mall towards Buckingham Palace, crossing before the circle to reach Green Park.\u00a0 Run up to the Green Park Tube on Piccadilly St and take the tube home!<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/womenrunningtheworld.com\/beginners\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/SloaneSq_Westm_GreenPk201509.png\")
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