{"id":2062,"date":"2020-02-23T16:00:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-23T16:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womenrunningtheworld.com\/beginners\/?p=2062"},"modified":"2020-08-10T04:05:50","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T04:05:50","slug":"2019-20-beginners-week-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womenrunningtheworld.com\/beginners\/2020\/02\/23\/2019-20-beginners-week-27\/","title":{"rendered":"2019-20 Beginners Week 27"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hi everyone,<br>I hope you had a great break and are ready to get back down to business this week with some rested legs!<br><br>A few quick reminders for the run this week:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li class=\"\">eat something before the run<\/li><li class=\"\">bring your Oyster card<\/li><li class=\"\">we will be bringing the gels again this Thursday. &nbsp;Bring water! &nbsp;Try a different gel and then go out and purchase a few of your own. &nbsp;We will keep bringing our stash until it runs out but you will need gels for Canada Water and Kew as well as the race. &nbsp;You will want to have at least two for the race just in case.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, for those of you going to the race, there will be a couple of emails this week that you will need to respond to ASAP &#8211; one for the meals and one for the photo book. \u00a0So be on the lookout and please don\u2019t forget to respond!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We\u2019re coming into the final stretch<\/strong>I know you all know this, but we have one month until race day and we have 3 longs runs left(!!). \u00a0You all are amazing and you ALL can do this. \u00a0Don\u2019t worry about the times and the distances \u2013 they are long but we are in this together and we will DO THIS!<br>If you are feeling stressed about it, please talk to any coach. \u00a0We have all run several races and have all trained in this way and we are happy to talk to you about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Electrolytes<\/strong><br>It sounds like some of you are putting electrolytes in your running water. \u00a0In general, we advise against this. \u00a0Runners really only need to worry about electrolyte replacement if you are running\u00a0really\u00a0hard (which you aren\u2019t, and won\u2019t be even during the race) or if it\u2019s really hot (which it is NOT here). \u00a0And even if it is hot during the race, the point that electrolytes might be at all useful will be towards the end of the race and you certainly will be done with any liquid you have brought along by that point. \u00a0Few, if any, of the MWF runners use electrolytes during their runs. \u00a0On race day, there may be electrolyte drinks available at the water stations but we strongly advise you NOT to take them because they will not be anything you have tried before (it\u2019s always some local random drink) and you do NOT want to try something during the race that you haven\u2019t already tested. \u00a0By drinking regular water during your runs, you are replacing the water your body is sweating out and also keeping your body used to taking in regular water, which is what you should be doing during the race. \u00a0Drinking electrolytes after the race will be fine (and I have to say, nothing tastes better than a beer after a race and the German Olympic training coaches agree\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/winter-olympics\/43127307\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/winter-olympics\/43127307<\/a>). \u00a0If you have any questions about this, feel free to ask me or any of the coaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Schedule<\/strong><br>(this week) Week 27 Feb 27 \u2013 110 min = Wembley<br>Week 28 Mar 5 \u2013 120 min = Canada Water<br>Week 29 Mar 12 \u2013 90 min = TBD<br>Week 30 Mar 17 \u2013 130 min =\u00a0Kew Gardens (this is a Tuesday)<br>Week 31 Mar 25 \u2013 45 min = easy run through Regents Park (note this is a Wednesday since we leave for the race the next day)<br>RACE DAY!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t forget \u2013 your Tuesday runs are now 60 min long and the weekend run is 45 mins. \u00a0It is CRITICAL that you are running 3 times a week at this point. \u00a0Put it in your calendar and get it done \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This week\u2019s run<\/strong><br>Wembley is one of my favorites. \u00a0There are many people who do not love this run as much as I do so I am going to tell you why I like it and you can tell me your own opinions of it at coffee \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why I like the Wembley run:<br>1) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">You see many sides of London along the canal<\/span><br>Some runners complain that parts of the canal are very ugly. \u00a0This is true. \u00a0However, I enjoy seeing the transition from city and the older buildings along the canal and newer gentrified condos to the industrial parts to the country parts, with glimpses of Wembley Stadium along the way. \u00a0I feel like it\u2019s the real London \u2013 many sides, not always so pretty but always something to look at. \u00a0And as you keep going, it changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">You see a part of London you otherwise wouldn\u2019t \u2013 Wembley<\/span><br>No, not the stadium but the streets. \u00a0There is a large Hindu population and there are many shops with brightly coloured saris and trinkets that are fun to look at. \u00a0And there is an amazing Hindu temple that was built in 2010 that took 14 years to build from stone from India. \u00a0It is incredible. \u00a0Look for it on the left hand side of the street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">It has a long, uninterrupted stretch of canal running<\/span><br>Once we get on the canal, we run for about 6 miles. \u00a0I believe this will be the longest stretch of uninterrupted running you will have had so far. \u00a0One of the things that makes me love this run is that it was on this part of the run in my beginner year that I had a running epiphany \u2013 I felt like I could just keep running forever. \u00a0I think I had settled into that pace where you feel good, you feel like you\u2019re just cooking along and you can chat and run and all is good. \u00a0I hadn\u2019t really felt like that before and it was a great feeling. \u00a0Some of you may have already had that feeling, some may never get it, but having a nice long uninterrupted stretch may put you in a similar place. \u00a0I hope so!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">You get to say you ran to Wembley!<\/span><br>Most people have heard of Wembley. \u00a0And people in London know it\u2019s a ways out. \u00a0So it\u2019s fun to be able to say you ran there \u2013 so impressive!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The route<\/strong><br>Start out heading west on Circus Road, turn left on Grove End to St John\u2019s Wood Road and go west, turning left on Cunningham then right on Aberdeen to work your way to the canal entrance on Blomfield. Continue out the canal and exit at Alperton, see photo below, not quite 7 miles in. Turn right at the top of the stairs, cross the bridge and take the first right onto Ealing Road. Just after the turn you\u2019ll see the Alperton station on your left. Follow Ealing Road to the High Road and turn right. You\u2019ll see Wembley Central on your right for the 8-mile route. For 9 miles, continue until\u00a0you make a left on Park Lane which becomes Wembley Park Drive. Continue past the turn off to the stadium on the right and up to Wembley Park Tube Station (Jubilee and Metropolitan lines). \u00a0There is a Costa just down the steps towards the stadium so we will head there for coffee afterwards for those who can stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/womenrunningtheworld.com\/beginners\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/Wembley8-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womenrunningtheworld.com\/beginners\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/Wembley8-9.png 476w, https:\/\/womenrunningtheworld.com\/beginners\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/Wembley8-9-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi everyone,I hope you had a great break and are ready to get back down to business this week with some rested legs! 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