This\u00a0week\u00a0is ASL\u2019s parent teacher conferences. \u00a0I am hoping most of you who are at ASL were able to schedule your conferences so you can run. \u00a0But let me know if you will not be able to make this Thursday.
We are doing 90 minutes this\u00a0week, running down through Sloane Square, along the Thames, past Big Ben and on to Green Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Increasing your non-Thursday run time<\/strong> 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\u00a0beginners\u00a0injure 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! \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n New Shoes?<\/strong> Route this\u00a0week:<\/strong>
Starting this\u00a0week, you should increase your running time so you are running 45 minutes on the weekend and 60 minutes on Tuesdays (so start this on Tuesday if you can). \u00a0You\u2019ll keep doing this for the rest of the training until the race. Remember to keep it nice and slow! \u00a0I\u2019ll be there this Tuesday to run with you all.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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). \u00a0[For those not running, you can certainly do your 60 minutes on the weekend so you can line up with the others for the Tuesday run.] \u00a0So you would do:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a0week\u00a0or 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\/2016\/09\/BeginnersHydeSloaneBattersea9mi.png\")
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