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Congratulations to all of the WRW ladies who ran the Nike 10K last Saturday. It sounds like it was a blast, especially with the prosecco at the end! And so great that many ex-beginners were out there. You guys are hooked now!
We managed to survive our first full week without Paula AND the first week of Starbucks’ renovation closure. At least we got to see Jude at the Maida Vale Starbucks on Wednesday. Hopefully their renovation is on schedule and they will be back open by Friday.
First piece of business – did anyone lose her pink Bratislava hat? Cai Cai found one at ASL, so if you’re missing yours, let us know and we’ll get you reunited.
We are celebrating all the May and Summer birthdays on Friday after the run. Head to Starbucks for some yummy cupcakes after the hill to celebrate with all the birthday girls.
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Kathy Schlageter – 7 May
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Trish Willoughby – 8 May
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Trish Striglos – 12 May
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Amy Grace – 26 May
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Patricia Shelton – 10 June
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Kate Collins – 3 July
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Jen Cohen – 4 July
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Randa Kablawi – 18 July
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Darcy Fautz – 26 July
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Dee Gee – 5 August
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Carol Campili – 7 August
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Lisa Noel – 7 August
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Darcy Sockwell – 9 August
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Kelli Montanaro – 13 August
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Nairy McMahon – 19 August
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Diane Bell – 21 August
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Shan McClure – 28 August
As I mentioned last week, we will be doing our annual Sights of London run, followed by the Leavers’ Coffee on Friday, 7 June. Look for an Evite in your email. Please take the time to RSVP so we have an accurate head count. We are asking for a £10 contribution to cover the cost of the coffee.
Also on Friday the 7th of June, we will have our last pub night of the year. Grab your spouse/partner and join us on a tour of some of the finer pubs in Hampstead. We will begin our night at The Holly Bush at 7:00. *We are making a modification – it will not be a run, but a crawl. No running gear necessary. 🙂
Please rsvp to: [email protected] if you plan on attending.
Patricia’s contribution for the week is not as much nutrition as health, but given all the running in the sun our group is likely to do in the next few months (as long as we aren’t in London anyway), this might be a good alternative for people who fear sunscreen as much as they do sunburn. This article talks about the essential oils that naturally protect your skin and then gives a recipe to make your own sunscreen with just three or so ingredients and a practical and easy way to do it.
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DIY Homemade Natural and Safe Sunscreen
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http://www.organicauthority.com/delicious-beauty/diy-homemade-natural-and-safe-sunscreen.html (via Organic Authority)
Finally, if you want to have the week’s maps on your phone, you should be able click on the maps and bookmark them to your own MapMyRun account. Then you can tell it you want to run that route and it will show you the way.
Have a great long weekend!
Amy
Key Information:
Friday, 31 May – Birthday cupcakes
Friday, 7 June – Sights of London run and Leavers’ Coffee
Friday, 7 June – Pub run
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Congratulations to all the WRW women who ran the Nike 10K! We need more races where they serve prosecco at the finish…
27-31 May Running Info…
Friday, May 24, 2013
Friday: The Heath!
Everyone heads up Fitzjohn’s Avenue to the Heath – pick a route to suit your needs. Everybody ends up down the hill at Starbucks. First ones back, grab the tables!
Click here for all of the Heath routes.
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ROUTES
Monday: Hyde Park – 5, 6 or 8 miles
Since Monday is a Bank Holiday, we’re going to keep it simple and go with an oldie but a goodie – Hyde Park. Meeting time will still be 8:15.
For 8 miles, run to Hyde Park via Lisson Grove, enter the park and make a right. Follow around the full perimeter of the park and exit park at Upper Brook Street and run to Starbucks via Gloucester Road.
For 6 miles, head into the park and turn right along N. Carriage until you reach West Carriage and run until you cross over the Serpentine. Run alongside the water and cross back over the water near the cafe. Run Diagonally back toward the east side of the park and exit at Upper Brook Street. Take Gloucester Road back to Starbucks.
For 5 miles, head straight when we cross into the park and run all the way to the edge of the Serpentine where you turn left and run to the Wellington Arch corner. From here you follow the path northwards until the animal war memorial exit and head up Gloucester Road back to SJW.
Interactive maps to all Hyde Park routes are located here.
Wednesday – Borough Market – ~ 6 miles
Let’s mix it up with a destination run on Wednesday to Borough Market. The market won’t be open, but we can grab coffee at Monmouth before catching the tube back to SJW. Don’t forget your Oyster!
This route starts us out through Regent’s Park to push the mileage closer to 6 miles. After the park, head down Marylebone High Street to Oxford, over to Regent St and down past Trafalgar Square and onto Northumberland. Cross the river (Hungerford Bridge) and turn left to run along the river. You’ll run about a mile, passing the Millennium Bridge. Just past Southwark Bridge, head right to go into a short tunnel that puts you onto Clink Street. Make a right on Stoney Street to get to Monmouth.
If you want a shorter run, you can stop at Charing Cross, which is about 4 miles.