The warm weather has officially arrived. It was a humid night, but thankfully the storms held off until later in the evening. Great job on running 4 miles last night. Our week 2 run had some coverage of the course, some additional neighborhood coverage and a couple of nice hills at the end to finish it off. We will again run 4 miles next week with a couple more hills added in. Our goal will be to run the entire 4 mile course without walking. We will include a water break mid-way again, however this should be a quick stop in order to avoid any cool down. It will also be helpful for everyone to begin taking note of their pace. Leaders will try to help everyone with this by letting you know throughout the course what pace you are running. Our initial goals are for everyone to work up to the distance, while maintaining an even pace. This will be an especially important skill for those of you that are looking to improve your pace and/or would like to move on to longer races after the completion of Abe's Amble. Hills will be an important component, however we will be adding them in gradually until everyone becomes more comfortable in running the courses laid out for the week in their entirety. It is crucial that you are running at least 2 days in addition to our Tuesday night runs. Resistance and cross training will also prove beneficial to keeping pace up the hills and going the distance. If you are feeling stiff and sore, try attending a yoga or pilates class to ensure that you are maintaining flexibility. And as always, drink lots of water throughout the day-every day.
Great job! See you next week!
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