Hi Y’all,

I hope everyone has survived the return of the humidity with a vengeance. I’m about ready for 55 degrees.

We are all just getting settled in our groups and lots of questions were headed our way. So Laurence had this to say to hopefully answer those questions in one fell swoop:

Short note on groups: The groups are meant to help you find a running/training partner(s) because we identified people who may runs similar paces and distance.  If you’re fine with the current situation and training partners, then please do not feel the need to change anything.  Some of the group leaders will post about weekly runs and there is no expectation to join. They are just creating additional opportunities to meet.  And, if you want to join a particular group because the pace and distance matches your training, please feel free to do so.  In other words, if you’re in orange and want to run with the blue and black because the pace and distance is what you want to do, then join them.  It’s perfectly fine to join any group’s run if you feel it’s something you can do.  Alternatively, some of the group leaders may not always be the one to post about runs.  Please feel free to post the pace and distance you want to run and you’ll likely find someone who wants to run your pace and distance. We want people creating those opportunities.

Advice on pace/distance: None of us are coaches but many of us (not only the group leaders) have knowledge about training that may be of assistance.  Many of us will gladly and willingly share our knowledge and assistance.  But you can also use some of the resources we shared, in terms of using your MM or last race time to find out your appropriate training paces for the easy long runs, the threshold runs or yassos. Daniel recommends using the Jack Daniels calculator: https://runsmartproject.com/calculator/  Your full marathon pace is an important pace (even if you’re a half marathoner) and when it’s time to do the long Saturday run, you’ll know the appropriate pace by adding 1 or 2 minutes to your FM or HM pace.  Please always feel welcome to ask me or Daniel and please don’t think you are only confined to asking your group leader.

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Reminder that Lisa Ferrara is going to be discussing Nutrition and Fueling at Wild Pear FRIDAY EVENING at 7PM. JOIN US!

Saturday Details

This week’s run is starting to wrap our minds around our race pace, by throwing a little of it in the middle. Daniel gave us an easy recipe to follow. And I coupled it with an easy route. So this weekend you should be able to do in your sleep.

We are meeting at Turner this week and I’d like to call these routes the “Oh it’s so nice to see you” routes. FM is a 2-fer out and back…out to 1128 and back…then out Dixie Farm to 518 and back. HM is out to Dixie Farm to Gatecreek Dr and back. Everyone should see everyone on the route Saturday….which also means that you need to be super mindful of passing people AND people passing you. Stay to the right, don’t block the sidewalk…listen for RUNNER BACK or RUNNER UP!

FM 5:00AM – 13 Miles – http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/fullscreen/1789326542/ – 3 miles easy pace, and then 50 minutes at your FM pace, the rest at easy pace (not sure what your FM is because you skipped the above note? Go back and read it!)

HM 6:00AM – 7 Miles – http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/fullscreen/1789337849/ 2 miles easy pace, and then 30 minutes at your HM pace (not sure what your HM is because you skipped the above note? Go back and read it!)

*Water will be at Oiler / Pearland Parkway SE corner (catty-corner from the Rig)

I hope to see a bunch of you Saturday!

Aimee Galley

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aimee.galley2@gmail.com