Hi Y’all,

It’s Andrea here this week. Can we talk about last week’s route?!?!?! From the looks of things, a change of scenery was just what we needed to get a little pep back in our steps. Thank you all for your patience as we tried something new. Special thanks to Paul Aleshire and Kaylin Olson for doing the leg work (see what I did there – HA!) to ensure we had a safe place to run and park. You’ll be seeing this route again before the end of the season for sure.

And before I get into the details of this week’s run, a big congratulations to all the Bridge runners/walkers in La Porte last Sunday. Based on your photos, it looked like you all had a great time on a beautiful day on the bridge!

We’re continuing to increase our miles, and I imagine this weekend will be someone’s longest run EVER. Let’s continue to support each other with lots of high fives and sweaty hugs as we reach new milestones in our training.

Start at Wild Pear

We’re back at Wild Pear this week. These routes are our tried and true. Magnolia is missing us!

FM – 5:00 AM – 17 Miles at easy Conversational easy pace, 1-2 minutes slower than marathon pace. Route - https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/fullscreen/2323347103/

HM – 5:30 AM – 10 Miles. 4 miles easy, 40 minutes at half marathon pace, finish with easy pace. Route - https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/fullscreen/2323353355/

Turnaround at Magnolia Elementary.

Walking Group – 5:30 AM – 8 Miles.

https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/fullscreen/2783351302/ 

Water will be at Southeast corner of Magnolia and Harkey.

THIS Saturday, November 23rd after the run, DC-Recovery will again be set up to offer free massage and other services to us! Stick around and check them out, ask them questions about that nagging pain/injury you’re feeling and sample some of their services. Word on the street is they will have a massage table, so be sure to look pathetic at the end of your run that day!

4th Annual Pearland Turkey Trot – Thurs, November 28, 2019

The next PARR sponsored race is the 4th Annual Pearland Turkey Trot. It’s another popular event for our members and their families, and it is NEXT WEEK on Thanksgiving Morning. There is a Kids K/1- mile walk/ 4-Mile Run/6-Mile Run. The proceeds benefit the Forever Parks Foundation of Pearland. iRun Production is again offering PARR Members a 15% discount, register here and use the code: PARR19. Registration closes on November 21!

November 26th, 7-9:30pm, Wild Pear Parking lot

Before you rush off for Thanksgiving break, spend some time with your PARR peeps. Wear your fuzzy socks and PJ’s, bring your blankets/chairs and comfy setup (portable recliners?? camp chairs??) and let’s watch “Brittany Runs a Marathon” together!!!! We will setup in the Wild Pear parking lot, so if it’s a cold night, bring tons of blankets 🙂

There will be Hot Chocolate, Beer, Wine and Popcorn courtesy of Wild Pear!!!!

Rumor has it… from a pretty reliable source… that some elves will be busily cooking up breakfast during our long run on Saturday, Dec. 7. Can you say PANCAKE REFUEL??? Sounds pretty genius to me! Make plans now to join us for a pancake breakfast post-run cooked especially for us by the elves of Wild Pear! You don’t want to miss out.

One of our favorite things, besides all the miles, is our end of the season celebration! We’re changing it up this year! Mark your calendar for FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2020 as the date for the PARRty! Registration is going to open right after Thanksgiving, so be ready. You MUST let us know you are coming (the earlier the better) and registration WILL close early as we have to give our final numbers to the venue in advance.

Every year, one of the coolest things PARR does is adopt families through the Pearland ISD’s Angel Tree program. More information coming after Thanksgiving about timing and how that works. Get ready to make someone’s Christmas a little brighter!

Have a great run!

Andrea