Hi Y’all,
August is upon us, we got some rain and a bit of dry air and I hope the week is going well for you.
Since I have many things to discuss, I’ll limit my ramblings and will get right to point on important items.
Saturday Group Run– 8/4/2018
Full Marathon: 5:30AM – Meet at Turner High School parking lot for 75-90 minutes of EASY RUN + CORE. You’ll run west on Bailey, north/up MacLean, Left/west on Magnolia and turn around at 37-45 minutes and head back to Turner for CORE at 7:00AM.
Half Marathon: 6:00AM – Meet at Turner High School for Hills – 4 to 6 HILLS – 50 minutes on Bailey Bridge and back for CORE at 7:00AM (For some this will get you back in PLENTY of time but want to give all paces the chance to get to Bailey and back in time for CORE).
Walking group: 6:00AM – 50 minute walk toward Bailey Bridge + CORE. You’ll walk east on Bailey toward Bailey Bridge for 25 minutes and return to Turner Parking lot.
All groups should be back at Turner parking lot at 7:00AM for CORE work and should be wrapped up by about 7:15AM. Be sure to bring your mat or towel…the concrete is tough on planking elbows.
Water will be provided at the intersection of Magnolia and Harkey for the FM, and on the West side of Bailey Bridge for the HM and Walkers, and at Turner parking lot.
Email/Communication Issues?
There still may be a few people who do not receive emails or the emails may be going to a junk/spam folder. Andrea has done a great job posting the emails and weekly updates to the goparr.com website, https://goparr.com/category/18-
Andrea also updates This Week (save a link to your homescreen on your phone and you always know what the workouts are): https://goparr.com/this-week/ .
If you’re not getting emails, please go to the links listed above.
DID YOU JUST JOIN?
If you recently joined or joined after our PARR kickoff party a month ago, please be sure to study up on all of the emails that have gone out since our kick off https://goparr.com/category/18-
It’s a great place to learn all the ins and outs of PARR! Also, feel free to reach out to your group leader for any assistance.
Get Social and Join Our Main Facebook Page
If you’re not on Facebook, you’re missing out on so many things, from getting to know the members, being updated on all kinds of information including the weekly runs, laughing at our member’s humorous posts and most importantly, get inspired and motivated by fellow members. To borrow a famous phrase, just do it.
You can join the main PARR page (if you have a different name than your registration, we need to know) https://www.facebook.com/
Once you’ve joined the PARR FB group, you can join your pace group page (can be found from the main PARR page under “About”…then Recommended by the Admins.
Volunteers Needed for Water Duty
Our group is comprised of many volunteers who give their valuable time for this wonderful group. We need volunteers for water duty for our weekly Saturday runs. Travis Shirley takes it upon himself to do much of this, but it’s unfair to ask him to do it alone for the entire year. So, if you are able to assist, please join the PARR Water page https://www.facebook.com/
Let’s fill out the spots so we don’t need to worry about it for entire season.
Reminder: This is a two-week obligation where you pick up the water jugs on one week and then set the same on the following week. If you are volunteering, please ensure you’re around for two consecutive Saturdays.
PARR SHIRTS and Wild Pear Gift Certificates
Reminder to pick up Wild Pear Gift Certificate – they have a record of who has picked up! Can be used on anything! Attend tomorrow’s Run Form discussion with David Rosenthal and use or pick up your GC.
If you don’t have a PARR shirt, you should consider using your GC on a shirt. No peer pressure, but you’ll look good in Orange. Reminder that shirts can be (tried on) ordered at Wild Pear.
Chance for Hope Go Gold Fun Run – September 8, 2018
I’m going to unabashedly promote this race. It’s truly a well-organized race for a great cause and for many of you, it’s practically in your back yard. It’s a great family event for kids and the family. You can sign up at the link below.
https://thedriven.net/event.
First Guest Speaker – Run Form by David Rosenthal at Wild Pear
I hope David doesn’t take offense to being the last bullet point because he does provide great information on run form. I do recommend you try to attend this clinic and our other guest speakers throughout the year. Some light h’orderves and refreshments will be provided during the events. And as I stated earlier, get or use your $25 GC if you haven’t done so already. Please rsvp by clicking on the link below to ensure we have enough food/drinks for everyone.
https://www.facebook.com/
Have a great run!
Laurence