Hello Runners!
We are ready!!!! I cannot wait until Saturday - it will be such a great experience! We will be running tonight at 6pm - flat road with no hills only 3.7 miles - what a breeze that will be.
Here is the link: http://www.runningmap.com/?id=227322
I am so proud of all of you! You have been so dedicated, have worked extremely hard and have improved your times. I hope you all reach your own goals on Saturday. I feel very privileged to be your trainer! I have loved working with all of you! You all have had such a great attitude and so much fun!
As Always..... Happy Running
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
FINAL LONG RUN!!
Hello Runners!!
Saturday will be our final long run for us - isn't it a bittersweet feeling?
SEE YOU AT 6:30AM
Here we go 11 miles http://www.runningmap.com/?id=226515
Leave the gym go left towards water
follow to Washington Street (right)
Washington Street to Baltimore (left)
Baltimore to Wolfe (left)
Wolfe to Fleet (right)
Fleet all the way around Inner Harbour
to Rusty Scupper follow promenade to the Harborview Tower
Cross Street (right)
Cross to Riverside (left)
to Fort Ave (left)
follow Fort all the way to the entrance to Fort McHenry
Turn back around down Fort Ave to Light
Light Right to Inner Harbour
Turn Right before President street going towards Pier 6 to Aliceanne Street
Aliceanne turn left
Aliceanne to Broadway (left)
Broadway to Eastern (Right)
Eastern to Chester (right)
Chester to Boston (left)
all the way to the gym!!!
BTW! SHIRTS ARE HERE AND THEY ARE NICE!
Saturday will be our final long run for us - isn't it a bittersweet feeling?
SEE YOU AT 6:30AM
Here we go 11 miles http://www.runningmap.com/?id=226515
Leave the gym go left towards water
follow to Washington Street (right)
Washington Street to Baltimore (left)
Baltimore to Wolfe (left)
Wolfe to Fleet (right)
Fleet all the way around Inner Harbour
to Rusty Scupper follow promenade to the Harborview Tower
Cross Street (right)
Cross to Riverside (left)
to Fort Ave (left)
follow Fort all the way to the entrance to Fort McHenry
Turn back around down Fort Ave to Light
Light Right to Inner Harbour
Turn Right before President street going towards Pier 6 to Aliceanne Street
Aliceanne turn left
Aliceanne to Broadway (left)
Broadway to Eastern (Right)
Eastern to Chester (right)
Chester to Boston (left)
all the way to the gym!!!
BTW! SHIRTS ARE HERE AND THEY ARE NICE!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
MOTIVATION! - How to keep going if you feel like you are hitting a wall
About everyone has heard of the "Wall" as in "hitting the wall." And lots of us - in running and in life - have run straight into it! Head On!!
A wall is the point in a race (or life) where you're used up. You're offically done. You feel as if you are draining away into a little puddle on the ground. Your legs dont respond to the word "go" and You vow never, ever to do this again.
Here are some tricks to use if the wall is coming right for you.......
Keep going regardless
Promise yourself that, no matter what, you will press on, even if you are walking, crawling, or puttering. Stay on your feet. Eyes straight ahead. Move.
Don't think
Just go. Do not dwell on how overwelmingly awful you feel. Focus on the cheering crowds, your firiends and family waiting at the finish, the cool water (BEER) the trees.......anything positive.
Try bribery
Tell yourself, "self, when I am done with this I am going to buy you a new fall outfit, a new pair of running shoes, a nice night out on the town, Whatever you want."
Word Watch
Watch the negative words and thoughts. Think instead about all the successes you have had. How about all those hills you conquered? All those long workouts you endured? You are a great person. Relish those thoughts.
Negotiate with yourself
Give yourself permission to simply go to the next water stop, or to the next milestone, or even just the end of the day. Keep repeating that strategy until you see the finish line. Just one more stop sign, I will make it to the next light post any short goal until you hit that finish line.
YOU CAN DO IT! YOU ARE STRONG!
A wall is the point in a race (or life) where you're used up. You're offically done. You feel as if you are draining away into a little puddle on the ground. Your legs dont respond to the word "go" and You vow never, ever to do this again.
Here are some tricks to use if the wall is coming right for you.......
Keep going regardless
Promise yourself that, no matter what, you will press on, even if you are walking, crawling, or puttering. Stay on your feet. Eyes straight ahead. Move.
Don't think
Just go. Do not dwell on how overwelmingly awful you feel. Focus on the cheering crowds, your firiends and family waiting at the finish, the cool water (BEER) the trees.......anything positive.
Try bribery
Tell yourself, "self, when I am done with this I am going to buy you a new fall outfit, a new pair of running shoes, a nice night out on the town, Whatever you want."
Word Watch
Watch the negative words and thoughts. Think instead about all the successes you have had. How about all those hills you conquered? All those long workouts you endured? You are a great person. Relish those thoughts.
Negotiate with yourself
Give yourself permission to simply go to the next water stop, or to the next milestone, or even just the end of the day. Keep repeating that strategy until you see the finish line. Just one more stop sign, I will make it to the next light post any short goal until you hit that finish line.
YOU CAN DO IT! YOU ARE STRONG!
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