Mile 9 - Feeling Fine

Mary brings the crew home

Beautiful day at the beach

This Sat. we had 25 runners, and even though it was a bit chilly in the morning, it warmed up a bit, but didn't get too hot. It was a great day to do the recovery run, and the group stayed tight all the way.

We covered our 9 miles and came in on pace.  We went North and turned around at 10th Street and San Vicente.  The major announcement this week is that we'll be using the North course as our primary route.  In the past, as we built up the mileage, we would use both the north and south courses to accommodate the distance, but because of the lack of volunteers and staff, this has limited the number of water stations. So the decision is to keep it all going in the same direction.  Some of the longer runs will involve looping around 26th and San Vicente and in this way, everyone is never too far from a water station, which is also a safety issue, in that the water stations also serve as medical stations, and if folks get injured, the people at the water station can pick up and transport folks back.
  
Now the other news is that RW5 will start meeting earlier from now on.  Starting this coming Sat. Dec. 10, we will meet at the flagpoles at 6:45am, and start our run at 7am. So try and get to the school by 6:30am, use the bathroom and head directly to the flagpoles.  We will head North and follow the course as listed. 

The only time when there is an exception to this schedule is if it's raining or been raining, and to avoid a muddy path up San Vicente, we will all head South.  Sometimes this decision will not be made till Sat. so always try to be on time. 

It's very important from now on to keep up with your weekly workouts...the mileage is going up, and everyone has to really commit to keeping up.  If it starts to get  cold, windy, or wet....try and scope out an alternate plan to do your workout indoors, even if that means spending time on an treadmill....it's better than nothing. You should be running at least twice a week...averaging about 45 min. workout each time.  No workout on Fridays...that's when you should rest up for the weekend.

RW5 will still meet as a group before Christmas and New Years, even though the school will be closed.  The trick is to find street parking near the start....just be sure to double check the signs as far as legal parking.  We know many folks may be gone for the holidays, but if you're around, come down and join us.  More details as we get near.

have a great week,

Walt