The 10th season of the Sunday Long Run starts this Saturday (yes, Saturday)! Just like last season we’re moving the day of the week to deconflict with an MRC Party. Saturday Night is the MRC Summer Party, and to avoid making you run long the morning after some unbridled partying, we’ll head out on the roads on Saturday morning. One word of warning, on Saturday morning there is a lot more traffic on the roads, be extra cautious.
New to the Sunday Long Run? Take a look through the About section on the blog (go to the front page of the blog and its in the top of the right hand sidebar. This will explain how we do things, how things get paid for, where and when we meet, and how the training works. There are many that have run this training over the past 5 years with great results. Of course each runner is different, your results may vary, but almost all of us make it to the starting line prepared to go the distance. The biggest benefit of the SLR training is the opportunity to run with people that have done this before. Conversations during and after the run will answer many questions on how to prepare for a marathon or a half, or anything in between. If you have a question about training, rest and recover, eating or hydrating, avoiding blisters, beating the heat… toss the question out and you’ll get a myriad of answers from veterans that have figured this out for themselves.
This week’s run: Click on the distance shown on the sidebar (right under the About link) and you can get a map for this week’s run. We’ll be heading out on the LynnFells Parkway and out Farm St. A couple of nice hills will get you in the groove. As you head into the water stop at Wakefield HS group up on the right hand side of the road and see if you can trigger the speeding radar for the school zone. The current SLR record is recorded at 13MPH by Wayne, Mary and myself. After the water stop you’ll be heading out to Water St and into Wakefield Center. Take a left on Main and head back to Brueggers. For the half route runners, run with the full route up to J Pace’s and then return on Howard St. to Green, then back to Main.
Getting Lost: At some point the packs spread out and you may be running alone for a while. Nobody is keeping track of where everybody is. It is a runner’s responsibility to get themselves back to Brueggers. If you’re unsure of where you’re going, print out a map and bring it with you. You should put it in a ziplock bag since sweat will make the ink run. We run the same routes multiple times through the training so learn them while they’re still on the sort side. You don’t want to get lost on a 22 mile run!
Roll Call: Each week I’ll ask who’s in. This is necessary so I know how much to stock in the water stop supplies. If you don’t respond don’t complain if we run out of water… and expect dirty looks from those that didn’t get water if you drank it all on them. Please don’t be shy and let me know if you’re coming. Also if you say you’re coming and you run a few minutes late, we’ll be more likely to wait up for you.
So that’s it for the humongous kick off post for the 10th season of the SLR. Only one thing left: ROLL CALL!!! Who’s in for this Saturday, 8AM, Brueggers. And also let me know what you’re training for. I won’t be running so I’ll handle the water stop. I do plan on running Philadelphia this fall though.