Ravenswood Run 5K! We are so PROUD of everyone who ran with us! The rain held up, the sun came out, and we had 18 brave souls join us for the 2010 Ravenswood Run.  We are very proud of everyone who participated.  It wasn’t easy, it was a definite challenge for some, but that is how we [...]

Run Club Workout Race Week!!! It’s Race Week!!! You’ve put in the hard work and the pay-off is almost here! The training schedule for the last week is easy.  There is no changing of speeds, Tempos, fartleks, Yassos, etc.  You’ll do one long run / walk between now and Tuesday. Try to do about 2.5 to 2.75 miles [...]

Run Club Workout Week 6 This week’s run club is on!  I’ll meet everyone tomorrow morning at the gazebo at 8:30 sharp! This week we are going to continue with our series of tempo runs.  The workout goes like this. 5 minutes – warm up jog or walk 4 minutes at Speed 1 6 minutes at Speed 1.5 3 minutes at Speed [...]

This week we’re going to change things up a little bit with a type of workout called Yasso 800s. This strange name was given to an interesting workout by Amby Burfoot of Runner’s World magazine, named after his friend and co-worker at Runner’s World, Bart Yasso. Basically, it’s a form of speed training for marathoners, [...]

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Wow, what great weather we’re having! It’s been a great week to start the Run Club. I hope that everyone has been able to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather. I love driving down Lakeshore Drive during days like today and see everyone out on the path running, biking, jogging, rollarblading, [...]