Weekly Announcements
– Coach “Iron” Pete
Welcome to 2016! I'm going to try to make these brief announcements a
weekly thing.
Long
Term Race Planning
Now's the time you should be making those long term plans for 2016.
The best way to do this is to always list your races you're doing as
“A” races (your BIG races, or your races you're trying to excel
in), your “B” races (not as important, but you might want to try
to get a good result anyway), and your “C” races (basically
“train through” races that are a part of your training with no
taper involved). Once on your calendar, you should place in your
important training runs that will help you achieve your goals in your
“A” races. For example, putting in a couple of 20 mile runs four
to six weeks before your big marathon.
Once you're done setting in your key workouts on your schedule,
remember to check it every week when planning your daily workout
routines to make sure you're on track. Never take your eyes off that
schedule! That's the long term goal you should always try to stick
to.
First
Swimrun race in the USA announced!
If
you like ultrarunning and ultraswimming, there is a type of race that
has gotten very popular in Europe called the Swimrun. Inspired by the
original event, ÖTILLÖ (pronounced ah-till-ah), we finally
get to see one here, in Maine! Here is the video of the event:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36o9M4i4hVA
The link to the USA event in Maine is here. Get yourself a teammate
and go! :
http://www.slowtwitch.com/News/First_SwimRun_in_USA_announced_5570.html
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Upcoming races (next 2 weeks)
Triathlons – No triathlons listed so far.
Running
January 16 - Resolution 5K Run - Bloomingdale Park, Staten Island –
Link: http://www.challenge-race.com/calendar.html
January 23 - NJ Trail Winter Series 5K/10K/13.1mi – Morristown, NJ
- Link: http://www.njtrailseries.com/winter
January 11 - Leatherman's
Loop Trail 10K lottery – ends midnight tonight (Jan 11)! Race
itself is on April 24. It's a tough 10K in Ward Pound Ridge
Reservation in the Hudson Valley. Link is here:
http://leathermansloop.org/
Ultrarunning
January 17 at 7PM SHARP! - Vermont 100 mile and 100K Signup.
You'll need a previous 100 mile finish, a 100K race finished under 14
hours or a 50 mile race in less than 12 hours to enter the 100 mile
race. The race itself will be run on July 16-17. Race fills quickly
so be ready to sign up at 7PM. Link is here:
http://vermont100endurancerun.blogspot.com/
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