5 Weeks and counting....Schedule reminders

With the weather warming up, and the days getting longer, there are more opportunities to get out and move. However, be mindful that when training for an event you want what you do to count. Try to resist the temptation to do "junk miles" by running every day. Let's be honest, some of you (and I) can become obsessed with the idea that if we miss a day of exercise, we are going to turn into flab and immediately de-condition. Although it may seem counter-intuitive, rest is going to help you more the harder you work out.

Many of you have had some break through runs/walks in the past few weeks. Nothing makes my coaches and I happier than to hear someone who is actually EXCITED about running 10 miles or finishing a 2 hour walk with a smile on their face. There is something real that happens to you when you start thinking "I am really going to finish a 1/2 marathon!!" and you will finish!Keep that thought in your head and there will be no doubt that your body will find a way to get it done.

Please note that we are raising money for a very important charity at the Long Branch Marathon this year. Our participants will be running and walking for Multiple Hereditary Exotoses and the website for the Research organization is www.mheresearchfoundation.org . This is a very rare bone disease and our contributions are important to their success. In addition to the race "irun like a girl" one of our discount sponsors will donate 20% of all of our teams purchases to MHE. So if you would like to help out, go to the link on our training page to irun like a girl, order some clothes and support MHE. All orders over $25 will also receive a free training shirt!

Lastly, our longest and last "big training run" is scheduled for Easter weekend - that is just the way the schedule turned out with the race date. To accomodate everyone, we will have a walk/run group @ 8am on Saturday the 11th and 8:3o am on Easter Sunday. More to come on this. Our final meeting will be the week of April 12th to instruct everyone on tapering, race readiness etc. Time and exact date TBA.

Train well everyone!

The GiT and GiT4Men Coaches.