WannaBeasts Weekly News - Run #3

[Brenda Ratliff]

Hello WannaBeasts -

Whew, this heat is tough!!! Please remember to hydrate and slow your pace if you are running outside it this heat and humidity. I know it's frustrating when you want to hit a certain pace or distance, but it's very early in our training season and you have lots of time to work on preparing for your fall race.

Please remember to carry water tomorrow as it will be very hot during our run. We will take it slow and easy and make sure we hit every water stop. If you are one that likes wearing a hat, you may want to trade that in for a visor or just go "bald" as the hat will hold in much of your body heat. Take advantage of the water stops to pour some water over your head - just make sure you don't pick the Gatorade cooler because that can be a little sticky (not speaking from experience at all ).

We will continue to work on our new intervals and increasing our walk speed during the 30 seconds of walking. Saturday will be a hilly run and it will feel hard, but you will get over those hills and feel great for conquering them! Mentally prepare yourself and you will be amazed at how strong you are after just 3 weeks in the program. Then you can go home and lay on the sofa, under the ceiling fan the rest of the day!

Our program continues to grow each week. To other runners and walkers it probably seems as though we have taken over the Greenways in the Raleigh/Durham area. Please be respectful to others that also want to use our wonderful Greenway system by calling out upcoming runners/walkers and by staying 2X2 at all times. You will hear the pace leaders constantly yelling out "two wide", "skinny up", etc. and I know it gets annoying to hear us doing that. Therefore, you can help by just staying skinny and then there will be less yelling and more fun chatting in the group, which is much more enjoyable for everyone.

Here's our plan for this week:

Run #3

When: Saturday, June 20^th, 2015, 7:00 AM

What: 5 +++  miles   - slow and easy

Where:  Capital RunWalk

Cameron Village

430 Woodburn Rd.

Raleigh NC 27605

919.828.3487

www.capitalrunwalk.com

5+ mile run: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5947664

Temperatures:  74 degrees at 7am going up to 79 degrees at 9am. HOT & HUMID.

We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow morning!

WannaBeast Pace Leaders (Maria, Kelly, Ann, Brenda, Mindy, Bethany, John & Susan)