Wed Night Run to Celebrate National Running Day

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MARA is hosting a run to celebrate National Running Day on June 6th. They want to bring together all of the different groups in KC to celebrate the RUN! Let's make a good showing for PB. Wear your PB gear: hat and/or shirts!

Grandma runners - we can do a few pick ups/fartleks during the run and this will be in lieu of our interval workout. 

Register Here.

Meet at the Brooksider Bar and Grill in Brookside at 6:30 p.m. for an aid supported group run along the Trolley Run, followed by socializing at The Brooksider. 

$5 includes the group run & a commemorative t-shirt
$10 includes the group run, the commemorative  t-shirt, and a coupon towards dinner at The Brooksider for the 6th of June.

Knowing when to QUIT

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Click here for Coach Amy's Tips on Running in the Heat.
 Sometimes it's hard to listen to your body. Type A runners are some of the worst at doing so - even the experienced ones who know better, even coaches.

Yesterday I planned to run my last 20 mile training before the Grandma's marathon. Despite our early start, we were subjected to warm temperatures and high humidity. By mile eight I began to slow down my pace as was appropriate for the conditions. At the ten mile aid station, I was nauseous and had goose bumps. I knew that this was the beginning stages of heat illness, but still I struggled with the making the right choice to quit. The mental ramifications of quitting a training run can haunt you on race day. You know that voice inside your head saying, "But you didn't do all your 20's. Remember that day you quit? You can't finish this marathon...?"

Physical risks can and often do far outweigh the mental ones. Fortunately my buddies asked me, "Coach, what would you tell one of us if we had those symptoms?" After a mental war, I squashed down my inner voice and listened to my body: I quit! I spent the rest of the day disappointed, sick and recovering from dehydration and heat illness but today, I was able to bounce back and run a strong ten mile run. I lived to run another day. 

How you respond to heat may or may not be the same as your running partner. Why is it that one seemingly fit runner next to you in a race under the same weather conditions with the same aid stations is suffering from heat stroke: pasty white, seizing and not sweating while you just feel overly hot? There are many factors that effect how you respond to heat and some of them include hydration level, medications, and acclimatization.  Click here for Coach Amy's Tips on Running in the Heat.

PB's Hospital Hill Cheering Section

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Meet at Broadway and Westport Rd. at 6:45 a.m. on Sat., June 2.
Check out last year's successful cheering section and see what local runners had to say about it. Volunteers, we need a few items to make our aid station a success. Please bring sliced oranges in plastic container (pre-slice them into wedges at home) and bags of ice and/or frozen Popsicles. We also need a few people to bring a trash can with lined bag, a rake, and dust bin. Other optional items: signs, water guns etc. Please RSVP to kcrunning@hotmail.com. So far I have confirmation from Howie, Allison, Amy S., Alice, Michelle, and Stephanie. Thanks for supporting the local running community!
 

Strengthening Classes for Runners

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DO IT!


Running injuries are preventable! One of the best ways to avoid injury is to build long, lean muscles that improve your running biomechanics. Late spring and early summer is a great time to start a new strength training program - one that you can continue throughout the fall season as you train for your next race. Coach Amy teaches group classes on Tuesday and Sunday evenings and offers small group and individual performance training by appointment at Sport+Spine. Yoga for athletes is also available on Monday and Thursday nights at Sport and Spine. Click here for class descriptions and schedules.

Hill Repeats

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Hospital Hill and Grandma's participants or those wanting to build strength and power, join us for the last speed work session of the Spring 2012 PB season is this Wed. night at 6:00 p.m.






Meet at the base of the hill at Nall and Indian Creek Drive. We are NOT meeting at Roe Park for hill repeats. You can park along Indian Creek Drive between Nall and Lamar OR you can park in the lot where Indian Creek Dr. dead ends (E side of Nall).