Brew to Brew Team Forming

RRKC team forming now! e-mail Mo at jayhawkmo@yahoo.com.

Attention Endurance Nerds, PT Patients and Science Geeks!

Coach Amy of Coach Amy PT and Roadrunners of Kansas City is a closet journalism-major-dropper turned science geek, blogging about various physical therapy related topics at Coach Amy Says. Posts are educational, relevant to endurance athletes and physical therapy patients.

Posts are meant to be fun and hopefully not, but maybe sometimes, dry and boring. And they are meant to be shared to social media by her readers. Because an editor is not in the budget, there are a lot of grammar mistakes (see first sentence).

Coach Amy Says covers the latest scientific research like in the post, “Do Run Shoes Matter?” In her articles “What the BOSU?” and “What is Active Release Technique?”, she explains the mystery of various therapy (torture) techniques.

Informative blog topics include, “How to choose your Physical Therapist," “How to Ice Cup Massage” or “How to Safely Transition to a New Run Shoe.”

Posts also follow patients’ therapy experiences like this one: "PT Adventure Part I: Down and Out on the Slopes to Pre-surgery Rehab." In the future, Coach Amy will share updates on her private PT practice ventures and hopes to include guest bloggers. Stay tuned! 

Think this information would be helpful to friends, family or co-workers? Please share Coach Amy Says blog posts on social media. If you have questions or topics you would like Coach Amy to blog about, email amy@coachamypt.com.

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Jan 14th Run Cancelled - No Make UP Sunday

Run cancelled today. Icy course conditions. Do not run outside until will have a proper thaw. You risk a fall as well as musculoskeletal injuries that could take you out for the rest of the season.

If conditions are safe to drive to the gym, consider cross training at the for a total amount of time you would have spent running. Again, mix it up e.g. 30 min. ellipitical, 30 min. bike, 30 min indoor track, 30 min. swim...

At home, indoor bike trainer, treadmill if you have one. Limit treadmill to 30 min. or less. If you are battling injury avoid treadmill altogether. 

A thaw is expected for Monday. That is a good day to run long if it works in your life schedule. Otherwise, don't try to "make it up".  Our long run January 21st will be 12 miles - same course/ map we intended to run today. Events page will be updated today. 

Do NOT worry about your training this weekend if you cannot get it in. One weekend of training isn't going to make or break your spring race. Enjoy the time off!

Update on Weather Forecast and Long Run Plans

It is not looking good for our group run this weekend. I recommend sneaking a run in 
tomorrow morning before armageddon. Stay safe! I will make an official 
announcement and update tomorrow, but it is safe to assume we will cancel. 

National weather service has issued an... 

Ice Storm Warning now in effect from noon Friday to midnight
CST Sunday night... 

* timing... light precipitation will begin Friday afternoon...
with periods of freezing rain through Sunday afternoon or 
evening. 

* Ice accumulations... total ice accumulations during the multi- 
day period of one-quarter to three-quarters of an inch. 

* Main impact... major impacts to travel are likely as ice 
accumulates on area roadways. Bridges and overpasses will be 
most susceptible to ice accretion. Ice accumulation on trees 
and powerlines may result in scattered power outages. 

Weather Forecast Warning

Winter is messing with our runs!

The weather is not playing nice. Right now it is beautiful, but our forecast for both Saturday and any potential make-up on Sunday is not looking good. This time it is an ice factor. To speed notification of last minute changes in our group run plans, a group text will be sent to members registered for January who provide their phone number. We try to make decisions and notify within one hour of the run. If we do not have your cell phone number, please text Coach Amy 913-549-8174. Please include your name when you text. 

Newport Marathon Spring Group Trip - You don't want to miss this!

Newport Coastline 

The RRKC group trip to Newport for the half and full marathon is coming up! Some runners are planning to extend their trip to cheer at the Boston Marathon, only a train ride away.  Mo is renting a car for convenience and has rented a house for the group near the beach and less than a mile from the start/finish line of the Newport race. There is a good cheering spot for the marathon about a half mile from the house. Link to pictures and details of the house here: https://www.vrbo.com/722179#location

The beautiful Newport area is home of the America's Cup, the Tennis Hall of Fame, Naval War College, and huge mansions that were owned by the Rockefeller's and Vanderbilt's as summer homes. There is also Cliff Walk, a path that overlooks the ocean. 

If you are interested in details regarding flight arrangements and house rental costs, please contact Mo ASAP jayhawkmo@yahoo.com. To register for the race, click here.