Bayou City Road Runners November Newsletter Online
Even though I'm a member of the Houston Striders, I have a commitment with this blog to inform all runners of what is going on in the Houston area - as much as my time allows!
The Bayou City Road Runners' November issue of "Word from The Bird" is online and can be found by clicking here! Two (2) excellent articles this month and they include Bonnie Jo Barron's cover story, "Half as Good as the Whole" and a general piece on page 3, "What gets you motivated to run when you really don't feel like stepping out the door?"
Bonnie talks about the half this way: "And, ever since then, my favorite distance is 13.1 miles. It is a great distance. You can actually enjoy it, you feel good when it is over, you can run the next day—heck, I could run that evening! And, if you are competitive, like me (I know----nobody would believe that about me), you can actually compete at the 13.1 distance."
I completely agree. Actually, my primary goal is to work on lowering my 2:16 PR in the half. 2:11 is going to be tough to get to because I have to maintain a 10-minute per mile pace the entire way. It isn't out of my reach, but it is possible because both of the 2:16's that I did in April of this year - gasp!, I walked some.
On Page 8, a couple of noticeable pick me up's (new members) by BCRR - one competitive (Omar Leon) and the other personal (Tammy Blackburn, from Pearland who came up and ran Run The Woodlands a couple of times last winter.) I talked to Tammy about the Houston racing scene including HARRA, Power in Motion and the clubs. She mentioned about wanting to do the marathon. I hope she's on track to get it done! (Just checked. She joined HARRA and has HF - Houston Fit as her "club designation.")
And one result I missed (besides Lance Collins' PR of 18:11 this weekend in Clear Lake at Run Through the Brooks): Avi Moss' 3:04:04 in Chicago! Congratulations!
The Bayou City Road Runners' November issue of "Word from The Bird" is online and can be found by clicking here! Two (2) excellent articles this month and they include Bonnie Jo Barron's cover story, "Half as Good as the Whole" and a general piece on page 3, "What gets you motivated to run when you really don't feel like stepping out the door?"
Bonnie talks about the half this way: "And, ever since then, my favorite distance is 13.1 miles. It is a great distance. You can actually enjoy it, you feel good when it is over, you can run the next day—heck, I could run that evening! And, if you are competitive, like me (I know----nobody would believe that about me), you can actually compete at the 13.1 distance."
I completely agree. Actually, my primary goal is to work on lowering my 2:16 PR in the half. 2:11 is going to be tough to get to because I have to maintain a 10-minute per mile pace the entire way. It isn't out of my reach, but it is possible because both of the 2:16's that I did in April of this year - gasp!, I walked some.
On Page 8, a couple of noticeable pick me up's (new members) by BCRR - one competitive (Omar Leon) and the other personal (Tammy Blackburn, from Pearland who came up and ran Run The Woodlands a couple of times last winter.) I talked to Tammy about the Houston racing scene including HARRA, Power in Motion and the clubs. She mentioned about wanting to do the marathon. I hope she's on track to get it done! (Just checked. She joined HARRA and has HF - Houston Fit as her "club designation.")
And one result I missed (besides Lance Collins' PR of 18:11 this weekend in Clear Lake at Run Through the Brooks): Avi Moss' 3:04:04 in Chicago! Congratulations!
posted by WalkSports.com | 9:56 AM
1 Comments:
Thanks for the mention. Training for a fall marathon was brutal this year because of the heat. Congrats on doing NYC. The first half of the race there is pretty easy until you hit the bridge at the halfway. When I did it I was fine until after the first mile on 1st Ave. Up in to the Bronx and those rolling hills thru the park were torture. Try a reverse taper for recovery. I always get post-marathon depression. They say that one should sign up for your next one as soon possible. I haven't, yet. Intensive training for too long a time burns you out. I definitely peaked too early for Chicago.
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