Monday, July 21, 2008

FREE training programs!

When you register for the Team, you'll get access to Active.com's online training program. But if you don't want to deal with the online stuff, here are some good links for those who just want to print out a training schedule once and not have to go back to the Interweb:

http://www.halhigdon.com/halfmarathon/index.htm -- I've used Hal Higdon's training schedules religiously since I've started running, er, jogging. There are schedules for novice, intermediate, advanced, and walkers for the half-marathon.

Even if you are walking, I would highly suggest to do some kind of training. It may seem do-able at first (of course, I can walk 13 miles!)... but you'll probably end up really sore for the next week. Boo. Training will help get your body ready for the big race. :)

Keeping the race date in mind, you could still start the training on week 2 and be able to complete it in time for October 5th.

Good luck! :)

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Here we go again!

Hurrah! Team SJPL is BACK for a second year of running, walking, jogging, or a combination of those. :) This year's Rock 'n Roll Half-Marathon is on Sunday, October 5th at 8am.

If you want to register for Team SJPL, please follow these instructions:

1. Visit: http://www.rnrsj.com/reginfo/register.html

2. Select "Get Fit Challenge Entry"

3. Log in to your Elite Racing registration account and go to checkout

4. Complete all bolded questions

5. Choose your Team Name, Team SJPL from the "Pick a Group/Team" drop down list

6. Click Save and go to Checkout

7. Submit Payment

How easy is that!?!

If you are interested in organizing any group runs or walks, let me know via this blog. I want to make sure everyone is ready for the challenge through healthy training strategies! :)