Route for Saturday, Feb. 11

Check out our Saturday 9-mile route at: http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=9716

I had someone ask me Tuesday night if the jump from 7 to 9 miles is too big a jump. Absolutely not! You guys are ready for this distance. Part of training for longer distance races is getting through the mental aspects of running those distances. Just remember, you need to increase your distances if you are going to reach 13.1 miles. It is only a matter of putting one foot in front of the other. And you will feel great afterwards. This will be huge accomplishment if this is the longest distance you have ever run!

We will run basically the same route as last Saturday, except we will add a loop to the east of Fit Club. Start from Panera and take the "long way" to Fit Club West. From Fit Club, continue east on Lawrence. Take Lawrence past Veteran's Parkway to the second STOP SIGN (the light on Veteran's does not count as a sign!). Turn left onto Oxford and take it to Washington. Turn left on Washington and take it to Durkin. Turn left on Durkin and take it back to Lawrence. Right on Lawrence back to Fit Club. Then the same way back to Panera as last Saturday. Remember: go straight at Sonic on the way back, don't turn west onto Iles unless you want to run about 11! Water will be on the bench outside the door at Fit Club. Please feel free to stop on the way out and the way back for water.