Running the week of Aug 18th

Feeling intimated by all the talk of running? "Running" with our group doesn't mean that you have to "run" at all. You can come out and stroll, power walk, walk/run, jog comfortably, or run at top speed to make a goal. The invitation to "run" can mean anything you like, please don't feel like you have to do all that crazy stuff. Even speed work can be some laps around the track if that's what you want to do - we have all speeds, all types, all kinds!

So, with that, here's the schedule for the week of August 18th:

Tuesday: Speed work at Leon High School track at 6 p.m. Sterling's daughter, Julia is leaving us to go back to school, we'll have dinner with her at Red Elephant after speed work. Hope you can make it, and if you can't make the run, come to dinner anyway and say "till next summer" to Julia.

Wednesday: I'm running at home - anybody is welcome if they want to make the trip over.

Thursday: Let's mix it up a little, shall we? Diana and Kay thought a run/walk at Miccosukee Trailway would fun. Meet at 6 p.m. at the Fleishman Road parking area. DIRECTIONS: Go out Micossukee Road, cross over Capital Circle NE and continue East. At the Fleishmen road traffic light, make a left. Drive past the first neighborhood on your right (Sedona Loop) and then you'll see the dirt parking lot for the park on your right surrounded by a brand new split rail wooden fence. If you make it to Holy Comforter School, you've gone too far by a few hundred yards. Distance will be about 6 miles, but its out and back, so you can certainly make it shorter or longer.

Saturday: I plan to run what used to be Micossukee Madness 8k (now the Miller Landing Madness 8k) Saturday morning. The race, plus the course again will give us 8 miles. Race info here: http://www.gulfwinds.org/ - go to the race calendar for August.

Reminder: Kick off party for Richard's Marathon is a 4 p.m. at Jennifer Winegardner's house. If you haven't sent photos, send them now - I'm working on the slideshow!