Just a quick note to say thanks to all who joined in on Sunday’s long run, and especially to Dave F for organizing the grand adventure. Despite the rain, nine stalwarts showed up at 7am for the run. Four of us ran the entire ~18 mile route including 2 laps of Perimeter Trail, five others joined in for [...]
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This week’s suggested track workout (PGCC track 7pm):
6-10 x 400 at 5K pace, with 200 m jogging recovery.
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Youth triumphed over experience in the College Park Cares 5K team competition, as team PGRC (average time 24:39) placed last of 3 teams, outpaced by the very speedy Terp Runners (average time 17:53) and Derwood Youth (average time 22:36). Nevertheless, PGRCers fared well in the age-group competition with Elliott Hamilton and Chris Larsen placing 2nd and 3rd respectively in the 40-49M category, Cindy [...]
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We hope you will join us for any of this week’s workouts (see full list at www.pgrc.org). Non-members are welcome at any of the weekly workouts– so come on out! Add a comment to let others know which workouts you are attending and desired mileage and pace.
Tuesday track workout (7pm PGCC track)– Suggested workout is 800m repeats (yes [...]
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Starting this week, we will be meeting at the Prince Georges Community College Track, in Largo, MD, at 7pm. Here’s the suggested workout: 4-6 x 800m at 5K pace with 400m jogging recovery. Remember to warmup/cooldown by jogging slowly for at least a mile.
I’d like to suggest that if you are coming to the track, please let [...]
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If you were to train for a 10-miler in the first half of 2010, would you prefer to train for:
a) the RRCA Club Challenge (in Columbia; Feb. 28)
b) the GW Parkway Classic (in Alexandria; April 25)
c) neither, because THIS race is better: (please specify)
Thanks!
Kim
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…don’t mix!
From http://www.drmirkin.com/public/ezine090609.html–
NSAIDs Interfere with Proper Training
“Ibuprofen and other NSAIDs (Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs), taken before or after exercise, interfere with the benefits of training for fitness and athletic competition because they delay healing of damaged muscles (British Journal of Sports Medicine, August 2009). You train for sports by taking [...]
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It’s over. And I’m not really sure how to feel about it. I guess the proper emotion would be enthusiastically bummed. I mean I’m very proud of myself for finishing the program. Six months ago if you’d have told me I would be running let alone racing, I’d have told you to have your head [...]
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A small but hardy contingent of PGRC runners showed up Saturday August 22 to run the Larry Noel 12k on the punishing back roads of the National Agricultural Research Center. Why? The Larry Noel fulfills one leg of the Maryland RRCA’s quadruped Grand Prix Series. Its very difficulty of course is another attraction in some [...]
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