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Happy New Year everyone. So far this winter has been pretty great for winter running and walking.
Did you make any resolutions involving running a personal best or a longer race than you’ve ever done before? Maybe our coaches can help you meet those resolutions. Check out our list of clinics coming up soon. Was one of your resolutions to save money? You can save $20 if you register for the Saskatchewan Marathon by January 15. Register at www.saskmarathon.ca . Our coaches run great programs to get you to the finish line happy, healthy, and confident.
Marathon Clinic - Starting Tuesday, January 24 at 6PM - coached by Colin Federow. Cost $150 plus GST. This 18 week clinic is geared towards people wanting to run their first marathon.
Half Marathon Clinic - starting Monday, February 20 at 6PM - coached by Brandi Pozniak. Cost $125 plus GST. This 14 week clinic is intended for people running their first half marathon.
11 Weeks to a PB!- starting Wednesday, March 7 at 6 PM - coached by Brandi Pozniak. Cost $125 plus GST. You already have experience running the half marathon or marathon and want to challenge yourself to run a personal best time. Clinic night will involve a workout followed by core strength exercises.
10 K Clinic - Starting Thursday, March 22 at 6 PM- Coached by Brandi Pozniak. Cost $100 plus GST. This 10 week clinic will be of interest to runners wanting to try the 10K distance or to improve their existing 10K times. If you have not run 10K before you should be able to run continuously for 25 minutes before starting this clinic. We’ll also be running more Learn to Run clinics as Spring approaches. Here’s what we have planned.
Learn to Run Clinics are intended for individuals looking to make running part of their lifestyle for fun and fitness. This is a progressive program beginning with walk-run and by the end of eight weeks you will be running 30 minutes. Cost $70 plus GST.
- Starting Wednesday, April 11 at 6:15 PM. Reagan Wildeman. This clinic ends the week of the Saskatchewan Marathon like our other spring clinics. Come out and watch your fellow runners or volunteer to help out at the marathon.
GIRLS IN THE GAME Murray Gross sent us this program announcement from the YWCA.
“GIRLS IN THE GAME is a non-competitive sport and physical activity introduction program for girls. Every week our participants spend time learning to play a variety of sports or physical activities, led by trained female instructors in a welcoming and non-competitive environment.”
These programs are for girls between the ages of 5 and 12, and include some Mom and Me classes as well as individual sporting activities. One of the major reasons I was attracted to this programming is that the courses are short (6 – 8 weeks) and the cost is reasonable. As a bonus, much of the programming will occur here at the YWCA! Registration is on-line through Girls in the Game. Here is a link to their Canadian website http://www.girlsinthegame.ca/index.html .
I’m sure you can also contact
Barb Yanciw, Manager, Fitness on 25th YWCA Saskatoon Phone: (306) 244-7034 ext. 114 IF THE SHOE FITS, WEAR IT When we fit you with shoes we suggest how the shoes should fit. I recently read this description in the Mizuno Run Club newsletter which I thought was worth sharing.
“So what does this perfect shoe feel like? There are a few key components. For starters, it should wrap affectionately around your mid-foot and arch. This is where your foot should feel like it’s being hugged by a shoe that loves it dearly. Next, it should embrace your heel while giving your forefoot and toes just enough wiggle room. Some breathing space, if you will. Finally, it should feel light and airy, like a natural extension of your body. It should move like your foot moves so that they feel intimately linked, like a second skin.”
SASKATOON ROADRUNNERS The SRRA puts on most of the running events in Saskatoon and are offering other events as well. 2012 memberships are now available and as I’ve pointed out before, “membership has it’s benefits”. I’ve been a member for over 20 years. You can go here to register http://www.eventsonline.ca/events/srra/ . The SRRA annual social is coming up Friday, January 20 and it is recommended you purchase your membership prior to that.
RARAMURI Dave Buchner recently sent out this link http://www.norawas.org/ . If you’ve read the book BORN TO RUN you might be interested in this site which appears to have been set up to support the Tarahumara/Raramuri people living in Mexico’s Copper Canyon.
BELOW ZERO SALE Our annual Below Zero Sale is coming up January 19 to 21. Seems like Global climate change has seen this event see mild temperatures the past several years and so far this winter looks like it might be a repeat. The deal with this sale is that we set a minimum of 20 % off clothing. If the temperature is colder than -20 then that is the discount for the hour and the weather the past few years has not benefitted shoppers. This year Brian is going to pick somewhere else in Canada that is likely to be colder than what our forecast is looking to be. Stay tuned and hope for a cold snap, somewhere else. If we have any readers way up north we’d love to hear from you with your winter running stories. RUN CLUB NEEDS LEADERS I’ve now run with Run Club for 20 years and have led the Saturday morning club for the past 10 years. Some changes are coming up soon which we’ll tell you about probably next TIMES. What won’t change is the need for you to volunteer to lead a group. We provide you a place to gather and run together. We tell newcomers about how great our Run Club and it’s members are, we tell them how we run in groups according to pace. This means they won’t be left behind to run on their own. If they show up and there is no leader for a group then that group may be cancelled and they get a bad experience. Maybe it means that you take a turn leading a group that you don’t normally run with. Upside is you might meet some people you don’t know and make some new friends. When not leading it also means that you do not run in front of the leader and push the pace. Please help us make Run Club even better for 2012 and make sure every group has a leader in place by 6PM every Wednesday and 8:30AM on Saturday so that we can get running.
Well that is the TIMES for this week - Gotta Run
Ian
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