Sole Runners Week 15 - Winter 2020

Published: Tue, 01/28/20

"No one can go back and make a new beginning. But anyone can start today and make a new ending." -Maria Robinson

Sole Runners will start at 8 AM on Saturday 3 Hours for Everyone
SURF CITY THIS COMING SUNDAY
Here Come the Long Runs...
Celebrating A Life
Race Season Approaches
Upcoming Races & Events
Sole Runners Running...

EVERYBODY STARTS THIS SATURDAY AT 8 AM

After a welcome Active Recovery week on Saturday, we're ready to take on another long run. Because Surf City is this Sunday and so many people are running it we will go 3 hours for everyone this Saturday. If you need to go longer, 4 hours, hopefully you're doing Surf City, running/hiking or anything Sunday, or you can can go longer Saturday.

I always say, sometimes life get in the way. Well, it's really getting in the way for me. I'm moving to Sherman Oaks this weekend. I have to be completely moved by Sunday. So, I will go 3 hours Saturday, do some quick yoga, go home and load up. I will try to get a hike in on Sunday. I can't make Surf City this year.

If you are racing Surf City you have a couple of options, Do an easy hour with us this Saturday, just to get some extra miles in, or take Saturday off and go race it hard. A hard race is often worth more than an easy training run (even if 3 hours or more never seems easy).

The following weekend is another active recovery weekend. Danny Dreyer of ChiRunning will be in town giving a workshop in Santa Monica. Mentor Barb and I will assisting at that workshop and will not be there for the Active Recovery run on the 8th.If you are interested in the workshop email me and I will see if a discount is available.

We have to assist one of Danny's workshops every two years and he hasn't been here for 3, so it's our only chance.

If I could do one thing to help my Catalina Marathon training I would run stadium stairs. Around my house I have the local High School. If you have a good option that way I would use it or go to your gym and find a box you can step up onto it for a couple minutes at a time. I'll post a video soon.

See you in PV at 8.

CELEBRATING A LIFE

People in Los Angeles will probably always remember where they were when they heard the news about Kobe Bryant last Sunday.

I grew up watching Magic and Bird. Then came Kobe.I watched him grow up as a Laker. It hit me hard. The one thing about Kobe that stays with me was his wok ethic, that they would always talk about. As Full and Half Marathoners we work hard too. Maybe we all dig a little deeper this weekend.

Even if you're not a basketball fan, you probably know bits and pieces of his interesting life. And that he was a champion but even more important, a father.

I want to pause for a moment and remember together...treasure every day.

RACE SEASON APPROACHES...

I just saw this photo with the medal for 2020. Asics takes over from Sketchers and brings back the classic LA Marathon medal. I'm not really a medal person, but this is one is pretty cool.