HC Run Schedule - 10/3 @ 7 a.m.

Can you believe tomorrow is the first day of October? Yes, hard to believe. My body is starting to get used to the cooler temps - hopefully we don't have any Indian Summer days. Those who are running the Marine Corps on Oct. 25th are getting their 20(+) milers in this weekend...I'm still trying to figure that out for myself. And good luck to Debbie & Vinny who will be running the Chicago Marathon on October 11th and Rich who will be running the Baltimore 1/2 on October 10th. Can't wait to hear how it goes!

Everyone's invited to meet up this Saturday, October 3rd at 7 a.m. in the Horizons Church parking lot for a run. Depending on who comes, we may once again split to do a 3 mile group and a 5 mile group.

Upcoming schedule...as it currently stands:

10/3 - run at 7 a.m.
10/17 - no run due to the HC Yard, Tool & Bake Sale*
10/31 - run at 7 a.m.**
11/14 - run at 7 a.m.
11/26 - TURKEY TROT at 7 a.m. -Thanksgiving Day - no run scheduled for Saturday, 11/28

* I'm going to be helping out with the Yard Sale, but if someone else wants to organize a run for that date (or any of the other open dates), great! Just let me know and I'll make sure the info goes out to the group. FYI, I am donating 2 fuel belts to the sale (the kind that hold one bottle against your back), so if you're in the market for one, you may want to check that out! They kind of look like this:

**I prefer the 7 a.m. time, but I'm aware that it's getting darker and darker in the mornings. If it's too dark at 7 a.m. to be safe in our running, I'll push the time back to 7:30 a.m.

Blessings,

Karen

Cape Henry Running Festival

Here's another running (& cycling) opportunity coming up this fall. Thank you Mike for sending the information along. It's the Cape Henry Running Festival & Duathlon on Saturday, November 21st. There's a Duathlon ( 5K run, 32K bike, 5K run) and a 10 mile run. More information can be found at http://capehenry.kalerunning.com/index.html.

Run Scheduled - Saturday, September 19

Everyone's invited to meet up with us this Saturday, Sept. 19th at 7 a.m. in the Horizons Church parking lot for a run. We have some new runners interested in participating, so the run length may vary based on who shows up. We may split to do a 3 mile group and a 5 mile group. As always, if you want to run more, you're welcome to run to the group or to add some extra mileage on at the end of our group run.

I have a new fav running gadget. My ipod nano is now going to collect dust. I am the proud owner of a Sansa Clip. I have a subscription to Rhapsody which allows you to listen to any music on your computer or authorized devices - of which the Clip is one. I've been listening to the same songs for a year on my ipod, so I'm pretty thrilled to be listening to new Crowder, NeedtoBreathe, POD, etc. while I'm running. It's very small, has a radio and has 4 GB of memory.

Congrats to my brother Don who finished his first marathon last Sunday (Erie, PA) and has caught the bug to run more.

If you're going to be in town for Thanksgiving, mark your calendars now for our 2nd annual Turkey Trot (or should we call it, Eat More Pie?) run. Time & distance to be disclosed at a later date.

Finally, for those training for a marathon (or, you simply like long runs), if you are interested in doing a 20 mile run on 9/26, please email me (karenegyud@gmail.com). I will also be scheduling a 16 mile run in early November.

For some reason, blogger won't let me put paragraph breaks in above, so I apologize for it the "run-on paragraphs".

Run Scheduled/Capital Crescent Trail

So, I found a "new" running path that I love.

Last Saturday, in search of a flat run, I headed to Georgetown to run the C&O Canal Towpath, which is the only flat run in the metro area I'm familiar with. But, in my search for parking longer than 2 hours, I ended up at the Capital Crescent Trail. It runs parallel to the C&O for a couple miles before diverting up to Bethesda. I was thrilled because unlike C&O, it's paved instead of gravel - easier on the feet! It was a great 14+ mile run, but NOT flat. When I got home and plugged in the Garmin, I found out that it's a 500ft+ elevation increase from Georgetown to Bethesda. So much for a flat run.

Now that September 1st is here, and we are enjoying low humidity and lower temperatures, I will put those hard runs behind me, and look forward to long runs in perfect temperatures! (LOL - how long will this last, 5 days, 6 if we're lucky?)

Anyways, for those who are in town this weekend, Horizons Runners will be meeting in the Horizons Church parking lot this Saturday, September 5th at 7 a.m. for a 5 mile run. Feel free to add miles before or after if needed - last time I made it a 10 mile run.

Love running with y'all!

Blessings,
Karen