2012 Walk for Williams Charity Run

Hi everyone...


A fellow Department member reached out to me regarding a charity run his family is involved in.  He thought the running group may be interested in participating.


The event is the 2012 Walk for Williams, a charity event benefiting the Williams Syndrome Association.  The event will be held on Saturday, May 12th at Ironwoods Park in Leawood, Kansas.  Click here for the event's flyer.


Depending on my schedule I may end up running the 5K...if anyone else is interested let me know.

Interesting Article - Perception is Everything

Today I came across an interesting article about the connection between perception and fatigue when it comes to athletic performance.  It's a timely piece for me because my last couple weeks of training have been hit-or-miss; maybe my problems were all in my head.


Anyway, here's the link:


Sports Science Update - Perception is Everything

Group Run Scheduled

Time for another group run, folks...let's go with Saturday, March 17th at 10am.  The meeting spot will be next to the Chick-Fil-A (8551 State Line Road) located near Ward Parkway Mall.  At the last group run the idea was brought up to end our runs at a place where we could socialize and grab a small bite to eat after we finish.  Chick-Fil-A is a great spot for some post-run food but there's also a Starbucks within Ward Parkway Mall if the group would rather go there.


Let's meet in the Target parking lot to the immediate south of Chick-Fil-A.  Here's a quick map (note the box in red where I recommend we all park):

As with our first run, I whipped up three routes of varying lengths:


Two-Mile Run from Chick-Fil-A


Four-Mile Run from Chick-Fil-A


Six-Mile Run from Chick-Fil-A


And for those of you who are wondering, yes, I realize this run is scheduled on St. Patrick's Day.  I was thinking going out for a good run in the morning would let you reward yourself later in the day with any celebrating you may do.  Along the same lines, I assumed it might be a bit harder to wake up the next morning for anyone who had to work or celebrated the holiday.


However, if you all prefer to meet on Sunday morning at the same time and place that works for me, too.


See you all there!

One Down...

Just wanted to thank everyone who showed up at our first group run this past weekend.  The weather was a bit colder than anticipated at the start but it ended up being perfect running weather once the sun came out.  There were also a couple planning SNAFUs I didn't expect but I'll make sure they won't pose any problems in our future runs.


I'm looking forward to seeing the club continue to grow...I'll be making another post by this weekend announcing our next group run.  As a heads up, it will be farther south this time (probably in Metro Patrol Division) to help those that may not live up north.


Also, while I certainly don't mind using my current routes or finding new ones for our club to use please feel free to suggest routes of your own.  After all, I see this as our club, not my club!