Group Run Scheduled - May 18

Yes, my friends, the running group is still alive.  I wish I could blame the lack of consistent weather or family life on my lack of scheduling runs for us, but the bottom line is we're all busy, so no excuses.

That said, let's shoot for a run next Saturday, May 18 at 8am at the Swope Park trails.  Hopefully the central location will be of help, not to mention mixing things up a bit with a trail run as opposed to the usual streets and sidewalks.  I myself am an inexperienced trail runner, so I'll be heeding advice to take it easy on trails when compared to streets.

Here is map of where to meet:

Take note of the "A" marker at Oldham Road & Oakwood Road, which is where parking can be found.  We should then have easy access to the trails from there.

This run will be more of a casual outing where everyone can determine how far they wish to run.  I have never ran on these trails so I am unsure if there are mile markers and that sort of thing, so my usual two-, four-, and six-mile routes will not apply to this run.

If you have any questions let me know...I look forward to meeting and running with you all soon!

F.A.S.T.

Here is a small video that sheds some concise insight about running.  I know I could benefit from the advice.

The video is from Man on a Mission, a documentary about Brother Colm O'Connell, an Irish missionary that has worked with many of Kenya's great runners.

F.A.S.T.

Group Run Scheduled - January 26

Let's have our first run of the new year back at the Academy on Saturday, January 26 at 10:00am.

Plan to run on the indoor track but we can always run outside if the weather happens to be decent.

See you then!

A New Year / Interesting Article - Make Yawning Part of Your Pre-Race Routine

Hello everyone...

Now that the holidays have passed I wanted to reach out and let you all know the running club is still around and ready to get back on track.  I assumed there may not be much interest in running the last handful of weeks due to the combination of the holiday season and colder weather.

That said, I'll start scheduling group runs again soon, although many may be at the Academy where we could run indoors.  The indoor track is admittedly short, but at least it will be comfortable and it is easy to mix things up with faster interval workouts.

Also, here is a link to an article I came across recently.  Experts seem to think yawning before racing helps increase one's focus and therefore performance.  Seems like an easy thing to try...

As always, feel free to suggest any ideas you have for our club, be it when and where to run, races people may wish to run together, or anything else.

BBC Panorama - The Truth About Sports Products

Here is a very interesting documentary from the BBC about sports products.  A panel of researchers from Oxford University investigates the alleged efficacy of sports drinks, athletic footwear, and other sports supplements.

I was aware of some of the ideas mentioned in the film but there were a couple eye-openers for sure.

I Am Made of Belief, Not Barriers

Here is an inspirational video I came across recently...

Group Run Scheduled - November 11

Hi everyone...

Back to the downtown airport for our next run.  Let's meet on Sunday, November 11th at 5:30pm.  

Remember to access the airport from Burlington Road in North Kansas City and park near the Executive Beechcraft building.

Hope to see you there!

Group Run Scheduled - October 17

Hi everyone...

Time for another run back up north...let's meet at the Academy on Wednesday, October 17th at 6:30pm.  After to talking to some of the group members the idea of an evening, mid-week run was tossed out.  Hopefully it will allow some of us that normally couldn't make a run to participate this time.

In case you need a reminder, click here to be taken to the original blog post containing the different routes from the Academy.  As usual, there are routes for two, four, and six miles.

Now that the summer heat has finally broken it should make for a nice evening run.  See you all there!

Rain Delay

Hi everyone...

I know we're scheduled for a run this morning but due to the rain we can go ahead and postpone today's run to next Saturday at the same time and place.

Hopefully the weather will be better...see you all then!

Group Run Scheduled - September 1

Hello everyone...

Thanks to those of you who participated in our last group run.  It turned out to be one of those mornings that was perfect to get outside and run.

I've been thinking a good cycle for our runs will be to add runs at the Downtown Airport in between each run held in the northern or southern parts of the city.  In other words, the pattern will go something like:  North, Airport, South, Airport, North...and so on.  Hopefully keeping every other run at the airport will keep things accessible for as many people as possible.

That said, let's go ahead and have our next run at the Downtown Airport on Saturday, September 1st at 8am.  For those of you worried about access to the airport due to the construction on 169 HWY, MoDOT states there is still access.  You have to come in from Burlington in North Kansas City and head west on 10th Avenue until you reach Harlem Road, which leads straight to the airport.

As a reminder, here's a quick map for where to park on the southern end of the airport:

The full loop around the airport is around 3.6 miles, but if you need routes of different lengths check out my previous post for our first run at the airport.

Hope to see you all there!