Hi everyone (in Victoria!)
This is just a quick note to let you know that we're starting up our free run groups on Sat Jan 26 at 9am at GRPC. Run sessions will be Sat at 9am, Tues at 6pm and Thurs at 6pm until March where it will become Sat/Mon/Wed. If you can't make the times though, I will be setting up sub groups to try and get as many people hooked up with a group as possible, or you can always do the odd run on your own.
We follow a program from Sportmed BC in preparation for the Times Colonist 10K in April. It's a great way to get warmed up for dragon boat season too.
Everyone is welcome so please feel free to pass along to your teams, friends, family, this is a supportive, non-competitive group. Come check it out!
Honestly the program works, we had over 40 complete the 10K last year and some have since gone on to run half and full marathons. We've been running this program since 2004 at no cost to the participants (other than making sure you have some good shoes!).
If you have more questions or would like to be included on the list, you can e-mail me at
[email protected].
If you're definitely interested, please let me know which of the following you're interested in so I can make sure we have good coverage in each area:
- Walk 10K
- Learn to Run 10K (geared for the absolute beginner or someone that hasn't run in a long time)
- Run 10K (must be able to run 30min comfortably, let me know your most recent 10K pace if you have one so I can set up pace groups)
- Half marathon - new this year by popular demand! Will aim for Oak Bay Half in May (should have been running regularly for at least 6 mos to a year)
All are welcome, please pass it along! Look forward to seeing you on the 26th!
Katy
