June 6, 2015: HoA Training Run 5 of 17

Time: 6:00 AM
Place: Cosmo Park
Distance: 13 Miles

After 2½ miles of warm-up, we will do 2 sets of 2 miles at tempo pace (with 2 minutes of rest in between).  Again, tempo pace is 30 seconds faster than your goal marathon pace.  Just as we did two weeks ago, we will cool down with six miles by running the Proctor Loop.  Compared to our last two weekend runs, this should feel like a walk in the park.

May 30, 2015: HoA Training Run 4 of 17

Time: 5:30 AM
Place: Green Tennis Center
Distance: 20 Miles
Route: Two Loop Twenty

We'll run two separate loops of 10 miles, with a 3-5 minute break to refuel.  We will probably be starting the second loop right around 7:10 AM, for those who may just want to join us for that portion of the run.

May 23, 2015: HoA Training Run 3 of 17

Time: 5:30 AM
Place: Cosmo Park
Distance: 15 Miles

This training run will begin with two miles of warm-up, followed by 6 one-mile intervals (with a one minute rest in between) at tempo pace.  Tempo pace is about 30 seconds faster than your goal marathon pace.  We will refuel after the intervals, so bring Gatorade, water or whatever you want to munch on.  We will then head out for 6 more miles at a leisurely pace.  It should be fun.

May 16, 2015: HoA Training Run 2 of 17

Time: 5:30 AM
Place: Stadium-MKT
Distance: 18 Miles
Route: Eighteen is Enough

Last week we had ten runners show up to kick things off for the 2015 training cycle.  This week we are going to push the distance out a bit to get us mentally prepared for the longer distances and overall time on our feet.

May 9, 2015: HoA Training Run 1 of 17

Time: 6:00 AM
Place: Stadium-MKT
Distance: 16 Miles
Route: Sweet Sixteen

There are quite a few people interested in running this year's Heart of America Marathon, including some who have never run it before and others who are looking to run their first marathon.  We blast off the marathon training this Saturday with a trusty old route, with water fountains conveniently located at the 6.5 and 10 mile marks.