Don’t you love cut back weeks? I love cut back weeks. Truth be told the only we get to cut back is our Saturday long run. But it is nice to give our bodies a chance to heal up a little. That is the purpose of cut back weeks. They are not meant to see if we can move up a pace group. Because I wanted to be first one back on Saturday I ran only 5 miles. I did the big eight mile loop out at Swallow Cliff this morning (Sunday); what a pleasant run. I took it easy cleared my head of some problems and just ran.
6.28.09
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Countdown to the 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Follow the steps below to gain access to the Yankee Runners Discussion Board:
1. Click here to access the Yankee Runners Discussion Board.
2. You must register with Google Groups (if you are not already). The good news is you can use your current email address and do not need to set up a Gmail account!
3. Once you register you can request access to the group. You can also send an email directly to jenondrejka@gmail.com (you will still need to register with Google Groups)
Feel free to contact Jen Ondrejka at jenondrejka@gmail.com with any questions.
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here to access the marathon and half marathon training schedules.
Our runner of the week this week is new to our group. It is fitting we chose her because she is also in the group picture. She was a mentor in the Hope 5k training program. Not only was she a mentor but also she is a survivor.
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The runners in our group picture are a great group of runners and they are better people. It is funny how often their presence takes center stage not only in our group but also in many groups in our community.
R.U.N. is the TV show that takes you into the sport of running. Click here for showtimes and more information.
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2009 Boston Marathon
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Announcements
Hello, my name is Joe Werner. I am the Oak Forest site coordinator of CARA’s marathon training program in the southwest suburbs. Along with your group leaders I want to welcome you to our website and hopefully to our training site. CARA offers the best training program in all of Chicagoland. It is my opinion that our site has the most dedicated group leaders. We are big enough that a group surrounds everybody and still small enough that your group leaders will know your name. I will know your name and your face, though sometimes I have trouble putting them together. This makes our site the best site CARA has. We run from Yankee Woods, which is located at 165th and Central Ave in Oak Forest. We run through Tinley Park, Orland Park and eventually run into Palos Heights. Announcements start around 6:45am, which allows our runs to start promptly at 7:00am.
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"Offer it up for your sins."
- Kathy Doyle, on an uphill near the end of a particularly cold and miserable long run this winter
