Week 7...only 4 more weeks of training

We've had quite a few 'hiccups' over the last few weeks. After the hurricane, a lot of us had to deal with trees down and power outages. I even had a foot injury that set me back a week. Nevertheless, we were all able to come together for our week 7 run with renewed energy. I know I was just excited to be able to run!

We also were able to partake in our first ever speed session. We got together the morning of Labor Day to run 6-8 400s. It was fun to work that hard with the team. To date, that has been the toughest workout.

On Thursday night Jan taught a strength training class designed for those of us who are training. She made mention of a 1991 Bronze Olympian, Steve Spence, who decided to incorporate strength training into his training schedule. He increased his stride over 3 inches! He is a renowed coach and still believes in strength training. Jan incorporated squats, dead-lifts, 'good mornings' and lunges into an hour long workout! I think we all learned a lot that night.

We are fast approaching our double digit mileages. It is daunting but also exciting to know we are so close to our goal. Go TEAM!