Sunday, January 27, 2013

Cupids Revenge - Feb 9

I was not sure if we were going to do this again this year but Thomas Eggar and Michelle Hazelton are rolling  back from Cary and are all in so the 3rd Annual Cupid's Revenge is on!

Details:
  • 8am Cupids Cup 5K race
  • Run your guts out for the 5k. Do not save anything.
  • 10 min to get water/gatorade/gu in you, drop warm clothes with Aaron
  • 8.30am, off towards Providence road (approximately 1 mile from finish of Cupids Cup)
  • Providence/Providence - ease into marathon pace heading towards the Arboretum
  • Linz to be in the car with music support and water/gu at Fairview/Providence
  • Approx 7.5 mile tempo to Arboretum Shopping center (corner of Providence and 51)
  • Regroup in the Cinebarre parking lot (next to Taco Bell) for water/gu, dry clothes
  • Optional 2-3 mile warm-down and transport back to Cupids Cup. 
Needs:
  • Runners for 5K and Tempo.
  • Runners who just want to do the tempo
  • Pacers for the tempo
  • Drivers for the tempo

If you are interested to help with an accurate head count, please email or FB:  Aaron Linz, amlinz@yahoo.com

This is a terrific marathon training workout especially for runners in the middle of a Boston cycle.  Providence road is rolling much like the Boston course.  Working together in packs to help each other out with the tempo is a great way to accomplish this effort.

CAUTION:
This is a fun workout but advanced. You are attempting to push your body when your legs are already tired from a hard 5K effort.  Do not attempt this if you are not in shape.  Please discuss with your coach and/or see how it fits into your training schedule.  It will tire you out and require a few easy days to recover.
We have run along Providence road side walk which switches sides once and there are a few lights.
Cars > humans when it comes to physics so even if you are jammin your tempo, be prepared that you may have to stop and wait for a light and/or break in traffic.  If you get hit by a car, you won't run very fast the rest of the year.

If you have not yet registered for the Cupids Cup 5k, here is the link:
http://events.carolinashealthcarefoundation.org/site/TR/CupidsCup/CHF2011?fr_id=1310&pg=entry