The Weekly Pep Talk June 29 - July 2, 2009

This Week is dedicated to Kate W. You’re a great person and a “budding” athlete!

Dear WOW Members and Interested Others,

Thank you to everyone who came to The Presidio last Saturday for our workouts and clinics. We had a great turnout with lots of “old timers” and a bunch of newcomers as well. It was a great group of women, as usual.

The workouts went from 1 hour to 12 miles. Lynn and Sarah completed their first run/walk 12 miler ever. Congtratulations ladies! As usual, we had our mix of walkers, runners, and run/walkers. Crazy...

Ben Fletcher, from Mizuno, gave a very informative talk about shoes. I think Sports Basement sold a lot of Mizunos because of us! I really like the shoes. They’re light, comfortable and I am happy to promote them to our group. I’m trying to talk Ben into coming to our Kick-off Party on August 1 so, if you missed the Presidio Clinic, you have another chance. We will also do the free shoe drawing that day. Some lucky person is going to win a pair of Mizunos – gratis!

Check out the website at http://gowowteam.com for photos of The WOW Team from The Stadium to Stadium 10K on June 20. Thank you to Jen W for taking them. She’s the tall one in the back…Got to get a WOW Team Cap on that girl! Other participants included Alison A, Kate W, Kim L, Christina, Ellen G, me, and Jen, of course.

I am thankful that things are a little calmer this week. Last week’s clinics and long runs kept me hopping all week. This week we have our usual track workouts on Tuesday and Wednesday; our Marin Run/Walk Group on Wednesday, a South Bay and SF group run, walk for 60 minutes to 12 miles at Sawyer Camp on Saturday, and a 30 minute to 12 mile workout at Harbor Bay in Alameda on Sunday.

WOW will provide Gatorade, water, and snacks for the Saturday and Sunday long workouts. Bring your own back up, too. It’s a good idea to have your own support system with you. We’ve all learned the hard way that you can’t always count on others to be there to help.

New (this week) sign-ups for the SF Marathon, Half, and 5K include: Sonia B, Alison A, and Abigail. Go for it Ladies! There’s still time to sign up (Christy…).

Ellen G leaves on vacation for Ecuador soon. Anyone else doing something fun and different? Keep us posted.

Leti D and Sandra R, how’s baby?

Welcome to Michele, Kerry, Nikki, Sarah, Grace, Anita, Deaydra, Leslie, Maria, Myra, Paulette, Yolanda, Christina, and Julie. So nice to meet you. Let’s get moving!

Have a great week!
Coach Stephanie

P.S. Personal Training Offer
As a WOW Member, you are eligible for up to 5 personal training sessions at a reduced rate of $55/session from Coach Stephanie*. As a potential member, the rate of $75/session will be reduced if you sign on as a 6 month or 1 year member within a month of your first training session.

Stephanie@AskAboutRunning.com
Stephanie Atwood, M.A., AAAI/ISM RRCA Certified
http://GoWOWTeam.com
http://meetup.com/gowowteam

Coming Soon! Take The WOW Team Challenge. Starting August 1, 2009