The Weekly Pep Talk August 24-30, 2009

Dedicated to Alison E, Sharmaine M, Christy G who will be starting new WOW workouts in their neighborhoods

Dear WOW Members,

I’m thankful for a bit of a break from all the racing to take time to enjoy the training. As many of you know, I encourage races because I believe that they help us stay motivated. However, too much of a good thing is not necessarily good. So, as with so much of life, moderation is the key. Participating in races is fun and motivational but, if the lifetime goal is FITNESS, be sure to slow down once in a while to smell the roses.

That said, enjoy your training and give yourself flexibility when you are training. You’ll have off days, other things come up, LIFE GOES ON! Look at your training as something enjoyable and its own reward. Is there anything better than to finish a workout and say, WOW, I feel great?

The races should be few and far between. Training should be a regular, ongoing process. Enjoy it! Allow it to be an essential segment of your life not your entire life. This should aid in creating that mindset that, no matter where you are in your life, fitness can and should be an integral part of the scene.

Relay and Marathon prices go up on September 1, 2009!
Relay folks need to register with Coach Stephanie. Marathon folks register directly at http://runcim.org

Current Relay and Marathon WOW Team members
Stephanie A, Yolande S, Sarah T, Marly N, Gini H, Ellen G, Heidi H, Filomena B, Lauren G, Kerry S, Salina L, Marny N, Jen W, Kim L, Your name should be here!

New WOW Sessions to be hosted by Christy G, Sharmaine M, and Alison E
I am working with each of these women to set up new locations and new workouts for women. The WOW Team concept is to bring small group fitness workouts to women everywhere and these ladies are helping to make that happen. Stay tuned for more details…

Coach Stephanie writes about plantar fasciitis for The Examiner
I am pleased to announce that I have been chosen by the examiner.com to write articles about fitness for women. Please check out the most recent article about plantar fasciitis, and how you can identify this common foot ailment.

This week, The WOW Team is meeting at The Berkeley Marina on Sunday. I have written a series of articles about this area. Just follow the link to Examiner articles – Berkeley Marina

What’s up this week? Here are some of the details:
August 24 - 30 our workouts will include 30 minutes to 11 miles

30 – 60 minutes maintenance, general fitness, walk, run, walk/run combo. All women welcome!

65 minutes - CIM Relay (5 warm-up, 60 minutes steady, striving for more distance in the same amount of time

11 miles – Nike Half, SJR’n’R, US Half, CIM Marathon

Pick up the rest of the details for this week including a cool recipe for pre-workout long runs, where our workouts are and how to join at http://gowowteam.com

RSVP at http://meetup.com/gowowteam


To Fitness and Life!
Coach Stephanie