The Power of the Group. The JABs will train as a group. We will meet on Monday evenings at 5:45 and start off with some easy stretching/warmup exercises. Then we will run. One leader will head up the group, another leader will stay with the middle group, and the third leader will follow behind. NO ONE GETS LEFT BEHIND!!!
Baby Steps. For the first several weeks, we won’t be running for long periods of time. We will run for 3 minutes, then take a walk break for one minute, and repeat this until we have covered the mileage that the schedule calls for.
Keep Up with Your Workouts. Check your Log Book for an outline of what workouts you should be doing the rest of the week. The workouts are also posted on this blog under the “This Week’s Workout” category.
Take it Easy! Each week we will increase the time spent running, but we will do this GRADUALLY. Ramping up speed and distance too quickly is a good way to sustain an injury, and we don’t want you to get injured!
Stay cool. If at any time you feel you need a break and cannot continue the workout, indicate so to one of the leaders. It tends to be very warm during Abe’s Army and it is easy to get overheated.
Race Day! By the time of the Abe’s Amble race in August, the walk break will be reduced to one minute at the end of every mile. Some of you won’t need that walk break. That’s great! Some of you might need a longer walk break, and that’s fine as well. The important thing to remember is that you are not competing with anyone but yourself.
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Hey Anne, thanks for putting the blog together. Welcome everyone and have a good and safe Memorial Day weekend. Joni