CARA Montrose 6am - Week 8
It's raining, it's pouring, there is no snoring.
Build Cycle 3, Week 2
It’s been hot and it’s been humid. Now we get to have our first rainy long run.
I’ll keep the announcements short and get everyone moving quickly.
Group Pictures - several of the groups take pictures on their runs. If you take any that are particularly good, please upload them to the CARA shared Google Drive folder. We’re sexy and we know it, so let’s show it!
Notable Path Events
Dim Sum & Then Some 5k & 10k - they start at 8:00am from Foster; we’ll also have to look out for them on our way back.
Lollapalooza - this weekend, Grant Park is going to be a little crazy. Keep a look out for the various people stumbling about recovering from the night before.
Montrose Runner Appreciation
Montrose Site Post-Run Party - August 29th, we’ll be doing our annual Watermelon, Beer, Spritzers, and non-alcoholic drinks. Pop it on your calendars, so you can get a hall pass to stay a little later than usual.
Montrose Group Leader Appreciation Outing - the evening of September 5th is when we’ll have our little group leader appreciation food & beverages. Jacob is doing all the work this year, so you know it’ll be better than what I put together last year 😜
Weather, Water Stops, & Turnarounds
🌧️cloudy and raining, 69°-70°F
🚰 Water stops: Waveland, Diversey, North Ave, Monroe, Waldron, and Montrose
🏃Novice: 13 miles (water fountain after Chicago River bridge🌉)
🏃Intermediate: 15 (just after Monroe water stop🚰)
🏃Advanced: 17 (Waldron water stop🚰, which will make the run ~1/4 mile longer)
Other Items
Chicago Marathon Guaranteed Entry for group leaders is a perk that you all are eligible for. If you haven’t receive an email with a link to register, contact James Diamond (james@cararuns.org) to receive your entry. Entries need to be submitted by August 15th, so don’t delay.
Ready2Run Registration is open. There’s no charge for group leaders or training program participants, but you do need to register. Check your email for information. There are separate forms for GLs and for participants, so please make sure you use the correct one.
RushPT continues to be on-site; please remind runners that Katie is available for questions and evals as part of CARA’s partnership with them.
And that’s all I have for this week. See you, tomorrow!
David
812-760-1258