Saturday Trail Run

Hello Woggers,
Saturday morning we will be meeting you at 0730 at the Lost Bridge Trail (IDOT end) We will run to the other end in Rochester. That is 5 miles. Melanie will be dropping water at the 2 mile mark and we will have water in Rochester when you get there. Don't worry we won't make you walk back, We will be driving you back in our cars.
Maria, Susan and Melanie

Way to go

I'm impressed. You all did a great job last night of pacing yourself and completing almost 4 miles of a lot more running than walking. I was thrilled to see the progress and I hope you were as well. Please plan to join us Saturday at 7:30 ayem at the IDOT Lost Bridge Trail for 5 miles. We'll have vehicles at the other end to return you to the start. We'll also have water planted at the 2-mile mark. This will be another opportunity to learn to pace yourself so again plan on grabbing a running buddy on Saturday and get going. Monday night is the mock 10K with no pressure. We may decide on Saturday to start on mock 10K at the main gate. We did that last year. Thanks again for a great effort. Susan, Maria and Birthday Girl Melanie

Weaning and pacing

Okay, we're less than a month away now and it's time to learn to pace on your own without sergeants reminding you. The goal is even miles - the first and last about the same. We're going to attempt that today with 4 to 4.5 miles of evenly paced work. Grab a similar paced friend or two and the leaders will still be around to help guide you as we work our way through a course that winds back towards the fairgrounds and allows us to pick up water at the grandstand and then return. We'll focus on even pacing and attempting to run longer (even if it's slower) and walk faster when we walk. I hope that all makes sense. There's a surprise for all at the end of today's run/walk. Susan, Maria and Melanie (almost birthday girl)

Woggers Run 5

Way to go Woggers! You ran a hard 5 miles today. Great practice since we were on the actual course. I know my legs are feeling it today. You will be ready for race day with all the hard work you are doing.

Thank you everyone for helping Mary today.

See you Monday Night

Maria & Susan

Saturday 5 Miler

Saturday we will meet at 0730 at the State Fair Grandstand. We will run the course up to the entrance of the cemetary. We will have water there. We will then turn around and head back to the Grandstand. Let us know if you are coming, so we don't leave without you.

Mel is out of town to email Susan at susan.helm@comcast.net or Maria at mariaansley@comcast.net. Thanks and we will see you on Saturday!

Maria, Susan and Melanie

A month away!!!!

Great job last Monday! You tackles and conquered 4 miles complete with hills. Again, this was the toughest half of the course plus some additional mileage. Hope to see some smiling faces at 7:30 Saturday morning in front of the Grandstand to do 5 miles (basically all the way to the entrance of the cemetery - water stop) and return. You'll see that front part of the course that some of you haven't seen much of....Continue to hydrate well, eat well and get in at least 3 run/walks per week. Susan, Maria and Mel

Hard Half and Still Going Strong

Congrats to the Woggers and others Abe's Army folks who joined us this morning for 4 hard miles on the hardest half plus of the course. It was nice to see us stay together by pace and get the job done. I was impressed by how so many of you were willing to run the hills and not even complain...much. :-)
You're doing a great job and 2/3rds of the way there with 5 weeks to go. This Monday let's do the same thing we did on Saturday in reverse. For those of you who did it Saturday, you'll be that much more ahead of the game. Have a great remainder of the weekend.
Susan, Maria and Melanie

War Memorials

We will be running Saturday morning at 7:30 am from the War Memorials at Oak Ridge Cemetery. See you there. Maria, Susan and Melanie

4 mile workout - Saturday Run

We had quite the workout last night. Sorry we saved the hardest part for the end. Welcome to the group mother/daughter team Dawn and Nicolette. Happy Birthday to the youngest member of the Woggers. 10 years old.

Saturday Run
We will be meeting at the War Memorials in Oak Ridge Cemetery. We will be working the back half of the course. Be prepared. The hills are in this part of the course. We will me at 7:30 a.m.
Let us know if you are coming so we don't leave without you.
Maria, Melanie and Susan

Monday Night Workout

Our route for tonight.

Meet at the Park.

We will get to see the first half of the course. We will be taking you to the Grandstand and then back to the park for a loop. We plan to do 4 miles with a 2:1 ratio. We will be adding a few new members to the group tonight. We will talk about our Saturday morning run.

Big shout out to all the ladies who ran their first race at the Women's Distance Festival.

Half Way There

Greetings, fellow Woggers. For the first time I think ever, I'm going to miss an Abe's Army training and head out for a mini-vacation so I"ll miss Monday night. You're going to be in able (pardon the pun) hands with Maria and Melanie so enjoy your time. I believe they're thinking about heading the opposite direction - the fairgrounds and return. We'll post a training for next Saturday. It's going to be critical to completing Abe's Amble that you get in your long runs and the "power of the group" is pretty helpful. Please consider participating in the Saturday runs. I'll see you all next Saturday.

P.S. A special thanks to all who participated in the 30th Women's Distance Festival and to my soul sisters Maria and Melanie who helped in so many ways. Susan

Woggers Wog

Congrats, woggers, on completing another week and 3 miles under a new pace of 2 to 1. Continue to hydrate and get your run/walk in at least three times per week including next Monday. I'll be at the Women's Distance Festival this Saturday joined by my sistas Maria and Melanie so please join us and let me know you're there. It's a great event for women of all ages and children. Believe it or not, if you complete it, consider completing another mile or two some time that day or over the weekend to really make your "long run" legitimate. Have a great weekend. Susan, Maria and Melanie

Great Job moving to 2:1 ratio

Great Job Woggers. You tackled the hills and finished with 3.2 miles on the Garmin. We hope to see everyone this Saturday at the Women's Distance Festival supporting Sgt. Susan. If you aren't running in the race please get your distance in. This will help as we advance each week.

Stop by Saturday after the race at the Brickhouse for an SRRC social and view photos from the race that day.

Raindrops kept falling on ours heads

But we did it and you could too - hint, hint. Trust me, summer rain is a LOT more pleasant than winter rain. See you on Monday where we'll tackle around 3.5 miles as we journey from our starting point out to the War Memorials in the Cemetery and return. It's the tougher half of the course but one we need to see sooner rather than later. We'll also look at a 2 minute run (slow)and 1 minute walk. Water will be available at the entrance to the cemetery which we'll definitely stop for both ways. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, Woggers. Susan, Maria and Mel

Rain Rain go away...

Today the rain did not go away, instead it was a nice distraction to either run or not run. Yes we did run, there was no lightening, or thunder so off we went. We did have one person show up so we did our 3.5 miles. DID YOU???????? Monday night is back at Lincoln Park and we will cover some more of the course and include those hills!
See you Monday night
Melanie