Class 1

Thanks for joining my class. First day is always a little chaotic (more so this year with the Olympic Trials teardown wrapping up). It will get smoother as the week rolls along.

Starting today, I list your results. Per-mile pace will give you a comparison from run to run and week to week.

I also add a mini-lesson on running. These will be the basis of the quiz you’ll take at term’s end.

Tuesday will bring the first of our easy days. Most of you will simply walk, but some will want to run parts or all of the half-hour – as long as it remains easy. Meet at our now-standard spot: on the turf field near the east entrance to the Rec Center.

TODAY’S 1.2 MILES

(with total time and per-mile pace; target was to run relaxed, feeling like you could have gone farther or faster if needed)

Brianna – 16:00 (13:20 pace)

Jiaqi – 13:50 (11:31s)

Asilia – 16:46 (13:58s)

Emily – 13:40 (11:23s)

Cong – 17:33 (14:37s)

Kate – 14:49 (12:21s)

Guangyu – 14:59 (12:29s)

TODAY’S 2.5 MILES

(with total time and per-mile pace; target was to run relaxed, feeling like you could have gone farther or faster if needed)

Megan – 22:36 (9:02 pace)

Vadim – 22:24 (8:58s)

Becky – 25:26 (10:10s)

Nathaniel – 22:09 (8:52s)

LESSON 1: STARTING LINES

Welcome to running, or welcome back. This might be your first try at it, a return visit to the activity or an attempt to improve on what you already do. Whatever your reasons for taking this class, you should be a better runner after these four weeks. Though the class meets five times a week, three weekly runs satisfy the minimum requirement for gaining or maintaining fitness. We take a longer run and a faster one. Our other runs each week are meant to be relatively easy. The goals in this class are improvement for all of you and injuries to none.