First Training Session Email

Good morning!

My name is Ashley Snyder and together with Kelly Pound we will be your run leaders for the half marathon training session with Runners’ World Tulsa. This is our second time being run leaders for a half marathon group and we are both really excited to get this session started!

The new training session will start Saturday morning, December 12th at Veterans’ Park (18th and Boulder) at 7:45 a.m. There is plenty of parking in the areas around the park. And, if you need directions or have any questions, please feel free to email us at happypace.tulsa@gmail.com.

This session we have been divided up more by our anticipated pace for our Saturday long runs. So we are going to be aiming for a 10-11 minute per mile pace on Saturday mornings. We would normally be divided up into beginner or advanced half marathon, but our group has a wide variety of experience, so we will provide the routes and distances for both. We may end up dividing up a little bit, but we will see how it goes for a few weeks.

December 12-This is also the day of the Jingle Bell Run on Brookside, so if you have signed up for that race this Saturday, Runners’ World has tried to design the route to allow you to participate in both events.

Beginner Half (3 miles): Option 1: Run the Jingle Bell Run. Option 2: Go south on River Parks Trail to 31st. Follow 31st to Cincinnati and go south to 34th. Retrace steps back to Veterans’ Park.

Advanced Half (5 miles): Option 1: Run the Jingle Bell Run and do 2 extra miles on your own. Option 2: Go south on River Parks Trail to 31st. Follow 31st to Cincinnati and go south to 34th. Turn left and go to Peoria. Go south on Peoria to 41st. Retrace Steps.

Let me know if you are planning on doing the Jingle Bell Run, and we can get together to run the race also.

Kelly and I will have team signs (so look for a Happy Pace sign!) made up for Saturday morning, and we will have the routes printed out for each of you. So we hope to see you all on Saturday!

We have put together a blog for our team, so please feel free to check it out for any additional information. And, as always if you have any questions, please feel free to email us.

Ashley & Kelly
http://teamhappypace.blogspot.com
happypace.tulsa@gmail.com