Pacers Weekly Update May 4-10

Hello Everyone,

Here is the weekly update for the Pacers Training Groups.

Race Updates:

Congrats to Amy Dearborn for doing another Friday night Crystal City 5K. Amy finished in 33:36! Also, congrats to Phil Walgreen for getting himself healthy and back to running. He completed the Race for Hope 5K in 23:18! Phil will be back at Wed night practice in Arlington.

Other Updates:

1) Fairfax group – you will be back at Fairfax High School for training this week at 7:00 pm (arrive early to warm up).

2) Arlington Wednesday Group will meet at 7:00 pm at Iwo Jima Memorial

3) Silver Spring is starting the beginners only training group from the Silver Spring Pacers Store at 7:00 pm on Wed night. This will be the first meeting of the group. The group will also meet on Sunday mornings at 9:00 am from the store. Anyone can come try it out for a few sessions free of charge. Spread the word to any friends or family that might have an interest in running.

4) Schedules for week are attached to this email. Call or email with any specific questions or scheduling needs (if you are going to miss the workout).

5) Mark your calendars for Pizza in the Park night in Arlington on Wednesday, May 13! After the run/workout that night we will have some pizza and celebrate the following:

- getting through the cold winter/early spring running season;

- Recent race finishers - GW Parkway Classic, Pacers Half Marathon or 5K finishers, and Crystal City 5K;

-Kick off the summer/fall training season (Marine Corp Marathon training, Army 10 miler training and 5K/10K training)

5) Sunday Long Run – We will change the location of the long run to somewhere near the Pacers Running Festival Location. I will email you the exact location by Thursday of this week.

6) Reminder - If you cannot make Wed night practice you can attend a track/interval session in Alexandria. Coach Chris Farley will be running the practice. The group meets at 6:00 am at Episcopal HS in Alexandria. Please let me know in advance if you plan to attend.