Upcoming Events
Lake Erie Ladder from Ivar’s Back Patio
It’s Chris Bland and Clara Cambre’s Birthday! Clara is in London. So we need to buy Chris a cocktail!
Warm up down Hollydale the regular way.
We’ll do our regular ladder….just a fun way to stay in Spring shape. It doesn’t have to be super fast….just steady.
110/220/330/440/
Jog a lap
440/330/220/110
Fiero is short cool down.
Hannah’s Running 5 and 7 Mile Run
The Amorosos are hosting a breakfast run to announce Hannah’s candidacy for District 7 School Board seat.
They will provide pastries, coffee, fruit etc.
Hannah has the nominating petition that you can sign if they live in District 7. That doesn’t mean you have to vote for her—just means you support giving her the opportunity to run.
Parking across the street at Parrains and BRG Urgent Care
Easy Post-Tiger Race Runs
Another great weekend of performances on Sunday!
I’ll park my truck at Amherst for a quick sip of water.
Goodwood 1/4s from The BlockBR
Since a lot of you are racing on Sunday this is just a moderate sharpen workout.
Warm Up Esplanade, Audubon, Seven Oaks.
4 × ¼ - either cut down if you enjoy those OR steady if you might be racing Sunday.
Finish the loop for recovery.
Cool down.
Go see how fantastic the additions to Walker and Gabby’s facilities are .
Monday Ice Cream Run and Lake Erie 220s
Nothing like an Ice Cream Run to get us back in the groove.
This weekend’s Tiger 5/10K is the last of the Spring swing of back-to-back races.
So let’s do some light workouts.
Warm up down Hollydale to Lake Erie or Fiero for short.
4 × 220 cutdown. Finish the lake loop.
Easy lap and water.
Duplicate the cutdown times on a second set of 4 × 220
Cool down the way you came or Fiero for short.
Gail’s would appreciate you picking up a little treat after the run.
Easy Partner Run with LSU ROTC Cadets and V Challenge Awards
The easy run is short today to accommodate the LSU ROTC Cadets who wanted to partner with us before the end of the semester.
Most of them run 2-3 miles at 9-10 minute pace. So please welcome and run with them.
Come early to run a few miles before if you want your 5-6 miles.
Post Run $200 beer/soft drink tab at Modesto.
V CHALLENGE AWARDS PICK UP ON THE FRONT PATIO. STICK AROUND FOR A PICTURE.
Recovery Run from City Park
Great runs at CCC 10K and many of you are rolling into Fat Boy this weekend so we’ll let this be a recovery week.
shorten by going around the Parade Grounds and back
I’ll be at a pivotal Lakes and City Park meeting with Sasaki, the consulting team hired to develop the plans. We are there from 5:30-7.
I am hoping when everyone leaves the meeting they will see how much the area is used by walkers/runners.
Usage stats say runners/walker are 70% of the users with 30% being golf/other.
HOKA Mach Demo Run and End of City Year Clothing and Shoe Drive Downtown
We are concluding out clothing drive for City Year program this week. If you haven’t done so already - feel free to bring some lightly worn professional shoes and clothes.
HOKA Mach has been getting great reviews by our runners and customers. Come try them,
Run the first loop easy. Try to run the 2nd one at least 30 seconds faster than Loop 1.
French Market Coffee Run with 10K Half Miles
This is the last workout before a string of races - Crescent City Classic, Fat Boy and Tiger 5K/10K.
So those of you putting the last touches on before races do the Half Mile workout
5 Miles Steady - follow 7 Mile route but take a right at St. Rose
7 Miles Steady or with Workout
Workout - warm up a mile the do 5 × ½ Mile at goal 10K pace with ½ Mile Recovery.
Jog back in.
Hydration at Hundred Oaks and Steele
Jambalaya Jam of a Workout
Park at Highland and walk down to Amy and Ray’s.
Warm up the Nelson Dr. loop and back to top of Sunset near the school.
Ladder Workout of 880/660/440/220.
Recovery after each is to finish the interval plus add the Highland School Circle.
Cool down.
The hosts will provide Jamabalaya, Gatorade and water under the Porte Cochere!
BYOBeer if you want to contribute.
Olympia Park Loop from Rouzan
We are starting out clothing drive for City Year program this week. Part of the Varsity donation is shoes that are lightly worn and returned. There were a handful of more performance oriented shoes. These kids really can’t use those. So I’ll bring them to see who might be able to use the various sizes.
Easy 2 Miles to David Butler water stop and back.
5 Mile Olympia Loop with Minute/Minutes
Warm up a mile to David’s. Then 8 x 1 minute pickup followed by one minute easy.
Main Street Market Run
6 Miles Easy(using 8 Mile map) is to the Flagpoles on the levee and back. Water stop at the bottom of the levee at the Vet School.
8 mile run with 3 x 1 10K pace miles - on the levee Mile 2-3, on the lake 4-5 and over the Overpass in the final mile 7-8(good finisher drill to get through the most challenging mile 10K pace)
So to remember …pickups at 2,4 and 7.
Water at the Vet School pine trees.
Snappy Workout at Highland School Circle
Warm up the Fat Boy first 1.5 Miles.
3 × 220 cutdown. Finish the loop for recovery.
Jog a lap.
3 × 440 cutdown. 440 recovery after each.
Cool Down.
Annual Brooks St. Patty’s Shamrock Walk Run from Moreau PT
Come early to demo all new Brooks models with giveaways for trying them!
As usual we’ll do a fun Shamrock themed run.
Santa McGregor will be at BREC Amherst Park bringing the fun for prizes and pics.
You can shorten the run and still see Santa Mc by skipping the peninsula on the way out and back.
Beer and water from Moreau PT after the run!
Magpie Spring Shamrock Celebration Run
Some of the gang suggested running the Shamrock route for fun and practice.
Jane and I will be out there at 6 a.m. with our surveyor wheel to measure it while there is lighter traffic.
SO….Varsity would love to invite everyone in for a cup of coffee after on us.
run the golf course loop twice for more miles.