Upcoming Events
French Truck 5 Miles
With Happy’s 5000 on Saturday night this is a shorter, easy run for those that might want to double up!
And little break in the longer hot runs for the rest of us.
Even if you aren’t running Happy’s ..come out and watch and cheer!
Hydration on the Steele Blvd bushes at Hundred Oaks
HOKA Clifton Pro Demo Run with Freddie’s Cookie Truck
Come early! Demo the new HOKA Clifton Pro
and get 3 homemade Freddie’s Cookies.
Demos start at 5:00!
2 Looper with water at VSBR
Take a Clifton Pro out for a spin.
6:20 - Clifton Pro 220 Heats predicting you time on the Reymond Runway strips.
3 Heats(so everyone can use the demo shoe sizes)
GOAL IS TO PREDICT YOUR 220 TIME IN YOUR HEAT.
3 HEAT WINNERS(may include some heat ties) MOVE ON TO THE FINAL TO WIN A PAIR OF CLIFTON PRO
Stick around for cookies, milk and milk punch(alcohol in this one)
Magpie: Kevin’s Birthday Run(and all others we missed)
It’s Kevin’s actual birthday and he requested another Kookie run or relay.
5 Teams of 2 people each.
BEFORE THE RELAY:
Warm Up easy to Lake Erie.
4 × 220 Cutdown finish the lake recovery.
KEVIN’S KOOKIE MILE(not really a relay)
2 person team runs 4 laps TOGETHER
LAP 1 - both team members need to walk on the Board Walk without stepping off. If a team member steps off they need to start board walk over. There are boards on both sides of the lake.
LAP 2 - One of you blow up a Birthday Balloon. Bigger the better. At the end of the lap you have to pop it between you without popping it with your hands(facing each other, back to back or sit on it)
LAP 3 - Go the Hammer Time where both team member need to hammer nail ALL the way in. You have one hammer. So you need to take turns.
LAP 4 - grab a tennis ball and bounce it back and forth for the last lap.
PRIZE FOR WINNING TEAM!
Cool down Fiero or Ferndale.
Come inside for Birthday Celebrations compliments of Barret.
NO MUSCLE MONDAY: Highland School Circle Short Intervals
No Muscle Monday this week. We pick back up with TheBlock Fit next week.
Longer warmup using the first part of Fat Boy course until you get back to the circle.
6 x 220 - moderate, cruise intervals - finish the circle for recovery.
2 x 440 a little harder with the 2nd on being faster that the first one. 440 easy after each.
Cool down.
7:15 Start to get back for Blessing of Runners and Bikes from Main Street Market Run
It was a HOT one last time we did this but it’s our regular downtown route for Blessing of the Runners and Bikes
6 Miles Easy(using 8 Mile map) - let me suggest leaving a friends car at City Park to bring you both/all back downtown. You get off the levee!
Water stop at the bottom of the levee at the Vet School.
Water at the Vet School pine trees.
It’s hot so you may want to put your own 2nd water at City Park Oak
Craig Brouillette has been so wonderful to arrange this short blessing after the Saturday run for 9 years now!!
9:00 a.m.
St. Joseph’s Cathedral - downtown
Ice Cream Workout at Lake Erie
START WHEN EVERYBODY GETS TO GAILS. I WILL BE AT LAKE ERIE WITH WATER. I JUST HAVE TO BE AT A 6:30 MEETING SO GOING OUT EARLY.
Time for a moderate ladder in the relative shade.
Warm up down Hollydale to Lake Erie.
110/220/330/440. Easy Lap. 440/330/220/110
Fiero or Hollydale cool down.
Some cold ice cream might be delicious.
Red Stick Muscle Monday and Garden District Runs
Are you ready? We had a big workout group last time we were here.
Let’s see who comes back!!
Participants can 1) start early at 5:00 or 2) run short easy run prioritizing the strength work on Mondays.
5 Miles goes by VSBR for water
WORKOUT BEGINS AT 6:00
Rebecca’s Moving-to-the-Coast Send Off Run
We are sad to send Rebecca off to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
There was a request for the “loopy route”. I like it because we get to pass through Brooks Park where we are hoping the new public track will go based on current BREC plans.
Stick around for beer and well wishes.
Wasted Wednesday: Community Run with Barely Run Club
We are excited to partner with a new young running group in town. Fresh Junkie racing is also joining us.
Barely 2.2 Mile at 6:15
“Sonja So-Long” Ice Cream Walk/Run and Muscle Monday on Rouzan Circle
Sonja is moving to Lafayette - sadly - so we are giving her an ice cream send-off after the run and workout.
Ice cream and beer under the oaks at 6:30!
5 Mile Olympia Loop
Muscle Monday peeps run to David’s water stop and back.
3 to start of trail and back
4 to Kenilworth and back
HYDRATION AT DAVID BUTLERS
Throwing in a few hills with Hillsdale Ladder
Warm up the Dalrymple side of the tennis courts, around the bottom of the golf course to Cottonwood triangle.
880/660/440/220 uphill on Cottonwood.
Finish the loop for recovery.
Cool down.
My truck will have water at the triangle
5:30 Muscle Monday at Iron Tribe Mid City with 2.5 Miles at 5:00 or 5 miles at regular 5:30 start
Short Run and Easy for Muscle Monday at 5:00!
5 Miles- 2 looper with water at Kleinert at Parker
Run it backwards on the 2nd loop if you want to change it up
WORKOUT BEGINS AT 5:30 BECAUSE OF REGULAR IRON TRIBE MEMBER CLASS AT 6:15
Double Birthdays Coffee Run
Both Counterspace and Varsity Baton Rouge are celebrating Birthdays on Saturday!!!
Easy Runs with a lot of you doubling up with VSBR Retro Relay.
If you don’t want to run come out for coffee and birthday cupcakes!!
Hydration for both runs Glenmore at ingleside
Stick around and enjoy the joint birthday celebration with our friends, Sarah Joy and Adam at Counterspace.
Ice Cream Shakeout
The forecast is for rain but we’ll do what we can.
Shorter intervals for a shakeout since a lot of people are running longer Relay miles on Saturday.
Warm up down Hollydale to the Lake Erie.
Set: 110/220/Easy full loop.(finish loop for recovery each time)
Run 3-4 sets.
Cool down and have some ice cream!
It’s Varsity BR Birthday week so we are buying!!
Block Fit Muscle Monday and Quarters at Goodwood Park
Short Run and Workout for Muscle Monday
1 mile warm up - Esplanade, Audubon, Seven Oaks. 3 × ¼ Moderate Pace. Finish the Park for Recovery.
5 Mile Workout
1 mile warm up - Esplanade, Audubon, Seven Oaks. 6 × ¼ Moderate Pace. Finish the Park for Recovery.
1 Mile cool down.
WORKOUT BEGINS AT 6:00
Fat Boy Fun- short little warm up workout then “Hilly Predict Your Mile” Pace
COME EARLY AND PREDICT THE PACE YOU WILL RUN THE HILLY MILE IN WITHOUT LOOKING AT YOUR WATCH.
**this DOES NOT mean it has to be fast….just whatever you can accurately predict!
Warm up the Nelson drive loop back to Highland School.
We will be doing a few very moderately paced intervals to loosen up for the Mile.
Using the circle run: 110/220/330/440 finishing the circle loop for recovery.
Easy run over to the top of the Dubois hills. (1 and 2 mile mark on FB 5K course).
Run that mile starting at the top of the hill. That mile finishes at the starting line of FB!
Prize for closest prediction!!
VSBR and Club South Runners Global Running Day 1 and 3 Mile Walk/Run
3 Mile uses Glasgow Walking Path
Coffee, Fruit, Water and Protein Drinks after the run
**we’ll do our annual Global Running Day picture at 7 sharp!
Muscle Monday and Trail Run at Preserve at Harveston
I am arranging workouts at gyms across BR on Mondays from 6:00-6:30 for those interested in strengthening core and flexibility this summer
Free!
Participants can 1) start early at 5:00 or 2) run short easy run prioritizing the strength work on Mondays.
Olivia has a really nice fully equipped gym in her garage…so stick around!
2-3.5 Mile on path around the Preserve and some around the lake
(if you view it in Satellite mode it makes more sense to you)
1.5 Mile Add-on on crushed limestone paths around the lakes in the center of the neighborhood.
WORKOUT BEGINS AT 6:00