Author Archives: Allison
2013 AGM
The Annual General Meeting was held on February 23 at Skills USA. Heidi Walsh and Marcia Keene once again did a great job organizing the event, with club members entering through a “finish-line” archway into the running-themed rooms. There was plenty of barbecue and macaroni and cheese, followed by the delicious cupcakes made by club … Continue reading
Virginia Wine Country 1/2 Training Runs
We will hold training runs for the Virginia Wine Country Half Marathon on April 7 and May 5. We will start from Doukenie Winery, with check-in starting at 7:30 and the run starting at 8:00. Water, Gatorade, and route marking will be provided. Different distance options are available, and part of the route will overlap … Continue reading
A Few Words on Pacing
by Annie Adams My current running goal is to be able to run a consistent 9:30 mile (that is, to keep up that pace for about 5 miles). I generally run about a 10 minute mile, so this is a pretty achievable goal. And there are plenty of cheats to get your pace up, such … Continue reading
Trail Race Planned for This Fall
Club members are organizing a trail race to be held Veterans Day weekend this fall. I will post more info as the planning gets underway, but the tentative location will be Camp Highroad just south of Leesburg. Other details are to be determined, so if you’d like to help this event, please volunteer for the … Continue reading
Performance Enhancing Vegetables
There’s an easy way to boost your running performance, and it’s in season on local farms now. Inorganic nitrates, a compound found in beets, celery, spinach, and other leafy greens, can improve the efficiency of your aerobic system. And these benefits seem to occur very quickly. In laboratory experiments, cyclists showed improvements in oxygen efficiency … Continue reading
Habit
A few months ago, a colleague told me that she had just started running. After watching family members run and race for some time, she decided to join in. She jumped right in and signed up to run the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon in May. She confessed that she didn’t like running, wondering if … Continue reading
Running Olympic National Park
by Jim Schatz If you find yourself in the great northwest spend a few days in Olympic National Park (@ 2 hours from Seattle by ferry and/or car) and run through the majestic last and largest surviving ancient forests (largest in the US) and temperate rain forests. A stay at either the Crescent Lake Lodge … Continue reading
Summer Track Workouts
WHAT : Loudoun Road Runners Interval Training Program WHERE/WHEN : Tuscarora High School 6:00-7:15 am July 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, Aug 1st, 8th, 15th, 22th WHO: Come join Coach Cindy for eight intense and fun track workouts this summer to help improve your performance, technique, MOV2, lactate tolerance, and even your flexibility! Cindy is a degreed and … Continue reading
Welcome New Members!
We’ve had quite a few new members join us so far this year. Say hi to these nice folks next time you see them at a run: