Training Run

Dec '09 3 Thu 7:00 PM
Location
East River Park

East 6th St
New York, NY 10009

Estimated attendance
 13  people attended.
5.00 5.005 (5 ratings)

Who organized?
Matthew and Rich H

We are going to start doing training runs on the East River and meet at the track in East River Park east of the FDR at East 6th Street. This will give us the flexibility to do speed workouts or distance runs up the East River or over the bridges.

An example of a typical workout would be a one mile warmup, 4-6 mile repeats at the pace determined here: http://www.mcmillanru... with a 3 minute rest, and a one mile cooldown. I will post the workout a few days before each Thursday so everyone can figure out their pace.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

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  • Jennifer
    Posted Dec 3, 2009 6:48 PM
    Jennifer
    Still at work, running late... don't wait on me but I will come down and if I can find you, great and if not, then oh well....
  • Josh
    Posted Dec 3, 2009 10:11 AM
    Josh
    anyone picking up their number for the 10K today before the training run tonight? If so, can you pick mine up? my e-mail is [masked]. if that is something you would do, please e-mail me and let me know, thanks!
  • Ben
    Posted Dec 2, 2009 7:43 PM
    Ben
    We're at 17 headcount again! Joanna can wear her lip gloss safely! Rich - I'll need to drop off my bag at your work!
  • Jennifer
    Posted Dec 2, 2009 6:50 PM
    Jennifer
    Wow, East River on Thurs sounds great. I'm out of shape but will join you anyways... running slowly! Rich, I also plan to stop by your office around 6:30 to drop off a bag.
  • satish
    Posted Dec 1, 2009 10:59 AM
    satish
    My bad rich. Got it. will see you guys on 86th and 5th ave today.
  • Rich H
    Posted Dec 1, 2009 10:56 AM
    Rich H
    Whippet Organizer
    Satish -- this is the location for our Thursday runs: http://maps.google.com/maps...
  • satish
    Posted Dec 1, 2009 10:54 AM
    satish
    whats the cross street for today's run. 6th street and ?
  • Rich H
    Posted Nov 30, 2009 10:52 AM
    Rich H
    Whippet Organizer
    I like the fact that we're all treating the LES like the ghetto.
  • Joanna
    Posted Nov 30, 2009 10:51 AM
    Joanna
    I'll definitely go since we can run together to the track. I run really slow compared to you guys. You might leave me behind to fight the loiterers screaming "ay mami" I won't put any lip gloss that way noone will be tempted to harass me. Worse case scenario at least I know all of you can run for help.
  • Scott B.
    Posted Nov 30, 2009 10:05 AM
    Scott B.
    Rich -- I'll be taking you up on your offer. I'll come to your office at 6:30ish. Matt -- 3-4 x 800 sounds like a good pre-race workout to me.
  • Rich H
    Posted Nov 29, 2009 9:00 PM
    Rich H
    Whippet Organizer
    You all can come over to my office at 632 Broadway (btw Houston and Bleecker) 10th Floor aka Meetup HQ to drop off your stuff if you'd like. You can drop off your bag, use the restroom, etc and we'll head out at 6:45pm sharp and jog over to the track which is 1.3mi away.
  • Matthew
    Posted Nov 29, 2009 5:01 PM
    Matthew
    Whippet Captain
    Haha, I think we are all faster than anyone that might steal our stuff. I think there will be enough runners around with other teams that run there that it's somewhat self-policing. We'll see how it goes the first week. Also, since Kleinerman is Sunday, we probably won't do anything too crazy Thursday. Maybe just 3-4 800 repeats?
  • Ben
    Posted Nov 29, 2009 4:50 PM
    Ben
    Thanks Matt. If someone steals our stuff, you have to chase them down, since you're the fastest.
  • Matthew
    Posted Nov 29, 2009 4:43 PM
    Matthew
    Whippet Captain
    I actually assumed it wasn't that busy and would be ok leaving my bag there if it isn't rainy. We can leave it in the middle of the field as long as no soccer is going on and I'm pretty sure no one will take anything, especially if there are a lot of bags together.
  • Ben
    Posted Nov 29, 2009 4:37 PM
    Ben
    Does anyone know how busy the track is this time of year? And I'm thinking the answer is 'no,' but is it safe to leave belongings/bags on the sidelines during the run?
  • Scott B.
    Posted Nov 29, 2009 9:46 AM
    Scott B.
    Hi, Joanna -- I am going to see if I can meet Rich at his office at 6:45 and jog over from there. Or anyone can meet at 7 on the track itself, which you can get to by crossing the FDR Drive via the pedestrian bridge at 6th St.
  • Joanna
    Posted Nov 23, 2009 10:22 AM
    Joanna
    I will go if we meet at a designated spot and run together. What's the dilio for this?

Who attended?

  • 13 attendees
    • Whippet Organizer
      “ Great workout. Did 4x800m at 3:00-3:10. Can't wait to do more of these! Got food and drinks afterwards at Slainte. Here are my laps on my Garmin, though it's a bit messed up: http://connect.ga... ”
    • Ben
      “ Never like repeats, but always happy I did them when I finish. 4x800s. I messed up tracking the first one, but I think the last 3 are pretty spot on: http://connect.ga... ”
    • “ It was my first Dashing Whippets Meetup and it was awesome. Everyone was very friendly and cool. Rich and Matt did a great job organizing. Running with a group is soooo much better then running alone. ”
    • “ Great workout -- neither too easy nor too hard. I'll be back for more! ”
    • Emi
    • Whippet Captain

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