First Strides® - North Myrtle Beach Workshop

Dear Striders,

Another great Thursday night!  The animal groups are working well and we are seeing your progress!

WEEK 5 HOMEWORK: See Training Schedule on website

Start with warm up stretching..see Dynamic Stretching Warmup on website
5 minute warm up
Then 5 repetitions of the EASY/HARD Interval Minutes2 minutes easy, 3 minutes harder
2 minutes easy, 3 minutes harder
2 minutes easy, 3 minutes harder
2 minutes easy, 3 minutes harder
2 minutes easy, 3 minutes harder
5 minute cool down
End with cool down stretching...see Static Stretching Cooldown on website
     ---  How often?  3 days this week (every-other-day)!  Do NOT do 2 days in a row!  Thursday's workout counts as 1 of the 3.  

REGROUPING helps us keep our individual animal groups together during the workout. Regroup as needed at the end of each harder interval.  The lead mentor reverses course and picks up following Striders to turnaround in front of her until the group is all together again.  Then the group reverses direction (again) and you continue at your own pace again.
 
TOPIC: Grand Strand Running Club - Roscoe Griffin, President of the Grand Strand Running Club, spoke to us about his journey to become a runner and his accomplishments, not only the fact that he has run more than enough miles to circle the Earth but that he accomplished this after his heart attack! Roscoe welcomed the new striders to the club and members of GSRC handed out tee shirts to new members at the end of the workshop. We are grateful to GSRC for its support of First Strides North Myrtle Beach!

ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT:  Check in with your group’s mentors when you arrive to get your attendance recorded. Remember, we incentivize you to "earn" your graduation shirt by attending at least 8 sessions.  We have 6 workshops remaining so you have plenty of time.
 
Keep up the good work, do your homework and we'll see you next Thursday at 5:30 pm.

Almost halfway!  Left, right … repeat. Stride safe and strong!

Your First Strides NMB Mentors

P.S. Walking & Running Form - You want to make sure you’re walking and running the right way. Proper form can offer a multitude of healing benefits such as reduced back pain, decreased wear and tear on your joints, increased core strength and even better lung health. Read the handout on Walking & Running info on our website