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Grand Strand Running Club is ready to lend a hand in your half marathon training

Have you been thinking about running a half marathon but not sure how to train? Is running a half marathon on your bucket list? Do you enjoy training with a group? Do you want to improve your half marathon race time from last year?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, the Grand Strand Running Club has an answer for you! Join us for our half marathon training program beginning August 1. This class is designed to help you through the longer mileage training days and to help you properly prepare for race day.

Each participant receives a tech shirt along with a detailed weekly training program. The group meets each Saturday at 7 am and will be accompanied by coaches and club members. The target race is the Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon on October 18.

Not only do you have access to certified coaches each week, you also receive training in proper warm-up and cool down stretching, race nutrition, hydration, proper shoes and apparel, and surviving the mental aspect of running. Our coaches and club mentors are enthusiastic, encouraging, and friendly! If you would like more information or to register, please visit www.grandstrandrunner.com. Participants should be able to run/walk 3-5 miles by August 1.

The half marathon training program is taught by Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) certified running coaches and assisted by GSRC club members. RRCA coaches are also trained in CPR and First Aid.

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Are you ready to join the 1000 mile club at Black Dog Running Company?

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The Black Dog Running Company is sponsoring a fitness initiative that asks you do to only one thing this year – walk/run 1000 miles between January 1 and December 31, 2015.

It doesn’t matter how many days a week you hit the pavement or treadmill. Your speed is irrelevant. All that matters is your commitment and effort!

The cost is $12 to register and upon completion you receive a pretty cool shirt! To learn more, click here.

If you start today, you have approximately 50 weeks left in the year. That means you’ll need to average about 20 miles a week, or just under three miles a day, four miles five times a week, five miles four times a week, ten miles twice a week, or one really sore Saturday. Sounds like fun, right?

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Ready for your first (or just a faster) 5K? There’s a class for that!

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GSRC I’ve had the best experiences doing the Grand Strand Running Club’s 5K training classes! Whether you’re an experience runner trying to run the race just a bit faster or a walker who hasn’t run a step since the high school physical fitness test, this class is for you. It’s main focus is increasing fitness and going faster than when you started.

The next class starts on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at 3 p.m. behind the Claire Chapin Epps YMCA. It runs for 12 weeks and the class runs the Rivertowne Reindeer Race 5K in Conway. The cost is $45 for non-Grand Strand Running Club members (it includes a 1-year membership) and $25 for members.

You can read more about my experiences here, but let give me you just a few reasons why you should register online. Now.

You’ll make new friends.

You’ll be among fellow classmates of every shape, size, age, and ability.

You’ll learn a ton!

You’ll have the support, encouragement, and training you need to get you were you want to go.

You’ll accomplish more than you could have imagined.

You’ll be celebrated.

You’ll feel great!

If you’ve got questions about my experiences, please ask in the comments!

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The Amazing Myrtle Beach State Park Challenge on March 1st

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It’s no secret how much I love, love, love the Myrtle Beach State Park. Seriously, if they’d let me live there, I would. Even in the winter, it’s full of fun sights and sounds. A few weeks ago I got to enjoy watching horses on the beach and found a starfish. There is something new every.single.time. So imagine how excited I was when I read about one of their newest events – The Amazing Myrtle Beach State Park Challenge Race! It combines two of my favorite things – running and, obviously, the Myrtle Beach State Park.

On Saturday, March 1st, two-person teams will compete in a 6-8 mile walk/run race that covers the entire park and is based on answering questions, solving riddles, and doing challenges. Participants will only be given a map of the park, not the course. The use of technology is prohibited.

Teams must consist of at least one adult over age 18, and no one under age 12 is permitted to participate. The cost is $50. The rules and registration form is available online.

For more information, check out the park’s site here.

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Groupon for CrossFit Asperitas in Carolina Forest

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It’s almost 2014 and if you’re like me and 92% of the general population, you’re aiming to get a little healthier during the next 12 months. I can think of excuses to skip exercises from here to the moon. It’s too hot. It’s too cold. I’m tired. I’m hungry. I’m awake. Seriously, I could go on and on. One of the major barriers for me is cost. I’ve never joined a gym because I didn’t want to commit to a full year of monthly payments. I’m also not the most creative gal. Planning a workout and schedule feels daunting and boring to me. Am I painting a clear picture here? Any commitment I make to fitness has to be inexpensive, easy (not the workout, but the plan), and interesting.

The other day I got an email from Angela at Crossfit Asperitas in Carolina Forest. She piqued my interest. I’ve got her permission to copy her words because I’m not sure I could have said them better.

“Our goal is to bring functional fitness to the community. I think one of the most common misconceptions about Crossfit is that you have to be super athletic or fit to even start Crossfit but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Crossfit is for all ages even kids and grandparents and for people at all fitness levels. Every movement is scaleable and the coaches work with our members to help them meet their individual goals. Also the best part is Crossfit is FUN. The workouts are hard but their fast and already designed for you, you just show up ready to work! It’s also a wonderful community of individuals from all walks of life from stay-at-home moms to teachers to public safety workers to college students! It’s a great place to make life long friends!”

It sounds pretty good, right? But here’s where it gets even better. Right now CrossFit Asperitas is offering a Groupon for 50% off a monthly membership. It’s a smart way to try it out at a reasonable cost. Here is a link.

For more information contact Mike Noreck. He handles the coaching and day-to-day operations. His number is 843 222-7003.

Here’s to a healthier 2014!

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