Our 3rd annual 18 week Beyond Winter Marathon Training adventure blasts off into the vast reaches of outer space Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at the Kalamazoo Area Runners Holiday Party and Orientation!!! Come join us at the Lawrence Education Center planetarium at Borgess Hospital from 7:00 – 9:00 pm for a fun filled and informative evening featuring:
Festive Holiday Party sponsored by Prater Chiropractic for all Kalamazoo Area Runners members
Marathon Training Sign-up and Packet Pick-up
Kalamazoo Valley Orthopedics Gait Clinic & Healing Moments Chair Massage Sign-up
(Clinics to be held December 13)
Winter Apparel Clinic by Gazelle Sports
Hydration Clinic by Brenda Stoddard, R.D.
Famous KAR Yankee Swap
Meet and Greet the Mission Commanders and S-Pace Leaders
Brief Marathon Training Orientation
Please RSVP Bonnie Sexton at besrun2003@yahoo.com by November 28, 2009 if you plan on attending. This is an evening you won't want to miss! If you are unable to attend and plan on participating in the Beyond, please complete and mail in a completed Registration Form by December 6, 2008.
The countdown will begin with festive holiday appetizers, salads and desserts, a winter apparel clinic by Gazelle Sports, and a hydration clinic by Brenda Stoddard, R.D. We will hold our famous “Yankee Swap” gift exchange immediately following the clinics. This isn’t your typical white elephant as we provide the gifts and the chance to unwrap a ton of fun, surprises and running related gifts. New this year, club members not participating in the Beyond, will be dismissed after the Yankee Swap. Those enrolling in the program will stay for an introduction to our Beyond leadership team, and a brief orientation. Special thanks to Prater Chiropractic Center for their generous sponsorship of the evenings events.
The Beyond runs December 13, 2008 – April 11, 2009 and is geared towards preparing runners for early spring marathons such as Boston, Martian, Flying Pig, National Marathon, Glass City and new this year, the inaugural Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon to be held April 11.
The Beyond is absolutely FREE to members of the Kalamazoo Area Runners and features High Intensity and Moderate Intensity training schedules. Run start from a variety of locations throughout Greater Kalamazoo. Check out the Beyond Snap Shot Schedule. Runners must be able to run 8 miles comfortably at program start. Runners training for the half marathon and shorter distances are welcome to register, join the group and enjoy program perks, but technical training, schedules and course maps will be geared towards the marathon. There will be S-pace leaders for rocket speeds ranging from 7:30 – 10:30 min/miles. Runners running faster or slower paces are welcome to join the program, but there will not be formal S-pace teams.
Sign-ups for the Kalamazoo Valley Orthopedics Gait Analysis and Core/Strengthening Clinic, and the Healing Moments Chair Massage will be held at the Holiday Blast Off Party. The Clinics and massage will be held on December 13. If you are not able to attend orientation on December 2, please email Bonnie Sexton at besrun2003@yahoo.com by December 6 indicating you would like to attend the clinic to hold your spot. Spaces are limited.
The Beyond Marathon Training Program is made possible thanks to the generosity of our sponsors:
Prater Chiropractic Center
Kalamazoo Valley Orthopedics
Gazelle Sports
Healing Moments Massage
The Kalamazoo Family YMCA
