Training: I'm With the Team - What Would Betty Do?

I'm your captain.

Saturday was the first official kickoff meeting for the fall season of Team in Training. If you’ve never done a Team in Training event, imagine the grand ballroom of a major hotel, packed with people who are about to embark on a long journey with other cyclists, runners, hikers, walkers and triathletes. There’s a ton of energy, and more than a few nerves, but it’s amazing to look around the room and see how many people have committed to the cause.

Next week, we run. It will be the first coached run of the season, to be held at Clif Bar HQ in Emeryville. If you’re local and want to consider joining the team, come on over and drop in. We’d love to see you and recruit you.

Well, if you insist....

In addition to the run, next Saturday’s meetup will also feature Marathon University, where our coaches educate us about footwear, fitness and everything we need to know to get through the season. After that, even the newbies will find this Ryan Gosling photo from Hey Runner Girl funny.

My goal for the week: to conquer my ITBS (which I’m pretty sure stands for “iliotibial bullshit” and not “iliotibial band syndrome” like I’d been taught), and log some miles before Saturday’s run. Only five weeks to go until my 10K in Boston, and I want to be ready.

What are you training for? What’s the next race on your calendar?

Tags: injury, itbs, leukemia, lls, lymphoma, running, ryan gosling, team in training, tnt, training