Running & Fitness at 50

The Soldier Marathon and Half Marathon is November 13, 2010. Starts and ends at the National Infantry Museum.  The race website has been updated and maps are available for both the full and half marathon!  The course has been thoughtfully laid out and will be interesting to run. Really looking forward to it!

My own training has been OK, but not great. Part of it is the summer temperatures, which have been the same as in past summers: brutal. Hot and humid. Since I took over Below The Knee, I’ve been running in the morning at Heath Park, and then at Cooper Creek, so I’ve been a little more regular in my running, but I haven’t run as far as past years. My weekly mileage is way down.

One of the great things to happen this summer is the new group of runners I’ve met. Below The Knee has water support at the Infantry Museum each Saturday from 6am - 9am, and there’s a group of runners who began meeting there to run.  We’ve had out-0f-town runners show up, local runners, and a few regulars who are there each Saturday at 6am. Everyone runs at their own pace, and generally there are enough runners so that nobody runs alone. Very supportive & friendly group.

I’ve started using my Garmin regularly again, so here’s a glimpse into yesterday’s run:

Below the Knee will provide a water station this summer at Lake Heath, near the Weems Road parking area entrance, for runners and walkers. I’ll have the water available on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings from 7:00 am - 8:30 am.

Lake Heath is a great place to run or walk in the mornings. The trail is crushed rock, or dirt, and the 1.85 loop is mostly in the shade during the summer months. There are quite a few  runners and walkers on the trail, so please come out and join in on the fun.

I’ll be running Below The Knee for the foreseeable future! I’m very excited to be back in Columbus full time, and very excited to be taking the Below The Knee store.

I’m in the process of getting a lot of shoes and some new brands introduced into the store, and we should see lots of new product within a week or two. Some of the new shoes and accessories will be here this week!

If you have a chance, come by our store and say hello. We’re on Veterans Parkway near Lowe’s,  next to Hooters. Here’s a photo of the store and a link to the location page:

Below The Knee - Columbus, GA