Run Your Butt Off Running Classes
* 8 week Learn to Run Clinic
* 6 week Run Faster Clinic
* Run Your Butt Off Half Marathon Clinic
* Run Your Butt Off Full Marathon Clinic
Sessions run Spring and Fall
Running is one of the best activities for:
- calorie burning and weight loss
- lower body toning and strength
- stress relief and improved mood
- FUN, group interaction and socializing
This clinic is designed for the beginner. It incorporates a walk to run program that will gradually build up your ability to run without stopping. If you have never been a runner and think it is something you "can't" do, there is a clinic for YOU.
Everyone is a runner. You may be out of practice, your body may need some training to make it a more enjoyable experience, and it might seem like a foreign concept now...but there IS a runner inside of you.
The Learn To Run Clinic is intended for beginners who want to learn to run, to run better, further or faster, or to train for a 5km, 10km or more.
The "Learn To Run" class includes:
- Twice weekly group runs with expert coaching and training tips
- An 8 week "learn to run" running program with weekly running workouts
- Nutrition information and menu plan for weight loss, and improved performance
- Weekly newsletter with helpful tips and information on goal setting, equipment, proper running form, injury prevention, core strength, stretching, racing tips and more
- A group environment to increase accountability, socialization and FUN (yes, running can be fun)
From the Instructor:
I started running in 2002. I always wanted to be a runner, but running hurt! My lungs, my legs, everything. So I would try for a while and always quit, convinced I just wasn't born to be a runner.
In 2002 I set a goal to become a runner and committed to a 3 month training program. My first month of running was hell. I felt like throwing up half the time, and because I did not have a coach or any guidance I was running improperly and much to fast for my abilities so I ended up with injuries.
As I learned more, applied that knowledge and stayed consistent with the running, I began to hate it less, and even started to enjoy it. It wasn't easy, but I was dedicated and that dedication paid off. I would come home from working a 12 hr shift at the hospital- exhausted, legs aching, wanting nothing more than to put my feet up and zone out. But instead I would take off my scrubs and put on my running clothes. Even as the voices said- it is too late, too dark, you are too tired, you still have 2 more shifts to go and need your rest, we can skip the run tonight- I was lacing up my shoes and heading out the door.
It never took more than 10 minutes for the voices to cease and a sense of calm, peace and joy to take over. Not only from the physical act of increasing blood flow and oxygen to my brain and other body tissues, but from the mental appreciation of having overcome the path of least resistance to make the right choice for me and stick with it.
I always, ALWAYS, felt better after the run. And I am quite sure it is a large part of what kept me sane as a nurse. It is still a large part of what keeps me sane today :-)
It has also allowed me some personal victories and amazing experiences. My first goal was a 10km, then a half marathon (21km) and finally a marathon (42.2km) which I ran in Flanders Fields Belgium in September 2003. Since then I have run many more races, including the New York Marathon and in April of this year I will run the Boston Marathon.
I am passionate about running and what it can do for you in your life!
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