Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. http://gowowteam.com Lifetime Fitness & Friendship for Women through Running & Walking Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:28:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. http://gowowteam.com/directions/comment-page-1/#comment-1106 Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:28:51 +0000 http://gowowteam.com/?page_id=3#comment-1106 [...] Directions/Routes [...] [...] Directions/Routes [...]

]]> Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. http://gowowteam.com/directions/comment-page-1/#comment-1088 WOW Workouts through 8/22/2010 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:11:38 +0000 http://gowowteam.com/?page_id=3#comment-1088 [...] Directions/Routes [...] [...] Directions/Routes [...]

]]> Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. http://gowowteam.com/message-from-coach-stephanie/comment-page-1/#comment-1032 Coach Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:49:22 +0000 http://gowowteam.com/?p=3070#comment-1032 Donna, we are so lucky to have you as a member. I'm glad to hear that you have continued with the training. You are going to have a good time in San Jose. Your training will help make it successful. Go WOW Team! Donna, we are so lucky to have you as a member.

I'm glad to hear that you have continued with the training. You are going to have a good time in San Jose. Your training will help make it successful.

Go WOW Team!

]]> Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. http://gowowteam.com/message-from-coach-stephanie/comment-page-1/#comment-1031 Donna Rowe Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:05:20 +0000 http://gowowteam.com/?p=3070#comment-1031 Hi Stephanie, I love the purpose of the group,"lifetime fitness" and also the comment you made about personalities can be put aside what matters is the commitment. Because of my schedule I have not been able to meet, but I have been continuing on with the training schedule you gave us for the San Jose rock and roll half marathon. Look forward to seeing you all next Wednesday at the track. Donna Hi Stephanie,
I love the purpose of the group,"lifetime fitness"
and also the comment you made about personalities can be put aside what matters is the commitment.
Because of my schedule I have not been able to meet, but I have been continuing on with the training schedule you gave us for the San Jose rock and roll half marathon. Look forward to seeing you all next Wednesday at the track.

Donna

]]> Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. http://gowowteam.com/join-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:08:10 +0000 http://gowowteam.com/?page_id=2669#comment-1028 [...] Join WOW! Today [...] [...] Join WOW! Today [...]

]]> Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. http://gowowteam.com/congrats-ladies/comment-page-1/#comment-1001 Kiera Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:39:28 +0000 http://gowowteam.com/?p=2971#comment-1001 Congratulations Ladies! A very special thank you to Coach Stephanie for all your words of encouragement and support. You are truly a phenomenal coach and I appreciate all of the great training advice that you give me. And to all the WOW women for sharing your tips and experiences. I have learned so much since joining the group in Jan. I feel so blessed to have found and be part of such a great group of women. Go WOW team! Congratulations Ladies! A very special thank you to Coach Stephanie for all your words of encouragement and support. You are truly a phenomenal coach and I appreciate all of the great training advice that you give me. And to all the WOW women for sharing your tips and experiences. I have learned so much since joining the group in Jan. I feel so blessed to have found and be part of such a great group of women. Go WOW team!

]]> Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. http://gowowteam.com/congrats-ladies/comment-page-1/#comment-988 Lauren Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:50:20 +0000 http://gowowteam.com/?p=2971#comment-988 Coach Stephanie and the WOW Team provided the training and support for PR's at every level! Being able to run the course before the race was invaluable--we knew what to expect at every turn, except the banana peels on the ground. Learning and practicing how to run DOWN HILL was another valuable skill for this race. For the 2nd Half Marathoners the starting time was quite tolerable, since we met each other at 8 am for an 8:30 start time. Thank you Peter for driving Ellen, Lissa and Lauren to the race. Before we knew it the race began and we were off and running. Although I knew better, I did wear new shorts in this race; so within the first quarter mile, while I was running, I had to adjust the waist cord. That turned out to be the better choice than constantly adjusting my waist/fuel belt for 13.1 miles. Even though I had my relatively new GPS with me, I concentrated on running, rather than constantly reading the times or mileage. I was some what aware of my average pace and knew I had room for slowing down and still being under 2:10. I was hoping for a time around 2:08, as an indicator that I would be sucessful in a marathon with a 4:30 qualifying time for Boston. My last gel at around 10 miles gave me just enough energy to feel like I was running hard to the finish line. When I looked down at my GPS I thought it said 2;05, but I wasn't sure. I don't think I even cared, I was just happy that I had run hard and the race was over. Approaching the finish line I heard Kerry cheering me on and just after crossing the finish line I looked up to see Stpehanie. There is nothing like the joy of finishing a race and there to capture the moment by taking our pictures were Julie and Wally! After picking up the gear bag, we saw people checking out their official times at a computer. Indeed I had run a PR of 2:05:31! Thank you WOW TEAM and Coach Stephanie for the track work-outs and all the practice runs together. Each run was a step closer to our personal goals. Coach Stephanie and the WOW Team provided the training and support for PR's at every level! Being able to run the course before the race was invaluable--we knew what to expect at every turn, except the banana peels on the ground. Learning and practicing how to run DOWN HILL was another valuable skill for this race.

For the 2nd Half Marathoners the starting time was quite tolerable, since we met each other at 8 am for an 8:30 start time. Thank you Peter for driving Ellen, Lissa and Lauren to the race.

Before we knew it the race began and we were off and running. Although I knew better, I did wear new shorts in this race; so within the first quarter mile, while I was running, I had to adjust the waist cord. That turned out to be the better choice than constantly adjusting my waist/fuel belt for 13.1 miles.

Even though I had my relatively new GPS with me, I concentrated on running, rather than constantly reading the times or mileage. I was some what aware of my average pace and knew I had room for slowing down and still being under 2:10. I was hoping for a time around 2:08, as an indicator that I would be sucessful in a marathon with a 4:30 qualifying time for Boston.

My last gel at around 10 miles gave me just enough energy to feel like I was running hard to the finish line. When I looked down at my GPS I thought it said 2;05, but I wasn't sure. I don't think I even cared, I was just happy that I had run hard and the race was over.

Approaching the finish line I heard Kerry cheering me on and just after crossing the finish line I looked up to see Stpehanie. There is nothing like the joy of finishing a race and there to capture the moment by taking our pictures were Julie and Wally!

After picking up the gear bag, we saw people checking out their official times at a computer. Indeed I had run a PR of 2:05:31!

Thank you WOW TEAM and Coach Stephanie for the track work-outs and all the practice runs together. Each run was a step closer to our personal goals.

]]> Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. http://gowowteam.com/calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-819 Run or Walk The Dream Mile on June 27 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:54:57 +0000 http://gowowteam.com/?page_id=17#comment-819 [...] Calendar [...] [...] Calendar [...]

]]> Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. http://gowowteam.com/a-womans-week-at-the-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-818 Kiera Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:00:42 +0000 http://gowowteam.com/?p=2563#comment-818 Hilarious!!! I received this in an email years ago and I saved it because it is just that funny! I still crack up every time I read it! Hilarious!!! I received this in an email years ago and I saved it because it is just that funny! I still crack up every time I read it!

]]> Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. http://gowowteam.com/calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-817 Half Marathon Training 6 Weeks to Go Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:25:36 +0000 http://gowowteam.com/?page_id=17#comment-817 [...] Calendar [...] [...] Calendar [...]

]]> Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. http://gowowteam.com/wow-workouts-april-19-25/comment-page-1/#comment-572 Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:14:20 +0000 http://gowowteam.com/?p=2040#comment-572 [...] Comments WOW Workouts April 19-25, 2010 on CalendarGo WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. on [...] [...] Comments WOW Workouts April 19-25, 2010 on CalendarGo WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. on [...]

]]> Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. http://gowowteam.com/calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-557 WOW Workouts April 19-25, 2010 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:51:02 +0000 http://gowowteam.com/?page_id=17#comment-557 [...] Calendar [...] [...] Calendar [...]

]]> Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. http://gowowteam.com/calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-509 Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:33:30 +0000 http://gowowteam.com/?page_id=17#comment-509 [...] Calendar [...] [...] Calendar [...]

]]> Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. http://gowowteam.com/calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-508 Train for the San Francisco Half Marathon 2010 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:54:05 +0000 http://gowowteam.com/?page_id=17#comment-508 [...] Calendar [...] [...] Calendar [...]

]]> Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. http://gowowteam.com/i-did-it/comment-page-1/#comment-504 Rachel Sat, 10 Apr 2010 14:47:14 +0000 http://gowowteam.com/?p=1784#comment-504 Dear WOW- Just re-surfacing from the 1/2 marathon aches - I'm not sure how all my weird injuries disappeared for that day, but they did. I went from - should I run the 1/2? to will I be able to finish the 1/2? to I want to finish in under 2hrs! I ended up running 9:48 minute miles and I hope to run under 2 hrs next time, but I still can't believe I finished!! I would've never been able to get back into running (high school cross country was a long time ago...) without this team and Stephanie, everything from the lovely morning carpools to the hot pink WOW chalk at the last mile of a workout. I love this team and can't wait to get 100% better and start training again with you all. Rachel Dear WOW-

Just re-surfacing from the 1/2 marathon aches - I'm not sure how all my weird injuries disappeared for that day, but they did. I went from - should I run the 1/2? to will I be able to finish the 1/2? to I want to finish in under 2hrs! I ended up running 9:48 minute miles and I hope to run under 2 hrs next time, but I still can't believe I finished!!

I would've never been able to get back into running (high school cross country was a long time ago...) without this team and Stephanie, everything from the lovely morning carpools to the hot pink WOW chalk at the last mile of a workout. I love this team and can't wait to get 100% better and start training again with you all.

Rachel

]]> Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. http://gowowteam.com/celebrate/comment-page-1/#comment-487 Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:58:50 +0000 http://gowowteam.com/?p=1830#comment-487 [...] months of 2010 and, especially, those members who raced at The Oakland Running Festival. Details at http://gowowteam.com/celebrate/ . It’s free! Bring a friend. For details on this week’s workouts and locations go to our [...] [...] months of 2010 and, especially, those members who raced at The Oakland Running Festival. Details at http://gowowteam.com/celebrate/ . It’s free! Bring a friend. For details on this week’s workouts and locations go to our [...]

]]> Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. http://gowowteam.com/i-did-it/comment-page-1/#comment-485 Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:36:17 +0000 http://gowowteam.com/?p=1784#comment-485 [...] Her story touched my heart and is truly what The WOW Team is about. Please read her commentary at http://gowowteam.com/i-did-it/. What a story!! Last week’s workouts had small participation. Between the rain at our Wednesday [...] [...] Her story touched my heart and is truly what The WOW Team is about. Please read her commentary at http://gowowteam.com/i-did-it/. What a story!! Last week’s workouts had small participation. Between the rain at our Wednesday [...]

]]> Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. http://gowowteam.com/calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-481 wow workouts april 5 through 11, 2010 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:06:53 +0000 http://gowowteam.com/?page_id=17#comment-481 [...] Calendar [...] [...] Calendar [...]

]]> Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. http://gowowteam.com/i-did-it/comment-page-1/#comment-465 Ann B Sun, 04 Apr 2010 05:27:01 +0000 http://gowowteam.com/?p=1784#comment-465 I'm so glad that i joined the WOW team and wore the WOW Team shirt for my first ever 0.5 marathon. It had been a goal that i set for myself years ago: I immigrated, in the 1980s, to the USA and have called it home, so i wanted to try as many American experience as possible. And one experience that is fairly westerner unique is the marathon (where i came from running is not a recreational activity!). But busy making ends meet and having two small kids with a full-time job prevented me from doing things for myself (or it's what i told myself!). Last March, I met Lauren G. who introduced me to the WOW team and Coach Stephanie, a phenomenal individual. I love the WOW team. The members are from all walk of life, young and old. Some are just out there doing their own things, some like to share, and some really care, like Kara W. of Alive Chiropractice, and Lauren G of Weight Watchers. Lauren and Coach Stephanie literally inspired me to overcome the self-created-inertia to reach the goal that i had set for myself years ago. And, i did it, but i could not have done it without the support of the WOW team. Of course, anyone can just go running but with WOW there is always a WOW warm welcome at the beginning and at the end, and that WOW welcome goes a long, long way: it made me get out, get going, and doing what is good for me!!!! Thank you, every member of the WOW team, Lauren, and especially Coach Stephanie. I'd like to dedicate my first 0.5 marathon ever to the WOW team, to Lauren G, to Coach Stephanie, and to the Healthcare bill!!!! Thank you! I'm so glad that i joined the WOW team and wore the WOW Team shirt for my first ever 0.5 marathon. It had been a goal that i set for myself years ago: I immigrated, in the 1980s, to the USA and have called it home, so i wanted to try as many American experience as possible. And one experience that is fairly westerner unique is the marathon (where i came from running is not a recreational activity!). But busy making ends meet and having two small kids with a full-time job prevented me from doing things for myself (or it's what i told myself!). Last March, I met Lauren G. who introduced me to the WOW team and Coach Stephanie, a phenomenal individual. I love the WOW team. The members are from all walk of life, young and old. Some are just out there doing their own things, some like to share, and some really care, like Kara W. of Alive Chiropractice, and Lauren G of Weight Watchers. Lauren and Coach Stephanie literally inspired me to overcome the self-created-inertia to reach the goal that i had set for myself years ago. And, i did it, but i could not have done it without the support of the WOW team. Of course, anyone can just go running but with WOW there is always a WOW warm welcome at the beginning and at the end, and that WOW welcome goes a long, long way: it made me get out, get going, and doing what is good for me!!!! Thank you, every member of the WOW team, Lauren, and especially Coach Stephanie. I'd like to dedicate my first 0.5 marathon ever to the WOW team, to Lauren G, to Coach Stephanie, and to the Healthcare bill!!!! Thank you!

]]> Go WOW Team - fitness and friendship for women through running and walking. http://gowowteam.com/i-did-it/comment-page-1/#comment-369 Coach Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:55:34 +0000 http://gowowteam.com/?p=1784#comment-369 Dear Jessica, What an asset you were throughout the training. Thank you for everything you contributed. As for your own half marathon training, let's stick with making that base good and solid. Then, about 12 weeks before the SJR'n'R ramp up the distance and speed. I know you will be able to reach your goal. Have fun in Europe! - Coach Stephanie Dear Jessica,

What an asset you were throughout the training. Thank you for everything you contributed.

As for your own half marathon training, let's stick with making that base good and solid. Then, about 12 weeks before the SJR'n'R ramp up the distance and speed. I know you will be able to reach your goal. Have fun in Europe! - Coach Stephanie

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