Track Workout May 19

Half Marathon/Marathon Trainees - 10 – 20 minute warm-up, 4 X 800 with 1:30 RI, 10 minute cool-down

Maintenance - 10 - 20 minutes warm-up, 400m HARD X 4 (1st lap skipping, 2nd lap walking/arms pumping, 3rd lap high knees, land on toes, 4th lap heel kick, toe landing) followed by rest until 800 group returns, 10 minute cool-down

Strength Training - 10 - 20 minutes warm-up, Maintenance lap followed by:
Lap 1. 10 pushups
Lap 2. 20 squats
Lap 3. 20 lunges
Lap 4. 20 calf risers

Veg out workout - 10 - 20 minutes warm-up plus walk or run one entire lap hard, one entire lap easy. No stopping, please

WOW Workouts May 17-23

Mon May 17, 2010 - Week 3 of SF Half Marathon Training

Tue May 18, 2010
6:30pm - 7:30pm - Track and Core Bootcamp for Women
Where: Las Lomas Track, Walnut Creek - Extra Fee

Wed May 19, 2010
6:30pm - 7:30pm - Piedmont track workouts every Wednesday
Where: Piedmont High School Track near 301 Wildwood Avenue, Piedmont

Thu May 20, 2010
6:30pm - 7:30pm Track and Core Bootcamp for Women
Where: Las Lomas Track, Walnut Creek - Extra Fee

Happy Birthday Mareva G!

Fri May 21, 2010

Sat May 22, 2010
8am - 9am Great Hiway at Judah - 60 Minutes - 10 miles - Runners only
Where: Meet on the sidewalk on Upper Great Hiway, just above Judah, near Java Beach Cafe. Stay after for coffee...

1pm-3pm eighth Street and Central Avenue. Join Coach Stephanie for a pre-race clinic in Alameda.
To RSVP and for details go to http://meetup.com/gowowteam

Sun May 23, 2010 - Practice on See Jane Run Half marathon Course in Alameda - 60 minutes to 13.1 miles (10 for SJR Half Trainees)
Where: Corner 8th and Central Avenue, Alameda- 8AM

Track/Bootcamp April 21, 2010

This week we WOW Women will be doing a boot camp instead of track. It will involve some running, standard warm-up, and concentrate on core/strength/flexibility.

Continue each exercise for 2 minutes or fatigue, whichever comes first. Do the exercise with control from beginning to end.

Have fun!

    #1 Push ups
    #2 Forward Lunge/Jump
    # 3 Step-ups
    # 4 Wall sit
    # 5 Bicycles
    # 6 Prisoner Squats
    # 7 Triceps dips with resistance
    # 8 Biceps curls on one leg
    # 9 Plank
    # 10 Hill run/ Arm pump

Repeat then cool down and stretch

WOW Workouts April 12-18

WOW Team training run at Alameda's Harbor Bay Ferry Landing

WOW Team Workouts for the Week of April 12 - 18, 2010

Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet shall keep WOW Women from working out. Rock on!

Come on out to keep the momentum going, even when between goals. This is what The WOW Team is about: fitness and friendship through running, walking, and the great outdoors!

12 week training for The SF Half Marathon begins the week of May 3. Join us!

Wednesday, 6:30 PM Piedmont High School Track for all abilities

Saturday, 8:00 AM, Sawyer Camp, 60 minutes, walk, run, run/walk. All abilities are welcome!

Sunday, Lake Merritt, 8:00 AM, 1 or 2 laps! What a civilized distance as we maintain fitness and rest up for the next goal. Celebrate afterward at our celebration potluck, right at Lake Merritt. All you Oakland 5K and Half Marathoners need to be there! SF Half Trainees. Be sure to come!

Want to schedule ahead? Check out our group calendar, click here for an ongoing schedule of all workouts and WOW Team Events. Just be sure to check back on a regular basis as things might change...

Questions? Contact Coach Stephanie at coachstephanie@gowowteam.com or
Coach Rob at coachrob@gowowteam.com

Go WOW Team! Ongoing fitness for women through running and walking

Track April 7

Currently WOW is only meeting in Piedmont for our track workouts. We will be adding outdoor bootcamps for speed and strength in Walnut Creek and SF in May. Stay tuned!

Everyone warm-up with 2 laps easy jogging and 5 - 10 minutes of other dynamic stretching moves

Experienced Runners Speed Workout

    8X400m at 5K pace with 400m jog inbetween
    Cool down 2 laps plus stretching

Novice Runners and Walker/Runners

    8X400m hard, Rest
    Cool down 2 laps plus stretching

Walkers and Sprinters

    Straights hard (100m), curves easy (100m), Walkers rest after each lap, sprinters jog a recovery lap then repeat.
    Cool down 2 laps plus stretching

Track March 31

We're back to track in Piedmont on Wednesday only while Coach Rob and Jessica take a little break. They'll be back soon to offer a fitness bootcamp along with speed workouts on the track in Walnut Creek. Stay tuned!

This Wednesday Kara Waltz of Alive Chiropractic and The WOW Team's good friend and race walker Carolyn Balling will offer run, run/walk, and walking track workouts.

Note: Bring a watch or your gymboss if you want to time yourself.

Here are the workouts:
Everyone warms up together - 1-2 laps walking or jogging and jumping jacks, side skates, high knees, booty burners, bicycle crunches.

Runners will do 400 repeats with a 1 minute rest in between.

Runner/Walkers will do 400 repeats to match every other set with the runners. In other words, they will get a longer rest time while the runners will do 400/Rest/400. The Run/Walkers will do 400/Rest until runners finish second set including another 1 minute rest.

Walkers - Carolyn will have you practice using your arms for increased speed and endurance. She will determine the walker workout details.

Everyone cool down and stretch by 7:15.

Wed Track - Great workout

WOW track workouts get results!

You ladies outdid yourselveselves last night as you sweated your way around the track. It impresses the ____ out of me how hard you all work!

Kiera led the pack overall but Lauren, Mayra, and Minming were close behind.

Jennifer W and Ellen G had similar paces as did Stephaney, Julie, and Joanna. You all worked hard and "pumped those arms!"

Welcome new member Joanna!

Good workout to all!

Track Mar 17 & 18

Kerry S at dusk, on the Piedmont track

WOW Group Track Workouts for March 17 and 18, 2010

Int. Track workout with 10 min warm-up, (400, 800, 1200, 800, 400, 800, 400) with 1 minute RI, 10 min. cool-down

Novice Track - 200 Hard plus 200 Easy - Rest 1 minute, 400 Hard - Rest for Int. to catch up plus 1 minute, 600, 400, 200, 400, 200

Maintenance - 4 laps steady pace, rest 2 minutes, repeat once or twice depending on pace

See you at the track!

WOW Details for Mar 15-21

Stephaney is prepared to go the distance. All 13.1 miles!

Join The WOW Team - Fit Women of the World for fun and some honest sweating as we walk or run our way to lifelong fitness.

Here's what WOW is up to this week.
Wednesday, 6:30 PM Piedmont High School Track for all abilities

Thursday, 6:30 PM Las Lomas Track in Walnut Creek. Track for all abilities

Saturday, 8:00 AM, Sawyer Camp, San Mateo (20 min south of SF). 60 minutes or more. All abilities welcome.

Sunday, 8:00 AM - Taper at Lake Merritt - All East Bay Women meet here

Twilight 5K Runners, we will talk about your race before we go out on the course

Half Marathoners, we will talk race strategy and details after you finish your 3 laps

8:00 AM - 5K Racers will remain behind to talk about the race details while the half marathoners start on their 3 laps around the lake

9:45 AM - First talk afterward about next week's race details at the Oakland Running Festival

10:45 AM Second talk about next week's race details at the Oakland Running Festival

For directions and details on the routes, look at the Directions Tab at the top of the home page

Oakland Running Festival Trainees. Here is this week's long run/workout

  • 5K - One time around the lake, HARD, pushing it. Get a feeling for the competition
  • Novice Half Marathoners - three times around the lake
  • Intermediate Half Marathoners - three times around the lake
Fitness Forever/Maintenance - One or more times around Lake Merritt. You choose.

EVERYONE does a 5 minute walking warm-up. After that you are free to break into your chosen workout style. If you are timing yourself, wait until you reach mile one to start measuring your time/mile.

Questions? Contact Coach Stephanie at coachstephanie@gowowteam.com or
Coach Rob at coachrob@gowowteam.com

Go WOW Team! Ongoing fitness for women through running and walking

Track Mar 10-11

Debbie T and River K at Kaiser Half Marathon

The WOW Team track workouts this week will continue to push you. For a half marathon there is not much of a taper required so we're still trying to get the full enchilada out of each of you.

Intermediate Track Workout – 10 min warm-up, 6 X 800 hard with 1:30 RI, 10 min. cool-down, stretch

Novice Track Workout - 10 min warm-up, 6 X 400 hard with rest until intermediate group is also rested, 10 min cool-down, stretch

Maintenance and "Veg-out" long day at work Workout - 10 min warm-up, 1 lap hard, 1 lap easy, 10 minutes easy at end, stretch.

Questions? Contact Coach Stephanie at coachstephanie@gowowteam.com

Go WOW Team! Ongoing fitness for women through running and walking

TWPT Mar 8-14

The Weekly Pep Talk – March 8-14, 2010 Almost There!

This Week is dedicated to Sara N. Your time will come. Do not lose heart.

Dear WOW Members and Interested Readers,

We are getting so close to the Oakland Running Festival, the FINAL GOAL for many of you! Are you getting excited? Do you feel prepared? If you have been sticking with the program you are going to be ready for The BIG DAY! It’s just around the corner!

Last Sunday The WOW Gals were at The Berkeley Marina and many of you completed the 13 mile or 3 hour workout. Everyone had a good workout and the weather was ideal. I was very impressed at the tenacity of each member as she came through the aid station, re-supplied and kept going!

Claire D and Elke V led the pack, while Joanne G and puppy swept the course. Julie Y has made tremendous progress and her tenacity is laudable. Heidi H is so steady and determined. And then we have Ann B, Stephaney C, Jennifer B and Jennifer W, Jessica M, Brenna J, Gini H, Kathryn L, and Kathleen G. Each of you is ...Click here for the rest of the news...

There's lots more to this weekly pep talk! Don't miss all the good stuff... See for yourself.

Go WOW Team! Ongoing fitness for women through running and walking

WOW Workouts Mar 8-14

Work out with The WOW Team. It's fun!

For the Week of March 8-14, 2010

Join The WOW Team - Fit Women of the World for fun and some honest sweating as we walk or run our way to lifelong fitness.

Here's what WOW is up to this week.
Wednesday, 6:30 PM Piedmont High School Track for all abilities

Thursday, 6:30 PM Las Lomas Track in Walnut Creek. Track for all abilities

Saturday, 8:00 AM, SF Zoo - Java Beach on Sloat. 60 minute tempo run. Runners only.

Sunday, 8:00 AM. Two separate locations:

  • Practice at The Emeryville Marina
  • Practice at Walden Park in Walnut Creek
  • For directions and details on the routes, look at the Directions Tab at the top of the home page

    Oakland Running Festival Trainees. Here is this week's long run/workout

    • 5K - 60 minutes*
    • Novice Half Marathoners -3 hours, 20 minutes or 14 miles, whichever comes first
    • Intermediate Half Marathoners - 14 miles (1 miles warm-up) plus 13 miles steady pace
    Fitness Forever/Maintenance - 60 minutes or more. You choose.

    EVERYONE does a 5 minute walking warm-up. After that you are free to break into your chosen workout style. If you are timing yourself, wait until you reach mile one to start measuring your time/mile.

    *Depends on your ability - go for at least 50 minutes "pushing yourself". The rest is to increase your time on your feet.

    Questions? Contact Coach Stephanie at coachstephanie@gowowteam.com or
    Coach Rob at coachrob@gowowteam.com

    Go WOW Team! Ongoing fitness for women through running and walking

    WOW Workouts Mar 1-7

    Listen up. This stuff is important!

    For the Week of March 1-7, 2010

    Here's what WOW is up to this week.
    Join The WOW Team - Fit Women of the World for fun and some honest sweating as we walk or run our way to lifelong fitness.

    Tuesday, 6:00 AM Kezar Track, San Francisco, 60 minute intervals for runners only. Must RSVP by Monday at 9:00 AM

    Wednesday, 6:30 PM Piedmont High School Track for all abilities

    Thursday, 6:30 PM Las Lomas Track in Walnut Creek. Track for all abilities

    Saturday, 8:00 AM, Sawyer Camp, San Mateo. All Abilities Welcome

    Sunday, 8:00 AM. Practice at The Berkeley Marina. Meet at Sea Breeze Market

    For directions and details on the routes, look at the Directions Tab at the top of the home page

    Oakland Running Festival Trainees. Here is this week's long run/workout

    • 5K - 60 minutes*
    • Novice Half Marathoners - 3 hours or 13.1miles, whichever comes first
    • Intermediate Half Marathoners - 13.1 miles (1 miles warm-up) plus 12.1 miles on pace
    Fitness Forever? - 60 minutes or more. You choose.

    EVERYONE does a 5 minute walking warm-up. After that you are free to break into your chosen workout style. If you are timing yourself, wait until you reach mile one to start measuring your time/mile.

    *Depends on your ability - go for at least 45 minutes "pushing yourself". The rest is to increase your time on your feet.

    Questions? Contact Coach Stephanie at coachstephanie@gowowteam.com or
    Coach Rob at coachrob@gowowteam.com

    Go WOW Team!

    Track Feb 1-7

    Watch the turnover

    This week's track workout is the same for all levels, all paces, all women! The WOW Team 50 Workout - For 50 minutes you will MOVE! Part 1 - Start with 2 laps warm-up, nice, easy steady walking or jogging, your choice. EASY. Part 2 - 4 laps HARD at your 10K pace (intermediate), or your run/walk race pace, " if you are new to the track. After 4 laps hard, recover with 1 lap EASY. Part 3 - 8 laps HARD (same as above). After 8 laps hard, recover with 2 laps EASY. Part 4 - 2 laps HARD (same as above). After 2 laps hard recover with 1 lap EASY. Part 5 - 2 laps HARD (same as above). Push your final lap to use up all your energy. After 2 laps hard, recover with 1-2 cool-down laps, EASY. This workout will continue for 50 minutes. We will call the time at 50 minutes. Wherever you are in the workout, cool down with a minimum of 1 EASY Lap and finish off the workout with STRETCHING. The purpose of this workout, for experienced runners, is to work with your 10K pace throughout and stay consistent on each lap for the HARD segments. If you don't know your 10K pace, talk to us in advance to help you understand what it is. For everyone, the purpose of this workout is to keep moving for the entire 50 minutes and push yourself on the HARD segments. Use the EASY laps to recover so that you can put 100% effort into the HARD parts. YOU CAN DO THIS!!

    Go for it! Go WOW Team!

    Track Jan 25 - 31

    San Francisco Workout Tuesday, January 26 at 6:00 AM - 10 minutes warm-up including dynamic stretch.2X (4X400) with 1'30" rest, 2'30" between sets (at your 10K race pace)*.  Hill repeats to 6:45, 1 - 2 laps walking/jogging cool-down, Stretch.

    Kerry S and Coach Stephanie at Piedmont High School Track

    Intermediate to Advanced at 7 - 10 minutes/mile Piedmont (Wednesday, January 27) and Las Lomas (Thursday, January 28) at 6:30 PM Intermediate to Advanced at 7 - 10 minutes/mile - 10 minutes warm-up including dynamic stretch. 2X (4X400) with 1'30" rest, 2'30" between sets (at your 10K race pace)*.  Hill repeats to 6:45, 1 - 2 laps walking/jogging cool-down, Stretch. Run/Walk at 10 - 14 minutes per mile - 400 - 800 meter walk/run warm-up (depending on your speed) plus dynamic stretches.  4X200 hard, Rest same as above, 2X200 hard plus 2 laps steady running and cool down jogging/walking for remainder of workout. Stretch. Novice Runners or Walkers 14 minutes and more- 400 meter warm-up walking/jogging plus dynamic stretches. Move (run or walk) HARD for 1/2 lap, Easy 1/2 lap. Rest with group until next set begins. Repeat until 7:15. Easy cool down walking or jogging plus stretch. Track workouts will cause you to SWEAT and raise your heart rate! If you have any reason why this is not wise, please inform us. We assume you have spoken with your doctor about exercising hard. Thank you!

    Wed 1/20 Track Canceled

    WOW! Track Workout in Piedmont  January 20, Continuing Every Wednesday, scheduled to occur on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 6:30 PM has been canceled. Please update your plans accordingly. Dear WOW Ladies, With the Piedmont Track flooded and rain and wind to continue through the evening I am canceling tonight's track workout.  I never like to cancel our workouts and am not intimidated by a bit of rain. Using the adage "discretion is the better part of valor" in this instance I bow down to the Weather Gods. For any of you who can make it to tomorrow night's workout at Las Lomas, that is one alternative. You can also move inside to a gym and do the workout on a treadmill. Ask for help if you're not sure how to modify the settings on the treadmill. The workout itself is loaded on our website at http://gowowteam.com/track-workout   If you have further questions, you can email me through CoachStephanie@gowowteam.com. Plans are on for the rest of the week. Sorry about tonight... Best, Coach Stephanie

    Track Jan 18-24

    Good form Jeanetta!

    http://gowowteam.com

    San Francisco Workout Tuesday, January 19 at 6:00 AM Intermediate to Advanced at 7 - 10 minutes/mile - 10 minutes warm-up including dynamic stretch. 1X1600 (at your 10K race pace)*, 2 minutes rest, 2X800 with 1 minute rest, 4X400 with 1 min rest. Hill repeats to 6:45, 1 - 2 laps walking/jogging cool-down, Stretch. Piedmont (Wednesday, January 20) and Las Lomas (Thursday, January 21) at 6:30 PM Intermediate to Advanced at 8 - 10 minutes/mile - Track Workout - 800 meter warm-up plus dynamic stretch. 2X400 hard (at your 10K race pace)* Rest 2 minutes, 4X800 hard, rest 2 minutes, 1X400 hard plus 2 laps jogging cool-down, Stretch. Run/Walk at 10 - 14 minutes per mile - 400 - 800 meter walk/run warm-up (depending on your speed) plus dynamic stretches. 2X200 hard, Rest 2 minutes. 4X400 hard, Rest 2 minutes, 1X200 all out then cool down with 2 laps walking or running. Stretch. Novice Runners or Walkers 14 minutes and more- 400 meter warm-up walking/jogging plus dynamic stretches. Move (run or walk) HARD for 1/2 lap, Easy 1/2 lap. Rest with group until next set begins. Repeat until 7:15. Easy cool down walking or jogging plus stretch. Track workouts will cause you to SWEAT and raise your heart rate! If you have any reason why this is not wise, please inform us. We assume you have spoken with your doctor about exercising hard. Thank you!

    Track Jan 11 - 17

    January 11 - 17, 2010 Intermediate to Advanced 8 - 10 minutes/mile - Track Workout - 800 meter warm-up plus dynamic stretch, 1X800 with 1 lap recovery X 6 (at your 10K race pace)* 2 laps jogging cool-down, Stretch. Run/Walk 10 - 14 minutes per mile - 400 - 800 meter walk/run warm-up (depending on your speed) plus dynamic strecthes, 1X400 hard (running as much as possible) with 1X400 walking or walk/run for recovery, as needed. Repeat 6 times. 2 laps walking or running cool-down, Stretch. Novice Runners or Walkers 14 minutes and more - 400 meter warm-up walking plus dynamic stretches. Walk HARD for 1/2 lap, Easy 1/2 lap, Steady 1 lap. Repeat 3 - 4 times. Stretch. Track workouts will cause you to SWEAT and raise your heart rate! If you have any reason why this is not wise, please inform us. We assume you have spoken with your doctor about exercising hard. Thank you! *If you don't already know your 10K race pace, let's talk! Bring layers of clothing and water. WOW works out in rain or sun. Be prepared. If the weather is inclement, have a change of clothes in your car or near-by. After the workout is when you can get cold.