Cincinnati-based Jeff Galloway Running Group

[Tony Alonso]

Welcome to week 22 of the 24-week training session for the spring 2024 Flying Pig. The schedule is set to get you to the start line of the half and full marathon on Sunday, May 5, 2024 There are plans for those who seek "to finish" or have a specific time goal in either event.

We continue doing easy group runs on Wednesdays until the week of the Flying Pig. Saturday workouts continue to be the long, weekly distance or half mile/mile repeats for the "time goal" track. Our last long run for the season is this Saturday, April 13. We will participate in the Fleet Feet 20/12 Run, as well as have a couple of our group members staff a hydration stop along the course. The 20/12 is a great dress rehearsal for the Pig weekend, and is well supported with stops, course monitors, and a start/finish line area.

Please RSVP ASAP for the Fleet Feet 20/12 at this location - https://www.fleetfeet.com/s/cincy/racing/2012/2024-rsvp


NOTE: The workout information is listed below and in the weekly e-mail. Please use the forum for communication with others. You do not need an account to view the forum, but if you want to post, please register here (no charge). Contact me if you cannot access the forum because of a password problem. The training schedule is on Google Docs, and the link is in this thread.



WEEK 22 MEETING TIMES AND LOCATIONS:
Wednesday, Apr 10, 2024
All distances and pace groups: run 4 miles on your own (next week, we will meet at Newport on the Levee)

Saturday, Apr 13, 2024
Marathoners on "time goal" schedule: meet at 5:00am at Sawyer Point Park to run at 5:15am (you will run an 3 extra miles first, followed by 6 then 20 miles)
Marathoners on "to finish" schedule: meet at 5:45am at Sawyer Point Park to run at 6:00am (you will run 6 miles first, followed by 20 miles)
Half marathoners on "time goal" schedule: meet at 6:00am at Sawyer Point Park to run at 6:15am (you will run an 3 extra miles first, followed by 2 then 12 miles)
Half marathoners on "to finish" schedule: meet at 6:30am at Sawyer Point Park to run at 6:45am (you will run 2 miles first, followed by 12 miles)
All distances and pace groups: line up at 7:15am at Sawyer Point Park run the Fleet Feet 20/12 at 7:30am (12 miles for half and 20 miles full marathoners to get a total of 14/17 or 26/29, respectively)

Sawyer Point Park is at 705 E Pete Rose Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Below are the official Fleet Feet 20/12 times (we will be doing the additional distances before the 7:15am start). Note that if you want 6 miles, that starts at 8am

7:00am - Site Opens
7:20am - Announcements Start
7:30am - 12 and 20 Mile Wave Start by Pace Group
8:00am - 6 Mile START

14-, 17-, 26, AND 29-MILE ROUTES
See Fleet Feet 20 mile route distributed in weekly email...more details for the other distances is forthcoming within the next day.

[Tony Alonso]

Based on distances that people are planning on cover, here are the routes and the order in which they would be done, along with start time from Sawyer Pt Park

Meet at 5:00am to run at 5:15am: 3 miles (https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5996468395/)
Meet at 5:45am to run at 6:00am: 2 miles (https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5996482198/)
Meet at 6:15am to run at 6:30am: 4 miles (https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5996477095/)

For each distance above, we will pick up people at the entrance to Sawyer Point Park where the Flying Pigs are located. just beyond the parking lot entrance

For the 12 miles or 20 miles, line up at 7:15am to be a part of the wave start beginning at 7:30am (based on our pace groups, it will probably take about 10 minutes before we start because there are over 1000 people registered)

Here is a link to all of the details (parking locations, logistics, 12 and 20 mile routes) from Fleet Feet. Please read it carefully. They are asking for a $5 donation to provide to charity.