Life Time Fitness | Team Cross Runs and…

I get to run every Tuesday and Saturday morning with a training group from the MDRA. However, if you don’t belong to a training group but are training for a fall marathon you might be interested in the below information from Lifetime Fitness. I received an e-mail from Lifetime Fitness Endurance, I’m guessing that TCM sold my e-mail address to them.

Dear Twin Cities Marathoners,

We hope you are running strong and building your fitness towards the Twin Cities Marathon on Oct. 4, 2009! It’s time for those longer endurance building runs and we’d like to invite you to join members of the Life Time Fitness Run Club for some upcoming long runs in the month of August! This if absolutely FREE!Aug 22 – Eagan LTF, 7 am Start (16 miler, Run Lead is John Schueller. RSVP: jschueller@lifetimefitness.com) *Open to ALL Twin Cities Marathon Runners!

Aug 29 – St. Louis Park LTF, 7 am Start (20 miler, Run Lead is Rebekah Mayer. RSVP: rmayer@lifetimefitness.com) *Open to ALL TCM Runners!

Please visit www.lifetimefitness.com for directions to the run start location. Email your Run Lead with any questions and to RSVP so that we know how many people to expect to run that day. Please arrive between 6:30-6:45 am as the runs will begin at 7 am sharp. Each workout will be supported with fluids and food, but we recommend that you come with your own water bottles. After the workout, join fellow runners for 25% off smoothies in the Life Cafe! We hope you can join us and everyone is invited!

On behalf of every endurance athlete and coach on staff at Life Time Fitness, I’d like to wish you the very best of luck with your training and on race day. And don’t forget to visit our new and improved running website by clicking HERE or visiting http://lifetimefitness.mylt.com/community/running/

Train smart and train safe,

Coach Troy Jacobson

National Director – Endurance Training

LIFE TIME FITNESS, INC.

If you read this blog, there is a good chance that for you every day is a running day for you. But lots of people don’t run on a regular basis, in fact many people have no physical activity as part of their routine.

According to the event’s website:

National Running Day is a national initiative whereby many of the major organizations within the running industry are joining forces in an unprecedented unified effort to nationally and locally promote running as a healthy, easy, and accessible form of exercise. The inaugural National Running Day will be Wednesday, June 3.

Everyone is encouraged to not only go for a run but also to encourage someone else to get out on the trails as well. Especially children.

In the Twin Cities area, many local running stores are having events with “celebrity runners”. No, not the TV or political personalities, but real bona fide running celebrities. Athletes from Team USA Minnesota will be running with us mere mortals. So take this opportunity to run and “beat” a professional athlete!

Image from Team USA Minnesota website.
No image of the men is currently available.

All of the below events start at 6pm and are free!

Marathon Sports, 2312 W. 50th Street, Mpls.; meet and run with Kristen Nicolini Lehmkuhle, Jason Lehmkuhle, and Meghan Armstrong, grab a free massage from the experts of Lyn Lake Chiropractic and enjoy refreshments afterward
Life Time Fitness, St. Louis Park, 5525 Cedar Lake Road, St. Louis Park; meet and run with Katie McGregor, Michelle Lilienthal and Missy Buttry Rock Distances range from one to 8 miles. Stay for refreshments afterward.
Life Time Fitness, Highland Park, 2145 Ford Parkway, St. Paul; meet and run with Olympian Carrie Tollefson and Antonio Vega . Distances range from one to 6 miles and more. Stay for refreshments afterward.
Kenwood Park, 2101 W. Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis; meet and run with Emily Brown and Josh Moen Distances start at one and two miles.
Como Park Lakeside Pavilion, 1360 Lexington Pkwy. N., St. Paul; meet and run with Matt Gabrielson. Distances start at one mile. Stay for refreshments afterward.
Running Room, 1068 Grand Ave., St. Paul. Distances include 1 mile walk, 1 mile run, 2 miles, 4 miles and more. Stay for refreshments afterward.