Training!

Here you can access the CARA reccomeded training schedule for both the half and full marathon!

http://www.cararuns.org/

Some personal hints for training and getting started:

* Shoes are key, make sure you have good running shoes: Soon to come, a post on our partners Fleet Feet and sales they have coming up, and getting the running shoe that works best for you.

* Getting up at 5:30 to run an ubsurbd amount of time or distance rain or shine, may sound like a daunting task, but really is a fantastic way to start the day! and you'll regret more not getting up to do it, than finishing the run!

* Now that its early in the season, you have time to set reasonable goals for yourself for bigger races like the half or full marathon. Try a fun run like the Soldier Field 10 miler: http://www.soldierfield10.com/ the pace you run for this 10miler, should be about where you should be training for the longer races!

* This will be a place to add personal running tips and different suggestions, especially as race day comes closer, so please post anything you would like to add!!!

Fundraising Tip #1

So if you like to blog or already have an account- one of the first things you can do if you have time is start a blog! This is a great resource for your friends and family to read about your story and cause, follow your training and most of all donate!
An example of this is Team Familia's blog, check it out at :
http://www.teamfamilia.blogspot.com/
Seasoned athletes: if you have a blog already tracking your stories, post it here, to help our new athletes with ideas on how to create a blog to help aide their fundraising efforts!
Thanks, Jenn

Welcome!

Welcome all American Cancer Society- Chicago Athletes!
This blog will be a resource for both new and seasoned athletes with the ACS! We hope you will find it helpful for updates on all sorts of information including:
- Training tips and schedules
- Fundraising tips
- Posts on upcoming events and parties!
- stories and photos on past events
- and much more
Also- please feel free to post to this blog with any tips or updates you may have or find helfpul for our athletic community! And of course, questions are always welcome and we hope to use this blog as a means to help answer some of your questions!
Happy training,
Jenn
ACS DetermiNation committee member