Weekly Announcements

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Week 5 Announcements:  The week of Monday, September 9 to Saturday, September 14.

Monday and Wednesday, September 9 and 11.  This is our third “Hybrid” training week, with in-person workouts and a zoom audio component on Monday and Wednesday.

• • • • • In-person Meetings.  You may choose to meet a group in-person at any of three Oahu locations (see below) or by yourself at a location that’s more convenient for you.
        • Meeting Alone.  If you choose to do the workout alone, you may listen to the conference call (see below) or you can listen to the workout recording while you make up the workout the next day.  Note: the recording link will be posted in the early morning after the workout.
        • Start Times:  Your location directors will give instructions and form groups, starting at 5:30 p.m.  And Brian will start the warm-up at 5:40 p.m. via Zoom Audio (at this link).  Please be on time.
        • The following locations have map links to assist in finding your group.  Honolulu meets at Kahala Mall on Monday and at Kahala Community Park on Wednesday.  Windward meets at Windward Community College on Monday and Wednesday.  Westside meets at Kapolei Greenz, 92-582 Welo Street in  Makakilo on Monday and at Ewa Mahiko Park on Wednesday.  See next point for Honolulu location meeting details.
        • Honolulu Meeting Places on M&W.  On Monday meet on the tables in front of Whole Foods in Kahala Mall.  On Wednesday, Meet at the restrooms in Kahala Community Park.  You might find parking at Kahala Elementary School on Pahoa Avenue next to the park.
        • Listen to the call on speaker phone, by using ear buds, or any Bluetooth device (see below for details). 

Saturday, September 14.  The in-person workout meets at 6:30 a.m. (NOTE TIME) at (map link) Kailua Beach Park.  This  is a 2-hour (90-minutes for our 10K athletes), in-person workout with a potluck brunch at the park after the workout.  Note:  The new Sensible Eating course begins at the park after the potluck (see below for details).

• • • • • Directions.  From Downtown Honolulu, take the Pali Highway (Hwy 61) towards Kailua.  Stay on 61 (which becomes Kailua Road) through downtown Kailua to the “T” intersection at Kalaheo Avenue.  Turn right onto Kalaheo and continue until Kalaheo becomes Kawailoa Road.  Cross over a bridge and turn left (opposite Buzz’s Steakhouse) immediately into the Kailua Beach Park parking lot.  Here’s a map link.  From Central Oahu, take H-3 and exit at Kaneohe Bay Drive.  Turn left and continue past Aikahi Shopping Center onto Kalaheo.  Continue until Kalaheo becomes Kawailoa Road.  Cross over a bridge and turn left (opposite Buzz’s Steakhouse) immediately into the Kailua Beach Park parking lot.
        • The Workout.  We will walk over to the start finish area, limber up there, and back track into and around Lanikai on the 5K course.  After Lanikai, the faster athletes will head down Kalaheo Avenue towards Kaneohe on the first part of the Uloha Half-marathon course.
        • Post-workout Potluch Brunch.  Please bring a dish to share for about 6 people.  Be willing to take your left-overs home.

BCET Survey.  Here is a link to the short survey I’ve told you will help us plan our approach to BC Endurance Trainings during 2025 and beyond.  It only takes a few minutes to complete, and your answers will be strictly anonymous and confidential.  Thanks for your time.  BC

The Sensible Eating Course.  A steering committee met at Zippy’s on Saturday to plan for the first three class sessions.  If you are interested in doing the course, here are a few things to know:

• • • • • The curriculum is posted on our BC Endurance website under Courses>Sensible Eating.  You should read about the three habit areas because you’ll be asked to choose one of the three to focus on during the first class meeting.
        • The first class will take place after the potluck at Kailua Beach Park this Saturday.  Please bring a beach chair and warm clothes incase it’s blustery.
        • Our steering committee (Lara, Arby, Jessie, Felicia, and Brian) okayed the following ideas in the 1-page course plan at this link.  It will fill out your understanding of the course.  Please read it before coming to the first class.

Stacy Z’s Latest Videos.  Kawainui Marsh Run (Saturday, 8-24-24).  Manoa Valley Run (8-31-24).  Mililani Hills (9-7-24)

The New Workout Diary (digital version).  The new electronic diary form on our Mile-to-Marathon page is ready for use.  I will continue bringing the hard copy version to Saturday workouts.  But in order to record your Monday and Wednesday workout experience for my perusal, you will have to fill out the digital version on our members only marathon page.

• • • • • Who should fill out the diary?  1) If you plan to participate in the course on the Hard-Easy System, starting in October.  2) if you need me to follow up with you on an injury (note the fastest way to get my attention is to send me a text or email).  3) If you want a digital record of your workouts for the rest of the training.  Otherwise, only the Saturday diary is a “have-to” so I can check in on your workout experience, especially on the long runs to come.
        • What’s “new” about this version?  I tried to make this electronic version as close as possible to the hard copy one you’ve filled out since the beginnning of this training.  I’ve added a section for Colds and I’ve expanded the Injuries section.  Earlier versions had sections for tracking your sleep habits and meditation practices, which I can bring back if requested.

Please use this link to access our Zoom audio teleconference calls.

• • • You can also access by dialing this number: +13462487799,,87875359367#. 
    • If prompted, the Meeting ID is 878 7535 9367 and the password is BC.

Brian will post workout recordings of our Zoom audio workout sessions below by date if you need to review a workout.