- Weekly Club Announcements -

• TRACK is CANCELLED this week due to extremely high forecasted temps.  See Joe's email sent on 6/22 for details.  Track will return next week.

• Don't Miss out on the three upcoming SRR Run Clinics!

  • Monday, July 14: Pre-run strength training before the Bur-Run

  • Wednesday, July 23: Pre-run strength training before the Squirrel Scramble

  Need to get your SRR race kit ready?  The SRR store is stocked and ready for your purchase!  Get your SRR singlet, hats, gloves, or classic hoodie and be ready for your spring race! 

• Event Calendar - This is the place to keep track of weekly runs, races, and other club events. We’ve got a lot going on! View the SRR Event Calendar (opens in new window) and better yet, add the SRR Calendar to your Google Calendars and never miss an event!

• If you are running a race let SRR know here - Races - so you can connect with other SRRs and maybe organize a meetup. If you don't see your race on the list, go ahead and add it!   

• Long Runs Groups: Check out the long run web site for info on the different groups and route around town

• Check out all of SRR's weekly runs!  We have 7 different weekly runs Follow SRR on Instagram, Facebook, and Strava to get run updates and join the email list!

• New to SRR and ready to become a full member? Membership has its privileges!  Become a member today: Sign up Here

• Run with SRR at these upcoming events!   

  • SRR will be at the Cambridge Summer Classic on June 29th.  We'll have the tent, refreshments, and ice pops! Let's go win that huge 'biggest team' trophy again!  When you register, make sure to select Somerville Road Runners as your team.

  • Our friends at the Shamrock Running Club are hosting their annual Feeney 5k on the 4th of July in Woburn.  

  • The Yankee Homecoming 10 Miler is on Tuesday, July 29th.  A rare mid-week race that is held in Newburyport, there is always a good SRR group there to run.  

  • The USATF Road Mile is July 13th at 9am in Hopkinton.  Team SRR will be there!  To register, click here. 

  • The USAFT Bobby Doyle 5 Miler is August 10th in Narragansett.  Team SRR will be there and we are bringing a coach bus!  See Elizabeth's email from 6/10 for free registration code instructions and bus sign-up information

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TRACK - TUESDAYS 7:00 PM at Tufts TRACK

Track Workouts and Information

Tuesday July 1 - Either Hills or a Miler’s Workout

Although we are officially done with the "speed phase" of the year, a number of people will be running the USATF Grand Prix Road Mile in July.  So, for those who desire, I will issue an alternate slate of Miler-ish workouts until then.    If you want to focus on that race, feel free to instead do one of these.  We will all meet at the track as normal.  Then the Hill People will jog over to the hills and the Mile People will do their miler's workout.

The Packard Ave Hill  Workout is going to be 3 sets this week.  The total volume is just a little longer than normal

Everyone will do 2 sets of hills

    Set #1 is

        * 5 x half hill 
        * rest 3 minutes after the set.

    Set #2 is 

        * 4 x full hill
        * rest 1 minute after the set

    Set #3 is

        * 2 x half hill

The "Miler's" workout is one we have not done before.  It's one I've thought about but never actually scheduled.   A miler speed-endurance workout.  We're adding on to the length of reps at mile goal race pace and giving you extra rest in between.  I freely admit this is an experiment so I welcome your feedback.

    *  2 x 200 at REPEAT.  Jog recovery after the first 200 , then take as much time as you want after the 2nd. I recommend no more than 3 minutes but it's up to you.

    *  4 x 800 at Mile Goal Race Pace with a long rest  The point here is to be completely recovered for the next one.    Depending on your group that could be anywhere from 4 to 6 minutes.  I am afraid I cannot give you a definitive number for this but I will say there is no upper limit to the rest.  If you are running in groups, I suggest you pick a set amount of time after the first one and then adjust accordingly.

    * Since this is a new workout, let's call the 4th one "optional".  (Technically they're all optional but you know what I mean).

 👋 Psst, before you run off…