Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks will be joined by over 150 Black Girls RUN! members this weekend in Columbus, Ohio for the Capital City Half Marathon. So, to build the excitement around this weekend’s national meet up, we want you to submit your best tips for preparing for this weekend’s race in Columbus.
Post your best tip for preparing for a race as your status. You must tag @BlackGirlsRUN! and @MizunoRunningNorthAmerica in your status for it to be a valid post. The participant with the most likes and comments will be selected to win a new pair Wave Rider 15 running shoes from Mizuno. Encourage your family and friends to come and comment on your status to increase your chances of winning. Contest kicks off at Noon until 4 p.m EST.
Winner will be announced today.
*In the event of a tie, there will be a random drawing.*
Join Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks in Columbus, May 3 -5, for the Black Girls RUN! Capital City Half Marathon, Quarter Marathon & 5K Meet Up. Columbus is welcoming us with open arms and we feel the love! We have over 150 Black Girls RUN! members coming to Columbus, and we want you there to participate in our national meet up!
The weekend kicks off on Thursday, May 3 at the Health & Fitness Expo Party. BGR!’s lead ambassador, Koritha Mitchell will be apart of the ‘Panel of Champions’ beginning at 6 p.m. For more information, visit Health & Fitness Expo Party.
On Friday, May 4 come meet BGR! founders Toni Hicks and Ashley Carey for the Black Girls RUN! Meet & Greet. Cap City Race Director, David Babner will come by to visit as well.
DAY: Friday, May 4, 2012.
TIME: 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
PLACE: The Sheraton Columbus at Capitol Square, 75 E. State Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, (614) 228-1234.
It will give us a chance to socialize, discuss our collective love of running and more importantly, give you ladies a chance to connect! You won’t want to miss it! We can’t wait to see everyone! PLEASE don’t forget to RSVP! And don’t forget to bring your cameras, we LOVE to take pictures.
On race day, Saturday May 5, all Black Girls RUN! members and supporters should meet at the BGR! Party Tent at 7:15 a.m in Columbus Commons. We will have a professional photographer meet us to capture this moment! Everyone who came to be a part of the national BGR meet-up should definitely make plans to meet here. After the race is over, come on back to the tent at the post race area to celebrate your efforts and success in completing the race.
Black Girls RUN! merchandise will be sold on Friday and Saturday. All weekend we will be holding a raffle to win a pair of new running shoes from Mizuno, so please be sure to fill out the entry form at the meet and greet event on Friday.
For a detailed scheduled of event information for the Capital City Half Marathon National Meetup, visit Event Information.
Ashley Hicks, one of the co-founders of Black Girls RUN! had the opportunity last week to be a panelist on The Melissa Harris-Perry show on MSNBC, including ESPN columnist Jemele Hill, and the first woman to run in the Boston Marathon, Kathrine Switzer. The show honored the achievements made by female athletes and the road ahead for women’s sports.Click here to view.
Black Girls RUN! DC and New York had the opportunity of interviewing with CNN to talk about Black Girls RUN!, their personal experiences with the group, and how “social media trends have women moving”. CNN’s short documentary on Black Girls RUN! aired this past weekend. To view the video, click here.
“I wonder how people go around this track without passing out?”
I asked myself this when I first started to run. I’m a self-proclaimed lazy runner, who really didn’t run but walked the majority of a 1.8 mile track and convinced myself 30 seconds straight is good enough.
I worked my time up to three minutes and decided to tell my fitness junkie brother thinking I could get an atta’ girl.
Me: “I ran three minutes straight…”
Him: “Oh (a very ho hum oh). You suck.”
Ego. Meet Bruise.
When he told me I suck, I was a taken aback. My brother laid the smack down on me.
The next day I told myself to stick with my three minutes. When I got to 3, I didn’t feel tired so I went to 5. I got to 5 and then 7. I did 7 and thought I might as well go for 10.
This was the girl parading around three minutes like I deserved a gold medal. At 10 minutes, I was on the curve of the track that led to my car. I finished the mile at 12 minutes.
I wanted to high five everyone I saw but they would think I was crazy. I didn’t care…I ran one mile. *Take that*
These were probably consistent runners I was taunting…in my head…because how rude would it be to say “take that” out loud?
I started the next day’s run with no expectations. I figured it was a fluke I ran a mile and I didn’t want to be disappointed. After some time I noticed a mile had been reached. But I kept going, which led to running the entire 1.8 miles.
Thinking THIS was impressive, I text my brother my distance. His response: Good job!
I got my atta’ girl. We even chuckled about the three minute clown, which I told him I NEEDED to be put down to get me UP to a better distance and time.
This strategy may not work for every beginner, but having a little bit of egg-o cracked over my e-go has set a new standard for what I can do. I no longer wonder how others are making it around the track. Maybe their brother told them they sucked too!
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Summer Duperon is a member of the BGR! New Orleans running group, and is a “newbie” runner. Her interest in running a 5k is what sparked her to join BGR! two months ago.
One of the first things I tell new runners to do, is to have a gait analysis done. I’ve had several done before, but I couldn’t pass up the chance to have a specialized gait analysis done by Brooks at REI‘s SoHo store. (p.s. As your body and feet change, it’s not a bad idea to have a gait analysis done every time you’re ready to purchase a new pair of wheels. That way you know you’re ALWAYS getting the best shoe for you).
What is a gait analysis? This is the first step in getting properly fitted. A gait analysis determines how you run – whether you overpronate, underpronate, or are neutral. To see exactly how my feet land, the Brooks shoe expert had me remove my shoes and run barefoot. This allowed him to get the perfect view of my foot striking the treadmill. For an even better view, he video taped me running.
Are you looking for the perfect running shoe, but need help? Join us on May 24th, 8pm EST for a Tweet Chat party with @MizunoRunningabout 20 hours agofrom TweetDeck
Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks will be joined by over 150 Black Girls RUN! members this weekend in Columbus, Ohio for the Capital City Half Marathon. So, to build the excitement around this weekend’s national meet up, we want you to submit your best tips for preparing for this weekend’s race in Columbus.
