2007 Wild Miles Relay

28 DAYS AND COUNTING

TEAM UPDATE: March 30, 2007

TEAM REGISTRATION STATUS

Our team's CONTACT INFORMATION is now complete! In addition, we've added our second Van Assistant: Chuck Fabijanic's daughter Julia. Does anyone have leads on two volunteers that our team needs to supply the WMR?

GOING THE DISTANCE: TIPS TO CONSIDER

As we move one day closer to the WMR, here's a few more tips to consider...

Consider flip-flopping your faithful running shoes. The time to purchase new running shoes is NOT now. Before a major race such as this, you would want to purchase running shoes about four to six weeks prior. At this point, be sure to bring two pair of your most comfortable and dependable running shoes so you can have fresh and dry shoes after each leg of your run.

At this point, the WORST thing you can do is to wear "new" running shoes; that is, running shoes that have less than 70 miles run in them. DO NOT BRING THESE SHOES as your feet will blister and your legs will pay for it.

Be consistent - don't "overtrain" at this point. There is always a risk for individuals to "up" their mileage between now and a race like the Wild Miles Relay. This is one of the worst mistakes and can lead to a variety of injuries. The best plan for your training at this point is:

Remain consistent in your trainings - don't increase your mileage greatly and be faithful to your miles and training schedule. At this point, increasing your mileage will not help you much in preparing for what lies ahead on April 28-29. Just look at each leg as a separate training run.

Adhere to the 10 percent rule: (1) Do not increase your weekly mileage by more than 10 percent and (2) do not increase the distance of your long run (if you're doing one) by more than 10 percent per week.

Do not run two hard workouts back to back (i.e. speedwork, hill repeats, long runs or races).

Be sure to listen to your body; listen to what your legs are telling you throughout your training. Instead of running when your muscles feel fatigued or sore, take an extra day off and save your legs. Be sure to incorporate rest days into your schedule, especially prior to hard workouts.

Continue to stay hydrated. One of the most important things you can do from now until the race is to remain hydrated... well hydrated. Not to be crude, but your urine should run pretty clear, as a sign of ample hydration. Hydration before, and especially during, the race will be crucial. If you find yourself thirsty on any given day, you are already feeling the effects of dehydration. Be drinking at least 8 to 10 glasses of water each day.

Stretch regularly. Keep those legs and arms and trunk loose by stretching out every day. If your body is not used to running up to 20 miles in a 25-hour time period, you will be sore when it's all over. But how sore will depend on you staying hydrated and you being flexible. Keep those muscles limber by stretching them every day, even twice a day - once in the morning and once in the evening.

RUNNERS

Stacy Park (Co-Captain) - park.stacy@gmail.com

Lee Hoedl (Co-Captain) - leehoedl@yahoo.com

Arnold Ramirez (EMT) - acramirez@fs.fed.us

Andrea Gonzalez - agonzalez@nafinc.com

Matt Allsopp - mallsopp@nafinc.com

Drew Haberl - dhaberl@nafinc.com

James Gonzalez - jgonzalez@segwayfin.com

Steve Hansen - ironman70mc@yahoo.com

Todd Heon (EMT) - crystalandtodd@adelphia.net

Jeff Windhorst - JWhindo100@aol.com

TEAM STAFF

Chuck Fabijanic (Alternate Runner, Van Driver 1) - chuckfab1@earthlink.net

Julia Fabijanic (Assistant 1)

Michael Houch (Van Driver 2) - houch24@hotmail.com

Devlin Caskey (Assistant 2) - __________________

Arnold Ramirez and Todd Heon (EMTs) - See above for email addresses

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