Route #6

I love running on Riverside.   Did you guys know that Riverside is almost exactly 5 kilometers long?    Anyway, be sure that you are wearing reflective gear.    There is a bike lane on Riverside, but there is no sidewalk.

See you at 6pm at the corner of 11th and Holly.

Girls on The Run

Passing our love of fitness and running onto the next generation is one of the main goals of East Nasty.   Girls on the Run is another great organization that shares this passion.   They are looking for some "running buddies" for the girls that are participating in their training program.   Read below, and email Stephanie Livesay (stephanie.livesay@girlsontherun.org) if you have any questions.

Girls on the Run Needs You! We would love to have you be a Running Buddy to accompany and encourage a girl through her end-of-season 5k event experience! For many girls, this is the biggest challenge and biggest accomplishment of Girls on the Run…and one of their favorite parts is having their very own Running Buddy by their side! The 5K will be on November 15^th, 8:00am. This 5K will be a part of the Viva la Diva 5K, but Running Buddies only need to register using the link below; they do not need to register for Viva la Diva.

 

Running Buddy Registration Link -

http://bit.ly/5Krunningbuddy

Route #5 Drew's favorite.

6 am or 6 pm at the corner of 11th and Holly in East Nashville.   (If you are a Lasty Nasty, you need to show up at 5:45 pm)

Remember it is time to start wearing reflective gear.   It may not be dark at 6:10, but it will be dark by the time many of you are finishing.

Congratulations to all the Chicago marathon finishers!   Well done.

Route #4

Join us on at 6 am or 6 pm at the corner of 11th and Holly.  This week is route #4

1) It's not dark at 6 pm when we start, but it is dark at 7 pm when we finish.   Please get in the habit of wearing reflective gear.  As we get deeper into the fall and winter, you may want to consider wear some sort of light.

2) We meet rain or shine.

3) There is a brand new greenway that runs between the Lillian hill entrance to the park and the dog park.  (Right at mile 1 in the map above.)   Tomorrow we are going to run on that greenway.  To get there, run past the Lillian hill and turn left.  Easy Stuff.   We will no longer run around the lake, so it will reduce the mileage a bit, but it will get us off the road which is always nice..

Below is a map of the new Shelby Park paved trails.   The section that we will run tomorrow night goes from #1 to #13, then we'll turn right to get back on the regular route.  (PS It's not lighted yet, but we should be fine at 6:20 when we get there...)

Best Wednesday of the Month...

It's pint night at NRC.   So come join us for Run #3, and head down to Nashville Running Company afterwards.

6 am or 6 pm at the corner of 11th and Holly in East Nashville.    Remember, if you are a walk/runner, the Lasty Nasties meet at 5:45 pm.

Note:  The seasons are changing, and the days are getting shorter - meaning its time for reflective gear.   This week is a longer run, so many folks won't be finishing until after 7.  If you don't own any reflective clothing don't wear black, and then buy something from NRC on Wednesday.

Marathon World Record

It took Dennis Kimetto under 2 hours and 3 minutes to finish the Berlin Marathon last Sunday (2:02:57).   Amazing.  Check out some highlights here.   For you track people, he average under 70 seconds per 400 meters.   Imagine, 105 laps of the track at 69.9 seconds per lap.   And this from a guy who was not a serious runner until 2008.

This is one thing I love about running: we can be amazed by the elites, without trivializing our own accomplishments.  Here's the reality: we will never beat elite runners in a footrace.  In fact, most of us couldn't even join them for an easy jog.  But each of us can have our own personal victory every day by just getting out there and running.   That's a beautiful thing.

“It's very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually you learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants you to quit.” - George Sheehan

See you on Wednesday!

 Mark

Run #2

Round the lake.  6 a.m. or 6 p.m. at the corner of 11th and Holly in East Nashville.

Route #1

Meet at the corner of 11th and Holly at 6 a.m. or 6 p.m.   This week, we are back to run #1.   As we run into Shelby Park, you'll notice that there are some big changes coming.   Maybe next time we run this course, we'll be running up the new greenway!

Also, you'll notice some new faces making announcements over the next 12 weeks.  Be sure to say hi to Leah and Taylor.

Chicago Marathoners

If you are getting a shirt printed for the race, you need to bring your blank shirt and $10 this week!   Email Kim Stokes (kst1005403@aol.com) for more details, or just bring your blank shirt and money and find her at the beginning of the run on Wednesday!

Earn Your Sticker...

This Wednesday 6 am or 6 pm at the corner of 11th and Holly in East Nashville.

Remember the Lasty Nasties leave early (probably around 5:45).

Hoka Running Shoes/Pint Night

Have you ever wondered about Hoka shoes?   If so, go to NRC before the run and take a pair of Hoke Clifton shoes out for a wear test.   (A "wear test" is just that: you get to wear the shoes for your run!)   After the run, head back to NRC for their monthly pint night.

Run #11

6am or 6pm at the corner of 11th and Holly in East Nashville.

Route #10

Route #10.   It's a warm up for mount nasty!  6 p.m. at the corner of 11th and Holly.

This week at East Nasty

Watermelon from the Snellen Farm.   Thanks Ryan!   (Who knew that a farm kid could run that fast...)

Tomatoes from Immaterial John.   I think he'll be there with tomatoes...I'm never told when they're actually coming.  Just keep in mind that if see a bunch of tomatoes at the Wednesday night run, feel free to have one or six, and then grab a bunch to take home!

Heroes in Recovery 6k.  It's a great race for a great cause.   And we have a discount code: EASTNASTY2014

3 Crow Bar.   Yesterday was 3 crow bar's 10th anniversary.   They have embraced the East Nasties since 2008, so make some time tomorrow night to go help them celebrate!    (Bring an extra dollar or two and tip well!)

I Dream of Weenie

Wednesday is I Dream of Weenie night.   So stick around and enjoy a hot dog and a beverage post run.   The hot dogs are $0.50 off, and it's BYOB!

Route # 9 (Drew's second favorite)

6a.m or 6 p.m. at the corner of 11th and Holly.  I love the view of downtown from the backside of LP Field.   We live in such a great city.

Note: We pass through several intersections that have stop lights, please obey the signal.   Remember, the people running behind you are probably going to do whatever you do...

Route #8

6 am or 6 pm at the corner of 11th and Holly.

This week be sure to welcome any new potato to tomato graduates!    Remember, if you are not quite ready to run without walking, you may want to join our Lasty Nasty group that starts at 5:45 (pm only).

This coming weekend is one of the great weekends in East Nashville: the Tomato Festival.  Now, the Tomato Festival really starts on Wednesday night at the East Nasty run, because we'll have a lot of great stuff going on. (1) Meet the new Nasties.   Our group will be quite a bit larger than normal, because this is the day that we meet our graduating couch to 5k runners!   Since early June, they have been meeting three times a week, to begin their journey to fitness, and on August 9th, they'll run the Tomato 5k.  (We also get to welcome back the 40 coaches who have been helping them along.)

(2) Pint Night.   After the run, head down to NRC to officially welcome the new nasties with a pint of Yazoo.

(3) Try a new pair of shoes.   On Running will be at NRC if any of you are interested in a wear test.   ("Wear Test" means just that - you get to wear a pair for the run!)   Starting at 5 p.m. go to NRC and take out a pair for a test run.  If you decide you like them you'll get 20% off.

The Run

Normally, on the Wednesday before the Tomato 5k, we run the race course.   This year the course has changed pretty significantly, (check it out at the bottom of this page), and it would be unwise for us to run it on Wednesday night.  (Just too many busy intersections.)   So we're just going to continue our rotation and do run #7.  (Update: the 6am morning run WILL do the Tomato 5K course.) If you are racing on Saturday - you may want to jog the course at some point to get a feel for it.  It seems easier than in the past…

Volunteer

First, I want everyone to realize that East Nasty is a totally volunteer driven organization.   So I want to take a moment to thank everyone for all their help, we're humbled by the amount of effort people put into this organization.   Next, we need a couple of needs, and I would love to encourage some new folks to get involved!

First, we need more people to work the graveyard shift (4 till 6 p.m.) at the East Nasty booth this Saturday.   It's an easy gig, the festival will be winding down and you'll get a good dose of people watching.  Volunteer here.

Next, we have the ongoing need for volunteers to wash the cups.   If we could have everyone volunteer just one week per year, people would only have to wash cups once every 4 years!    Please consider taking on this thankless but necessary task.   Volunteer for the cups here.