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At the first group run, each person ran/walked three miles at a pace that would not cause them to be huffing and puffing at the end. The AIDS Marathon Training staff timed the run so the minutes per mile pace could be determined. Each person was then placed in a pace group that would train at a pace one minute per mile slower than the first run. Jeff Galloway says that first-time marathoners should have "completion" as their only goal, rather than being time-oriented. This is great advice and almost guarantees success.
Each pace group is named after a famous marathon runner. One of the reasons the pace groups are named is so that every single run site (there are 6) has the same group/pace options. A visitor should fit right in no matter which site they attend as long as they find their designated pace group. That means that Khalid Khannouchi's should never go faster than 16:30 minutes per mile.
But What Does "Pace" Have To Do With Training?
EVERYTHING! The way that the AIDS Marathon Training Program successfully takes us from 3 to
26.2 miles in six months is to make sure we do our weekend runs at a "training pace."
Adding at least 2 minutes to the pace at which we could "race" the mileage is the only safe and
effective way for us to train the distance, to recover in time for the next weekend, and to make
sure we arrive on Marathon Day injury free. Hopefully the AIDS Marathon Training Program's 98%
success rate proves that! (Much higher than the average for people who train on their own.)
Our pace groups are structured so that every member within the group feels comfortable and at the
end of the run, feels as though they could even run another mile or two!Pace Group Basics
The effectiveness of a pace group is only as good as its members. Each pace group has one
person who has volunteered to be a Pace Group Leader for the six months training program. It is
best not to alternate this position but rather to have one permanent person. This leader should
have the Timex 100-lap Ironman watch and beyond keeping track of the run and walk breaks, the mile
splits, and when it is time to hydrate and eat. They will be a valuable source of support
and encouragement when it is need most. Each week the Pace Group Leader will ask a different
person to volunteer as "Designated Driver." This person will agree to stay back with
anyone who may be having that rare bad run or just needs an extra walk break or two. The
Designated Driver should be very aware of how everybody is doing with their run and may want to
run towards the back of the group so that it's clear when someone may need him or her to stay
back. What goes around, comes around in the AIDS Marathon. If you stay back for someone one
week, they might be doing it for you the very next week.The Joan Benoit Samulson Pace Group at Chevy
Chase
We are the "Joan Benoit Samulson" pace group at the Chevy
Chase training site. Our training coach is Julie Young-Sturans.
We have chosen a nickname of "The Fast Turtles"
because our pace time is 13 minutes/mile which is in the middle of the range of pace groups but
much slower than the fastest group (8:30 minutes/mile or less). We have about 20 members in our
pace group and our pace group leader is Wayne Beyer. The group includes: Wayne Beyer,
Jennifer Bowser, Tamika Burrus, Tara Cichewicz, Dolly, Sandy Ewing, Clinton Frost,
Dionne Frost, Claudia Jones, Scott Lange, Ann Lee, Ellen McGovern, Miriam, Matt Neuman, Sabastian Niles,
Rashika Padmakumara, Kim Pogue, Alethea Schmall, Stephen Schreurs, Paul Schwartz, Stacy Tucker,
Kathryn Winsberg, and Lisa Younger. We have created a photo gallary if
you would like to see us in our various activities. The following table shows the estimated times for
each of our training runs. As we actually perform the training runs, the run time will be recorded in
the table.| Week | Miles | Date | Estimated Time | Actual Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Miles | May 6 | 39 Min. | 34:21 Min. |
| 2 | 4 Miles | May 13 | 52 Min. | 50:19 Min. |
| 3 | 5 Miles | May 20 | 65 Min. | 64 Min. |
| 4 | 6 Miles | May 27 | 78 Min. | 76 Min. |
| 5 | 7 Miles | June 3 | 91 Min. | 90:30 Min. |
| 6 | 8 Miles | June 10 | 1:44 Hr. | 1:44:33 Hr. |
| 7 | 10 Miles | June 17 | 2:10 Hr. | 2:07:28 Hr. |
| 8 | 12 Miles | June 24 | 2:36 Hr. | 2:37 Hr. |
| 9 | 6 Miles | July 1 | 78 Min. | 77 Min. |
| 10 | 14 Miles | July 8 | 3:02 Hr. | 3:17 Hr. |
| 11 | 7 Miles | July 15 | 91 Min. | 1:30:17 Hr. |
| 12 | 16 Miles | July 22 | 3:28 Hr. | 3:40:10 Hr. |
| 13 | 8 Miles | July 29 | 1:44 Hr. | 1:42:55 Hr. |
| 14 | 18 Miles | August 5 | 3:54 Hr. | 4:20:26 Hr. |
| 15 | 9 Miles | August 12 | 1:57 Hr. | 2:00:56 Hr. |
| 16 | 20 Miles | August 19 | 4:20 Hr. | 4:59 Hr. |
| 17 | 10 Miles | August 26 | 2:10 Hr. | 2:08 Hr. |
| 18 | 10 Miles | September 2 | 2:10 Hr. | 2:12:34 Hr. |
| 19 | 23 Miles | September 9 | 4:59 Hr. | 5:38:04 Hr. |
| 20 | 8 Miles | September 16 | 1:44 Hr. | 1:43:46 Hr. |
| 21 | 10 Miles | September 23 | 2:10 Hr. | 2:08:31 Hr. |
| 22 | 26 Miles | September 30 | 5:38 Hr. | 6:43:28 Hr. |
| 23 | 8 Miles | October 7 | 1:44 Hr. | 1:41:24 Hr. |
| 24 | 8 Miles | October 14 | 1:44 Hr. | 1:44 Hr. |
| 25 | 8 Miles | October 21 | 1:44 Hr. | Hr. |
| 26 | Marathon Day | October 28/29 | 5:41 Hr. | Hr. |
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