The rain comes out in the fall and winter time. It is a given, but that doesn’t mean we stop working out and getting our miles and workouts in. Today is probably the first of many wet workouts to come over the next few months.

Yes hitting sit ups or anything on the ground outside of push-ups pretty much sucks, when you know you are going to get soaked during a workout, but it is what it is … and it’s just F@#$ing water … so no big deal.

This morning we had those reps and movements that kinda sucked because of the conditions, but those who showed up just accepted the fact that getting wet is part of getting fit.

We were also treated with a surprise this morning as Alexia who moved to Yuma, joined us a for a workout while she was in Sacramento visiting. Thanks for coming out and joining us Alexia!

If it is running or general fitness, water shouldn’t dampen your progress (yes pun intended). Remember this if you are training for a race like the California International Marathon, when race day comes, the 26.2 miles you are about to tackle on December 4th doesn’t care what the weather was on October 28th … the only thing that matters on that day of the race is if you hit the pavement or not.

Everyone have a good weekend and enjoy your miles.

With Halloween just around the corner, it was time to bring back the #NubsOut workout … this means bringing along pumpkins to the workout.

The base of the workout was the deck of cards from hell workout which involves various movements and reps written on each card in a deck. Today’s plot twist included the pumpkins, so if you hands were free … in other words non-burpee or bear crawls then you were picking up a pumpkin and using it for the exercise.

From sit ups to sprinting with pumpkins it was all fair game. Shoutout to Katie for brining in the pumpkins for the workout this morning.

The next curiosity probably has to do with who are the $hi7 ton of people wearing suits in the group photo. Well those people are our prospects … no you don’t have to wear a tie to join us, these folks are all new to the Sacramento area, who work for various places around town. Two of them already have attended 1 or 2 workouts with us, with the hopes of getting more from the group to come out starting this Friday!

When you come up to a workout often times you never know what will be in store for the group … I mean we get 3 miles at 5:30AM another 2 miles at 6AM then when 6:25AM rolls around it is something that kind of just gets thrown out there.

Over the last couple of days, if you follow us on social media you might have seen a targeted verbal by Derek Foran … where the members of 9RUN6 made him think … What did I just agree to …

Well after some continuous social media influencing by our peeps and our friends over that Nuun Hydration … Derek showed up this morning with his better half , Ruth, for the morning run and workout.

We also welcomed Jordan to the group who is a former college cross country runner from UNR Wolf Pack! Along with some new faces we saw some familiar faces that took a brief moment away for recovery and vacations … Welcome back 2.0 (aka Brad) and Kaila.

The 5:30AM group made it’s way to get out and run just under 3 miles by heading out from 10th & N Street towards our newest favorite location, the bridges on 5th and 6th Street near H Street. These are some awesome hills to jump start the morning run before connecting with the group at 10th & N for the 6AM meet up.

The 6AM group heads on our way to grab McRunner out by the Tower Bridge … We don’t even know how this started, but he is the only one who gets special treatment who gets picked up along the route … I mean the group makes it a point to go pick him up… WTF?!?!?! Since when did we ever give anyone special treatment like that? Well I guess because he is McRunner one of our original bad asses …

With 6:25AM on the rise … it was time to make our way from the West Steps out to the roundabout across the street. This is where the routine gets thrown off a little with today’s partner workout … where 1 person performs a movement around the roundabout while their partner does a stationary exercise until partner 1 completes their movement around the circle.

Everyone crushed it today in the partner workout … it was so good that everyone walked away leaving marks of liquid awesome on the ground …

Great Job Everyone and have a fantastic weekend!

Most often we just post about our workouts on our Facebook wall or Twitter Feed, but when a professional athlete and Team Nuun sponsored athlete drops a verbal, we want to whole world to know about it!

So yesterday on the Twitter, we got this notice …

Yes you read that correctly the first verbal drop on social media by a professional athlete. We welcome Derek Foran to the group even before he shows up, because we all know what actually happens if he doesn’t show up tomorrow morning … well we know what happens but he doesn’t hahaha … For his sake let’s make sure that he does set his alarm and finds his way to the corner of 10th&N Street or the West Steps … but based on his Tweet … he will be there at 5:30AM. Let the fun workout games begin!

So tomorrow the schedule is as follows …

5:30AM – 10th & N Street – Run Group for about 3 miles

6:00AM – 10th & N Street – Run Group for about 2 miles

6:25AM – Meet at West Steps – Destination Across the street to the Roundabout

Send Derek a Tweet, remind him to set his alarm for tomorrow morning …

Tweet to @Deggsaaay

You got the gym bro? – Brad 1.0

At 9RUN6, Wednesday mornings are saved for meeting at the corner of 10th & N and dumping the treadmill workouts, then over to the West Steps for some body weight exercises and skipping the gym.

Let’s be honest we all want those killer shoulders and triceps right … well here is the secret ingredient to getting that shredded bod … pick the right cards at our workouts. Yup cards that are flipped upside down can get your ripped if you draw the shoulder taps or push ups, but if you draw a shit ton of burpee cards then you might want to puke on yourself … however that might not be cool for some of the members apparently, some aren’t committed to doing the duty on yourself if you are pushing your limits … unless it is raining, then apparently it is completely okay to piss in your pants if it is raining during a race.

Confused about the paragraph above? Just ask Katie, Brad 1.0 or McRunner … They can catch you up in the conversation that took place this morning.

This morning we welcomed a new face … welcome to the group Lorine, she came by way of a newbie who came last friday … see new faces can recruit new people so can you! … invite your friends to come out.

We are always looking at new ways to bring in some new people … I think we figured out the best solution on growing membership for 9RUN6. We are going to start kidnapping people that are familiar with the free fitness movement. Like the folks that have experienced November Project!

Today we did that, meet Ed in the video below … he is our newest member … it could be by choice or by being forced there. Next time you see Ed say hello. He came to 9RUN6 by way of Kansas …

It could be dark, cold, rainy, windy, whatever other condition that happens this time of year in Sacramento, but yet we still pour that liquid awesome.

If you are training for a race, or something else keep in mind … RACE DAY DOESN’T CARE what the weather or the conditions were like on a Friday in October. Race day only cares if you did the work building into that event in December … errrr California International Marathon if that is what you are training for. For the group many of the peeps are getting ready for that event …

In case you aren’t training for a particular race or event, but just finished one, getting out and continuing a routine is important because you just worked hard for let’s say … ummmm Urban Cow or San Jose R’n’R … so don’t lose the base that was just built and created for the goal race you had.

The key here is putting the training off will catch up … you have to be condition proof, and it isn’t about just the weather, it has to do with everything else … like being fatigued, or not getting enough to eat the night before, or whatever conditions might pop up. Again RACE DAY DOESN’T CARE ABOUT A FRIDAY MORNING IN OCTOBER.

When race day comes around are you truly able to say “I trust my training, because I did the work” …

With it starting to be crunch time and mileage starting to build up for the marathon … come out and join us, we can help you get to where you want to be … WE WANT EVERYONE TO MAKE IT!

Looking for a reason to meet up with a group for a long run … how about tomorrow morning? 7AM at the Lake Natoma Fish Hatchery … Be there …

Last Friday (September 30), the crew and some new faces gathered at Yolo Brewing Company in West Sacramento for a Skechers Performance shoe demo night.

Folks arrived around 6PM, to check out the awesome shoes which folks were welcome to test out as well as other shoes which folks could preview for the upcoming 2017 line.

With the shoes in hand or on our feet to be exact … we headed out on a 2 mile run to test out the shoes … the 2 mile run actually turned into a 3.3 mile run … oops my bad …

After returning to Yolo folks got their grub on and toasted some pints … Who can turn down some delicious Mediterranean food truck group and some tasty Yolo Brew beer?

The crew was also treated to a surprise when everyone walked away with a new pair of Skechers, some sun glasses, safety lights, a gear bag, while others won some awesome prizes in the raffle walking away with a hoodie, shirt or generous discount card to purchase shoes online.

Words cannot really describe the awesome event … so take a moment to check out the photos below …

This past weekend was a busy weekend for races. 9RUN6 did a great job to represent the crew in various cities running races in Sacramento, Tiburon and San Jose … Here is how everyone did… Notice a lot of people hit some awesome gains this weekend!

So when the fall season comes around, that means more running … specifically in races … with that being said we want to give you some friendly reminders when race day and weekend come around …

1. Enjoy the day and each moment it has to offer.
2. Smile, especially at the finish line.
3. Don’t be an asshole towards others, you are the one who signed up for it!
4. Give High-5s! knuckle bumps or whatever comes your way.
5. Say thank you to the volunteers and police officers along the course, they don’t have to be out there.
6. Say hello to other runners.
7. If you see someone struggling ask them if they need help.
8. Don’t litter on the course.
9. Be nice … yes it’s important not to be an asshole! See #3
10. Look both ways before shooting a snot rocket.
11. Celebrate your finish! You worked hard to get there.
12. Accept the fact that race day, might not be your day. You might find yourself struggling or having a DNF (Did no finish) … It happens, don’t over think it, just plan for your next one.
13. And most importantly … Don’t be an asshole on race day … see #3 and #9 as other reminders …

What other reminders did we leave off of the list? Share them in the comments below …