Rio ended last week, you know the big event that happens every four years that happened to be in a South American country this last summer that lasted for about 2 weeks. At this point, we had hoped that BMC would be back. With last week being the track and field events, we scrolled through the race line ups but no BMC … so perhaps this wasn’t the year he was competing in the big competition.

So the next steps to make sure was to find out where BMC was, is to stroll social media of course. Luckily, BMC posted something 15 hours ago on the Facebook… see below …

Unfortunately, the post had nothing to do with fitness or attending 9RUN6 anytime soon. The next step was to check Strava. No runs, now we are beginning to think that he might have quit running or doing fitness all together.

Personally, I think he is starting his own group titled 9bRUNch6 … the focus is on dropping all fitness all together and just focus on carb loading as much as possible.

While BMC was off doing some mysterious activities, the crew got together and did their dirty work of pouring some liquid sweat this morning with some running and a solid workout … oh and did someone say it was Wednesday? Well, of course we ended out the workout with some balls to the walls sprints!

If you miss BMC like many of us do … send him a tweet and let him know we still love him …

Tweet to @RUN_BMCrilly

Runners and gadget geeks are very similar. Even if you haven’t owned a GPS watch you probably have some sort of running app on your smart phone like Nike+, Strava or Map My Run. However, at some point runners begin to really start looking at what becomes more convenient when it comes to logging miles or keeping track of real time data like pace, miles and overall time, I mean running interval workouts and searching on your phone for that lap function can become a real pain in the ass. This is where runners just opt of the simple one touch click of a button or swipe on the watches touch screen to provide them data in real time.

Most watches start off at around $100 and move their way up depending on the various functions you are looking for. For some just having something that tracks overall distance and time is good enough, for others on the other hand they want heart rate, cadence, and other fancy things that most of us don’t really know much about, but it is cool to say oh I kept my heart rate at level 1 or I climbed 1,000 feet on my run.

Often times runners start to do the upgrade game to get more from a watch with all these fancy features. Others because of the running social media sites wear more than one tracking device, logging their runs with a Garmin but still sporting their Fitbit to count their steps because of competitions within each ones platforms. Then there is the syncing of your running data from Garmin or Nike to apps like Strava, Dailymile and Map My Run.

The question of the day: What gadgets do you wear when you run? and what other running / fitness platforms do you sync them onto?

Monday morning roles around, it’s a new week which means your Strava account reads ZERO miles. So what better way than to zap that zero than with a run with your 9RUN6 homies.

Today a few folks made their way to McKinley Park and met in front of the library, with meeting times of 5:30, 6:00 and 6:25AM. The squad got in their miles and then took 13 minutes of time to do some stretching.

The weather is getting really nice out in the mornings so it is about time you start kicking off your week with us at McKinley.

Don’t forget today is the start of the Plank-A-Day Challenge. Get your plank on for 30 seconds or 3 hours, however long you want to and log it onto the challenge form. CLICK HERE TO RECORD YOUR PLANK. 

Sometimes we like to eat some humble pie to start off the weekend, it could be a slice or a whole pie at times. This morning was one of those workouts where everyone was like WTF?!?!?! … even before the workout started.

The workout today was supposed to be a total of 500 reps per person, as part of a partner workout, so yes 1,000 reps per group … 100 reps of the following exercises; push-ups, sit ups, leg lifts, lunges and squats. Most groups got to 300 reps, or 600 reps per group.

While one person was getting their strength workout on the other person was running laps around the round-a-bout on Capitol Mall. It was pretty awesome running around cheering one another on who were getting their rep counts on.

To close out the workout a couple kids in the group got some shit tagged today as they conquer the Fro-Yo run tomorrow, both Steven and Ernesto are going to be hitting up the run in West Sacramento with goals of their own. Steven is running both the 10k and the 5k, so running an unofficial 15k. While Ernesto has the lofty goal of running a personal best time in the 5k. We wish both of them luck in hopes to crush their goals, because we want everyone to set up their goals and crush them.

Reminder for those of you not racing tomorrow, we have our Saturday morning long run meet up group at 7AM. Tomorrow we will be meeting up a the same location as the previous two weekends at the Big Lots parking lot located at 8700 La Riviera Dr Sacramento. 

CHALLENGE ANNOUCEMENT !!!!!

We are starting a plank-a-day challenge. The rules are simple … just plank every day and log it on the website. There is no minimum time required to plank, but we hope to see an increase in duration on how long you can plank for as the time passes over the course of days, weeks, and months. See how many days in a row you can get your plank in.

You can record your plank by visiting https://goo.gl/forms/pIEpCE0EwLTLhmVq2 or by clicking on the 9RUN6 Challenge tab each day.

Get planking!

 

At 9RUN6 we like to push ourselves in various ways, sometimes it is as simple as getting up earlier that normal, running an extra quarter mile, running a set distance faster, or doing workouts that involve other people, like buddy workouts, where there is a lot of interaction during the workout. Like high-fives and assisted squats and jumping over one another in the form of a leap frog.

This morning we welcomed a new face to the group, Adam from Elk Grove. He came out 6 minutes late to the 5:30AM group so he was SOL when it comes to getting with the group in for that run, however he was able to connect with us at 10th & N Street for the 6:00AM group and joined us for the 6:25AM West Steps workout. He connected with probably one of the better people to be around for a first workout, that being Brad 1.0. Brad is a good dude who will take newbies under his wing to welcome them to the group. Not that we aren’t all good people, but he just isn’t so in your face like ummm me … actually it is probably pretty good to do a partner workout with anyone but me, when speaking of your first workout with 9RUN6, because let’s be honest, I probably can scare a few people away with my overly energetic welcoming to the group.

When it comes to pushing yourself, you have to put yourself out there. We can all want to be comfortable when it comes to working out, and for some days it is needed, but if you really want to feel the workout or see growth, mixing in something that will push you and make you feel like you want to quit is good for you. We all talk about taking on challenges whether that be in athletic performance or in life, however sometimes we don’t do enough to move outside of our own comfort zones. When you can start to escape your comfort zone, that is where awesome really happens.

It isn’t something we always think about or are willing to do, but we need to express ourselves more, not to show anyone else what we are capable of but to remind ourselves how awesome each individual is. At 9RUN6 we cary a wide array of people from front of the pack runners, middle of the pack, back of the pack, and just to stay fit folks. However, no one is in competition with one another, because at the end of the day we all want to see one another make it. I know it sounds crazy and maybe at times too good to be true, but 9RUN6 also provides us a reminder that there are good people out there in our communities, even with all of the craziness that goes on in our everyday life. We take ownership in one another’s goals, because if someone doesn’t make, as a group we feel a little more responsible on why that person didn’t hit their goal(s).

Often times we mistake easy / recovery days with comfortable. Not in the sense of comfortable running, but being too comfortable in our daily routine. When comfortable becomes too routine, then true awesomeness stops. It’s not that you are no longer awesome, but we all know there is a little more awesome placed inside each one of us.

Sometimes achieving awesome is what our real fear is, not the fear of failure, but the fear of raising the bar too high where maybe getting there again may not be as easy as it was the first time.

So today’s question … what is the road block you have or face that prevents you from reach that next level of awesomeness?

When Monday rolls around, sometimes the easiest thing to do is to hit the snooze button. For some Monday on their marathon training schedule is a rest day, for others it is a recovery day. This morning the few kiddos that showed up wanted to get in some miles as part of their training plan, others just wanted to run.

The 5:30, 6 and 6:25AM groups are all about getting in some miles for Monday and to start the week off running. Today we came 3 people strong, with Monday being our newest added date it is understandable to have a low number, but keep in mind it is just about running and chatting. Today consisted of conversation about fun miles and plans to conquer to California International Marathon and other upcoming fall races like the Urban Cow Half Marathon.

After folks got their miles in, we spent some time doing some stretches. I mean let’s be honest, we all know how important stretching is, but we never really do it. Monday’s make us do it!

So if burpees and other crazy ass workouts scare you, come out and join us on Monday’s for some running, stretching and chatting.

Republic FC is organizing a fun event for runners in Sacramento next Saturday, August 20, and we hope you and other 9RUN6 runners would find the activity exciting and worth your time! We’ll look forward to seeing you next Saturday! The details are below –

We are trying to unite the running clubs of Sacramento and bring their diverse communities to a friendly competition on Saturday, August 20th! Come join the fun for Republic FC’s 1st annual Indomitable Mile! Republic FC has designed a marked course, 1-mile along the American River Bike Trail, overlooking Bonney Field. The Indomitable Mile will start before the beginning of the Republic FC game and the first man and woman of each race group to finish 1st will receive a customized, Indomitable Mile scarf! You must purchase a discounted ticket through the link in order to register. All ages are welcome to compete and this event is for everybody! Every racer will receive a racing bib and the bib provides ages 21+ access to discounted beer before the beginning of the game! We’d enjoy the opportunity to have you join us! If you’re open to the idea, do you mind passing along the attached .PDF or information in this email to the interested members within your running club or circle of friends? We don’t want anybody missing out on building this annual tradition!

Any individual who purchases a discounted ticket to the match through the link below will be qualified for the completion (as long as space permits!). Tickets are only $17 each!

The 2 groups are Competitive and Fun Run. Space for each group is limited, so please call/email today!

Early Entry: 5:00pm – 5:30pm (You must be through the gate by 5:30pm!)
Competitive race: 5:45pm – 6:00pm
Fun Run: 6:00pm – 6:15pm (Recreational)

Lastly, we have a special incentive! Coach Chris Malenab has agreed to give any runner who beats him in the Indomitable Mile, a customized, limited edition, “I Beat Coach Malenab” Republic FC t-shirt! Are you up to the challenge? Coach Malenab’s credentials are below –

–          Boston marathon finisher
–          Top 3 finisher in “Dirty Dozen” 6-hour endurance run
–          Winner of 5K River Run
–          Winner of Freedom half-marathon

Link: https://oss.ticketmaster.com/aps/sacrepublicfc/EN/link/promotion/home/4074c649b6e856cf228ec32cd8c432a959e16fbd
Promo: mile

For more information please contact:

Kenny Cooper
Club Partnerships, Camps and Clinics Manager
E: kcooper@sacrepublicfc.com
O: (916) 307-6097

 

 

 

Friday roles around and sometimes it’s easy to hit the snooze button. Which apparently most of the crew did this morning. It’s been over a year since we had a group this small, but nonetheless the crew kicked the crap out the workout this morning as we made a detour to the Sacramento Convention Center. Originally we were scheduled to make our way to the IMAX, however with some folks doing their thing on The Kay, we opted to move around them and head across the street.

We did the deck of cards workout from hell, which had us doing all kinds of various movements, from burpees to traveling movements.

When 4:30 or 5:00 or whatever time you have your alarm set, it might take some extra effort to get out of bed and head downtown. We all have choices, and sometimes listening to the body when you need rest is important, so we get that.

If you are set to take on the California International Marathon, come meet us tomorrow morning at 7AM at the Big Lots parking lot for some miles and some stretching. The address for the parking lot is 8700 La Riviera Dr . It is a 5 mile loop so you can get in as many miles as your need.  We hope to see you there tomorrow!

 

 

In honor of the athletic competition currently going on in a South American country, we are holding our own set of games starting today and a winner(s) being decided next Friday. Yes, someone will win the gold, someone will get the silver, someone with the bronze and chances are someone might get the DFL (dead f@#$ing last) award.

Today’s games started with our normal runs at 5:30 and 6AM … then the partner workout with the 6:25AM at the west steps of the Capitol where we had some people in attendance to spectate, okay maybe not us, but they happened to be there when we took one of our photos, so we claim them to be ours, because we know they were watching us thinking … WTF are those folks doing? See them in the photo …

So the points system of the #9RUN6games are going to look something like this …

• 1,000 points for just showing up
• 10,000 points for busting your butt through a workout
• 5,000 points for bringing a new member to a workout
• 1,000 points for posting something about the #9RUN6games on social media
• 20,000 points for posting a #PhelpsFace on your social media.
• 1,000,000 points for creating an awesome synchronized exercise video and sharing it. Example below …

The #9RUN6 games are pretty simple … it is about just having some fun with some friends and social media. Show how much fun we have at 9RUN6 and how fitness doesn’t have to be so serious all the time.

 

It’s Monday so what better way to start the week than with your friends for a run. The case of the Mondays, can start Sunday evening, so let us help you by kicking off Monday and the rest of your week with some miles and a stretch. Yes, not every 9RUN6 workout involves burpees or some sort of crazy ass workout sometimes we just run and stretch. Like every single Monday!

Today we did just that with a small group of folks, we had a total of 5 people make their way to McKinley Park this morning. Most folks got between 4-7 miles to start their Monday, so why not join us?

I mean 9RUN6 welcomes everyone! On the Instagram we got the question, “What fitness level do you have to be at to start?” We never require anyone to have to start at a certain fitness level because everyone, and I mean everyone has to start somewhere. If you think, I’ll start working out with the group when I get fit enough, then the likely hood of us ever seeing you is not going to happen. Start your new goals with us NOW … make it a priority to get out on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday! Get out and let us help you reach your goals.

So how about committing now and tweeting, facebooking or instagraming that you will be coming out to a 9RUN6 workout!