Local runners of every age and level of ability are cordially invited to join the Run Smart Program, a special program conducted by the Greater Long Island Running Club under contract with the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums.
Run Smart is a 14-week program conducted on weekend mornings at 8:30 p.m. at various Nassau County Parks, with the first session being held on Saturday, Jan. 27, at Old Bethpage Village Restoration. The goal is to get runners ready for the Long Island Marathon, Half Marathon and 10-Kilometer Runs on Sunday, May 6.
The program includes group training runs, instruction by qualified coaches in proper stretching, warm-up drills, planning for increases in mileage, and discussions covering nutrition, injury prevention, proper running gear and other pertinent topics.
“This is not a program for complete beginners, but for folks who have started a basic running regimen and want to step up to the point where they can do the longer distances” said Run Smart Program Director Debbie Blair, of the Greater Long Island Running Club. “It has been a very successful program that in the past has attracted several hundred runners and can reasonably be expected to do so again.”
Run Smart is one of three annual training programs conducted by the Running Club under the auspices of Nassau County. The Run Start Program in the summer is designed for beginning runners and the Run Steady Program in the fall is designed for those runners who want to be prepared for running in the winter.
Thanks to the support of Nassau County, the fee for the entire Run Smart Program is only $35. To register, go to www.glirc.org. For more information, call the Running Club office at 516-349-7646 or contact Program Director Debbie Blair at deborah.blair1@gmail.com
—Submitted by the Greater Long Island Running Club
