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This week will mark week 6 and the Half Way 5k for Abe's Army. We'll be setting up the race course on the state fairgrounds for all participants to run. Race walkers will meet in Lincoln Park. All other privates, corporals and sergeants will meet at the Commodities Pavilion across from the Grandstand at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Please gather in your groups for announcements at 5:45. After brief announcements, groups will be given about 10 minutes to plan your race strategy and for warm ups. Everyone is encouraged to plan and run, run/walk or walk the pace you wish. If your leaders are running a faster pace than the group, they are encouraged to go back out on the course and run you in to the finish line. We'll have monitors on the course to yell out split times and make sure you follow the turns. The race clock and finish line chute will be set up so you will know what a race feels like. We will not score the race, so be sure to note your watch or the race clock time crossing the finish line. And enter your time in your log too. You'll be surprised in another few weeks how your running will improve! After the race, get back together in groups for a review of the race, stretching and for any additional run if your group feels like tackling more!

Tuesday's weather is looking like sunny and in the low 80's--perfect weather to test out your running legs and seeing your progress.

Anyone who is interested or willing to help us on the course by volunteering--we can certainly use your help to make this a fun and successful event. You can email Jan or I if you are willing to help on the course or tell us on Tuesday when you arrive. See you on Tuesday.

Keep smiling when you run!

Linda