SI Elite Track & Field Coach Bill Welsh and Coach Joe Stasi will begin a 40 Day Odyssey to Good Health and Personal Bests starting on Monday, May 24th. The countdown series will post weekly workouts for beginners and advanced runners. Follow along and prepare yourself for the Pepper Martin/Arielle Newman Staten Island Firecracker 5K on July 4th.
“Fellow athletes and newcomers to road racing, we are about to embark on a fabulous journey, one that will take us mile upon mile. For some of us, it will be a journey of more than 100 miles in preparing to travel a mere three. For beginners, this is very worthwhile, if not lofty, objective. Finishing three or even five miles in our first race – no matter what the stopwatch says – is an accomplishment that cannot be minimized. Finishing is its own reward. In an of itself, finishing will bring us satisfaction, and that equates to success.”
Legendary Coach Bill Welsh – Editor of the 80’s Advance Countdown
