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March 18, 2025
Week 12: Dealing with Mid-Season Injuries
Happy Build Week, MIT Fam!
🔥 We’re heading into a HUGE training weekend with 10 miles for our Half Marathoners and 20 miles for our Full Marathoners! This is where all your hard work starts coming together, so let’s make it count. Now’s the time to dial in your nutrition—make sure your carb intake is on point leading up to the run, and don’t forget to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!
This is also the PERFECT opportunity to test out your race day shoes, gear, and nutrition strategy. Treat this run like a dress rehearsal for race day. Fine-tune what works and adjust what doesn’t so you feel unstoppable when the big day arrives.
🏃♀️🏃♂️ MIT x New Balance NYC Marathon Contest: It’s still OPEN, and we’ve added an EXTRA interview day for Saturday, March 22nd. If you couldn’t make your appointment before, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE! Check out the details below.
💪 Our latest Fit for Life Article dives into the physical and emotional challenges of dealing with injury. Special shoutout to Dr. Heather Bechtel for her incredible piece on the mental health implications of injury recovery—don’t miss this one!
📅 And don’t forget to mark your calendars for RUN COLUMBUS RUN on Saturday, April 12th at Crooked Can Brewing! Our annual FREE community long run will be a blast, with both groups taking on 12 miles. MIT members DO NEED TO SIGN UP this year, and if you’re bringing a friend, have them register, too (it’s free!). REGISTER HERE.
Every mile you put in is building something amazing. Trust your training, stick to your plan, and let’s crush this weekend together!
Happy Running, Walking, Moving & Shaking,
Coach Hannah
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Workout Hub
This Week's Workouts at a Glance
WEDNESDAY GRIT WORK: TRACK LADDERS
Around and Around We Go! 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 fartleks - I'll have my whistle!
WHEN
Wednesday, March 19th @ 6:30pm
LOCATION
Fleet Feet Office & Track House
867 N. High Street, Suite A
Worthington, OH 43085
WORKOUT DETAILS:
WARM UP: Warmup to Track - TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE GLORIOUS!! If Thomas Worthington is open, we'll go there. If not, we'll warmup to Worthingway! Dylan is going to scope it out at 6pm and report back to us. It will be a game day decision, so I encourage everyone to join us at 6:30!
WORKOUT: Track Ladders - 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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1 x 5min ON
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3min (jog) rest
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1 x 4min ON
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2min (jog) rest
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1 x 3min ON
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90sec (jog) rest
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1 x 2min ON
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60sec (jog) rest
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1 x 1min ON
FULLS ADD ON AFTER REST/WATER BREAK
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1 x 3 min ON
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90 sec (jog) rest
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1 x 2 min ON
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60 sec (jog) rest
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1 x 1 min ON
RUN/WALK - Interval groups, here are your options:
1. Do the workout as prescribed with your rest periods being your walk.
2. If you want a bit of modification to break up the 5 and 4 minute blocks, here's a suggestion:
5 minute block:
90r/30w, 90r/30w, 60r/REST 3 minute walk
4 minute block:
90r/30w, 60r/30w, 30r/REST 2 minute walk
Cool down to Track House.
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EDGE:
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Refer to Dylan's Weekly Email for Details.
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NOTE: Please be sure to bring your own hydration tomorrow, it's going to be warm!!
SATURDAY LONG RUN: WHETSTONE HIGH SCHOOL
WHEN
Saturday, March 22nd @ 8:00am
LOCATION
Whetstone High School
4405 Scenic Drive
Columbus, OH 43214
PARKING:
Watch out for runners and walkers!
WORKOUT DETAILS:
Long Run Route - NOTE - We will head North First. Fulls will continue South and do a full loop around the Shoe. :) Take Pics!
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HALF MARATHONERS:
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10 miles
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FULL MARATHONERS:
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20 miles
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EDGE:
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Refer to Dylan's weekly email.
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Be sure to bring your own hydration cup or bottle - our water stops are cup-less! Use your MIT Discount at any Fleet Feet Columbus store and snag an amphipod flexible cup, a handheld bottle, or hydration vest.
MOVING PEOPLE - PHYSICALLY & EMOTIONALLY
Fit For Life Physical Therapy
This week Dr Heather Bechtel and FFL’s Chelsea Hall are going to help us tackle the difficult subject of “how to deal with an injury.” Through their excellent articles, we will spend time reviewing both the mental (Train Your Brain) and physical components of how to deal with a running or walking injury.
Fit For Life Physical Therapy are proud to be the Official MIT and Fleet Feet Columbus Medicine Partners. We care for people of all activity levels — to help prevent, recover from, or rehabilitate athletic injuries.
Michael Sean Huffman MS, ATC, PT
Fit For Life Physical Therapy
MIT Medical Resources Coach
Fleet Feet x MIT x NB - NYC MARATHON CONTEST
WE HAVE ADDED AN EXTRA DAY - MARCH 22ND!
Dream of running through the five boroughs? This is YOUR chance! Enter our NYC Marathon Bib Video Contest for a shot at a guaranteed entry to the world’s most iconic race!
✅ Share your story.
✅ Show your passion.
✅ Win your spot at the starting line!
Your marathon dream starts NOW—are you in?
Eligibility:
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Open to all members of MIT, aged 18+
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EDGE and No Boundaries members are not eligible to enter (sorry, guys!)
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No purchase necessary to enter
How to Enter:
We will be conducting recorded, in-person interviews on March 10th, March 15th, March 17th, March 19th, & March 20th. To enter the contest, you will need to schedule a 5-minute time slot on one of these dates to be interviewed and taped by a member of the Fleet Feet Team (likely Jeff and/or Hannah), answering the three questions below:
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Why do you run (or walk), what keeps you moving toward your marathon goals?
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Tell us a quick story about your favorite training moment with MIT, and describe how training with MIT has impacted your running journey.
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If you could dedicate your New York City Marathon to one person or cause, who (or what) would it be and why?
Submit your entry and book your time slot by filling out the registration form below.
Note: If you miss your time slot, you forfeit your entry. We will not be rescheduling missed time slots.
Submission Period:
Contest opens: March 11th
Deadline to enter: March 19th
Winner Selection:
Top finalists will be chosen by a panel of judges within Fleet Feet Columbus. Winners will be announced in April.
Prizes:
Grand Prizes: Selected individuals will receive one (1) Guaranteed Entry Bib to the 2025 New York City Marathon. (Travel and accommodations not included.)
Runner-Up Prizes: Selected individuals will receive (1) Free 2026 Annual MIT Membership
Legal Notes:
By entering, participants grant permission to Fleet Feet Columbus, MIT, and partners to use their video for promotional purposes. The contest is not affiliated with or endorsed by New York Road Runners (NYRR).
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