Hey all! In case you haven't seen it, I've relaunched the podcast, and the first two episodes are live. I've been working on it for several months. Of course, they address people at the very beginning, behind where you are, but I bet you'd still enjoy it. Tried t be super motivating because, as you all know, that's critically important. WHAT's DIFFERENT: The 'Village' is free. That's the General Discussion area for people to interact and share wins, etc. I'll pop in every day to answer questions, simple ones that only require a couple of sentences to answer. There is also be a Cadence/Breathing masterclass pinned to the top of the General Discussion category. Then, there will be a paid tier for $12 a month, to start. Those people will have access to the Classroom. I've reorganized the information I had there before and added stuff. Perhaps the most important feature of the paid tier is the return of Beginner Dinners, but they'll be once a month, ongoing, every second Thursday, at 6:30 p.m. They'll differ from last time in that they'll be entirely Q & A. People can submit questions ahead of time in the Questions for Deb category, prefacing the questions with, "This is for the next Beginner Dinner." You - because you're special due to being in my first Skool class - will automatically be in the premium tier, no fee. I hope you'll resume the conversion in the General Discussion area. I want to hear from you all. One thing you'll notice is that I've updated - slightly modified and simplified - the training schedule. You'll see continuing changes and additional information over the next week or so as I continue to build it out.

Thank you @Debbie Voiles for putting on such a comprehensive beginner program. I found the information was pitched at the right level - and there is so much to it! Thank you for generously offering to host another meeting in 3 weeks. That's encouragement for me to get it together and make big strides in the coming weeks. Perfect timing with the autumn weather here now.

Last week we discussed destination races, and I strongly encouraged you to join Run Tampa for a destination race, this year or any future year. Don't think you need to know people in the group, although you already know me. And you know Connie. Our destination races always include a half marathon and usually a 5K, sometimes a marathon. Our members are always encouraged to bring friends and family members, and those people usually have never met anyone in the group. Often, they are family members from another state. We have a blast. Our destination race this year is the Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Half and 5K, September 12th, and last year we did the Wineglass Marathon/Half/5K in Corning, New York. I'll post a variety of pics in the hope that you'll want to join us at some point. Also, to keep in touch, you are all welcome to join Run Tampa. It's $60 for a year and $45 for over 60. We have members that live out of town, and some who live out of state.

Felt a bit like Inspector Gadget this morning On my interval run but these tools really help. Took me forever to find the volume adjustment on the metronome and all the while it’s a simple dial on the side! Hilarious!!