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.

Hi all! Hope you are all doing well. Please check in to update us all. I'm anxious to hear how you're doing. I've been working on tweaks to the program; that's what I mean by 'change,' but it won't be too different. The next class will begin January 7th, and I have people on the waiting list for that, but you all will automatically be in it, veterans; you can still participate in all the Beginner Dinners. Plus, your experience will be appreciated by the new members. You'll see new podcast episodes pop up soon. I'm headed up to North Carolina for a five-week vacation, and that will be podcast production time. It's been a tough year, so far. I've lost three close friends, members of Run Tampa, one in February, one in April, and another in June. Running has helped, of course, but my heart aches. They were all wonderful people and longtime friends. Then, in April, I tripped, while running, and broke my arm. I'm all recovered and was able to run the whole time it was healing. I have graduated from physical therapy and am training for the Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Half in September, the club's 2026 destination race. Speaking of destination races, you are all invited - encouraged - to join us for any destination race. I don't make any travel arrangements, but I do plan a dinner for the group, and I take a lot of pics. So, it's easy for people from out of the area to join us, and they often do. In 2027, we're doing the Cincinnati Flying Pig, which offers a full marathon, half, and 5K. Please consider joining us, and don't think that it's not worth the trip to just do the 5K. Connie will tell you that our trips are wonderful, no matter what distance you do. She did the 5K when our destination race was the Corning Wine Glass Marathon/Half/5K in upstate New York last October. I'll attach a pic of Connie at the finish line with our friend, Denise, who now lives out of state. I'll also add a pic of the group dinner, also a pic of Run Tampa at a 4th of July race. Please update us and post some pics.