Army Ten Miler :: 50 days 23 hours 31 Minutes

There's some anxiety, excitement and hard work going on over here at the Army Wife Network. We're almost all beginners who are running the ten miler, so I thought I'd share here (on LAS) the slides for beginners and the Army Ten Miler map. As well, I wanted to invite you all to the Hooah Fest and share with you our cadence contest results (for you who may just be coming on board to AWN). This whole process has really just a lot of fun, and we're not done yet...

Everything you really need is available at the Army Ten Miler website. It's very helpful, and George our guest columnist and Operations Manager over there has been helpful as well.

Here is a link to his columns under Health & Fitness at AWN:
http://www.armywifenetwork.com/?page_id=142
His are labeled: Zero to Ten in Six!

Here are links to the two Army Wife Talk Radio shows he's been on:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/awtr/2010/03/23/awtr-show-258-teaching-character-to-our-children.mp3

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/awtr/2010/08/31/awtr-show-280-army-ten-miler.mp3


Just being new to the area, I'm excited about all the wonderful historic places we'll be running by.
Check out the map!

Sites like: Jefferson Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Pentagon, Washington Monument,
Arlington Memorial Bridge and more!

The beginners guide talks about the schedule: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, the Expo, packet pick-up, NO-NOs, a checklist and even next years Save the Date info for ATM 2011 (October 9, 2011).

And when we're no longer beginners, we've finished and deserve a great big HOOAH, Army Wife Network will be there. Plans are ongoing for our Household 6 themed tent where you'll meet our team's Household 6, Janet McIntosh, and other AWN members at the Hooah Fest/Finish Festival. Everyone is invited!

Last but not least, I want to be sure to pass on that this is a family friendly affair. There will be plenty for the kids to do. They can even get involved right now with the "Name the Cheetah" contest. The prize is college $$ "in the form of a qualified 529 college savings plan provided by Health Net Federal Services,". (The Name the Cheetah Mascot Contest is open to all kids between the ages of 4-14 of Active Duty Army, National Guard, and Army Reserve parents/legal guardians.)

That's it in a nutshell for all you newbies, like us, out there. Tell us :: are you going? Are you running? What unit are you representing? Have any advice? Where are you at in your training? We'd love to hear your story.

More to follow....in the next 50 days, 23 hours, and 31 minutes.