Question: Is East Nasty meeting on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve? Answer: YES! But not at 6 p.m. A lot of people have Christmas Eve plans, and most everyone (except us parents of toddlers...) have New Year's Eve plans.
Our Christmas Eve run will be at 2 p.m. Same location (11th and Holly in East Nashville), and the route is TBD. We'll announce the time of our NYE run next week. But assume it will be at a similar time.
Merry Christmas!
This week is run #7. (We'll start with run #1 the first Wednesday in January.) We chose this route because there are some cool Christmas light displays in Little Hollywood...
See you at 6 p.m. in East Nashville at the corner of 11th and Holly.
Our free half/full marathon training is right around the corner. Our first training session is on Saturday, January 3 at 8 am in Shelby Park. (By the nature center.) Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the program, and sign up for our weekly emails.
The country music marathon is an amazing experience, but it's expensive. It's important to (1) sign up early and (2) take advantage of any discount codes. After December 31st, the price goes up by $20, and this weekend there is a $13 discount code. So you need to go online this weekend and sign up. Use the code LUCKY13 to get the $13 discount. (With the discount, it ends up being around $100) While you're at it, sign up for our training program. (Our training is free...) Have a great weekend! Get out and enjoy this great weather.
ENFL.
Ordering will close at NOON TODAY Thursday December 11th. You must order before then! ORDER ONLINE NOW! We have unisex hoodies for adults in red and grey, and for the first time we are offering hoodies for Youth and Toddlers! We also have bandanas available for you or your pup! Adult hoodies can be tried on at Nashville Running Company in East Nashville.
If you have any questions, contact Duane at: duane@eastnastyforlife.com
Every year, East Nasty hosts a Christmas gathering to celebrate the past year, and look forward to the new one. Wednesday night, we'll have our normal run (it's route #1 which is only 5k), then everyone is invited down the street to 1306 Woodland (this is where Phil and Gretchen Zimmerman live). We'll have soup (white chicken chili and a vegan butternut squash), beer and desserts. We'll also have some East Nasty gear for sale, and some hoodies to try on (if you want to order one.) All we ask is that you bring $10 (this allows us to renew our membership with the Road Runners Club of America, and helps offset some of our other costs...) Everyone is welcome, and if you can't make the run that night or even if you forget your $10. Just join us at the party which will start right after the run.
Just a nice quick 5k run to warm us up before the Christmas Party.
Full/Half Marathon TrainingOur half/full marathon training is just around the corner! Our first meeting is on Saturday January 3rd at 8 am at Shelby Park. Here are more details. Please take a moment to sign up if you want to join us. It's free, and signing up just puts you on our email list - it doesn't commit you to anything.
See you tonight!
Mark
Our Winter 2014 collection is now available for ordering! We have unisex hoodies for adults in red and grey, and for the first time we are offering hoodies for Youth and Toddlers! We also have bandanas available for you or your pup!
This is a VERY LIMITED time offering. We want to get these to you by Christmas, which means ordering will close at noon on Thursday December 11th. You must order before then! Don't wait til the last minute - ORDER NOW! They will be available for PICKUP around December 19/20th.
Adult hoodies can be tried on at Nashville Running Company in East Nashville and at the Christmas Party this Wednesday!
If you have any questions, contact Duane at: duane@eastnastyforlife.com
Best Wednesday of the Year The stars have aligned...tonight's run is The Nasty, AND it's pint night at NRC! So not only do you get to run our signature route and earn a sticker - you'll get to celebrate at NRC with a glass of Yazoo.
Remember, this is our longest route, and it's dark, so please (a) wear reflective gear and (b) run with someone else!
Half-Marathon / Full Marathon Training
Don't train alone for this year's country music half or full marathon. We have a training group that meets every Saturday starting the first weekend in January, and continuing all the way until race day in April. As always, it's free! Check out details here, and then pass it along to anyone else who may be interested.
Christmas Party
Our annual Christmas party is next week after the run (December 10). It's a great time to celebrate another successful year, and to look forward to 2015. We'll provide food (white chicken chili) and drinks, and have some East Nasty gear for sale. We ask that you bring $10 to help offset the cost of "doing business." (This money will allow us to renew our membership with the Road Runners Club of America. Also, while everything we offer is free to participants, there are costs associated with what we do, so this money will help offset those costs.) Everyone is welcome, even if you forget your $10!
ENFL
Mark
Yes, we do meet for a run the day before Thanksgiving. (In fact, we have not missed a Wednesday run since June 2008.) So plan on joining us for route #11 on Wednesday.
6 am or 6 pm at the corner of 11th and Holly in East Nashville. See you then!
Christmas PartyOur Christmas party is on December 10th. We'll have our normal run, then everyone is invited to join us at Phil & Gretchen Zimmerman's house for some food and drinks. This is also a time where we get a list of our "members". East Nasty is a member of the Road Runners Club of America, and there is a cost associated with that. We are asking folks to bring $10 to help us offset these costs. This allows us to keep doing what we're doing! (We'll also have some East Nasty gear if you are looking for a Christmas present...)
Our full / half marathon training begins the first Saturday in January, and we are looking for (a) participants and (b) volunteers.
Volunteers: If you would like to pass your love of running along, we need 12 pace leaders. These are people who will train a group to meet a particular time goal. Those goals are 1:45, 2:00, 2:15 and 2:30. (We also have a pretty good contingent of people up front who are looking to break 1:30.) If this piques your interest, please email Mark at mark@eastnastyforlife.com.
Participants: We'll have a detailed outline plus a place to sign up soon, but here are some specifics if you are looking to participate. 1) We meet on Saturday mornings at 8:00 starting the first Saturday in January through race day. 2) Our running requirement is that you need to be able to run 5 miles without stopping by January 1. 3) It's free. Look for more details next week.
So you can either run with us at 6 a.m. when it's cold and dark, or you can run with us at 6 p.m. when it's cold and dark. Either way, be sure to dress warmly and wear reflective gear! If you don't own any, swing by NRC to grab some before the run.
This is our Mt. Nasty warm-up run. Here is a quick note about this run: when we exit Shelby Park on Davidson stay on the right side of the road. The reason is that you will make a right turn to go up 12th. When you make that turn, enjoy the hill!
Here are two dates to put in your calendar: December 10th, and January 3rd.
December 10th: Our annual East Nasty Christmas Party. It is a great time. We'll have our regularly scheduled run that evening, then walk down the street to enjoy some food and drinks at the Zimmerman's. More details coming.
January 3rd: Our first meeting for the 2015 Country Music Marathon training program. The program is free and open to everyone who can run 5 miles without stopping. Once again, more details will be coming soon, but I want you guys to get these two dates on your calendar!
This Wednesday is the Kahru / Craft wear test night. Come over to NRC before the run (starting at 5pm) to try on some Karhu shoes, and Craft apparel. It will be a great night to try out a new, quality base layer.
Run #9: LP Field. Meet at the corner of 11th and Holly at 6 am or 6 pm.
Update: The Karhu wear test has been postponed due to weather. But pint night is still on, and of course we run rain or shine!
One thing that is hard about buying shoes is that often you don't really get to run very much in them before you have to make a decision. In an effort to combat this, occasionally NRC hosts wear test night. A "wear test" is when you get to wear a pair of shoes for an entire run! This Wednesday, Karhu will be at NRC at 5 p.m. if you want to try a pair of their shoes. There will also be some Craft base layers. (As a side note, I've had a Craft base layer for about 12 years and it is amazing...)
Rick's Market. Coldest beer in town.
Note: We are slowly shifting our runs so that we use the greenway that runs from 19th to the base of the Shelby street entrance rather than going up/down Lillian street. So this week instead of going around the lake, runners need to turn left at the lake and then go up the greenway to 19th. ( That happens right past the 2nd mile on the above map.)
Pint night at NRC. Best Wednesday of the month...
It's almost halloween. Your costume for Wednesday night should be something reflective! In all seriousness, it is definitely time to start wearing reflective gear.
6 am or 6 pm on Wednesdays at the corner of 11th and Holly in East Nashville. Enjoy this route. It takes us through a great section of East Nashville.
