Jeffrey LaLonde

Training Tips for a Half Marathon

Jeffery Lalonde has been a category analyst for the last 15 years. His job responsibilities include providing recommendations and insights that boost the retail performance of selected consumer products. Jeffery Lalonde is also an active runner who regularly participates in half marathons.

For one to be successful in a half marathon, the right amount of training is needed. Too much or too little training can hinder your chances in a half marathon.

Set up a training plan that is between 10 and 16 weeks long. Many experts recommend 13-14 weeks as the right time amount. For beginners, training should be longer to enable acclimatization and recovery from possible injuries.

Your training runs should increase gradually over the days, as starting with a long distance could increase injury risks. Start with a 3-mile run, then inch your way up the mileage to increase your strength and endurance until you can run 10 or 11 miles on a training run. Have training runs three or four days weekly.

Have a long run during the weekend to get the feeling of running a half marathon, then rest the next day.

Have a training partner or train with a group. This action will challenge and motivate you. Run on different surfaces as these surfaces work on your legs in different ways.

Do some cross-training, including exercises like cycling, swimming, and using the elliptical machine for your strength building. These exercises should be done twice a week.

Evgeny Svechnikov Signs One-Year Contract Extension with the Red Wings

Jeffrey LaLonde is a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based category analyst who most recently worked at Spartan Nash, where he helped increase sales by 4 percent via the facilitation of more than 75 annual Category Business Plan meetings. Outside of his professional pursuits, Jeffrey LaLonde enjoys following the National Hockey League’s (NHL’s) Detroit Red Wings.

On August 9, Red Wings’ forward Evgeny Svechnikov signed a one-year contract extension with the team. The 23-year-old native of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia, was due to become a restricted free agent heading into the offseason.

Svechnikov split this past season between the Red Wings and its AHL affiliate in Grand Rapids, recording 25 points in 51 games with the latter. Svechnikov has two goals and two assists for four points through 20 career regular-season games in the NHL, while his most productive year in the AHL was 2016-17, when he recorded 51 points in 74 games.

Prior to being selected 19th overall by Detroit in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Svechnikov was a standout player with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the QMJHL. He had 78 points in 55 games in his draft year and followed that up in 2015-16 with 79 points in 50 games.

Duties of a Category Analyst

Jeffrey LaLonde most recently worked for SpartanNash in Byron Center, Michigan, where he applied his nearly 8 years of experience as a category analyst. Among Jeffrey LaLonde’s responsibilities as a category analyst for SpartanNash was managing the bi-weekly markdown pricing process as well as facilitating annual category business plan meetings, which led to an average sales increase of 4 percent.

Category management is a specific area in retail and manufacturing focused on managing clusters of items in order to help the company save money in the long term. A key element in category management, the analyst is typically responsible for one or more categories of products, for ensuring the presence of the mix of products within this category, and often, for ensuring that contract terms with different manufacturers are honored.

The category analyst working in a very large company might have additional responsibilities, such as monitoring and reporting of sales performance data, for example. While some companies also have category managers to which the category analyst needs to report, others do not. In this case, the analyst may also be responsible for delivering schedules, negotiating contracts with individual manufacturers and wholesalers, and creating and monitoring a merchandising plan.

Jeff Okudah Highlights Detroit Lions’ 2020 NFL Draft Haul

A Grand Rapids, Michigan-based category analyst, Jeffrey LaLonde has 15 years of professional experience and most recently worked at Spartan Nash, where he helped drive an average sales increase of 4 percent. Beyond his professional endeavors, Jeffrey LaLonde enjoys following the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL).

The Lions added nine players to its organization through the 2020 NFL Draft, which concluded on April 25. The team had the third overall pick in the draft, which it used to select Ohio State cornerback Jeff Okudah. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound player was the first cornerback to be selected among the top three picks in the draft since 1997 but has the talent to warrant the selection. In his junior season at Ohio State in 2019, Okudah accumulated 34 tackles, nine defended passes, three interceptions, and one forced fumble. Sports Illustrated gave the selection an A- grade.

With its second round pick, Detroit selected Georgia running back D’Andre Swift. Considered among the most complete draft-eligible running backs, Swift averaged 6.56 yards per carry through 43 college games, which ranks first all-time at Georgia. Other players selected by the Lions include edge rusher Julian Okwara (Notre Dame), offensive lineman Logan Stenberg (Kentucky), and running back Jason Huntley (New Mexico State).

The Huge Show with Jeff Lalonde – January 28th – 5pm Hour

It’s Super Fan week here on The Huge Show – Super Bowl LIV is happening this Sunday as the San Francisco 49ers are set to take on the Kansas City Chiefs. We’ll be having Huge Show listeners in all week long to talk about the big game and anything else that may come up in the world of sports. In our final hour we were joined by Jeff Lalonde out of Grand Rapids. We also had Scott Padek and Rick Berry on to discuss the news about Kobe. We got Jeff’s Super Bowl picks as well as talked about Bill’s Huge Question of the day – Who are your top 5 NBA players?