There was a near-revolt the last time I Q’d Redline because we 1) did hill repeats ONLY and 2) made everyone do merkins after one of our hills. This time I wisened up. The Thang: Warm up clockwise around Hanes Park, stopping at the base of the...
Read moreFacts I’ve learned from running OGs: Winston is hilly Hanes Park is at the bottom of a bowl Hills are unavoidable One time I even designed a route to avoid any major hills and I found a route with a super low elevation…but people complained...
Read moreFortunately, Giles read his email and sent out an alert that the 4th graders had a field trip and would be leaving at 6:15 from Speas, so it was decided to park at the tennis courts instead. Unfortunately, YHC did not set clear directions and...
Read moreI have been waiting for the past THREE times I’ve Qed Redline to borrow a stopwatch and do hill repeats (an idea the track coach at Tabor recommended). Because I’ve refused to buy one, I was finally able to borrow one today from our neighborhood...
Read moreMy alarm went off this morning and I turned it off, rolled over…then realized with a jolt that I had to be there (UGH…but thanks BooBoo). An even 12 gathered in the gloom for a run that basically took them down Queen and back on Reynolds. When we...
Read moreI told the assembled PAX how my wife was talking to one of her best friends last night while I was writing my plan on cardboard. My wife told her friend how I have gotten up at 04:45 every morning this week. Her friend, who knows I’m a teacher...
Read more10 PAX meandered their way through a more-confusing-than-it-looks parking lot for Run n Gun early Monday morning. The Run The Gun: 15 minutes of: On your front for mountain climbers & merkins On your feet for monkey humpers (been a...
Read more7 PAX gathered in the chilly morning (well, 5 + Hit Man who must have a mandatory clause to show up just as we leave the parking lot + Manscape who suddenly appeared on the warm up lap around the park) air to run around and up the Hanes Park...
Read moreThe Ragnar trails of West Virginia were missed (not a typo) this morning when I showed up at Speas and it was hot, humid, and muggy. Take me home West Virginia where we can go back to the 60s! Fall can’t get here soon enough. We did the classic...
Read moreI hate Redline. I confessed as much to Hitman and Manscape, who were kind enough to let me complain without giving me too much of a hard time. However, I’ve noticed a trend at Redline: the majority of the guys run fast – like, really fast...
Read moreAround 9:30 last night at a party for Sgt. Schultz’s son Milkman (who is getting married tonight!), I was talking with a group of people that included Bernie & Double D and mentioned I was Qing in the morning. Then it hit me: “Wait…I’m...
Read moreA group of more-than-I-expected assembled on the grounds of Speas Global for a beatdown on 4/20. My playlist consisted of an eclectic mix ranging from Phish to Bob Dylan to Cypress Hill (which, sadly, we did not get to). I started the workout...
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