“That was a great route…except it sucked.” Those were the wise words of Balco as he left the parking lot this morning. An OG route that I had spent a lot of time on to meticulously make EXACTLY 6.2 miles ended up being for naught since some...
Read moreBack to back running Q’s for YHC is not very typical. And when Closer asked YHC to Q RnG yesterday, YHC forgot to look at his calendar for what was coming today. Oh well. A plan was created that would increase lactic acid threshold and...
Read more10 Pax ventured to the West End neighborhood to improve their speed at the historic Hanes Park (c.1919) track. Actually, for YHC it was less about speed improvement and more about seeing the other guys in the gloom as well as having healthy...
Read more9 pax took a 3+ mile run and then did a few rounds of Tabata on Monday, 8/15/2022 at Run & Gun. It was fun. Objectives going into determining the AO and route included: Relatively flat route Minimal turns route Shelters at launch area (in...
Read more15 strong including FNG Squeegee who finally got off the toilet long enough to join Doublewide for a run. Great job by all on a very humid morning with no wind. Special prayers for Undertow overcoming Covid and MRSA.
Read moreOne more try OGs and Tractors for this Friday. OG’s turnaround at Reynolda House Don’t blame me, I only work here OG’s route https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5091052441 Tractors...
Read moreSix pax enjoyed a classic redline at the beautiful and muggy Hanes Park logging slightly more than 4 miles. Warm-o-rama. Obligatory clockwise lap around Hanes Park to see how the legs will be feeling for the morning cruise around the track...
Read moreTrying to change things up, the Q decided have the pax reach a different #Redline today. We often hit our cardio redline (YHC more than others), but what really is needed is to push our emotional redline to make us stronger. Even in the face of...
Read moreWarmrama: Typical clockwise lap around the park. The Thang: 400m with 200m recovery x 2 1200m with 400m recovery x 1 Repeat until time. Announcements: The Shmed 5k and FunRun, August 28th. All proceeds to benefit Crisis Control. Sign up at...
Read moreWARMARAMA. Slow lap around the track THE BEATDOWN. Repeat 5x: Sprint 50m. Recover 50m. Rest 30 secs. Recover 300m. Repeat 10x: Sprint 100m. Rest 60 secs. Recover 400m. Rest 60 secs. Repeat 2x: Sprint 400m. Rest 60 secs. Recover...
Read moreA great turnout this morning, and decent weather for what was, apparently, a run on challenging terrain. All that can be said for the Q is that his responsibilities were fulfilled. Routes were dutifully supplied in a timely manner (albeit from...
Read moreDamp and ideal temperatures awaited the valorous pax who conquered the Tractors and OGs routes this morning. Tractors pax were not pleased with the comparable elevation challenge they faced when looking at the OGs route. There was a healthy...
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