On Thursday (3\/26\/26) at #DashWIB, we ran the Fifth Marble Arch Marathons.\u00a0 It has become a semiregular tradition in these parts.\u00a0 At the inaugural event back in May 2017, 10 #DashPax attempted and 0 finished, although @Zima and @RustBucket came close but just barely missed the 45 minute time cutoff.\u00a0 At the second event in March 2019, we had 18 #DashPax attempt and 6(!) finish! @LitterBox, @Vig, @Zima, @Huckleberry, @Greenspan and @Offsides finished all 5 loops in 2019.\u00a0 So, in true Lazarus Lake fashion, we made the third one in March 2021 a bit longer and harder.\u00a0 And the third core principle was in full effect (#RainOrShine #HotOrCold) as 13 pax attempted, 0 finished and 10 completed a #FunRun.\u00a0 At the fourth running in April 2023, we had 10 pax attempt a revised course\u2026.0 finished but all 10 at least completed a #FunRun.\u00a0 And today, we had two heats with a total of 13 competitors.\u00a0 6 started early at 0500 and 7 were there for the lighting of the virtual cigarette at 0530.\u00a0 0 finished but everyone got in at least a #FunRun with many somewhere between the M, the A or the R and sometimes B of the fifth lap by the 45 minute mark.<\/p>\n
The Thang<\/strong><\/p>\n Think of this as a much abbreviated version of the Barkley Marathons, the sadistic race in East Tennessee which is made up of 5 loops of 26ish miles and 20K feet of elevation gain per loop.\u00a0 On Thursday, we attempted to run 5 loops (or 3 loops for a #FunRun) of Marble Arch Road.\u00a0 Each loop was 0.84 miles and 57(?) feet of elevation gain.\u00a0 At each intersection we come across, we stopped and performed an escalating number of [perfect form][ahem] reps OYO of the called exercise:<\/p>\n *At the start of each loop (corner of Marble Arch & Cedar Trail), performed an escalating number of Turkish Get Ups (1st loop = 1x, 2nd loop = 2x, 3rd loop = 3x, 4th loop = 4x, 5th loop = 5x) [This was a new twist for this fifth edition of the marathons.\u00a0 #Crowdpleaser.<\/p>\n Stop 1:\u00a0\u00a0M<\/strong>erkins (1st loop = 5x, 2nd loop = 10x, 3rd loop = 15x, 4th loop = 20x, 5th loop = 25x)<\/p>\n Stop 2:\u00a0\u00a0A<\/strong>lternating Side Lunges (each leg, so 1, 1, 2, 2, etc.) (1st loop = 5x, 2nd loop = 10x, 3rd loop = 15x, 4th loop = 20x, 5th loop = 25x)<\/p>\n Stop 3:\u00a0\u00a0R<\/strong>ussian Twists (each side, so 1, 1, 2, 2, etc.) (1st loop = 5x, 2nd loop = 10x, 3rd loop = 15x, 4th loop = 20x, 5th loop = 25x)<\/p>\n Stop 4:\u00a0\u00a0B<\/strong>urpees (1st loop = 5x, 2nd loop = 10x, 3rd loop = 15x, 4th loop = 20x, 5th loop = 25x)<\/p>\n