The Mermaid Pulls the Numbers

The Mermaid Pulls the Numbers

With summer unofficially here now, the time to build and grow our weekly mileage is upon us.  A good  portion of Fast Twitchers are running the BRR and for those that aren’t, getting some good miles in never hurt anyone.  There is no sense in reinventing the wheel and Mermaid presented the pax a great out an back option a few months back.  A preblast was sent out with the instructions.  Everyone seemed to have read the preblast and that’s exactly what we did.

Moleskin:

With the forecast calling for 70 degrees, chance of rain, and 98% humidity all signs were pointing to a low turnout.  It was definitely soupy out there this morning, not sure one towel on the seat is sufficient anymore until the fall.  YHC originally thought maybe RFYLers had taken over our AO when I pulled up to see 24 people.  It was a nice surprise to see such a good turnout that was ready to give it their all for 60 min.  That being said, #F3FastTwitch is definitely pulling the numbers lately, word must be out that it is the definitive place where all the cool kids hang.  No FNGs, no disclaimer, no warm up jog, no warm up, just go.  Mr. Brady, Turkey Leg, and Hairball took off (after Chelms started early).  Strong performances were also had by Alf, Pro, Haze, Beaker, (and I’m sure others that YHC doesn’t see on Strava) who all put in at least 7 miles on the Mermaid.  Also great to see self proclaimed “non-runners” like Voodoo consistently posting at FastTwitch, the dividends are paying off.  Everyone seemed to get at least 5.5 miles and with the out and back nature of the course there were plenty of opportunities to encourage the fellow pax and spur motivation.  Hopefully everyone was able to push themselves and load up on some extra miles for the week.  Welcome home Mermaid, who couldn’t resist the siren call of his course and the opportunity to test out the ol’ knee.