- When:07/26/2016
- QIC: Margo
- The PAX: Run Stopper, Wild Turkey, Turkey Leg, Geraldo, Hops, Soul Glow, Mr. Brady, Voodoo, Retread, Ductwork, Hannibal, Cheese Curd, Alf, JRR Tolkien, Hairball, Fault Line, Prohibition, Baracus, Van pelt (R), Purple Haze, Pop Tart, Frazier, The Mouth, Gummy, Tiger Rag, Icicle, Margo (QIC)
5k on 5k
A large crew of 27 gathered with approximately 6 weeks left until the BRR. It was a little humid out but nothing compared to Monday. YHC did his best to recite all elements of a proper disclosure and off we went. Well, not really. More like 20 feet over to the adjacent parking lot for a quick warm up. At this time, the usual chatter began. “What?? This is a running workout”. The first (and only) exercise was called and after whopping 5 merkins we recovered and YHC gave the instructions for the day. The real purpose of the warm-up was to give time for any stragglers to catch up.
The Thang:
Run to Five Knolls (1.5 miles). Run Hill repeats (.6 mile circuit) as many times in 30 minutes. Meet up at 0600 and run back to SCMS. Total distance ranging from 5.5 to 7 miles.
Moleskin:
The goal was to run 3.1 miles (5K) of hills on Five Knolls (5K). YHC was rather proud of his 5k on 5k tagline. In preparation of the BRR the workout was designed for constant running without stops. Strong crew today! Frazier lapped YHC and just about everyone else within a couple of circuits. YHC met face to face with a deer and a fox while marking the course with sidewalk chalk. Note to self… Five Knolls has a porta-jon. That sure would have come in handy on Monday. Thank you PH and TL for the opportunity to lead.
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I did like the title of the workout, but the actual down payment was rough. That sidewalk on Hwy 51 is getting old and seems much longer! What can you say about a half-pipe run…it was hilly and Frasier will pass you with a smile!
I guess Fast Twitch can proudly say we actually did an exercise, solid! Look out Sofa WIB!
Big props to Ductwork for answering the call, Up’n Over has a full roster!
Nice Q, Margo. That lived up to the suckfest I’ve come to expect from Fast Twitch every week. I was eyeing the two porta-johns every lap out there, but managed to keep things under control. Using a porta-john that’s been baking in 90+ degree heat for weeks is a horror I hope never to experience.
5 Knolls aka Lauren Conrad might be new, but she’s been used quite extensively since her discovery. Turkey Leg wasted the last time we ran back and forth on the half-pipe with a bunch of exercises. It had me thinking “What would it be like for a straight AMRAP of 5K be like?” Found out yesterday. It was horrible.
BTW – you know who you are. It’s a 60 minute workout. You shouldn’t be quitting 4 minutes early just to chit chat in the parking lot while you watch the Tomatoes roll in from RFYL. Get after it.
Lauren Conrad works for boot camps too. Much to the dismay of the Anvil pax, I took them back there today. Not sure what possessed me to go back after yesterday’s continuous beating, other than looking to share the misery with as many pax possible. We did a lot more than 5 merkins though!
Voodoo, thanks for the porta-john tip.
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