Down goes Benny

Down goes Benny

I was slated to Q #F3FastTwitch on Halloween.  Due to some scheduling issues that Tolken had with the chariots I got the tap for the switcheroo.  Gladly.

I had to GPS the AO since I had forgotten how to get there.  Admittedly I have gotten lazier in my later years and just mosey down the road two miles to #F3Swift.  I am glad Haze invited me back so he could berate me about not being there anymore.  #Warmwelcome

A proper disclaimer was given with emphasis on our hands were not going to touch the ground and if they did you had done something wrong.  Foreshadowing.

Before we started out Haze reminded me that we were not to do any algorithms.  I quickly reminded him I was the Q and had no intention of listening to him.

The Big Ol Thang: Pretty simple.  Run around the lot twice to warm up doing butt kickers and high knees.  Also to see if Mr. Brady was running late.  Nope he just didn’t show.

Instructions were given to run at your 5K pace or threshold pace.  Lots of confusing looks and eyes to the sky trying to figure this one out.  After trying to explain it the instructions were given.  We would be doing many segments touring the fine neighborhood of Raintree and Providence Rd.  You were to run at your 5k pace at each segment, recover the six when you reach your destination and then have a proper rest of anywhere from thirty to sixty seconds.

We did cross Providence Rd once to revisit a neighborhood I had taken before with Fast Twitch.  All in all fun was had and only minor mumbling once we got started.  We got somewhere between 6.3 and 7.3 from what I can see from Strava.  Some of you are not on Strava.  All the cool kids are doing it.  It does help when you are looking at metrics.  We are all competitive and it is nice to see how you stack up against the same segment you have fun before to see if you are making gains or sucking.

Moleskin: So almost everyone adhered to the warning about no hands on the ground.  There is always one that test the limits.  At the top of the four mile creek/raintree ln intersection we had a situation.  Benny went down.  Lots finger pointing at this time.  Haze blamed everyone.  Semi made a reference to the disclaimer being null and void.  I thought he was a banker.  Everyone stopped and crowded around Benny.  Did you guys learn anything from youth sports.  Take a knee and let the man figure out if he is hurt or not.  After a moment Benny got up and did a quick survey of the body.  The sound of the fall was awful but everything appeared to be working because by the end of the segment he was in his rightful place in the order of the pax.

Turkey Leg continues to the king of the downhill.  Tolken lays it all out in most of the segments.  Rachel is solid and always moving.  Have never met Purell until today but the guy is fast.  Utah never quits and has time to make funny jokes.  Margo’s beard grew a inch while we were gone.  Haze and Semi decided to wear the same outfit and then run together the whole time.  Pop Tart is a runner he just doesn’t know it yet.  Cheese Curd is rounding back into running shape even though he constantly says he is not a runner.  He just keeps showing up to running events.  Alf and Fault Line glowed in the dark.  It was needed because the road was busy.  Laronda has his eyes set on a marathon next March.  Hitting these workouts will get you to your goal.  And One Eye never stops and is always pushing the pace.

Announcements: There were lots.  Pop Tart is going to Cub Scouts.  The rest are the usual.  Southern Discomfort, F3 Golf, Joe Davis run, Novant marathon relay.

Enjoy your day!