Less Like Daytona, More like Watkins Glen

Less Like Daytona, More like Watkins Glen

17 PAX set out into the Ballantyne Corporate park on Tuesday, 11/14, for a looping course of medium-long interval running.

The THANG:

PreBlast – More to the Max

Moleskin:

• After leading the PAX on a slightly disjointed warm-up mile that included preview of the course, we settled down into the streets of Rushmore and Harney for some warm-up exercises.
• Intervals were set up for the first 3 to give the PAX a taste of measurement for the 5 minutes.  Starting at the same place each time and only running one direction allowed us to note the ending point and if we were getting faster or slower with each interval.  While the point of the intervals this morning was to push the heartrate to the MAX, as it’s noted in the PreBlast you can push the speed of your running past the level at which you reach your max HR, but it’s not of much benefit to you unless you like pain without gain.
• The last two intervals done as out-and-back along Harney.  Goal is to make it back as a group to the starting point.  If you go out too fast on the “OUT”, then you’ll probably get passed on the “BACK”.  If you sandbag on the “OUT”, then you’ll surely pass people on the “BACK” as well.
• Strava Fly-by was entertaining with 12 of the PAX on there today.  Can see the loops, time gaps on the longer intervals, and if you made it out and back with everyone else… https://labs.strava.com/flyby/viewer/#1274815116?c=dnnx2n0c&z=H&t=1Q2iO0&a=jCL8S25mH0wBtvpLGpP6SwH1-kt71_pLYhD8SxWM_kueb_tLw5j6SxzK-ktu0fpL
• Notable performances of the morning – Cobbler stuck it out, Bounty Hunter was back after a long dry spell, Abacus first workout since it got cold and he didn’t sweat though his shirt, Haggis beat Frasier (who said he was feeling “off”, turned out he had the Flu) and was REALLY proud of himself, and Cheddar sand-bagged until the last 3 minutes of the intervals (by a lot, he had gas to burn still).
• Cobains on the late Backblast.  Tracking PAX names by “tagging” to the Backblast is forcing me to put these out there for credit.  Eventually, Wingman would have just posted a BLANK Backblast with his name and Swift on it for credit, but it looks like I beat him to it.