Swift will launch at 0530 from the Vine restaurant parking lot in Ballantyne. As this Area Operation and time currently coincides with Bagpipe, you’ll know which workout you are at by how many Merkins are done in the opening COP. Swift = ZERO; Bagpipe = more than 0.
The Sons of Ballantyne invite you to another Scottish themed workout. As one of the most famous athletes that Scotland has ever produced, Eric Liddell’s story is told through the movie “Chariots of Fire”. On his memorial headstone in China where he died as a missionary, it is written from Isaiah 40:31, “They shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary.” Another biblical reference to eagles is from 2 Samuel 1:23 that says, “They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.”
The initial workout will be a 45minute running workout that we will call the “Eric Liddell”. For you short distance PAX, be thankful that Eric Liddell’s best events were the sprint events of the 100, 200, and 400 meters. After a good warm-up, we’ll be doing some quick 200 and 400 intervals with equal recovery. Total miles (including warm-up, intervals, and recovery) will be between 4 and 5.
Let’s make some Swift SoBs!
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