Are you jogging backward?

Are you jogging backward?

12 men found themselves standing in the 4-mile creek greenway parking lot at 5:15 am. After a rambling speech by YHC describing all of the horrors that were present on the proposed route and that it was essentially every man for themselves, the PAX still chose to follow YHC on an adventure in Piper Glen.  It didn’t disappoint.

The route was the typical hill route around the apartment loop then out to the far reaches of Piper Glen and back.  There were the standard options for 4, 6, and 7+ miles.  It was glorious.

There were 2 site FNG’s (Hardhat and Dear Abby).  I am not sure if they knew what they were in for after the rambling safety talk, but they seemed at COT to have made out alright and had a strange satisfied look on their face at the end.  I’ve seen it before, that’s the Devil’s Turn runner’s high.  You are welcome my friends.

Prohibition was on his first official training run (or at least let’s pretend) after finding out he has been accepted into the Chicago Marathon. This will be his first and it is a great one to start with. We look forward to being a part of your training plan if you will still hang with us mere non-Chicago runners.

Funky Cold and Buttermaker were sighted together and YHC realized how different they really look.  This made it less justifiable to have called Funky Cold, Buttermaker a couple weeks ago.  It could be blamed on the bad lighting conditions in the parking lot, but they installed lights.  So…cobains.

Dolphin was back after an extended departure from DT.  It was great to have him back and it will be good to have the ultra legend himself back amongst us.  He also has some very interesting CSAUP opportunities brewing (more on that in the announcements).

Horse Head was out there pounding the pavement again today and by the looks of Strava, found his own path resembling something like a double ended lasso.  Good distance though so no judgement here. Enjoy the running afterglow on your trip to Seneca today.

Turkey Leg and Exlax flew under the radar today and YHC lost them in the dark cool air.  However, it is guaranteed they ran with prowess and power today.  Why?  … because that’s what they do.

Haggis and Frazier were pushing the pace hard today and seemed to be bounding up every hill.  By the end, the decision was made to go all the way up the Piper Glen Dr. hill and around Old Course loop backwards.  Haggis states the scenario best…

“Most noteworthy moment at DT this morning was while HB and I were struggling up the big hill on the way back, panting, lungs bursting, legs screaming, Frazier, meanwhile, was slightly ahead gently jogging backwards up the hill while chatting to us about this and that.”

Classic.  The man’s a beast.  Nothing more to say about that.

Announcements:

– F3 Deathmarch – Friday May 29 @ 7:00 pm on the Booty Loop.  Run the 2.9 mile loop as many times as you can.  Contact Dolphin for info, preblast coming this week.

– Other CSAUP events planned like obstacle run and trail run at Crowders mtn coming later in the year.  Dolphin is your man for that.

– F3 Golf is in process.  Prohibition now doesn’t have to announce it any more and can enjoy the fruit of his toil.