Soul Crushing Hills / Respectable Pace

Soul Crushing Hills / Respectable Pace

Despite dire warnings of the sinister nature of the course today and hot humid conditions, 14 men launched from the greenway parking lot headed for Piper Glen to attack some hills.  2 other men (Mall Cop and the illusive Wolfman) launched at an unknown time from the same location, followed an unknown route, and 1 left before sunrise could catch him unawares.  No matter the timing, pace, or course these 16 loosely affiliated souls were tested this morning while pushing the pace on challenging terrain.

Before making it out of the warm-up apartment loop, all the PAX were maliciously chicked.  It was even about to happen a second time when we all ran away down Rea Rd.  There was no one immune (don’t let anyone tell you differently).  We will all have to live with this and there will be no excuses accepted.

After leaving the apt loop, the course was the typical Piper Glen hill route and good groups formed at various speeds.  There seemed to be quite some ad-libbing of the course today (even neglecting the 2 wayward souls).  It seemed that O’Tannenbaum noticed the chalk marks but decided to go out to the clubhouse to see if they had an Arnold Palmer for a mid-run refreshment.  Once he found them closed, he made his way back with no issues.

Buttermaker and Sanka (perhaps others?) explored the Piper Glen Dr. exit and seemed to enjoy it.  Perhaps we will mix it up a bit with this change to the course in future weeks too. Tootie did not lead Stonecold astray today to the far reaches of Setton House and for that we are thankful.

Bratwurst, Frazier, and Turkey Leg grouped up early and hung together through to the end.  Bratwurst was even able to keep up with a bruised toenail from a child’s plastic bucket accident.  You have to be careful with those things apparently. #surprisingdangers  Frazier is working back into the rotation again after a 2 week hiatus repairing his arm and he didn’t run up the hill backward today.  Turkey Leg has been incorporated into an Ultra team for BRR so we should be seeing a lot of him in the coming months.

Kotters to Hannibal who has been absent from DT for some time.  It seems that work travels have kept him away.  Glad to have you back.

Pretty much everyone was soaked in COT from the exertion and humid conditions.  That’s a sign of a good workout if you ask me.  Thanks for coming out!

Announcements:

– Convergence Saturday at DayZero @ McAlpine Elem.

– Convergence Monday at South CLT Middle School – 7:00am start

– Sussudio sendoff tomorrow at Joust

– Ghostrunner Thursday nights starting next week

– Swift measurement day – 3rd Tuesday of the Month – In June, SIB will join Swift

– Running form clinic is in the works with Try Sports Blakeney – more details to come