Preblast: Devil’s Turn is Headed for Hills

Preblast: Devil’s Turn is Headed for Hills

If you like patterns, you may not like this…We are headed to Piper Glen tomorrow which is out of our typical order.  It’s a holiday week and we need to get some work in before the apple pies and Budweiser starts to flow.

The plan is simple.  Meet at the Greenway parking lot at the corner of Rea Rd. and Bevington Place for a 5:15 launch.  We will have a 5 minute running form tutorial (and yes Hops, the terms hips and nips will be used at least twice).

We will then start a 1 mile warmup 2nd F run around the apartment loop then south on Rea Rd.  We then enter Piper Glen on Old Course and proceed on the typical route.  For those new to the route (and those who still have no idea how or why Seton House intersects Seton House), chalk arrows will be placed on the road on the left side (against traffic) at each turn.

The prescribed speed after the warmup is comfortably hard.  This should roughly correspond to “Marathon” training pace in the following calculator: http://runsmartproject.com/calculator/ Look it up and try to average out to this pace (or a little slower) through the hills of Piper Glen.  It will be hard, but that is why we are going to be up at 5:15 in the morning right?

There will be an option for 4 and 6 miles.  Choose your poison.

Safety Note: The sidewalks are uneven and jagged in places and it will be dark for the first 1/2 of the run.  Consider wearing a headlamp.  Also, the run in Piper Glen is on public neighborhood roads and they do not believe in streetlights.  A blinking light is recommended to allow cars to see you.  Take care of yourself.  That concludes the safety message.