Hump Day Meets Goat Day

Hump Day Meets Goat Day

Wednesdays might be made for certain dromedaries… but Fridays are definitely for Goats!!  10 goats showed up today to deplete their 02 levels while increasing their overall running mechanics.

At 0510, it looked like it would be just Strange Brew and Slim Fast.  Next came Huggy Bear, and then by 0515, we were up to 8.  We moseyed to the track, started stretching, and running our warm-up segment where we were joined by Spackler and The Mouth, so 10 total took on the following challenge:

1.  Stretching, followed by 1-mile warm-up
2.  Main Event:

4 min running at Interval Pace / 3 min recovery
3 min running/2 min recovery (x2)
2 min running/1 min recovery (x3)
1 min running/1 min recovery (x2)

3.  2 laps Cool Down, followed by stretching… DONE!  4.5-5 miles covered!

Moleskine:
Excellent job out there this morning!  The curriculum was short and simple, but man was it tough!  Combined with very high humidity, and a BRR-esque “gloom”, the elements alone were daunting!  We ran 18-minutes at a high pace… you guys should feel GREAT about that!

Freedom and Pele keep bringing it week in/week out… and Kilowatt is quickly becoming a regular!!

Stay Puft, Strange Brew and Huggy Bear were all equally solid and steady through the intervals.  Stay Puft earned a “Mountain Goat Moleskine Moment” when he took off in a head of steam for what he thought was the last minute interval… when we informed him of one more remaining, he wisely saved a little extra in the tank!  YHC knows he had plenty!

Simba continues to develop into a strong runner, and The Mouth didn’t disappoint on several levels, as usual!  A hearty welcome to Spackler for his Mountain Goat debut!  All three were sharing the lead on several of the laps, and Spackler took a commanding lead on the final cool down lap… then completed the extra 1/4 mile he had missed at the beginning… that’s dedication, folks!

All joking aside, Strange Brew and I both continue to be impressed at the guys that are making this a regular weekly workout!  I want to keep encouraging you guys… you’re doing great!!  And you guys encourage me every week by being there (group hug…)!

Announcements:
1.  Southern Dis-comfort Sat Aug 1.  Check your weekly email to get signed-up.  3 running levels available… this group will have no problems at all staying up!
2.  Blue Ridge Relay – talk to Turkey Leg if interested in running or driving.
3.  Best Wishes to Geraldo and all the PAX participating in the Go Ruck event tonight!