The Hills Are Scary

The Hills Are Scary

As I pulled into the parking lot at 5:11am and did not see any pax I began to worry.  Slowly people started trickling in to the point where we has six.  I guess the hill route scared everyone away!

Instructions were given as we ran our customary one mile warm up.  We passed the same silver Toyota tundra in the apartment complex that we pass every time we do this route.  That guy is punctual.  As we rounded onto Bevington we picked up The Mouth.  Some pax though they saw another strangler but there eyes must have deceived them because it was just a tomato.

Final instructions were given to go at your own pace at the one mile mark and off Haggis went. Everyone was to be back by 6:10am and the goal was to not get lost.  Mission accomplished.

Moleskin:

We had a good group of guys out there.  Devils Turn is unique especially on hill day since it is easy to get spread out.  Haggis had the good idea or bad idea of doubling back at certain stop signs.  This work out well as real time instructions could be given about what direction to go since there was no handy chalk.  To be honest it was so dark out there the chalk would have been hard to see.  Honey Bee is going to have to evolve his method.

Huggie Bear and O’Tannenbaum did not get lost since they were more of the rookies of the route. Both got over four and a half miles.

Cheddar, Mr. Bean and The Mouth set there own pace running together till towards the end.  Cheddar and Mr. Bean are part of the new ultra team for the Palmetto 200.  Congrats boys on joining in on the fun.  It will be nice to have some familiar faces out there.

Haggis set out at a blistering pace this morning.  He also ended in a blistering pace.  Once again he proves that if you voice your goals it becomes easier to accomplish because others around you push you to hit the mark.

Great job everyone and for those that missed it shame on you.  If you want to perform better in the mud runs or any other silly event we do you need to learn to run faster.  Devils Turn is a great test.

For those of you doing Thunder Road or Kiawah this is a good way to test your pace and push yourself each week.

Announcements:

Keep Long Haul in your prayers today and over the course of the next serveral weeks as he undergoes shoulder surgery today.

@Area51 is organizing a crew to go down to Cola this Saturday after #F3Stonehenge.  See Alf or Haggis about the details.  Lets give help when help is needed.  One day we may need the same.

That is all.  Have a great day!