Taking Mountain Goats Through Their Paces

Taking Mountain Goats Through Their Paces

15 Mountain Goats gathered at South Charlotte Middle School for another installment of Mountain Goat.  Warm-up at 0500 and launch at 0515.  Format was to run an extended distance at a theshold-ish pace… which is about 1-1.5 min/mile over your mile race pace.  Here is how it went down:

1. Warm-up Mile on the track + Stretching
2. We split into two groups:  10:00 min/mile group and 8:30 min/mile
3. 10:00 min/mile group took off on 3-mile course, and 2nd group ran .5 miles on track… then took off on 3-mile course.
4. Both groups ran 3-mile at Threshold/Marathon Pace to Bevington, and back to hill at Coburn
5. Cool-down 1-mile back to SCMS

Total 5 to 5.5 miles.  EXCELLENT JOB BY EVERYONE!!

Moleskine:
This is a somewhat new format.  YHC wanted to work on pacing, especially for those planning to run in the BRR… and to maintain a pace faster than a “fellowship” pace for an extended distance.

We learned some points from the run, and will definitely like feedback from the PAX… but I would like to propose that we add this to our rotation to practice longer distances as sustained paces that are moderately “uncomfortable.”

It is absolutely AWESOME that Tweetsie and Lois keep coming back!  They are attending multiple workouts in Area 51, and giving 100% every time!  They are “in-training” for BRR 2017… we confirmed that this morning… (I didn’t hear them deny the challenge!!)

T-Claps to Geraldo for keeping Lois company during the run, and Frasier for keeping Tweetsie company!  Iron Sharpens Iron, and Geraldo and Frasier showed that this morning!

Great to have Dumpster Fire join… Quick story… when I was coming off of Rosecliff onto Strawberry, I passed a lady walking her dog.  Then as I rounded the corner, there’s this guy with no shirt on lying in a driveway stretching.  So as I pass, I’m thinking it looks like Dumpster Fire, but then I’m thinking it’s a homeowner that is just out getting ready to run… IT’S DUMPSTER FIRE!!   He hops up, and all I can think of is… “What in the world did that lady think when she saw Dumpster Fire lying in that driveway?”  And why in the driveway???  I will expect DF to give his side of the story!!

Pele… you continue to rock!!

Great to have Draino back out for the festivities.  Venus… always a pleasure to have you join!

Voodoo, Daisy, Sensei, The Mouth, Nomad were strong as usual… and great to have Retread back from his extended vacation!

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