Run Far To Run Fast

Run Far To Run Fast

8 men gathered at McKee Road Elementary school and here is what we did:

Run 2 miles to JM Robinson Middle

4X400 Relay Race

Run 2 miles back to McKee Road Elementary School [with five sets of 20 merkins sprinkled in along the way]

Finish with pull ups and squats

Moleskinny

• As usual, I didn’t do much pre-planning for the workout.  In fact, once were about 1/2 mile into our initial run off campus, Cold Cuts says to me, “You don’t have any idea what you are doing, do you?”  He was partially correct.  I did know we were heading to JM Robinson Middle, but hadn’t decided exactly what we would do once we arrived.
• Using my mental math skills – while running – I determined that with 8 men we had just the right number to do a 4X400 race on the track at JM.  So, as soon as we arrived, I quickly separated the PAX into two teams… and it was go-time.  I was thinking the winning team might come in at just under 6 minutes, but there was more speed than expected, with the top team coming in at about 4 min and 48 seconds.  If we can shave about 2 minutes off of our time we’ve got a shot at the world record.  Everyone was hustling around the track for their segment, but I must say that Picasso’s performance stood out.  He dropped at hot lap at about 1 min and 12 seconds.  Don’t let the guy fool you, he’s got at least one good lap in him at a moment’s notice.  Ocho Cinco recorded the fastest segment, clocking in at about 1 min and 4 seconds.
• This was, I believe, the furthest we’ve ever ventured off campus for a McKee-based workout.  It was a long way to go just to run one lap – per person – around the track… but, gotta keep things fresh after 5 1/2 years at McKee.  Next time maybe a 0.0 workout.