That’s Not My Towel!!

That’s Not My Towel!!

You had to be there… would have been a great Mouth moment… but alas he is still in the Wild West skiing the slopes of Utah!  More on that in a moment…

14 PAX arrived in celebration of hopefully the FINAL chilly morning… YHC at least is celebrating… with the anticipation of improving their stamina and running form.  Here’s how we did it…

1.  2-mi Easy warm-up around Rounding Run and back (leaders got an extra mile in…)
2. Mosey to track for stretching
3. At I-Pace, run:
   • 200m – 200m Recovery
   • 400m – 400m Recovery
   • 800m – 400m Recovery
   • 1200m – 400m Recovery
   • Back down the ladder as time permitted 800m-400m-200m; Leaders finished the 800m and 400m recovery.
   • Finish with cool-down 400m; Mosey to parking lot for stretching… DONE!

We got from 5-7 miles depending on pace.  EXCELLENT JOB!

Moleskine:

Retread, Insomniac, Lois and Tweetsie… you guys are so solid!!  You guys are the core of Mtn Goat… thanks for your leadership and commitment!

Great to have Freedom back out… Thanks for transporting Sensei… who is definitely a passenger-seat driver… man, the guy never shuts up… !  (Just playing…) But most of all, thanks for doing something that pushes you harder than it might push others.  You give it 100%, and I want you to know it is recognized!

We had several new PAX today, which is awesome!  Meatloaf, Chin Music and Picasso are site FNG’s.  Great to have you guys join us… please come back as often as you can.  All 3 are strong runners, with Chin Music leading the way for all segments.

Also great to have Alf join us.  He is not a site FNG, if my memory is good… but it has been a while.  Alf is a strong runner, and was at the front pack for all of the segments.  For the several years I’ve known Alf and worked out/run together… all I can say is he continues to get faster and stronger!  You’re always welcome at Mtn Goat!

Alf gets credit for the “That’s Not My Towel” title… YHC, in reference to the much hoped for warming temps, innocently said, “This will be the last time you will see me [Slim Fast] in pants…”  And of course since everyone has the maturity of 11-year olds… 🙂 . Then Alf quipped… “Sensei will be saying ‘That’s Not My Towel!!'”…!  So when The Mouth is out, Alf aptly fills in!!

Mr. Brady continues to get stronger as he recovers… running pretty strong to me!!  I’m not sure you can call that recovery anymore!!  Mr. Brady shed a layer… and he is usually the only one bundled up as much or close as Slim Fast.  So when I didn’t see his technicolor running top… I was about to send a search and rescue team… but alas, he was in a different top!

Great to have Drano out… I will be sending him a distance calculator… 1 lap around the track = 400m… he can figure out the more complex math from there!

Also great to see Benny out this morning.  He said his arms were sore from yesterday… I can’t think of why that would be…. oh yeah… Freedom gave him a Sledgehammer to swing!!  Great to have you out!

Sensei is getting his legs BRR ready!  He hasn’t acknowledged that commitment yet… but now that everyone has read it… he will not be able to decline!!  Seriously, it is always an honor running with Sensei, and he continues to build his weekly mileage.

Always an honor leading this group!

Announcements:
1.  2 charity runs on 4/29… Richard Sheltra 5k/10k, and Gethsemane Gardens 5k for Haiti orphans
2.  Let Slim Fast or Retread know if you are interested in running the Blue Ridge Relay in September.
3.  Sign-up for F3 Dads Weekend in August… see website for details.