Preblast: Devils Turn Hill Week Again

Preblast: Devils Turn Hill Week Again

Runners and those aspiring to be runners,

Come to Devil’s Turn to test your resolve on the hills of Piper Glen.  We will meet in the greenway parking lot at the corner of Rea Rd. and Bevington Place at 5:15 am.  We can answer any #efficiency related questions and then we will proceed into the 0.75 mile apartment loop warmup / 2nd F run.  After turning south on Rea Rd. and reaching the full 1-mile warmup distance, the pace will be increased.

If you have experienced Devil’s Turn track week, you likely have a pace in mind which is the goal for this course.  For the hills, Haggis has consulted his science books and sun dials and has pronounced the pace for the hill route should average 15 sec/mile slower.  From personal experience, this is sporty, but now you too have a goal pace for this week.

For instance, if your average pace for track week is 8:00 min/mile.  Your goal this week is 8:15 min/mile average.  Note that this is “average.”  Your pace up hills will naturally be slower and down will be faster.  If you don’t meet the goal, no worries.  There will be another chance in 3 weeks.

As in weeks past, there will be chalk arrows denoting 4 and 6 mile options.  Wear blinking lights and headlamps if you desire to be safe.  We will be on public neighborhood roads which are dark and on sidewalks that can jump up and mess you up (right Mall Cop and Stump Hugger?).

Note: There is also rumor of a mutiny afoot to head to different hills than Piper Glen.  If the crowd rule wins, the path may change.  In any case, there will be hills!  The chalk is locked and loaded and works on any road.  See you in the morn!