- When:11/08/2016
- QIC: Gummy
- The PAX: Mermaid, Margo, Van Pelt, Champagne, Baracus, Utah, Lex Luthor, Floor Slapper, Ductwork, Turkey Leg, Runstopper, Early Bird, Buttermaker, Madison, Gummy (QIC)
Kids, are you noticing all this plight?
15 men took the wrong exit off the highway and found themselves in a middle school parking lot at 5:15 am. Runstopper should not wear those fluorescent tights within 100 yards of a school or he may end up on a registry. Efficient, but thorough, dislclaimer was given, and off we went.
Warmup yog to the entrance at Davie Park. Pause there for a cursory COP (SSH, IW, MC), then proceed down to the gate. Keep your hands visible so the cop in the giant, unmarked SUV doesn’t get alarmed.
Fastest mile in South Charlotte – down the driveway to the little baby loop in front of that building down there and back to the gate. Floor Slapper joined us here and narrowly avoided a long, cold, lonely run. Slow mosey up to the entrance to recover with Mary (recurring theme so I could catch my breath).
AYG from there to the traffic light at Rea. Mary recovery. AYG to the first entrance to Calvary on 51 (short but fast run).
Choose a lifting rock, then up to the nearby “Islands in the Stream” parking lot for 11s. 10 HR merkins on the other end of the parking lot (500 yards), back for 1 squat thruster with your rock. Continue with 9/2, 8/3, etc. This sucked a lot. From Strava, it looks like we ran just under 2 miles back and forth in that parking lot. It was a mental grinder. TL led Mary (awkwardly long) after he finished.
Return your rock, then AYG back to the entrance of Davie. Brief Mary interlude, then AYG up to the traffic light at the daycare. Quick breather to wait for the six, then AYG to the school entrance. Done. 5.5 miles.
Nice work by the guys on a cool morning. I had to design a workout where I wouldn’t get left behind, so lots of short segments and back and forth. Baracus joined us for (hopefully) his last real run before the marathon this weekend. Good luck, BA.
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Wow, that actually looked like a good workout, Gummy! Wish I was there to trash talk you!
That said, one more announcement: Smokey Mountain Relay- April 21 and 22 / 206 miles with 8 of your buddies. We may consider 10 or 12 man, really depends on the interest. Organizers Ok’d us for 9 man team! So far HC- Thin Mint, Flipper and YHC. I need a few more HC’s before I register. http://smr.smokymountainrelay.com/
Where are all the Ragnar guys at…
No Raintree hills. No Six Knolls or whatever that one is called. Nice, I like the direction you have taken FT, Gummy. Now let’s see if you get another Q invite. Heard some TL chatter about crossing the Mary threshold. Pretty sure you are even more #DeadToHaze after that one. Wait a second, where was Haze?
Enjoyed the workout. The 2 miles of 11s was a grind. The fastest mile was fast. I have FT Q next week.
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