With the training nearly complete, our final long run is this weekend before the race itself in two weeks. It’s time to put all the pieces together. If you’ve been doing the miles, the route is a known quantity. If you’ve been keeping up, this is just one more mile tacked on to last week. …
Governor’s Cup Half Marathon Training – 13.1 Mile Pre-Blast – 10/25-10/27Read More »
Pebbles delivered a good workout with variety during his maiden Q this morning as 22 men posted on this first cool morning of the season. Flying Dutchman (see description below) was a new twist to the workout routine. It seemed to push everyone to knockout the merkins to reduce hold time. Conditions: 42 degrees and …
22 men braved the “cold” for a workout this morning and got a bit more than they expected…actually three times more than they expected. Due to the passing of Libby James, the grandmother of Chaser, Splinter and Okra, they all happened to be in town this morning and led a three-way, full court press, ping …
A veritable mob of Amble regulars, 15 in total, gathered in the gloom at KBC this morning for a mid-week, pace setting run. As the 4 mile Wednesday distance has been done plenty of times, YHC had to dig deep to find a new course. Enter the Mall Jog. Conditions: 62 Degrees & 91% Humidity The Thang: …
Today showed that through continuous work, you can improve. This is not to say that if you continue to do the same thing you will improve but if you work, you can improve. We had several runners set PR in what is typically a standard mid week 5+K run. Some focused on reducing their time while …
11 Pax gathered in the gloom for an end of week…sorry…mid-week Kettlebell beatdown courtesy of Homewrecker. While the morning started cool, it didn’t take the pax long to warm up and wake up with these rapid fire Kettlebell exercises. The Thang: Cardio Warmup: Arm Circles High Knees Butt Kicks Imperial Walkers Torso Twist Set One …
14 faithful gathered at the #Thunder AO Tuesday morning for another installment of the Area Q’s ongoing attempt to increase core and upper body strength while also handling everyone’s cardio needs. By the time the workout ended with a 6 Minutes of Mary segment that did not allow the pax to ground their feet all …
QIC: Carry the slab around the bases, stopping at each for side work. Each base has an orange cone marking it. PAX: Cone? I don’t see any cone. Are there cones out there? Turns out there’s Dark, Really Dark, and then there’s Swampfox at 0545. The 23 Pax were undetered however and struck out in to …
Rounding the Bases Swampfox Style (Carrying Concrete Slabs)Read More »
30 Pax with 1 FNG posted in the gloom the day before the weather is to turn cold for a workout that should keep them warm for a few days. What started with a “who’s the Q” quickly became a “follow me” around the Strut. Fire and smoke soon led to ashes left on the …
Dufrense brought the ladder with him this morning to Swagger for the Monday morning sprint/interval work. 10 pax posted in the cool fresh morning air for what would be a good work of the legs and lungs. The Thang: Departed Blockbuster for the run to Crossroads Middle School track. Upon arrival, spent 3 or so …