27 men found their fountain of youth in early morning moonlit skies with soft wisps of clouds, cool temps in the mid-50s, and relatively short and flat routes. The Q got compliments on both the routes and the weather, but had a hand in only one...
Read moreYHC was happy to see seven others at #Mayhem this morning, as the promise of nearby Bells N Whistles and something moderately challenging like an Iron Pax Challenge pulled away even the local site Q. If the numbers had been four or less, YHC...
Read moreAbout 72 degrees and muggy at launch. Boomerang remarked that we could have just stood still and sweated. The THANG: Warm up with brief mosey between each to arrive at rock pile: Peter Parker 15 IC Abe Vigoda 8 IC Nolan Ryans 8 each side IC...
Read moreNine pax gathered at Diggs-Latham Elementary on the last day of ‘summer’ for most local grade school students. The weather cooperated with overcast skies, only 64 degrees at launch, no rain, but plenty of humidity. NMM The multi-turn...
Read moreThe hip new color this season is fluorescent yellow, as evidenced by at least three Pax this morning. Two of them — Wobegon and Closer — wore bold, sleeveless versions, while the Q (Burlap) showed off his impressive lapover band in a...
Read more70 degrees and muggy — Summer is finally here. Seven Pax arrived at Messiah Moravian for a route with no major hills but generally slightly downhill out and uphill back. A nice modest 5K distance. Three rounds of Tabata included Merkins...
Read more73 degrees (at least) and muggy Warm-up lap most of the way around the park, clockwise, stopping at the bridge over Peter’s Creek where Reynolda Rd and West End Blvd join and near the large arrowhead that no one ever notices. Explain the...
Read moreMany of us may be wishing for a return to normal. Well, this week’s virtual WIB has got your normal for you, namely: N — Nolan Ryans, each side O — Overhead Claps R — Run 200 meters M — Merkins A —...
Read moreYHC promised low 30s temps. I guess the number 30 is in the low 30s. The Pax warmed up nicely winding up either Buena Vista Road or Robinhood/Greenbrier Road, and all enjoyed the downhill slide of Runnymede back to the Park. COT Lunch bunch at...
Read moreComing off a soaking rain, several Pax were hoping that the workout leaders would be smart enough to keep us off the soggy field. The chief Q was not. The beatdown went something like this: SSH IC ISTs IC Copperhead squats IC Running with...
Read moreSeven Pax did the main workout Qed by YHC while Walter White led El Choppo and Beverly in a track workout that seemed to involve a lot of fast running in distances of 100-400 meters. They were flying. The rest of us did a warm-up half lap...
Read moreYHC pulled out a workout he had led at TRQ in March 2017. That was back when I had three months free of Spotify premium and was able to set-up a playlist in an exact order. Now, I still don’t pay for Spotify, but put up with the periodic...
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