The theme of this week for YCH is Balance. When YHC arrived slightly behind Vagabond, in an effort to make small talk, asked him if he was stretching, and was met with a reply of “Nope, just getting all my farts out.” There was the normal mix of runners and …
As the magic hour struck Vagabond took off as the lone runner and the KnOTers joined the ‘Mat-ers for S&M. KnOT walk the track path to the pavilion where we focused on hammies and hippies (IT band). COT. 0
YHC took the day off of work since it was the Feast Day of St. Joseph (Jesus’s foster father). Posting in the gloom, YHC did not plan on being the Q, but this tends to happen on Running days, where everyone ends up doing their own thing. With Knotters going …
I stole the title from Mayhem. It’s too good not to use. The overarching lesson of the book Do Hard Things is that toughness is not created by mercilessly driving someone past their limitations. That’s the old-school way of thinking about toughness. Think Bear Bryant’s Junction Boys or any Indiana …
It was wet and lonely, but 3 pugnacious HIMs decided acceleration was in order, so they made the best of it. Scantron did KOT Mamby and KB opened with stretches and proceeded with a series of bodyweight strength and stretches in rotation, all without much planning. We used sandbags and …
9 pax showed up in what we all thought was to be a “warm” morning – actual weather cool, windy and wet. Without the leadership of @piagow it seems the Wally Sprint is now splintered into an individual choice. Of course the renegades of KnOTs head over to their “space” …
I left my house this morning in the cold rain. I was greeted at a flooded Pontiff Playground by Frac, Kenner Bruh, and Mambi. KB and Mambi Rucked. Frac and I did an 800 meter warm-up followed by five 800 meter repeats. Frac prayed us out Later this morning a …
Mission: To embrace the grind, push each other, and conquer the Knees Over Toes (KOT) challenge with the indomitable spirit of Pai Gow guiding our way. The Thang: Bolt, Triple Shift, and Macgiver took the lead, demonstrating proper KOT form. Knees over Toes is not just an exercise; it’s a …
7 pax showed up to do something. YHC burned calories for Taco Tuesday. +1
Conditions: 47 degrees. Feels like 42. Humidity 66%. Wind 11 mph from NNE. Last two Tuesdays have been rainy, putting the track out of commission. There also haven’t been any runners show up the last two Tuesdays, so YHC has done the Interval Workout from some free XC training guide …
