The Pax have been bringing their A game to the Stomp recently. Multiple weeks of double digit counts and some all out effort have revitalized this legendary AO. YHC had the good fortune to follow up a Rudy Q. Surely I could make it over the low bar he had generously set for me. It has been a minute since we have done farleks around here so I brought out my proven technique of yelling random percentage numbers at the Pax and letting them figure out what they mean.
Disclaimer
Fail. I start off worse than Rudy. Embarrassing. In my zeal to give the Fartlek instructions I forget the disclaimer. I hastily yell it as we run, after Recall brings the omission to my attention.
The Thang
Da Parish, who claims his super tight and bright cycling jersey must have shrunk recently, takes off on a solo trek around Lakeview. I don’t know where he went, but where ever it was the women were blessed.
The rest of us ran in relatively baggy outfits. A picture is worth a thousand words:
You thought I was going to post a picture of Da Parish’s outfit? Sorry, I didn’t take one. In case I ever decide to run for political office, I want to make sure no one finds anything like that on my phone.
We started with your normal pace to the festival grounds. As we reached the festival grounds we circled back around for the six. For each of the following segments the early finishers circled around for the six so that we all stayed together. Recovery pace between each segment
- 70% effort to the big pavillion
- 100% effort to the last tree before the path to the Wisner overpass
- 60% effort up and over the Wisner overpass
- Run backwards up the overpass, turn and run 75% effort down
- 50% effort up and over the overpass
- 80% effort to the turn that goes under the overpass
- 75% effort to the turn that goes under 610
- 100% effort to the top of the hill past 610
- Normal pace to the backside of the track
- 100% effort – 440
- 100% effort -220
- Recovery run back to flag
We sealed the deal with 15 burpees.
NMM
If MapMyRun is accurate, and I have little reason to believe that it is, the entire Pax ran over 4.5 miles at a 9:00 min/mile pace. That’s an impressive showing. And they had plenty of breath to make several Junior High comments about entering the track from the backside.
T-claps to El Guapo for EHing Swamp Cock to post at his first Stomp. Hope you become a regular, brother.
Looks like 33% of the LARC is taking their training seriously.
I wore shoes. I think that was a mistake. I know Rudy was disappointed in me and for once I agree with him.
