“If a path be beautiful, ask not where it leads.” -Anatole France What can I say? We met, we warmed up, we ran, we exercised. We did quite a few merkins throughout the run. Oh, and it was a cool yet typically humid morning on the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain …
As a late entry to this month’s team edition ISI, there was a need to start strong. Though truth be told, I had been eying this beat down for a few weeks now. WARM UP 20xs IC: Windmills Imperial Walkers THANG Deck O Death merkin style – J-11, Q-12, K-13, …
That one time when I woke up at 4:10am, having experienced a bizarrely rough night of sleep, and ALMOST texted the only other guy with the determination and drive to join me in the gloom for a 10k to say I wouldn’t make it…yada yada yada…he and his babysitter ended …
The Scramble proved this YHC wrong on this Gloom. As I awoke this morning thoughts came over me knowing that a few of the regulars (Steve/Waterpic) would not be posting. I began wondering if it would be a solo post of sorts. Those thoughts were quickly erased with the revival …
With the winds died down and the hail unscathingly passing us by, it seemed like a good morning to bring out the Dice of Doom for and official hard opening. 12 PAX made sufficient numbers for a team battle of epic proportions. WARM UP each x20 IC: Toe Touches Windmills …
That pretty much says it all…. Start off with COT as is reasonable and customary at the Captain’s Cove. Good mumblechatter this morning with a couple of great guys. Whacker seemed particularly pumped up this morning, detailing the twisting, turning story of his dream that included our very …
“Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.” -Jerry Seinfeld 10 pax met up Saturday morning for a nice beat down on the lakefront. Yada, yada,yada… Prethang 6:10-6:30 mosey west and back to shovel flag… the thang: warm-up: SSH, mt. Climbers, IW x 20 IC mosey to …
YHC had a sneaking suspicion when I opened my eyes that my wake-up window for making the scramble had already started closing, rather than opening with the sounding of my alarm at any moment. I had to pee and I was wide awake – my body was screaming at me …
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? -Vincent Van Gough Fear, largely based on the unknown, keeps us from even attempting things sometimes. Courage is the power to conquer the fear despite the unknown. Fear can pervade every area of our lives, as we can …
Well, as they say… that happened. The FBI physical fitness test pre-thang Q’d by Grundy started promptly at 0545 as promised, but it would require a prodding Bushwacker to keep this thing on schedule. You see, until this morning, none of us (least of all Grundy) realized just how patriotic …
