Fun and Games at Redline

PAX: Light Brigade, Plunger, TR, Hitman, Sac (WB), Manscape (WD), Valdez, Peacemaker, Greenspan, Velvet

Q:

Speed work day is my least favorite day of the week. A necessary evil among other workout options, in which you see positive gains quickly but have to suffer through every minute. So, given the chance to Q Redline, YHC took the opportunity to add a little “fun” to normally torturous speed work.

After a mosey lap around the Y, we headed to the track for an extended warmup where we picked up the pace on straights and moseyed on the curves.

Warm up complete, the pax were instructed to run 2 400s at 5k pace, with a recovery lap in between. Little did they know, this was actually a matchmaking exercise, as the pax were partnered based on finishing times of the 2 400s.

<<Enter Peacemaker stage left>>

Once matched, partner 1 was instructed to do 20 merkins while partner 2 started around the track at a conversational pace. Once partner 1 finished the merkins, he sprinted to catch partner 2. Flapjack and repeato 4x.

After a recovery, partners lined up in lanes with the fastest on the outside lane. Partner 1 started around the track clockwise at conversational pace, while partner 2 took off in the opposite direction at the same pace. Once they met, both partners sprinted until they met again. Repeato 4x.

With time remaining, the fun and games hit a literal wall with two 30-second sprints up the Intimidator. The second was followed by a recovery lap from Carolina to Brookstown to West End. At Clover, we sprinted once more back to the lot.

One unnamed pax commented that he was still waiting on side straddle hops, so with two minutes left, the Q gladly obliged with SSH x 15 followed by Whirlys x 10.

Announcements

TR is looking for leaders to step up to Q Purgatory.

TR is looking for leaders to step up to Q Purgatory.

Hitman’s dad just completed treatment for prostate cancer, prayers that he is cancer free.

Pray for TRs friend, that he continues to battle his addictions.

Prayers for Mockingbird’s son.

 

Great to meet Hitman today!

Greenspan is a fast dude. #closetfasthole

Manscape is a quiet leader – thanks for the keys!