7 Pax (atawney) came out to pay homage to Phil and also to Bill Murray’s classic movie. It was a balmy 50 degrees, and too dark to chase our shadows, so we opted for repeato fast circles on the track.
The Thang
Warmup with a cruiser mile. Accelerate the straights on the last lap. Circle up for 15 slo mo Good Mornings, King David Kicks, Mountain Climbers, and Windmills.
On the line. 400m race pace/200m slow/200m race pace. Walk it out for 90 seconds. Plank it out for 90 seconds.
On the line. 800m race pace/200m slow/200m race pace. Walk it out for 90 seconds. Plank it out for 90 seconds while each Pax shared their favorite all time band. Enron took U2 right out the gates. Hard to argue that. CK went for Brittany Spears. Debate was had as to whether that constitutes a band. Jury was hung.
On the line. 400m race pace/200m slow/200m race pace. Walk it out for 90 seconds. Plank it out for 90 seconds while each Pax shared where they met their wives. Chum Bucket met his wife in middle school. Luckily that was a while ago.
On the line. 800m race pace/200m slow/200m race pace. Walk it out for 90 seconds. Plank it out for 90 seconds while each PAX told of their honeymoon location. Hawaii, Jamaica, Playa del Carmen, Virgin Isles, and Cleveland.
On the line. 400m race pace/200m slow/200m race pace. Walk it out for 90 seconds. Plank it out for 90 seconds while each PAX told of their most meaningful volunteer experiences. Soup kitchen, struggling Charlotte family, passing out tootsie rolls with Knights of Columbus (I think).
On the line. 400m race pace/200m slow/200m race pace. Walk it out for 90 seconds. Circle up for some low slow flutter.
COT. Announcements (Mud Run, etc). Prayers (Lamp’s friend). YHC recently read a post that said that if your only doing the first F, your doing it wrong. Like many, I started out with only the first F (for a long time). Like many, I found the other F’s to be the best part. Reminder to all (and self) today to listen to others, if only for a short time. It’s amazing what we can learn about each other. Denali closed us out in prayer. And Pax Phil did not see his shadow, so we have an early spring to look forward too. As if the morning hadn’t already been good enough…..Always enjoy leading this group of freaks. Thanks for the opportunity.
