January 8th, 2016 By The Magnificent

4 men and 1 very confused extraterrestrial showed up this gloomy morning for a change of scenery.  As it turns out there were hills waiting to be conquered right beside the Hickory Ridge High School Track.  And by hills I mean man made hills. And by man made hills I mean bleachers.  For you see, YHC has been waiting patiently for mother nature to present a dry Friday morning acceleration for a while now, and today was the perfect opportunity for some bleacher work.  The workout was simple, but effective:

Warm-Up

• Mosey from the middle school track parking lot over to the high school track (approximately .65 miles)
• We notice a vehicle pulling into the middle school a few minutes into the warm-up. YHC assumed it was a bus driver going in.  Turns out it was @ET

The Thang

• Run 1 lap (400m) around the track in the reverse direction (starting on the straightaway)
• After completing 1 lap run up to the bleachers and complete a full set of bleachers.  After completing the bleachers run along the back side of the bleachers and back down to starting line of the track
• Repeat as many times as possible until 6:05
• Each man completed 4 laps (1 lap around the track and 1 complete set of bleachers)
• YHC was challenged by @FlipPhone to run another set of bleachers and see if he could catch up to said mobile device.  @FlipPhone must be with Verizon because he was blazing fast.
• After completing an extra set of bleachers and @BearClaw getting his keys, we slow mosey back to the middle school parking lot.  During this time, @ET joins us after his 4.5 mile search for our group and happens to be just in time for some MARY

Mary

• 20 LBC in cadience
• 15 Reverse crunch
• 10 Mason twist

Moleskin

1. @FlipPhone and @BearClaw have been improving tremendously, so much so we’re holding you two accountable for BRR 2016.  Thanks @Gapper, you’re pretty persuasive!
2. Sorry you couldn’t join in on the fun @ET, but sounds like you had a fun 4.5 mile run
3. For anyone who hasn’t signed up to Q for January please sign up so we can fulfill our new year resolution of a different Q each day of this month.  There’s still a few more slots open.
4. Still slots open on the 9 and 12 man team for Blue Ridge Relay 2016

Get Jiggy With It,

The Magnificent

 

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