With my absence on the track of late, the boys have been steppin' it up with the workouts.  Last week, in preparations for Fall marathons, they did: 2 miles, 1 mile, 800, 400 at a little faster than 6:00 pace.  In fact, I heard results of 11:48, 5:47, 2:43, :81.  That's a tough workout.  Great job guys. The plan today is take this trend even further and run: 2 miles, 1 mile, 1 mile, & 1 … [Read more...]

Last tuesday at lunch, instead of nearly throwing up on the track, I did what every red-blooded Springfieldian does in August... I ate my way through the fair (and back).  Both "lunches" will make you nearly throw up, one is just a little better for you than the other.  I'll spare you the details of what I ate (trust me, you wouldn't want to know).  The guys, however, didn't follow me to lunch … [Read more...]

Last week our running group broke up into two groups for two different workouts.  Bill Owens took a group to the boulevard to run quarters on the grass and in the shade.  Essentially to get a little break from the heat.  I stayed at the track with a group to run a lot slower and a lot longer.  Did I mention it was 96 degrees with a 109 heat index?  Boy, did I choose the wrong workout.  … [Read more...]