Thursday, October 11, 2012

Ball Factor

We have spent a lot of time talking about our balls lately. This new device is changing things up for us. When we have tightness or a strain or discomfort, we apply this devise at various areas with various pressure to release us from the discomfort.

Typically, if we feel sore or tight in one area, it is because there is a knot in our muscles somewhere else. These bound up and knotted muscles create tightness and strain on other muscles. The solution is to rub our balls in this knotty area to release tension.

On Sunday, the fast people that live in the cottage and a few other friends will be strapping on their racing flats and toeing the line around noon in the Virginia Highlands. The One Mile shootout starts down hill for a quarter then flattens out. At around 1,200, there is a right turn and a small hill. Experienced milers would use this spot to grab their balls and drop their competition. As the great Kirk Pfrange always says "the guy with the biggest balls wins."

note: Since this is of course a metaphor, it works for our fast ladies too.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

35 average 3.5

There are 7 more workouts in the current session. If everyone shows up, we will have worked out with nearly 35 folks for at least 20 out of 30 workouts. That is almost 3 and a half workouts per week per person. That is actually not that bad. Folks go out of town, have meetings, get sick, ect...

Our experience is that if we are not working out 5 or 6 days a week, we are not improving our fitness. We have to show up, lace up and fall in with the pack every day to increase fitness.

Jill is a statistical anomaly. She is quite a deviation from the mean. She is clearing the standard by a land slide.

In the 6 plus years of Boot Camp we have had over 50 sessions. We have had the privilege of working out with over 700 folks. Exactly TWO have made every workout in their FIRST session. One got in incredible shape and the other got hurt. God willing and the creek don't rise, Jill could be the third.

Jill23
Lisa 23
Cindy23
Charles 22
Harriott 22
Reba22
Glamour21
John B21
Susie Mac21
John S20
Irene20
Caroline 19
Prancer19
Margaret19
Paige19
Barb19
Kathleen19
John G.18
Jenny18
Virginia18
Lisa M.17
Kaffee 17
Arnaud17
Wendy17
Holly17
Jonathan17
Jimmy F 17
Amy16
Alan16
Michael S.15
Kwithee15
Jen H15
Chris W.14
Jen Jen14
Roxanna13
Wes13
Christine/DQ12
Dave B12
Angelic12
June11
Mary D.11
Leslie10
Janelle9
Anne  9
Todd9
Sally 8
Mary7
Ellen7
Molly 7
John O'Neill7
Reid6
Mary Blythe 5
Maggie5
Caroline Mc3
Brittany3
Matt 2
Kristen2
Tom1
Nicky Love1

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Unity

We had wonderful packs working in unity this morning. It is amazing how powerful it is to have someone's shoulder next to ours while running. In a workout where the rhythm and tempo is elevated but not hysterical, having the extra set of legs in cadence with our own brings a sense of unity, togetherness and relaxation that does not typically happen when running alone. This is why many people do long runs together on the weekend.

Jill19
Lisa 19
Cindy19
Charles 18
Harriott 18
Reba18
John S18
John B17
Irene17
Prancer17
Susie Mac17
Glamour17
Caroline 16
Lisa M.15
Margaret15
John G.15
Kaffee 15
Arnaud15
Paige15
Barb15
Wendy15
Kathleen15
Jenny14
Virginia14
Jonathan14
Holly14
Chris W.13
Jimmy F 13
Alan13
Amy13
Michael S.13
Kwithee12
Jen H12
Roxanna11
Jen Jen11
Christine/DQ10
Wes10
June10
Janelle9
Angelic9
Dave B9
Leslie9
Anne  8
Mary D.8
Mary7
Ellen7
Todd7
Sally 7
Molly 6
John O'Neill6
Mary Blythe 5
Caroline Mc3
Brittany3
Reid3
Maggie3
Matt 2
Kristen2
Nicky Love1

Monday, October 1, 2012

Second Half

The energy from The Pack is high. We have good crowds every day and the paces are up. We are cranking out 20 miles, 3,000 repetitions a week in under 4 1/2 hours. There is not another group in Atlanta that does as much as us. Church Run Tomorrow.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Day 13

Boot Camp is humming. We have big crowds daily and we are moving fast, with a purpose. The Nuts and bolts are functioning at a high level and grinding out impressive numbers. The Packs are averaging about 650 repetitions of various basic training exercise and 3.5 miles of running in 50 minutes. Today was special as at least 30 folks warmed up two laps around the track before the workout. A half mile a day adds up to 2.5 miles a week. That is 15 miles a 6 week session. Wow, run a whole mile before we start and those numbers double.

Take it from the skinny runner dorks, NOTHING burns fat better than putting one foot in front of the other. Also, your fastest runners are typically skinny and, they are not mutually exclusive. Walking and jogging are healthy. Fast running burns fat.

Charles 13
Harriott 13
Jill13
John B13
Lisa 13
Cindy13
Jenny12
Lisa M.12
Reba12
Susie Mac12
Irene12
Barb12
Glamour12
Prancey12
John S12
Margaret11
Kaffee 11
Caroline 11
Arnaud11
Virginia11
Paige10
Wendy10
John G.10
Chris W.10
Michael S.10
Jonathan10
Janelle9
Holly9
Wes9
Kwithee9
Kathleen9
Amy9
Angelic9
Alan9
Jimmy F 9
Jen Jen8
Roxanna8
Christine/DQ8
Jen H7
June7
Dave B6
Mary D.6
Mary5
Leslie5
Anne  5
Mary Blythe 5
Todd4
John O'Neill4
Molly 3
Caroline Mc3
Brittany3
Ellen3
Sally 3
Matt 2
Reid1
Nicky Love1