Sunday August 3rd - long run

Just trying to get an idea on the turn out for this sunday? Lots of people out of town.

Track night

We had a good crowd in spite of the threatening weather. Conditions improved slightly as things went along. We had a light drizzle most of the time. Nice temperature, but still muggy.

800's were on the menu, with everyone completing 6 sets. I dragged along a workmate. We'll see if we can get him to become a regular.

Sellersmj, sorry we didn't see you out there. But the weather conditions were less than optimal. Don't forget that the group will be there for the Sunday morning long run.

Long Run

I have our course yesterday at 12.4 miles. We also appeared to have picked up the pace a bit. I had us at about an 8:30 pace.

Anyone have any preference for our track workout on Tuesday?

Tomorrow

So, just to recap. For tomorrow, we'll have a group meet at 6:00 a.m. to do a quick 3 mile loop. We'll return to Holy Cow by 6:30 a.m. for the folks who wish to depart then for a 12 mile run.

Sunday run

Hey anyone want to meet 30 minutes earlier on sunday to get a few extra miles in before the 6:30 run?

Mosquito Coast

Okay, in recapping our long run on Sunday, I admit to struggling with the title of this post. "Cemetery Run", "Graveyard Shift", " The Quick and the...", you get the picture. We ran up through Hampton Park, up through Wagner Terrace, and into Magnolia Cemetery, where the confederate soldiers and mosquitoes were waiting for us. Scenic, yes. But also a little creepy and buggy. We made a hasty turn back down the peninsula. I've got our run at 12.5 miles, putting us at about a 8:45 pace.

Gordon sent out an interesting article on how caffeine affects recovery:

Click here for the media's summary for this article.

Click here if you want the research article itself (for the medical folks).

What I did notice was the amount of caffeine for the subjects: 5 to 8 mg/kg of body weight. For me that would be 375 to 600 mg of caffeine. It would make me juuuuuusssst a bit jittery.

Sunday

Okay, I've mapped a new route downtown to break up the monotony (it involves taking a left at the bottom of the Ashley River Bridge and heading into Hampton Park). I've got a 12 mile option, or (if we're feeling frisky) a 13 mile option.

See everyone at 6:30 a.m.