• Post Type: Backblast
  • When: 11/04/2021
  • AO: The Pub
  • QIC: Roscoe (R)
  • FNG's:
  • PAX: Defib (R), Dr. Seuss (R), Olsen, JJ, Waterboy, Sargento, Stroganoff (R), Virus (R), EZ Rider

After last week’s fiasco, Dr. Seuss allowed me to take the Pub Q as I think he was excited to run a “new route” that was promised.  I don’t know if he liked it because he was already gone when I returned for COT.

Defib texted me last night to see if I needed a wake up call.  I sent him the appropriate one finger emoji.  I arrived six hours early and shortly thereafter found EZ Rider getting his two miles of EC in to keep him on pace for his 50 mile week.  It was about 42 and drizzling rain…perfect running weather.  Olson pulled in next along with Stroganoff, Virus, Defib, Dr. Seuss, then JJ and Waterboy arrived on foot.  Sargento came in with a minute or two to spare as is his culture.  Disclaimer given and then the “new route” described.

Here is the route:

Gaston Day School Road

Left on E. Perry Street

Right on Lee

Left on New Hope

Left at Times Turnaround at Dixon

Run to Burtonwood and run back.

The pack stayed together for the most part for the first 1/4 mile and then the lead dogs took off.  JJ, Stroganoff, and YHC were the six for the first half and then Stroganoff ate his spinach and picked up the pace by about two minutes per mile on Perry Street.  JJ had mercy on the Q and returned to help push me home.  The Chad 1000 training means I haven’t been putting in the road miles recently and it showed today but the leg felt pretty good so there is that!  There is no need to feel sorry for yourself when stricken by injury or you have a setback.  Just do what you can do and carry on.  Once you are in shape it is easier to get back in shape, you just have to do the work.

Speaking of doing the work, I hope everyone participating in the 40 Day Challenge is staying in the game.  Tomorrow you will be halfway done.  Keep being disciplined with what you eat and drink and make a positive difference in your health.

Announcements:  Extinction Run this Saturday

Prayer Requests for Queso’s knee, GSM Co-workers battling tragedy, Defib’s 2.1, my buddy Tim Jones with a recent cancer diagnosis, YHC’s FIL and M

Roscoe