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The Intimidators

April 15, 2011 (Afternoon)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: 55 Sunny

Comments:
WU: Veale to NRV
Team Relay Race
CD: NRV to Tommy's for lunch, Tommy's to Veale after lunch

The secret workout was a 10k relay consisting of 2x(1200,3x200,800,400,600,300,1000,100) where we drafted teams. I was one of the capatains (the others were Kryztina Nagy and Jim Mather) and I go the first pick. I drafted Chris Kelly, Justine, Dave Dixon, Brooke, Corey Williams, Andrea, and Nate Mercer in that order, rather suprised at each round that the person I wanted to take was still there. The team named itself after me and I gave the excting cheer of "Those losers are going down!". My legs were both 800s and the final 100 and we were already a bit ahead by the first of my legs. I ran the first 800 really hard and managed to hold off Drew and Brett from gaining much ground on me. By the time I ran the second 800 we were lapping one team and very far ahead of the other so I took it a little easier. I sprinted in the last 100 when we were already lapping everyone else, spiked the baton and did an awful cartwheel. Since we won, Coach Lanese took us out to Tommy's for lunch. We ran there, except stopping to walk up Mayfield Hill. Yes, we actually walked up Mayfield Hill. After lunch we jogged back to Veale and my stomach was hurting too much for me to run any more.

This was a lot of fun. Our team did an utter shellacking of the other teams and it felt kind of cool to be the leader of something like that. It's been a while since I've mattered. The 800 felt hard and it's also been a while since I've felt lactic acid like that. All in all, it was a really enjoyable day.