Forget all that leisurely talk from last week, this week we had brutal mental battles, sickness, and heat battling down on our racers. Dolce and Yuma were sidelined this week with either illness or lack of AC.For the full marathoners, it was definitely a mind over matter game. After running twice around the lake we realize quickly that we will need another 1.73 miles back to the house. It was the longest final mile in our lives. It hit the nail on the head when Chicka said, "I felt sorry for y'all."
We are quickly approaching the point of no return for any training. Our group has parred down considerably from 11 active members to a solid base of 6 team runners who have made almost every run, heat or distance. We also have a satellite group of 3 runners who run closer to home. As the founder of the
group, I am so proud, it makes my heart beam that we have come so far. We are a mere 13 miles from our goal.After the meeting, we sat around talking about the gels and blocks that we would like to try. Earl has decided on the chocolate which tastes deceiving like cake frosting. MacKnitty stands by her safety Strawberry Clif Blocks which also sounded good to Chicka. Rascal choose the Powerbar Vanilla which reminded many of us of butterscotch.
When deciding on how to add another mile onto the course Early simply said, "One more time around the lake!" MacKnitty promptly vetoed that choice because the lake was nearly the end of her.
It was not a leisurely race for anyone but Katrina who made it seem like a piece of cake. Maybe next time she can catch some fish on her stroll around that lake.
Well, Rascal was also very leisurely because she was running circles around us, literally. She circled the lake twice and did one "just for fun". She definitely in another league, maybe one day she will win the age division in some of the local races. HOWEVER, that will not be possible if she decides to "just run without" her inhaler.
See you next week for more miles and maybe a bit of vomiting from gels? Hopefully, not. We aim to be a family friendly racing group so let's keep the vomit in our bodies shall we?
See you at the lake!
ATR
MacKnitty: 5 hours 41 minutes
Earl: 5 hours 47 minutes
