Track Workout for Thursday, August 5, 2010

CONDITIONS:

Dude, it's August in the Florida panhandle. You'll probably guess the numbers within five degrees/percent of actual. Well, two degrees cooler than Tuesday evening's workout. Temperature 87*/Index 98*/Humidity 70%/Wind 9mph WSW

PARTICIPANTS:
MB, Deena, Scott, Larry S.

WORKOUT:
Warm-up - 2x 1mi road loop, 10x 100m striders

Main set - 6x 600m (120m recovery) @ "fresh" pace
Cool-down - 400m walk

NOTES:

Sunday's long run is still scheduled, with the Capt'n Fun post-Bushwacker 5K celebration/brunch taking place of Bagelhead's.
Saturday/Sunday runs next week are cancelled, as MB, Suz, Charley, Sheila & a few other locals are on the road to New Orleans. MB & Suzanne will get some mileage/calories in with the 5:20 Club on Saturday, then strut their stuff at NOLA H3 RDR.

Workout for April 1, 2010

Conditions: Comfortable. I'm not kidding! 72*, sunny, slight breeze. Bottle it and you'd make a million dollars around here.

Participants: Marie, MB, Suzanne

Workout-
Warm-Up: Easy trot from track through parking lot to front of Pelican Park.
Set: Run Pelican 5K loop from Pelican Park to UWF track, to softball field west of track, through outfield to "third base" of practice diamond infield, along road between softball fields back to main driveway, down to track, 350m of track, then return to track gate and up to parking lot, return to end of parking lot before Pelican Park. Repeat previous loop, then return to Pelican 5K interim start/finish point (which will be stretched out just a skosh!).
Cool-Down: Easy trot from font of Pelican Park back to track.

Comment: The grassy sections of the Pelican 5K can be fairly mushy, depending on weather and relative humidity. The first loop had some sections which were less than acceptable, but we figured out better adaptations. Endure, adapt, adjust, overcome.