I'mm Baaaack

Well after a few days out of the loop our newest member of the family is home and all is well with him (Eli) and my bride. Having had three others I don't remember this being so time consuming maybe because I have three others who consume a lot of my time. Anyway I've gotten a bit behind on things so am trying to catch up. The Mid week workouts have been posted, with everyone pretty much doing what they did last week. I was able to see quite a few of you out at the Seafair Torchlight 8K on Saturday night as I fulfilled my job as Elite athlete coordinator and spotter for KIRO calling out the leaders of the race from a cool bright red corvette pace car. I’ve never seen a race from that perspective it was pretty fun to see how it played out.

Now that a lot of you have had a couple of weeks of hill work in I imagine that you should start seeing some large improvements in your overall fitness. Make sure to make the most of them so that they have a greater effect. As I tell most the best way for you to do this workout is to get pissed at the hill. It maybe your friend but from time to time friends have tiffs. So get angry and just work the hill hard. I’m sure next week when we have the pace run (time trial) you’ll see a nice improvement from last month.

As me move through August remember that on Labor Day (Sept 3) the Super Jock n Jill half marathon will be out in Woodinville. For those running a fall marathon this race comes at perfect time. There is nothing like this to test your fitness as you prepare for your race, so I would mark this down on your calendar. It’s a fairly flat course which affords the opportunity for a fast time.

Ok I’ll see you tonight.