A friend, Karen Yocum, from my school boy days posted a disco compilation on facebook this morning. http://www.thegreat70s.com/Song-List-70s-Disco-Hits.html I commented how you can take the boy out of the disco but you can Never take the disco out of the boy. And that I’ve always been a mover but disco refined my groove and ultimately and inevitably contributed to my running. She replied that her memories of me on the playground had her convinced I would end up an acrobat.
She was not far off.
I’ve walked a tight rope over the Platte River for over 10 years now. Bent over backwards trying to please the Nebraska running community. Jumped through hoops for our road race management committee. Traversed a balance beam over a pit of turds. Juggled a hectic family/volunteer/training schedule. Done handstands of joy. Vaulted the competitive running scene to new heights. Remained flexible enough to admit when I’m wrong. Tumbled occasionally but always landed on my feet. Employed rhetorical gymnastics daily.
And have had a ball doing it.
Had a good run this morning, tested out tonight’s track workout. We will meet at Millard West as usual but if the MW football team is out in full force we will move the workout just a half mile south to Beadle Middle School (180th & Jefferson). The workout is a little something I call 5-3-1, here’s the skinny:
1-1.5 mile warm up and down
1.25 (5 laps) @ current 5K race pace
800 easy jog and hydration break
.75 (3 laps) @ current 5K race pace
400 easy jog and hydration break
.25 (1 lap) @ current 5K race pace
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