Running Feather. Working The Gifts. Flowers In My Hair. Syncopation. Respecting The Marathon. Mind Control. Long Slow Distance.
All names of various workouts I log on athleticore.
Running Feather– Running free and feeling good, also my name from YMCA Indian Princess camp back in Texas when taking my girls camping. Ya-Ta-Hey!
Working The Gifts– Usually indicates a Tuesday workout where I’m doing long arduous repeats. Thankful for the gift of being able to accomplish the difficult.
Flowers In My Hair– Another free form run but not necessarily fast, more enjoying the run, as close as I can come to calling a run “Fun”. And I have no hair.
Syncopation– Developing rhythm, getting accustomed to various paces that will be used in a training cycle. You can’t take the disco out of the boy.
Respecting The Marathon– Goal pace work from 6-10 miles. Gotta have it if you want to succeed.
Mind Control– Holding pace for any other variety of race distances, from 5K-Half Marathon. AKA Tempo work. Got to have this too.
Long Slow Distance– It’s lonely and absolutely essential.
Fartlek– Speed play. Incorporating bursts at various paces and distances to break up the monotony of any run. A good way to keep fast twitch muscle fibers recruited year round.
Farting Horse– One of my favorite workouts of all. Never anticipated but always appreciated. From the old farm saying “A farting horse never tires”. This workout combines the first 7 on this list and leaves me feeling raring to go the next day. You may not see me but you will hear me roar. Reminds me of an epic blast at the Grand Island Half Marathon a few years ago, the last time I defeated both Stacy Shaw and Linda Barnhart in a race. (Speaking of Stacy, she’s not quite ready to hand over her badge just yet.)
*Gulf Coast Wind Breakers– The name of my the very first running club I founded back in LaPorte, Texas circa 1984. I’ve been breaking wind every since.
Giddyup!
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