Der Beatdown Drei Uhr vierundvierzig

Weather: 58 and clear As per usual, topics of conversation got progressively more unpleasant leading up to the 5.15 start time. Fortunately, we eventually got to 5.15 and so YHC recited the core principles and disclaimer, just in more detail due to Bing having just returned and maybe needing some additional time to process someone …

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Hell Came to BreakFAST

Weather: a bit on the humid side with dew point in the 60s and temps around 68F. A light breeze came in from the NW, and some rain drops fell for about 15-min at the beginning of the beatdown. Welcome: at 0515, YHC greeted Defib and took off for a quick warm-up. Word was that Excalibur was …

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Mind The Queen

Weather: near perfect. Upper-50s, light breeze, dew point 52F. Pre-Run: YHC had some things to place throughout NBP, so the pre-6 had to be modified early by taking the pre-runners on a bit of a journey. Luckily, Rowdy EH’d an FNG at a baseball game the day before, so the FNG posted for the pre-6 while, ironically, …

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Who’s Q? Who Cares?

Weather: perfect. Upper-50s, light breeze, dew point 54F. Welcome: at 0515, pax piled out of their vehicles and circled-up for a quick welcome and gameplan discussion. Rumor had it Lambeau was still sick and that Trump and Dumbo / Rowdy would make an appearance. Only the Lambeau rumor turned-out true. “Who’s Q?” One pax inquired. “Who cares?” …

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1k by 6 + an hour early

Weather: cold and rainy, perfect day to run. Temps in the low-50s with a nice steady breeze from the Northwest. Light rain. Welcome: A little backstory. In unusual fashion, YHC awoke promptly at 0330 and was out the front door by 0345 with a quick stop at the local Wawa for some morning joe. Since …

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Ghost Spark

The Thang: Who knew that Ghost Sparks were among us! A Sparky Q no-show led to half marathons for Defib and YHC. That’s it. Rowdy posted to his car citing some sort of throat disease. Lambeau eventually posted, too, as he was in the parking lot upon YHC’s return. Announcements: 2-year anniversary convergence Mar 30. …

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Pete and Re-pete

Weather: perfect day for some bridge hill repeats. Temps in upper-60s with a nice steady breeze from the Northwest. Dew Point in the mid-60s, so a bit on the humid side. Welcome: at exactly 0515, YHC greeted the lucky posters, Excalibur and Shamrock. We discussed the two hill runs YHC had on the ticket. It …

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QIC

Weather: 65F with very little wind (no complaints here) After a nice pre-run (3 miles, fellowship pace) with Gridlock and and FNG (Shamrock) we went though a nice beatdown and benefited from sharing 1 hour with other HIM. This was so worth it! Warm Up: The pax may be feeling those hip flexors tomorrow. Mosey …

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Basket case!

Weather – 54 and glorious! Gridlock, DeFib and YHC finished up a slightly less than fellowship pace 6-mile pre-run to a parking lot full of HIM awaiting what was to come.  As the clock struck 5:15a, the disclaimer was shared along with the core principles and off we went to the tower, to ‘never return’. …

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