- When: 12/22/2019
- QIC: NoIDeer
- Pax: Bench, Bono, Cold-Cut (DOUBLE RESPECT), Cousin IT, Floater (DOUBLE RESPECT), Footloose, Fruity Pebbles, Gazelle, Grammar, Haavaad (RESPECT), Half-Pipe, Ma Bell, Made Me Late, McEnroe, NoIDeer, Optimus (RESPECT), Patch (RESPECT), Rafiki, Shake and Bake, Slalom, Slim Jim (DOUBLE RESPECT), Tonka, Wimpie
This was only the second time YHC led a Q for a running AO. Thanks Made Me Late for the opportunity! The Commons is one of my favorite AO’s — maybe it’s because it’s downtown, maybe it’s because it’s on Sunday and its more of a relaxing day. Either way, it was a chilly morning and a good crowd of PAX had posted.
Even though I hate tackling hills (like most people), I know it helps in the long run build up lactic acid tolerance and endurance. So, I decided to throw some hills into our route:
Down Cotanche and around the construction downtown
Down Charles to the Stadium
Left at the Stadium and past Dowdy and Minges
Onto 14th to College Hill
Down and back up College Hill
Back to 14th and then left on Elm St
Elm St to the greenway and right on the greenway
Greenway across 10th St, and past St. James Church across 5th St.
Through the grid to the greenway along the river
Greenway back to the common and back to the flag
For YHC, it was a 5.5 mile route with a few times going back for the 6. Our group got split up a few times, so YHC needs to work on that for the future. There were also some black ops runners who got in a total of 11-12 miles respectively.
Good work by all!!