Today was the first of our morning run doubles practices: 6:30 a.m., McCann Center. A weird start. When I got out to my car at a little after 5 a.m., the car thermometer said it was 77 degrees outside. Humid, too.
By the time the boys arrived at McCann, it was pushing 80, the sun was up and the humidity was still there. Sunshine and 80 degrees ... these are not usual morning run conditions. By next week, expect dark and about half the temperature.
The most recent captain regimes (Harris, Rolek, et al) started the team morning run doubles tradition. Most guys complain about getting out of bed early, but doubling is a fact of life if you want to be a halfway decent D1 runner. Getting it out of the way first thing makes sense most of the time.
Out of 26 men on the roster, 25 showed up. I won't single out the culprit here on the fancy blog. I texted him to see what the big idea was. He immediately replied with apologies of a faulty alarm clock, and a report that he arrived 20 minutes late and did a 33-minute double.
Nicely done, everyone. See you at Bowdoin Park this afternoon.
Not that I can foresee this group of harriers ever needing one..but:
ReplyDeleteWith an early practice included in the week, what happens to the 6:00 am punishment run if that (doubtfully) ever occurs? Hm..
There are seven 6 am's in a week, my friend. Plenty of opportunities for extra early practices.
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