Roll might be too aggressive of an action verb for a group of dudes collectively over 180 years old. Okay, it definitely is. But it's time. We've made it through long runs, tempo runs, intervals, and fast-finish runs; rainy/snowy/windy runs, dark (early) runs, cold runs, and, increasingly, some really great days of weather too; urban runs, track runs, a trail run (drop & roll, Governor), even Tabata runs (Google Dr. Izumi Tabata or Wikipedia "High-Intensity Interval Training" for more info).
The last double digit training run was completed yesterday and in a few days we toe the line - alright, we'll be many yards back of the elites who are actually toeing the line - at MADKAP's first half marathon. The schedule is:
4/27 - The Music City - Country Music 1/2M (Nashville)
5/5 - The Queen City - Flying Pig 1/2M (Cincinnati)
5/11 - The Quilt City - Iron Mom ("I Ran Like A Mother") 1/2M (Paducah)
5/18 - The Scenic City - Rock/Creek Trail 1/2M (Chattanooga)
If you're interested to know more about the general training
schedule/pattern we employed, please add a comment below or send me an
eMail....if there's enough interest, I'll post an article about it.
Almost 30 full marathons have been collectively completed by this blue-shoed crew not to mention - okay, I'm mentioning it - many more half marathons (combined official events and training runs of 13+ miles), but these four half marathons will be the first efforts on behalf of KAP.
Thank you for all the support to date....there were, yet again, some remarkably generous contributions to the MADKAP scholarship fund-raising effort this past week. (I will post a $ update within the next couple of days, and more KAP profiles will follow.) Thank you!
Pictured below (left to right as viewed): David (Governor), Jeff (The Organizer), Michael (Teach, aka Wave), & Tom (Counselor)
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