The annual "Swirl and Hurl" Dairy Queen run was once again much talked about by the veterans all week, while the unsuspecting rookies (at least some of them) fretted over the prospects of running across town, then coming back, after downing their ice cream, and run hard enough to "toss their cookies". Of course, the whole thing is a practical joke, as the rookies do get "lined up" to run but are stopped after running about 50 yards by the vets who are cheering them on at the "gauntlet" by the ditch. The chatter by the veterans prior to the run are detailed "lies" about their experience with the run, while the rookies are not too amused. It does make for rather entertaining conversation, that's for sure.
Our thoughts now turn to week #5 of the season, where we look forward to a good meet on Tuesday, followed by our first AWAY meet at Dawson Lake. We circle this meet as one where we are shooting for some terrific times and performances. And of course, I always run this race with our back group, pacing them to break 20 minutes and keeping them focused. After all, who wants to be beat by "an old man"?
I challenged the team to get their weekend mileage in and to continue getting all homework assignments in. So far, so good on the eligibility side of things. Let's hope this trend continues.
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