Tag: track

We habitually do what comes naturally

Dr Phillips High School Stadium
Dr Phillips High School Stadium

 

Universal Studios entrance sign
Universal Studios entrance sign across the street from Dr Phillips High School.

 

Turkey Lake Road separates Universal Studios and Dr Phillips High School
Turkey Lake Road separates Universal Studios and Dr Phillips High School

 

Taking risks comes naturally when you consistently take risks.

Not taking risks comes naturally when you consistently refuse to take risks.

The gate was open even though school was in session. An open gate is an attractive nuisance.

i took it.

The first three 400 meter intervals were on the track before Roy, the groundskeeper/security host politely asked me to leave. We had a nice conversation and he understood that i was not offended.

With seven more 400’s to go, i simply jogged across Turkey Lake Road to the shady side – the Universal Studios side – to complete the track workout. Each interval started by the sign in the middle photo above and concluded 400 meters down the sidewalk. Recovery was the walk back to the sign to begin again.

It was a nice start. An official start to 2015 track season. Ten times 400 meters at 90-95 seconds each with a 400 meter recovery walk.

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No celebration just yet, but

Orlando suburban skyline
On the horizon, is it a finish line?

 

Today will be the first track workout of 2015. Looking to do intervals, probably 400’s.

You know that feeling you get when a long, frustrating journey is coming to an end?

Today is a day like that.

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Lane 6

Six lane all-weather middle school track

 

(photo: This six lane all-weather track was cutting edge in 1972. It’s an afterthought now, in 2014)

Out for two hours yesterday. A nice combination of running, walking, observing, reminiscing, dreaming, and thinking.

Was in the first 8th grade class to attend this futuristic middle school in 1972.

Now (2014) it’s a Senior (Citizen) Center.

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PS. The town still sports a six-lane Track…

 

Brand new all-weather track at Spring Grove Area High School

 

Dear readers, it certainly is not a secret, but…

Disney's Small World ride
We all have mountains to climb if we look to 2014’s horizon

 

Dear readers, it certainly is not a secret, but I don’t talk about it much. Why? Not sure. Probably because it could sound boastful – when the real purpose would simply be to slay theory and reveal real life results.

So, the comeback 2013 has been put to rest. Yes, running again. Rebuilding the cardiovascular base and getting back to solid core strength.

Why? Because it’s time to move on to comeback 2014.

And for the record, comeback 2014 began mid-July 2013 (two weeks after double hernia surgery).

The long way is the shortcut.

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