It's the fourth Tuesday of the month, and as Stacy said, for ANYONE who misses that day we have to do double push-ups the next! I try to be gentle as newcomers ask "What's the big deal about today's workout? Why is everyone chatting nervously?". Just as I type this, the butterflies return. Fourth Tuesday is Cochise. For anyone who doesn't mind running a few hills, it's no big deal. So I respond with something benign like "Oh, you know, we're donig a little running today, and that's just not some people's favorite thing to do! Some people would rather do sprints, or lunges, or Bleacher Creatures, that's all!". The link says it all:
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/4046421
As Stacy said, if you hit the Player button, it's 'very entertaining' to watch the line go up and down Cochise about four times. ENTERTAINING.
When I finished the run, all I could do was lay down on the ground. At one point, in the fetal position. I think I finally joined the rest of the group for the cool down right around the last 30 seconds. I immediately got in my car, headed to Starbucks for an extra hot coffee, stopped at a gas station for two bags of ice, then home. For those of you who have never explored the healing qualities of an ice bath for muscle soreness, ICE IS YOUR FRIEND. I showered, then filled the tub with cold water (and Unwind bath salts - yum!) as I sat in it so I would acclimate (of course, hot coffee within reach and with a long-sleeved top on), then dumped in the two bags. Not content with the temperature, I ran downstairs and grabbed the entire ice container from the automatic ice maker in my freezer, ran back upstairs and threw it in. All of it. Ice baths rock!
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