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I’m starting the 2024 Challenge on the “same” course (different location) as I ended the previous challenge.
I’m spending the day in Tioga spectating at my kid’s final club volleyball tournament … so much sitting. Before their first match of the day, I got in one walking warmup mile and two running miles.
I’m slowly building up mileage after completing a walk:run return to run progression after a 9 month running hiatus due to injury.
It has been tough not having running as an outlet and letting my fitness go. But I am glad to be back!!
I picked Cornell for today’s 1600 because it’s conveniently located close to the FH Fox course, and thankfully it was open. Some of the team’s hurdles were set up and I briefly considered a Sweet 1600 steeple, but the likelihood was too great of ending today’s effort with 40 miles and an ER trip.
I don’t run on a track often, and honestly, I kind of hate it. So, I figured I’d knock out the sweet 1600 early to get it out of the way and headed over to the Tburg track after work.
I was able to cover the distance in 7:20. Which may not seem blistering fast to some, but it’s the fastest mile I’ve ran since getting out of the army over a decade ago. So I have to say I’m pretty happy with that time.
I felt pretty good after the first mile and decided to go ahead and do another 4 laps at an 8:30ish pace.
Anyway, time to head home for dinner
Bad Karma vs. Sweet 1600
Having detoured to FH Fox, Jamaican Cuisine, and Duck Trails first, I finished my second Hoctathon loop of the day and intended to head straight home. But… the math said I was only a mile short of a cumulative marathon for the day. Did I really want to run a Sweet 1600, in the rain no less? Would I be cursed if I ended the day that close to a suitable stopping distance?
Well, this Dew’s for you, Dryden Lions!
I sprinted the final stretch into the wind and rain to just break 13 minutes – which I think is slower than the world record for a track 5K. But, it is over and I will sleep in peace tonight!
Back in Berkeley where I started grad school last millenium and where I met my wife. Did a brief jogging tour of campus and then ended at the track. I only ran the 1600 easy because the Seneca7 race is still in my legs. I have to say, the yellow track is a little nauseating. Campus is still beautiful though.
So far, @Tristan_Lambert has the most-distant (measuring from Stewart Park) Sweet 1600 at 2407 miles. Who’s going to try to compete with that?
After my FH Fox run on Thursday, I totaled up my mileage for the week and grounded myself for the next few days. 
With coming back from injury, I must be careful (this me reminding myself).
I volunteered at the Tburg school today, and after I finished, I completed a couple of walking miles on the track.
Cover the ground!
Hello from Edinburgh! 
Lots of running clubs here but still looking for one as fun as FLRC.
While on a lunch run near my office Friday I noticed a grass track in a nearby park. No, not an easy cross-country course, but a track that is literally spray-painted on the grass. With regular lanes, sprint lanes, staggered starts, lane numbers and all. According to my Garmin it is about 200m:
Although it looks like a track the ground is not really that even underneath it, and the rest of the park users were not treating it like a track. There was a soccer game taking place across part of the backstretch (yes across, it was the middle of the field) so I had to use 3/4 of the track and turn around every lap. But could be fun at a less busy time!
