I take back everything nice I ever said about Chuckie. He is DEMENTED! He comes from crazy land!
So, I like to run. You all know this. But, I don’t run because I want to burn calories, or stay fit, or because I have this compulsive need to. I just really like it. Some people like online poker? Some like knitting, I like to run.
I’ve always liked it…I ran a 10K when I was in Junior High. My friends used to ride their bikes with me in junior high while I would run around our neighborhood. Yea, I was that kid. I feel free when I run and independent. I can relax and let my mind wander. But I’m not compulsive. I can take time off and I understand the need to rest the body after, say, a 100 mile race.
So I haven’t run since Moab. Strict Chuckie orders, and I’m cool with it. I’ve been swimming and I get to ride my bike too, so it’s actually been good and hasn’t really bothered me much. Again, I want to set the stage here that I am not one of those “must run everyday” kind of people. It’s been 11 days now I think?
So today is the first run back. I look on my schedule and it says I am allowed to jog ONE minute, then WALK one minute, then jog, then walk…etc etc for up to 1 hour. No problem. I strap on the HR monitor, the Garmin, my shoes and out the door I go. First off the schedule says to do this on the treadmill. NO WAY HOMEBOY. It’s delightful outside and I’m not missing this because it will probably snow tomorrow (it snowed yesterday). So I opt for outside.
I start walking…fine…then I run. Oh my. The glorious feeling of running, the instant comfort and ease. The shoulders drop, my feet pitter patter along. 60 seconds pass.
Crap, seriously. Walk walk walk. This stinks. 57, 58, 59 60
Run, ahh. This rocks. I’m so back, look at the birds, wow the sky is blue, 59, 60.
Crap, seriously. Walk. Ok, this is so not cool. Soooo, very not cool.
And thus I went, for one whole hour. The sun would shine, I would smile, life was great. And then I would see 59 on the watch and back to walking. Plod Plod Plod, Wahhhhh. What did I do to deserve this kind of sick torture?
It was like pulling back a rubber band and then instead of letting it go, just slowly unstretching it.
Have you ever seen the look that your kid gives you when they are at the pool and they are running to do something or other and you yell “WALK”. Yea, that look…well, that was how I felt every time I watched the clock flip over to a walking minute.
Total aggravation. One I even stomped my foot on the ground. Seriously. LET ME RUN.
And things weren’t bad for those 11 days I wasn’t allowed to run. But to let me out of the gate and allow me to run but then force me to walk. It was sheer torture and the hardest workout I have experienced under Chuckie thus far. I wanted to defy his instructions so badly. I was giving him the stinkeye, and he’s not even residing in this state right now. I briefly contemplated becoming one of these.
Okay, so maybe I was a little harsh in my opening statement. I don’t take back ALL the nice things I said about Chuckie, but I did learn today that it’s a good thing I have a coach that I trust and that I am confident he knows his stuff. Because if it was ANYONE else, I would have ran the entire hour.
Chuckie, seriously, you’re going to have to limit those kinds of workouts, or I swear I will end up in the nut house.
That sounds like torture to me too.
You’d get dq’d as a racewalker because you would still be running and you know it.
And you won’t end up in the nut house, but you might end up at Chuckie’s house prepared to show him just what kind of torture those workouts are for you. Let me know if you need help planning!
Whenever I get workouts like that from him, I completely ignore him. sshhhh
I’m gonna have to agree with Ryan (even though I have no idea who he is!!!). I would’ve actually sprinted the entire hour and then said ahhh, nice jog/walk. Hehehe. You are now the world’s best recover-er.
Oh my gosh, it would have been SOOOO much worse on the treadmill!!!!
I read this.
Ryan, PIC (x 2), you guys shall all be punished accordingly. In fact, I’m one of those types who punishes the entire class for the antics of one.
-CV
on an unrelated note…
I saw your nerd reply to evan’s nerd post, and wanted to say I really dig it – especially the first sentence:
“Do what you despise doing, and learn to love it. Be relentless and diligent. Stay motivated and be willing to wake up wicked early to swim….often.”
ps- tell CV he can dish it out all he wants… *yawn*
Snap! to the Chuckie.
We are all going to be eating our words in about three weeks when none of us can walk or lift our arms over our heads. We’ll be sending each other care packages with icy hot and foam rollers in them. HAha!
This has nothing to do with the other comments, but you’re really lucky you have never had knee surgery. I’m “released” to run exactly like your coach has you running for this workout – for weeks.
I’m actually really happy to read this. I was starting to worry that all Team Trakkers people were completely crazy with their workouts (read: workout too much and too hard) but this workout, although torturous makes me realize there is some sanity in the group. Besides myself, of course.
Ryan,
You visited Solvang ONE day. One! Must I remind you that you came home a beaten man…? You even blogged the experience.
Poor Sonja and Michelle and Evan. I will have a hold of them for MONTHS.
-V
This has nothing to do with the other comments, but you’re really lucky you have never had knee surgery. I’m “released” to run exactly like your coach has you running for this workout – for weeks.
I’m actually really happy to read this. I was starting to worry that all Team Trakkers people were completely crazy with their workouts (read: workout too much and too hard) but this workout, although torturous makes me realize there is some sanity in the group. Besides myself, of course.
Whenever I get workouts like that from him, I completely ignore him. sshhhh
Whenever I get workouts like that from him, I completely ignore him. sshhhh
This has nothing to do with the other comments, but you’re really lucky you have never had knee surgery. I’m “released” to run exactly like your coach has you running for this workout – for weeks.
This has nothing to do with the other comments, but you’re really lucky you have never had knee surgery. I’m “released” to run exactly like your coach has you running for this workout – for weeks.
Whenever I get workouts like that from him, I completely ignore him. sshhhh