Track Tuesday-Circuit Training

This was my first track of the winter season at Los Gatos High School and the first workout was circuit training. This is a workout that combines running with strength exercises. It's hardcore. Just look at how tired my mentor Debra and I are, not to mention our lovely glow at 55 degrees.
So the team ran 200 meters and reached the first strength training station and do three different kinds of toe walks-one set of 20 each; ran another 200 meter, basically to the other end of the track to the second strength training station to drop and do 10 push ups; run and do heel walks; run and do planks; run and do 15 lunges on each leg. You get the drift. So we did side planks for 30 seconds on each side, 15 leg raises, 15 stepping side squats on both sides, 15 clams for each leg, 15 stationary squats, 30 crunches, 20 grapevines for each side, 40 second bridge, 15 stationary runner for each leg, and finally the rope climber for a set of 15! Whew! That was great! What? Do it again?!!! Ok. But remember, we ran 200 meters at a comfortably hard pace between each station. Comfortably hard? That sounds like an oxymoron but it means running at a somewhat hard but manageable conversation pace. Debra will surely disagree with me and refused to do round two with me.
Well, Debra and I didn't do the entire series because of time constraints but we made it up to leg raises! With the warm up run and the running in between the strength training I ran a total of 3 3/4 miles.
After the track workout Coach Kris led us all in static stretches to lengthen our muscles after pounding them. It was much needed relief. Once we were done with our stretches the team gathered in to listen, and to keep warm, to Honoree Patti speak about her battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma. She is now in remission and strong She ran track with us! Track ended with a loud Go Team!
But wait, there's more. A large group of us then went to CB Hannegan's in downtown Los Gatos for Hang with the Gang. We talked, ate and knocked back a few making it the perfect ending to a great workout.