Team In Training - Tougher than Nails

THEY DIDN'T KNOW IT, BUT WHEN THEY SIGNED UP TO JOIN
TEAM IN TRAINING,
THEY SIGNED ON TO BECOME HARDCORE RUNNERS.

On January 20 we held our Saturday morning practice at 8:30am in Prospect Park. It snowed, rained then froze over night. It's about 17 degrees at this point in the morning and windy. VERY WINDY!

The man in the center of this picture is Coach Steve. He ran from his apartment on the upper east side to Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Streets were closed while de-icer could be laid down. I myself slipped and slid up to the park.







My fantastic mentee, Archie (click on his name, check out his site, look for the movie he's made the link is on the bottom of the page). Yes, he's smiling here, but that's only because his face is frozen.



Super Social Captain, Amanda dressed for bag watch. Her's was probably the toughest job of the day. She got to sit in the park in the freezing windy cold and watch bags while the group took off running.











Jen and Samantha, full of spirit on this very frosty morning.










I'd like to tell you that I joined them on this run, but I didn't. It was too damn cold. No just kidding. I took off this practice to rest up for a race the following day. But mind you, these pictures didn't "take" themselves. I was up there at 8:30am greeting everyone and telling them they were great for coming out.

-JP