What the crap? What do you even mean? Ever taken a dog out for a walk, and then realized you weren’t walking the dog at all–the dog was walking (read: dragging) you?
Have you ever tied yourself to someone’s butt on the stairs and just tried your damnedest to keep up with them? It’s an extremely effective technique to crush a PR. Use someone else in front of you as a carrot.
The reason it’s effective is it takes the mental game out of it. They‘re you’re mental game. All you have to do is keep up with them.
Good one, Chris. If “all I had to do” was keep up with them we wouldn’t be having this conversation. I’d be #breaking2 with Eliud Kipchoge (or at least barely not) and chillin’ with Usain Bolt on the podium. The point is to find someone that’s juuuuuuust faster than you. That you could keep up with on your best day. Tie yourself to them, and go along for the ride–let them run you up and down every stair in the stadium. This morning I PR’d by 2 minutes because Capozzi’s butt was my carrot–wait, that sounded weird. Ahh, f*ck it–at this point it probably sounded more normal than most things NP. In any event, find your carrot or your butt carrot, #buttcarrot. **considers renaming this blog to “Find your #buttcarrot”**.
Now, #buttcarrots are nice–but some of us don’t need them. Like Krzysztof Danielewicz. He IS everyone’s #buttcarrot. He IS the tribe’s #buttcarrot. Talk about a real big honor.
Our #buttcarrot set the new men’s record for Frogman1 which means that today, he ran it faster than anyone else in the last 5.5 years at NP. We’ll leave it at that. Who will take the charge at becoming the tribe’s newest #buttcarrot? Guess we’ll see next Frogman 1.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
MAY 24TH — WEDNESDAY : Yearbook photos. We’ll be announcing the theme this FRIDAY at the hills so be there to get a head start on your costume, props and planing. Hint: The theme will not be #buttcarrots. Actually maybe it will. Show up this Friday to find out.
JUNE 9TH — FRIDAY : We’ll be at the stadium –NOT THE HILLS– at 6:30am for the NP 5UMMIT 5. Let’s make this the biggest, fiercest workout that this movement and world has ever seen. Start recruiting and holding people accountable. #FUCKYEAH
