We Run in Circles

Time: 47:50
Distance: 6.92 miles
Pace: 6:55
Map

This run was conducted up at Sutton Woods with my man Scotty D. We started really easy with some splits around the dirt loop in 8:09, 7:19, 6:58, 6:57, and 6:46. The body was feeling pretty warmed up and I think both of us wanted to do something to turn the legs over on the soccer fields. We jogged the straights and sprinted the diagonals. I think the cross-section of the field ranged between 380 ft and 400 ft and we were hitting paces hovering around 4:30. We did 10 good, hard strides that got the lungs and legs opened up before calling it a day.

The title of the blog doesn't refer to the loops around Sutton Woods but rather that Barry Switzer was at our workout. This is twice in the last couple of weeks that Barry, Scotty and I have been in the same place at the same time. It could be assumed that we run in the same circles. When we got done with the jog we watched a bit of a soccer scrimmage that was going on a middle field. It was guy vs. girls around the 10 year old age category. The guys were controlling the match but had not managed to hit the back of the net. While we were watching I was checking out the soccer moms and dads and noticed an older dude with an OU jacket on. He had silver hair and a really pale face. Yup, that's what Mr. Switzer looks like these days. He must have been out watching one of his grandchildren kick the ball around. Who would have thought that the King of Norman would let his kin play such a communist sport.