New fitness tracker, morning training sessions, nutrient timing and active recovery planning. I miss having to train for something - there's focus and a a reason to do things even though you might not want to. Kind of like studying for an exam. Admittedly, a 1 mile run through a winding circuit in the evening isn't something that warrants a serious routine, but you do have to start somewhere. Our firm submitted two teams, the "serious team" and the "not-so serious team". I was in the serious team. I say serious, in the sense that we were looking to be competitive. Historically speaking, the winning teams were stacked with middle-distance runners who have run their entire life, this was a team made up of runners who consistently ran the mile under 6 minutes (a sub six minute mile is considered respectable).
At the helm, we had an iron man, who routinely ran marathons and managed to whip us into decent shape with morning runs and training plans. Overall, we performed well coming in 10th our of a total of 124 teams, with a time of 61 minutes, 53 secs. This year's winning team ran the event in 55 minutes, 23 secs and the fastest lap clocked in at 5 minutes, 4 seconds! Blindingly quick! For me, it was 6 minutes and 20 seconds - next goal, sub six minute mile.
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