nyc.general

On Mon, 24 Sep 2007, MightyJoe36@ wrote:

> On Sep 24, 4:31 pm, Prisoner at War wrote:
>> On Sep 24, 1:44 pm, ...@ wrote:
>>
>> I wonder if it'd be possible to organize a runners' group based on Army
>> ., not for speed but no slouching either, with cadence, in step...I
>> wonder if that's the next step in the "evolution" of these runners'
>> clubs, organizing around certain themes.
>
> When I lived in the DC area in the early '90s, there was something
> called "The Sarge's Fitness Program." It was based on Army PT. You
> showed up at a park somewhere early in the morning, and the "instructor"
> took you through an Army PT session, finishing up with a group run. They
> met daily, rain or shine. I wonder how successful it was, and if it's
> still around?

That's the latest craze here in London town - under the name of "British
military fitness". They got a web-site:

/

I have three friends who have taken it up entirely independently. All
girls, funnily enough. I'm sure the involvement of athletic men in
uniforms has nothing to do with it.

tom

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