And now for the Tuesday am group. The pics above are of the sub 55 pace group (for a 10K) and a coach or two.  Pic on the left shows, left to right, Joe, me, Jessica, Cathy, Nancy, and Bold Running Training Club Director Ewen North. The pic on the right are the 4 group members coming back down a trail on Mount Sanitas in Boulder after finishing a hill repeat session.
One of the many things I love about coaching is that people can catch you off guard - just when you think you've got them sussed they can come along and do something completely different, out of the norm. We did 8 reps going up the trail and the first 7 went to plan.  Then the last one Joe and Cathy decided they were going to blast out and see how far they could go in the 90 seconds. Bearing in mind they'd been working hard the first 7, pacing consistently to arrive within a few feet of the same turn around point each rep. Last rep and Joe storms off - Cathy in hot pursuit. Now Cathy doesn't like hills, or so she says. The great thing was that Cathy sat on Joe's tail and focused on keeping there. I was back a little way with Jessica and Nancy to push them along. When I shouted time at the end of the rep, Joe and Cathy had gone way past their usual turn around point.  I could see Cathy and Joe grinning as the group got back together - what I'd missed on the top of the rep was Cathy muttering under her breath to Joe - dammit Joe - a great example of group dynamic working to explore potential and break through boundaries.
These guys rock and it's a pleasure to work with them and watch them flourish and grow. It's also amazing that they keep in the shape they do, come to all the workouts with jobs, families, and schools to look after. Very motivating and inspirational!