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Fall 2011 Workouts: October
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Starting August 9, we are officially on our Fall schedule. During this time, Dog Days is only offered on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The workouts below will generally be the same workout we've completed in Lawrence, but just a week or two later.

Day	Date	Workout Details
Tuesday	October 4	Calisthenics: Stretch 11 each: Jumping Jacks toe touches volleyball jumps side bends Laura exercise 22 each: jumping jacks toe touches volleyball jumps side bends lunges – front lunges – side laura exercise 11 each: push ups (slow) mountain climbs push ups 15 mountain climbs 11 crunches 11 reverse crunches 11 leg ups 15 crunches 15 reverse crunches 15 leg ups Today's Run: From Robinson Gym field: Run up the steps, then turn east on Sunnyside. Continue to the booth, then turn left. Run up & over the hill, turning left on the street just before the museum. Go across the parking lot to the sidewalk that takes you to the scoreboard. From the scoreboard, run up the west sidewalk, around the campanile, down the east sidewalk and back to the scoreboard, up the grass backward, then head east back to the parking lot, up the museum drive & back across to Robinson steps.
Thursday	October 6	Calisthenics: Stretch 15 Jumping jacks 15 toe touches 10 lunges – forward 10 volley ball jump 10 side lunges 15 side bends 30 sec plank on forearms 15 dogs 15 donkey kicks 15 push ups 15 plank on hands 15 sit ups 15 lunges 15 bridge triceps up 15 reverse squats Today's Run: From Memorial Stadium: 9th to Massachusetts and Vermont Street Loop (approx. 2.25 miles)
Saturday	October 8	Saturday Morning Run: From 9th & Vermont, head east to Mass. Turn left (north), running to 7th and Mass. Cross over and head east on 7th until it turns into New Jersey St. Follow New Jersey (south). Turn west when you choose and return to the parking lot via Massachusetts St. If you turn back at 12th Street and run through South Park, it will be about 2 miles. At 15th, it will be about 2.6 miles. At 19th (after switching onto Leonard Ave at 15th), the total length is just over 3.5 miles. And if you go all the way to 23rd, it will be a little over 4.5 miles.
Tuesday	October 11	Calisthenics: Stretch 7 jumping jacks 7 push ups 7 toe touches 11 mountain climbs 7 burpees 7 push ups 7 knee ups 11 sit ups 11 ku track 11 lunges 11 crunches 11 reverse crunch 11 20-second planks 11 reverse squats Today's Run: From Memorial Stadium: Another JRP and Wescoe Stairs Run Variation (approx. 2.3 miles)
Thursday	October 13	Calisthenics: Stretch 5 each jumping jacks toe touches push ups dogs donkey kicks 10 each: jumping jacks toe touches push ups dogs donkey kicks 5 each: jumping jacks toe touches push ups dogs donkey kicks Elbow plank 3 Laura exercises 5 each: bridge crunches lunges reverse crunches 10 each: bridge crunches lunges reverse crunches 5 each: bridge crunches lunges reverse crunch 20 sit ups (bent leg twisting left elbow to right knee and right elbow to left knee) Today's Run: From Memorial Stadium: 11th Street to 14th Street to Memorial Stadium (approx. 1.5 miles)
Saturday	October 15	Saturday Morning Run: Emery/Campanile Campus Run (approx. 3.5 miles)
Tuesday	October 18	Calisthenics: Stretch Pretzel stretch Side stretch 20 jumping jacks 10 push ups 20 toe touches 20 mountain climbs 20 volleyball jumps 30 sec plank - resting on hands 30 sit ups 20 crunches 20 lunges 20 reverse crunch Little circles - 7 one direction, 7 the other, then 5 each way, then 3 each way 10 push ups in each position- narrow, regular, wide 10 lunges Today's Run: From Memorial Stadium: 11th - Vermont - 13th Street Hill Run (approx. 2 miles)
Thursday	October 20	Calisthenics: Stretch 10 each: jumping jacks volleyball jumps Lunges – side and forward knee ups push ups mountain climbs dogs donkey kicks 5 push ups 10 bridges 5 Laura exercises 10 reverse squats 10 burpees Today's Run: From Memorial Stadium: A Double Dose of Bruce's Steps (approx. 1.6 miles)
Saturday	October 22	Saturday Morning Run: Hilly Campus Run (approx. 3 miles)
Tuesday	October 25	Calisthenics: Stretch 13 jumping jacks 13 toe touches 13 lunges (each: back, side & forward) 13 burpees 13 reverse crunches 30 sec plank 13 push ups 13 mountain climbs 13 donkey kicks 13 ku track exercise 13 dogs Laura exercise 30 seconds plank 7 lunges (each: front, back & side) 25 sit ups - bent leg 10 bridges 25 sit up - straight leg 30 seconds run in place Today's Run (having problems with mapmyrun today, so no map!): Run north on Illinois Street Turn right on 9th st. Turn right on Vermont st. Turn left on 11th l At New Hampshire, turn left. Run to the train tracks at Mass & 6th Turn left on Massachusetts Turn right on 9th Street Turn left on Illinois and return to the stadium.
Thursday	October 27	Calisthenics: Stretch 45 seconds each: jumping jacks alternating toe touches push ups mountain climbs crunches reverse crunches side lunges 30 seconds dogs - each leg 15 pushups each type - pyramid, regular, wide 60 seconds straight-leg sit ups Marine drill – run in place, on back, on stomach, run, on back, on stomach, get up Today's Run (having problems with mapmyrun today, so no map!): Jog thru parking lot to the south side of the stadium. Run up the east sidewalk and around the campanile, coming down on the west sidewalk. Turn left and go up the steps by the football complex. Run through the parking lots to the JRP steps. Turn left in the parking lot to Bruce's steps, then across dam am back to the field.
Saturday	October 29	Saturday Morning Run: Haskell & Burroughs Trail (approx. 4 miles as mapped - or turn at 15th for a shorter route)