This was not a normal football practice. The players could feel it the moment they stepped onto the field Saturday at Lions headquarters in Allen Park. It wasn’t just the fans, the souvenir stand and the concessions. Those had been there for the first nine days of training camp, too.
Recreational runners – those who routinely pound the pavement and log 20 to 30 miles a week – probably have a few 10Ks and half-marathons under their elastic belts.
Some thoughts as the long summer days start to wind down and we begin the dog days of August for baseball as well as the trials and tribulations of NFL training camps. ——— I can’t believe no one will take a flyer on Barry Bonds for the stretch run.
This was not a normal football practice. The players could feel it the moment they stepped onto the field Saturday at Lions headquarters in Allen Park. It wasn’t just the fans, the souvenir stand and the concessions. Those had been there for the first nine days of training camp, too.
Dog needs serious training before the feathers fly