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ven the rattiest of gym rats gets tired of the free weights and the treadmill. Detroit Mercy’s men, for example, hit the streets in the form of a 8.7-mile run through Detroit that culminates in the Monument to Joe Louis, the famous oversized sculpture of the boxing great’s hand commonly known as The Fist. The first Run to the Fist happened in 2011. Besides being an excellent workout, the team also inadvertently ran through the set of a Kid Rock video. In 2012, it was cancelled due to weather, but will be back and bigger than ever this month. The Titans will be divided into groups that must transport weights from campus to The Fist. It’s all a culmination of a week of team challenges including a tug-of-war and relay races.


Detroit Mercy’s women didn’t hit the streets exactly, but they did hit the parking lot. And because it’s Detroit, of course they used an automobile. In September, the Titans had an early morning practice in the parking lot outside their training facility where players had to push the coaching staff (and Lacrosse Magazine contributing photographer Dave Guralnick) in an SUV in neutral gear around the lot with the whole team running behind them. Here are some other unusual workouts from lacrosse teams around the NCAA.


42 LACROSSE MAGAZINE November 2013 >> Workouts


Grueling Team


Training meets teambuilding as college teams wrap up fall seasons


By Clare Lochary


SUV Push and Run


The Program


A Publication of US Lacrosse


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