After mother nature teased us with a taste of spring the past few days, the seasonally-typical 28 degrees seemed especially chilly in the gloom. The icy puddles all around and brisk breeze in our faces probably had many longing for our smartsacks. Nonetheless, nine men took flight at 5:15 sharp with a 45 minute trip that carried us to heights not usually reached at SlowBurn.

The Thang:

• Mosey down to Empire Pizza parking lot for warm-up
• SSH x15
• Imperial Walker x15
• Windmill x15
• Low Slow Squats x15
• Hot hands (alternating shoulder taps) x15
• CCDs x15

Frogger Practice

This round-robin style workout with two workout stations and three teams caused a little confusion at first, probably in large part due to YHC’s instructions sounding more like mumble chatter. But clarity was eventually gained by everyone. The result was something like a relay, were teams were either working out at a station, or sprinting between the two.  After a few rounds, the pax felt comfortable with it, and it was time to head to the big kids playground.

The pax jetted across 160 to Baxter Village and landed in front of Sweetreats for instruction on the next round of Frogger. Same idea as before, except the workout stations were on the second story of buildings across Market Street from each other. The game of Two Story Frogger commenced, with each exercise station having its own set of exercises (one for each visit by each team).

Once completed, the pax headed back toward the shovel flag for some quick Mary:

• LBCs x15
• Russian Twists x15
• Freddie Mercuries x15
• Skydiver
• Parachute + Moroccan Night Clubs x15
• SSH x15

COT

Moleskin

The pax logged about 1.5 miles of running at this slowburn workout, most of which was between the two buildings. A good number stairs were climbed. But intensity was kept in check by allowing pax to go at their own pace at the exercise stations. And I certainly hope some fellowship was shared as the small teams of three traveled together.

This was my first Q on my own, and it was truly a privilege to lead the great men that posted today. Thanks to Gears and Hard Drive for the opportunity to do so. I look forward to being on Q again.

AYE!