21 pax posted to Block Party for a core blast plus a dose of leadership lessons from one of the original sages of Outlaw Country, the one and only Waylon Jennings.

The Thang

Warm up run 3/4 around WEP

COP — Parker peter x10, Mtn climbers x10, Merkins x10, IWs x10, Sumo squat x30

Mosey to playground and partner up

10x pull up + 15x derkins (rinse & repeat)

10x hanging crunches + 20x dips (rinse & repeat)

Welcome back to Flacco = 10 burpees OYO

Welcome from FLO-rida for Tatanka = 10 bomb jacks OYO

COP – peter parker x10, plank jacks x10, flutter x10, dollies x10, rosalita x10, hitlers x10, freddie mercury x10, sea turtles x10

AYG run to bottom of hill & plank

Bear crawl to top, 5 burpees OYO, crab walk down
Rinse & repeat
Rinse & repeat, this time backwards up and backwards down

Two lines in plank position for railroad bunny hops out & tunnel of love back (rinse & repeat)

Makhtar N’dyae x10

Knee tar N’dyae x10

AYG run to playground

COP — gravediggers L x10, LBCs x10, gravediggers R x10

AYG run home

COT

Naked man moleskin

After three straight days of running, including trails on Sunday led by Sir Topham Hat and Old Town on Monday led by Jekyll, YHC’s lower body needed a break from the pounding.  Thus, the pax endured a core heavy workout.  By dinnertime, my core was feeling every bit of it.

The radio lyric from the weekend that stuck in my head was “I’ve seen the world with a five-piece band looking at the back side of me.”  As this repeated over and over, it brought to mind a vision for leadership that I  had not considered before and related questions, which the pax endured before, during and post-workout.  No repetition here, but a series of questions continues to surface — do social media metrics geared around number of “followers” apply to leadership?  Does a large number of twitter followers indicate strength of leadership?  If following is directly tied to leadership, who am I following and is he/she a good leader?  Who am I leading and are they the ones I am called to lead?

A hearty welcome back to a favorite Kotter of mine, Flacco!  Glad to have him posting back in the gloom.  T-claps to CSPAN for his persistent prodding to get him back in the fold!

While throwing out welcomes, one goes out to 50 Cal for his post after referring to himself as an “FNG and a half” due to this being his second post.  T-claps to Duggar for the nudge here!

Lots of goings on around The Fort so watch the email and twitter.  A personal plug here for the Cannoli Run on May 16th!  It is a lively, fun event for serious runners to family and everyone in between.  0915 start at St Philip Neri makes it a perfect option for Double Down after The Fort, Alcatraz, The Patriot or The Reservation.

Thanks to CSPAN for the opportunity to Q.  Always and honor and inspiration to lead the pax of The Fort!