15 Pax posted on Veteran’s Day to #TheCoop for a painful reflection on the often overlooked #Abundance that surrounds us all 24/7.  A quick word from YHC on the theme as the stragglers gathered.  A cliff note version of the Disclaimer since there were no FNGs.  Intro to Mission Impossible for his 1st rodeo as warm-up Q.  And we launched…

The Thang

Mission Impossible at the helm

Mosey to elementary school back lot.

COP — SSH x20, Windmill x10, IWs x25, Moroccan Nightclubs x25, Merkins x10, Mtn climbers x20

Hand off to YHC

10 Burpees OYO

Guest Q by Vets of the Pax

Bombjacks x10 in cadence (brought to you by Heisman)

Low slow squat x10 (courtesy of Vanilla Ice)

Back to YHC

Mosey to front elementary school parking lot

Core sequence – misc planks and plank jacks

Line up along curb at side of parking lot

Sprint to center stripe & back 4x with Merkins x5 on return (increasing to 10x, 15x, 20x)

Sprint to center stripe & back 4x with squats x5 on return (increasing to 10x, 15x, 20x)

Sprint to center stripe & back 3x with Derkins x5 on return (increasing to 10x, 15x)

Sprint to center stripe & back 3 with Monkey humpers x5 on return (increasing to 10x, 15x)

Sprint to center stripe & back 2x with Wide arm merkins x5 on return (increasing to 10x)

Sprint to center stripe & back 2x with Jumping lunge x5 on return (increasing to 10x)

Sprint to opposite side of lot and back

Repeat core sequence

Mosey to pull up bars (backwards up the hill)

Split group for Pull-ups x10 / People’s chair (flap jack)
Rinse & repeat

Mosey to high school building & line up along wall

Donkey kicks on wall x10

People’s chair

Donkey kicks on wall x10

Run home

COT

NMM

T-claps to all of the veterans with us this morning (Heisman, Vanilla Ice & Seventh Heaven).  Thanks to each of you for your service.  AND (as highlighted by Heisman at COT) thank you to your families who sacrificed and endured through your period of service/deployment.  Same for all the vets and their families among The Fort pax and beyond.

T-claps to Mission Impossible for breaking the ice as warm-up Q today.  Nice job, brother!  Best way to lock down the lessons is to jump back in again soon.  Reach out to any regular Qs or site Qs to get yourself in the queue.

Not quite Kotter, but welcome back to boot camp for WWL.  Nice to see you back in COP after weeks and weeks of running.  Running & boot camp work well together – one balances out the other.  Hope to see you out again before #Kiawah.  Good luck to you and others in final weeks of training!

Final comment here on the #Abundance theme for the day.  As many know, this is my word for 2015.  This year has undeniably been a year of #Abundance for YHC and family…way too much #Abundance to begin to list.  And yet, my mindset more often than not this year has NOT been defined by my recognition of this #Abundance.  Furthermore, my perspective on #Abundance has often taken the form of “more”…more fun, more pleasure, more money, more stuff, more accomplishment.  In short, more about me or mine in visible and/or tangible terms.  And even within those realms I have certainly overlooked a crazy number of blessings.  But what I’ve completely overlooked this year has been a different flavor of ever present #Abundance…countless intangible blessings I’ve received such as mercy, forgiveness, patience, love from God and others.  And with this realization, what do I need now?  Even more…more mercy, more forgiveness, more patience, more love. How humbling that I have so much and yet I need so much more.  Where is #Abundance in your life?  What are you overlooking?

Always an honor to lead.  Thanks for following.