0640. Dark. Cold. Solo in the parking lot…
0650. Dark. Cold. High Life shows up to stand with me in the cold. And the dark.
0655. Finally, some more PAX show to play in the cold. And the dark.
0700. Time to disclaim and get our Thang on…

Warm up lap around the park. At each drill bit, we did a little bit of dynamic stretching. Knees to chest, windmill walkers, toy soldiers, etc.

Circle up in the end of the parking lot and we are joined by one last PAX before we get to it.

Warm up:
Mountain Climbers x 30
Squats x 30
SSH x 30
Merkins x 20
Peter Parker x 30
SSH x 30

Mosey up Ardrey St by the park to Harris and take a left to the steps at the Fort Mill Church of the Nazarene. Then, this happened:
Partner up, size kind of matters.
– P1 runs up the steps hitting every step AYG, 10 squats at top run down – P2 does Makhtar N’Diayes – Flapjack – plank for 6
– P1 runs up the steps hitting every other step AYG, 10 jump squats at top – P2 does Merkins – Flapjack
– P1 runs up hitting every step, 10 burpees at top – P2 does Russian Twists – Flapjack
– Wheelbarrow up the steps – Flapjack
– Backward Wheelbarrow up the steps – Flapjack
– Everyone bear crawl to the top of the steps for what I am calling “Pink Floyd”**
– BTTW 20 count, 1 inverted pushup
– People’s Chair 20 count, 30 arm raises
– Descending testicles – BTTW 2 irkins, down halfway – 4 derkins, down to 2 ft – 6 derkins
– People’s Chair 20 count, 30 arm raises
– Repeato if you have it in you. Which we did.

We decided we loved that whole sequence so much, that we rinsed and repeated.

Then, a quick mosey back to the park, and a little Mary to finish us off:
Some LBCs, Hello Dollies, Freddies, Rosalitas, and a very short, very poorly performed round of Xs and Os.

NMM:
– 12 Pax went running between 9 and 12 miles that morning. That’s why there were only 6 at WEP. I remember when F3 had Bootcamps, and people came to them, and we weren’t just a running group… Ah yes… The good old days…
– Solid State joined us after our warm up lap. NO judgment whatsoever about tardiness, but fortunately we hadn’t left campus yet. That does say something, though. I’ve been late before and been completely unable to locate the Pax. Don’t be late!
– This was Crab Cakes 3 year anniversary with F3. This guy is a complete HIM. Really actually enjoyed the smaller group because I got a chance to partner up with CC, and just get to know him a tiny bit better.
– Which brings me to my next point… Sometimes the best workouts are the small workouts IF (!) YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. Instead of complaining about “where is everybody?” Think of how you have 45 minutes to 1 hour to make an impact on not only your fitness, but in the life of another Pax who is there with you. An impact that you might not have been able to make if there had been a big group and he (or you) was able to fly under the radar and blend in…

Until Next Time…
Helmet, out.