The PAX started to arrive around 5:05, most in cars but some on foot (Sir Topham Hat & Nomad).  And they just kept coming!  It was the biggest crowd (22) that YHC has seen in a while and it was nice to see as it has felt like AO numbers have been a little lower than normal.  It was also really cool to see two FNG’s join the PAX.  Frat Boy was brought out by Shady and Falcon’s Crest appeared on his own accord following some encouragement from his FIA M.  YHC provided a disclaimer and we were off.

Brief Warm Up:

Mosey from the parked cars around the parking lot to the front of Harris Teeter and back up to the Bubbles and Bows parking lot.  Circle up:

• SSH X30
• Merkin X10
• Imperial Walker X15
• Windmill X10

The Thang:

Let the PAX know that this would start with a mosey that was close to a mile and provided a modify route for those that wanted to modify.  We took off.  Ran around Bubbles and Bows toward the gas station, took a left, left at the end of that street, all the way down the street to the second entrance to the lot behind State Farm, continued behind the Harris Teeter and stayed straight behind the service station, left to head paste the gym and continued around the Rite Aide.  Once we passed the Rite Aide we ran down the street to the front of HT.  The whole route was about 0.8 miles.  At that point we took a break for the message of the day.

Today’s workout was about NOT cutting corners.  We had just completed close to a mile run and were about to do a lot more.  Opportunities to cut corners within that 45 minutes were plenty.  Cutting a corner on your runs will result in more pain than necessary on your next CSAUP.  Cutting corners on the upper body portion we were about to endure would mean potential failure in the next Fort fit test.  Cutting corners with your kids will mean missing out on the relationship you can build with them and not raising them to be the people they can be.  Cutting corners in your marriage will mean accepting your relationship with your wife to be what it is and missing the chance to grow it and your love for each other.  Don’t cut corners!!!

YHC drew 10 lines on the pavement that were 3 parking spaces wide (9 yards).  This would be our arena:

• 1 hand release merkin at the first line and bear crawl to the next line
• 2 hand release merkins at the second line and bear crawl to the next line
• Continue increasing until completing at the tenth line

Once the merkins were completed we took another lap (0.8 miles) and returned to the front of the Harris Teeter.  This time it was crab walk and box cutters.  Then another lap.

This pretty much filled the time.  We returned to the start and wrapped up with LBCs and protractor.

As always, a real honor to lead such a great group of HIMs!!!  Thank you to Decibel for the oppportunity!

Announcements:

• November 19th – The Forging or F3 Soccer (contact Fun House)
• Covergence @ Empire Pizza Friday, October 28th

Prayer Requests:

• Louie – 3 year old with Type T ALL going through a bone marrow transplant
• Decibel’s niece is recovering from surgery
• Olaf and his wife as they work through pregnancy