YHC surprisingly woke up Wednesday morning after flying home from the Rose Bowl on the red eye the previous day energized to lead an always good group of PAX despite the heartbreaking lose by Penn State. During the game YHC kept thinking about the weinke and kept saying that if Penn State wins, we won’t do burpees or run a lot; but if we lose then burpees and running will be part of the weinke. Unfortunately, Penn State couldn’t make a first down on the last series of the game and we gave away a win to the real USC. Despite the loss, I was extremely grateful for such a great season when no one expected this, we were still winners. So how do I incorporate losing into my weinke? The thang:

A nice mossy around the parent drop-off circular road

COP that included IW, Windmills, Merkins, SSH, and slow squats (plus a skid mark from Package)

Line up at one end of the parking lot for suicides (punishment for not being able to run 4 yards for a first down).

Start at the first parking lot stall line and do 5 burpees
Run to third parking lot stall line and do 2 diamond merkins
Run back and repeat exercises at each parking lot still line (just like suicides)
Run to the sixth parking lot stall line and do 4 wide arm merkins
Run back and start over again….you get the drift
9th parking lot line do 9 military merkins
12th parking lot line do 26 LBCs
15th line do 19 squats
18th line do 4 Carolina dry docks
21st line do 12 side squats
24th line do 18 flutters (double count)
27th line do 7 burpees

Mossy around the parking lot to complete a route that looks like the number of points Ohio State scored in their bowl game (sorry but had to do it)

Line up at end of parking lot again and do 1 true set of sprints utilizing the landscape medians

COT
Congrats to Bouncehouse for almost getting through the suicides twice (wish I was 17 again), as well as a few other PAX who were into their second round (Aquaman and Longshanks). So just one more tidbit about the number of exercises during the suicides. if you combine the first two you get 52 – # of points USC scored, combine the next 2 and its the # of points PSU scored. 26 is the jersey number of our MVP – RB Saquon Barkley, the next three is the total rushing yards he had in Rose Bowl (194), the next is the jersey number of our star WR – Chris Godwin who racked up 187 yards in receiving.

Thanks PAX for posting on a morning where I was still sleep deprived from my quick trip, you all make me and other PAX accountable and help push through when we don’t seem to have any energy. I am also honored that 19 PAX showed up as well.

Announcements: Joe Davis was to be this Saturday but has been postponed to Jan 14th due to snow. FYI, there will still be a “ruck in the snow” this Saturday. Follow CSPAN for more details. Yeti is fast approaching as well (Feb 18th) and starting this week there is a Ruck workout each day of the week for those who are doing the April GoRuck Challenge. Only 113 days till that CSAUP!!

Prayers to Olaf’s M and family, teachers and students heading back to school, and 1 more that I can’t recall (this is what happens when you do write your backblast the day of Q – DO backblasts!!!!)

As always, thanks for the opportunity to Q!

Trucker