14 pax posted to The Swamp in a Friday morning gloom that had the feel of a summer morning with the warmth & humidity.  Maybe that’s what had Cable Guy moving a bit sluggishly.  Maybe it was his disappointment in not being part of the upcoming Go Ruck adventure.  Maybe it was middle age catching up with him.  Whatever it was, the Disclaimer was pronounced after Royale doused himself in water to prepare for the Ruck portion w/Bones as Q.  Then, 4 pax rallied around Cable Guy to see if they could do their best Jim Morrison impression to light his fire.

The Thang

Warm up run to Target parking lot with karaokes and shuffles along the way.

COP

Seal Jack x20

Mtn climber x20

IW x20

Sumo squat x20

Windmill x10

Peter Parker x10

Parker Peter x10

Mosey to grocery cart racks for 11s OYO — 1 dip + 10 Derkins, laddering up/down

Cable Guy: “I’m hot, I’m sweating.”
Q: “Let’s move over there in the dark to get you out of the heat from the light post.”

Mosey to next grocery cart rack further up the parking lot

LBCs x25 then bear crawl to next cart rack (rinse & repeat 3x more)

Flutter kick x25 then backward bear crawl to next cart rack (rinse & repeat 3x more)

Hello dolly x25 then crab walk to next cart rack (rinse & repeat 3x more)
Q: “how do you get better at crab walks?”
Cable Guy: “more rest.”

Mosey around Target, past Home Depot, PetSmart, Marshall’s etc sharing stories of venison roadkill

Circle up in front of OfficeDepot
Cable Guy: “that noise is killing me” (referencing buzz from street lamps)
Q: “AYG to end of Best Buy”

People’s chair on side of Best Buy — hold for eight 10 counts
Cable Guy: “that was long…had to be more than 1 minute”
Q: “maybe 20-30 seconds.”

Donkey kick x20 OYO (by request from Q’s daughter aka Not Plain Jane)
Rinse & repeat 2x more

Cable Guy is breathing heavy but still lacking mojo with 4 minutes to go

Line  up along Best Buy side lot
Merkins x5 + sprint across lot + Merkins x5 + sprint back
Rinse & repeat until finish

COT

Cable Guy has become something of an institution at The Fort with his A/V skills, his flatulence and his stout leadership of The Swamp since its founding.  It’s always an honor to Q at his AO.  He was running a little low on spirit this morning, so my mission was to beat the self-pity out of him.  Not sure I succeeded (at least by COT), but the pax rose to the occasion and pretty much left it all on the asphalt of Rivergate.

Eight pax followed Bones’ lead for the Ruck session.  The big day is just one week away!  If you are not a party to that CSAUP event, then mark your calendar to come out to support those who are around 2100 on Friday, April 28th. WWL will tweet out the coordinates for the launch.

Zima did 45 mins of OYO running through the sights and sounds of Rivergate.  Mumble chatter pointed to some sort of AZ to UT adventure he is signed up for in coming months.  Whatever the motivation, keep stretching, rolling and hydrating, brother.  You’re no longer 25 YO.

Glad to have Tater back in the gloom after healing up from the IR.  Best of luck with family wedding/drama this weekend!

Thanks to the pax for bringing it all today.  Until next time (which is Monday at Quagmire)…