Boomtown Central opened just over 2 months ago, and I had still not posted out there for several reasons.
1. PHOP is 2.3 miles from my house.
2. Wednesday is a run day for BRR training at PHOP on the hills across the street.

I’d like to thank Pistol for the invite out to BTC. It is an amazing AO, especially if you can get over it being a bit dark. I drove the area the day before (considering its right beside my job) and got a sense of what I wanted to do.

At 0515, disclaimer was disclaimed (leaving parts out that I yelled as running), and off we went. I figured that since Wednesday is a 5-7 mile run day, we’d see how much running we could get in. Apache, Pistol and Italian Job all reassured me that this was a run/boot; so running was encouraged.

Quick Mosey over to Baxter Hood Center. The plan was to use the parking lot for some agility work using the parking spots…problem was that there was no light in the parking lot.

So we did a quick warmup:
SSH x 25
MNC x 20
Windmill x 20

With that, we took off.

For 5 years, I’ve driven by the Techpark area almost daily. Every day, I’ve noticed a walking path just off of Anderson Rd. When prepping for this workout, I took a look at the city’s trail map and figured out that the trail eventually ended up at the statues on Dave Lyle Blvd. Jackpot…so off we went on the DARK trail.

After a 1/2 mile mosey or so, we ended up at the statues. From there, we crossed Dave Lyle Blvd into Techpark North, and ran over to a parking lot. Each man partnered up and did the following:
1 man runs, while the other does an exercise.
Merkins
CDD
Squats

Kudos to Cujo for toughing it out through this.

AFter that, we ran around a bit more to explore Techpark North. Sprinted up the hill at the north end of Techpark, then began the mosey back.

Stop at statues and do Derkins x 10.

Continue Mosey and do squats to wait on the 6. Continue Mosey back to BTC (at a much slower pace, this time).

Back to COT–finish with 4 minutes of Mary.

Great job by each man.
Italian Job, thanks for your steady leadership and commitment to making the man beside you better.
Apache, your enthusiasm for what we’re trying to do at F3 makes this whole thing really work.
Pony Tail, you’ve made us so much better since coming out to F3. Glad I’m getting to know you better each week.
Cool Table, I appreciate your heart for the children of Rock Hill and trying to make a difference; especially with our young men. As an educator, you don’t know what a service you’re giving the world.
Flop, Spartacus, Pescador: You three have made us so much better physically in Rock Hill. I fully expect to see each of you Qing TOUGH workouts soon…and getting into some CSAUPs with us.
River Rat: So glad to see you posting consistently again. Your example as a Dad is one I aspire to be like.
Pistol: Your heart for your fellow Pax is clear. Thanks for your leadership.
Cujo: Amazing work! I know it was tough…but never did a get a sense of you wanting to give up. Keep at it…you’ll be amazed how much faster you get. Soon.

It was an honor to lead. Thanks to each of you for the privilege!

Aye!