What a great day to Q a bootcamp. Perfect conditions for sweat and pain. When I showed up there were already a number of cars in the parking lot with Pre-Ruckers and Pre-Runners aplenty. Once all the other cars started to roll in we had 12 Bootcampers ready to roll and 2 runners out doing there thing.

We took a long mosey around the school with some dynamic stretches (i.e. Toy Soldiers, Butt Kickers, Side Shuffle). We circled up in the back parking lot for the Warmup:

• Windmills x10
• 1 Burpee OYO
• Moroccan NCs x25 (Thanks to DaVinci for the reminder to not be a hero)
• 2 Burpees OYO (Groan from the crowd, they are seeing the pattern)
• SSH x20
• 3 Burpees OYO
• Imperial Walkers x10
• 4 Burpees OYO
• Low Slow Squat x10
• 5 Burpees
• Hydro Merkins x10
• 6 Burpees OYO
• Seal Jacks x20
• 7 Burpees OYO
• Peter Parkers x10
• 8 Burpees OYO
• Mountain Climbers x10
• 9 Burpees OYO
• Plank Jacks x10
• 10 Burpees OYO

Asked for a couple 10 counts after this fairly aggressive warm-up. Then we were off to the hillby the school for THE THANG:

This was a workout I first did at Laces In and I love it. A real push for the Pax and it gets the heart rate WAY UP. Starting at the bottom of the hill:

Pyramid 1
10 Merkins, 10 squat jumps, 1 Backwards Run up Hill/Run Down
14 Merkins, 14 squat jumps, 2 Backwards Run up Hill/Run Down
18 Merkins, 18 squat jumps, 3 Backwards Run up Hill/Run Down

Pyramid 2
10 Bomb Jacks, 10 Plank Jacks, 1 Bear Crawl Up Hill/Run Down
14 Bomb Jacks, 14 Plank Jacks, 2 Bear Crawl Up Hill/Run Down
18 Bomb Jacks, 18 Plank Jacks, 3 Bear Crawl Up Hill/Run Down

With the Pax feeling the burn I gave them a choice. I had two exercises written down but only time for one. We either did another round of Pyramids or a mystery exercise (Would have been the Iron Hulk). The Pax went with what the knew versus the unknown, so it was another modified round of pyramids.

Pyramid 3
2 Burpees, 10 LBCs, 1 Sprint Up Hill/Run Down
4 Burpees, 14 LBCs, 2 Sprint Up Hill/Run Down
8 Burpees, 18 LBCs, 3 Sprint Up Hill/Run Down

After a couple of 10 counts, we lined up for a short Indian Run back to COT.

Thanks to the Pax for putting up with my craziness. There was no quit in this group today.

Moleskin:

Less than a year ago, we opened this Abyss and Dark Helmet asked if I wanted to be the Site Q. I jumped at the chance without really knowing what I was getting into (Thats my F3 motto: “Just say ‘Yes’ and figure it out later). What a great ride it has been in a short period of time. I received incredible support and leadership from the Pax. They were always willing to step up for Qs when asked, we always had great numbers and everyone pushed hard at the workouts. While its a bitter sweet moment for me, I have all the confidence that Bones will be able to take this AO to the next level. Thanks to all the Pax that have posted, Q’ed and supported this AO.

Announcements:
Friday Convergence
The Deep Time Change

Prayers:
Cornerstone’s Daughter Emma
Patience for Fathers

Until next time, back to the hunt…