Harris Street x2
120 merkins
120 LBC’s
4 miles
WARMUP: Disclaimer and Pledge duly pronounced
THE THANG: 1 mile loop (rectangle) with an exercise at each corner.
Up Massey, right on Harris, right on Ardrey, right on 160
Burpees x10
Hand release merkins x10
Apollo ono x10
Donkey kicks x10
Pax stayed together for first mile, then thoroughbreds were cut loose. All pax completed at least 3 laps/3 miles and all finished 1-0 for the day.
MARY: she stayed in the sack
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas party, Turkey convergence
COT: Theme today was the Unexpected. I finished a book this week called “The Unexpected Journey” about caregivers of dementia patients (my dad’s current daily reality caring for my mom). I was also reminded of a quote from one of my favorite spiritual teachers, Henri Nouwen: “I’ve always complained about my work being interrupted until one day I realized the interruptions were my work.”
How do you respond to interruptions? Or when the Unexpected drops in front of you? Too often my response has been poor. I’m improving and yet I still have a ways to go.
I call these moments out as critical leadership moments. It’s harder to lead when something unexpected surfaces, and yet those are the moments when leadership is needed the most. Use these moments as instances to learn and grow your awareness, your skills, your consistency, and your leadership.
Thanks for the push from all pax today! I needed you around me, because as Nasa heard during the run, I was close to texting him at midnight last night that I was out because of an oncoming head cold. I didn’t send the message. And then something unexpected happened — I woke up feeling like I was good to go!
#KeepPosting
After a prompting from Farmers Only (On Q elsewhere today), I decided to recycle a workout from last year.
WARMUP: No
THE THANG:
Run to a stop, do exercises, run to the next, etc…
The first 3 stops had 3 exercises at each stop.
The next 3 stops had 2 exercises at each stop.
The final 4 stops had 1 exercise at each stop.
The rep count was always 10 which in some cases, meant 5 each leg.
Total distance covered was ~3.6m.
MARY: See above
ANNOUNCEMENTS: All the same + the formation of a BRR 2026 Slack Channel with more comm’s coming from Pusher.
COT: Oh absolutely. Strong.
15 total with six runners at Minnow Pond. Remainder did rucking.
Pledge and then run to former Hardee’s lot where the thang is explained as follows:
Parking lot is base camp. Do 10 burpees here.
Run up Springs st to its end (Summersby/Cone #1) and do 25 pushups
Run all the way back to base camp, 10 burpees
Run up Springs st to Close st (Cone #2) and do 25 pushups
Run all the way back to base camp, 10 burpees
Run up Springs st to Oak st (Cone #3) and do 25 pushups
Run all the way back to base camp, 10 burpees
Run up Springs st to Leroy st (Cone #4) and do 25 pushups
Run all the way back to base camp, 10 burpees
–>Jackrabbit pax restart to Leroy st and so on (reverse order).
We all ran back to Veteran’s park, did some stretches and then COT.
Stats: 3.3+ miles, 100+ push ups, 40 burpees.
WARMUP: Run to the top of Main Street and take a left and head to the WEP amphitheater. Then some windmills and Moroccan nightclubs.
THE THANG: run around the nice new pavement at WEP. When you get back to the amphitheater, 10 merkins, 10 big boys, 10 squats. Increase by 5 after each of the first 3 rounds, then back down the ladder.
MARY: flutters to time (about 1 minute)
ANNOUNCEMENTS: lots of opportunities to get involved, so pick something and get involved
COT: prayers for good reports and prays for those taken too soon.
WARMUP: run to new Arbis parking lot, plank for the 6, then 10 burpees oyo. Run 2 blocks straight on Spring st, plank and do 10 Merkins OyO. Run down two More blocks on Spring and plank then 10 mike Tysons. Run down to the end of Spring st.
THE THANG: run the zipper backwards. On one side of the zipper do 10 Merkins, on the other side do 10 Mike Tysons. Every time that the runner go accross Spring St, stop and do 5 burpees.
MARY: 5 Burpees, 10 Mile Tysons.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
Theme: How are you carrying your burdens?
Think about these things:
How the weight of your burdens feels as you physically move around.
How hard would it be to carry multiple burdens at a time?
How hard would it be to carry these burdens alone?
How does it feel to lay your burdens down?
Carry the Burden
Brick never leaves you. Hold it in one hand, carry to chest, overhead, do push ups on it, etc.
Thang
4 stations around Veterans Park/Main Street. 2 exercises at each station. 10 reps each.
Station 1 – Veterans Park
American Hammer and LBCs
Station 2 – Hobos
Merkins and Curls
Station 3 – Top of Main
Thrusters and Reverse Lunges
Station 4 – FM Pharmacy
OH Press and Shoulder Raises
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. – Matthew 11:28
Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. – 1 Peter 5:7
A burden shared is a burden halved.
The weight you carry today builds the strength you’ll need tomorrow.
WARMUP:
Run up to old hot dog place parking lot corner of Main and Clebourne, plank then wait for the group to explain the thing.
THE THANG:
THE ZIPPER
– Ran to end of Springs St to Summersby, then took a right to corner of Unity and Lockman. That was the start, or hoped it to be.
– For every road we headed west on (from Unity St, ending at Pine St), we did 10 squats, 10 merkins.
– For every road we headed EAST on (from Pine St, ending at Unity), we did 10 mountain climbers (double count) and 10 bombjacks.
– Whenever we crossed Springs St, we did a burpee.
– Proceeded street to street until we got back to Main and Tom Hall.
This was the plan, but evidently I did not communicate it clearly enough. Even so, PAX figured it out and got all the miles and pain stations in.
Guys were REALLY moving today, we all put in at least 3.5-3.75 miles, yet still got back to COT in time to do some Mary
Flutters
American Hammers
Hello Dollies
More
Next time I will add more pain stations.
Thanks self for the opportunity to lead.
NASA
WARMUP: pledge
THE THANG: run to church corner down academy do 1 merkins. Then run all the way up hill to print shop then to pull up bars. Do 11s with pull ups and toes to bar. Run back past ABC store turn right on academy and go back down to church corner.
MARY: toes to bar count.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
WARMUP:
THE THANG: ran to academy and whiters intersection.
Ran up the big hill to parking lot, 10 hand release merkins
Back down to intersection, 10 butterfly sit-ups
Up the opposite hill to the Baptist church driveway 10 hand release merkins
Back down to intersection 10 butterfly sit-ups
Repeat
Back to COT
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: