Category: Sweep The Leg

Hills for the Pax

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WARMUP:
The Pax were disclaimed (sort of) and did 25 SSH, 10 windmills, and some leg and back stretches to warm up. The group split and the running group left Earthfare and jogged to the Brayden neighborhood.
THE THANG:
Hill repeats were done on 3 different hills in the Brayden neighborhood and Dave Gibson Blvd. On each hill, we started with an exercise on the bottom, ran up the hill, jogged back, did another exercise, and repeated it. 4 trips up each hill, with 25 reps of the exercises listed below (ab exercises were double count). The total distance covered was 4.2 miles.

Afton Way
Diamond merkins
Freddie Mercury
Lunges
Plank jacks

Len Patterson Road
Wide arm merkins
Hello Dollies
Sumo squats
Mountain climbers

Dave Gibson Blvd
Merkins
Flutters
Squats
Bombjacks (shortened to 10 reps due to time)

Mosey back to COT

MARY: See above
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas party on Dec 21 (registration closed), Clave Boss 5K/Christmas convergence at The Yard on Dec 24, Dam to Dam Bar, Jan 25 (?). Check your newsletter.
COT: Prayers for: Cicada’s friend Miss B’s son passed away, Pax struggles with family and marriage -doing the right thing and accepting it more easily, safe holiday travels for all

NMM:
I don’t post regularly at the running AO’s anymore, and I wonder if the Pax do hill repeats regularly. ‘Back in the day’, I used to do these once a week. They are grind to get through but are a good way to build leg strength and speed (no pain,no gain). Ideally, you want steeper hills than we ran today, but they got the job done. The Pax did a great job pushing through them this morning and we all got at least 1% stronger.

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Is F3 all about acceleration?

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WARMUP:

– SSH x30
– Windmill x10
– Cherry pickers x10
– Quad stretch both legs 10 count each leg
– Calf stretch both legs 10 count each leg

THE THANG:

Ran to Berkshire heights loop and at each stop sign
– 10 bomb jacks
– 5 burpees
– 10 Freddie Mercury double count
got in over 3 miles

MARY:
One last set of the above exercises
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
4.01k <@U035XDY7ABC> run for CRI
<@U08GHEK16> 5k
Christmas party
Read your newsletter
COT:
Prayers and praises

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2024.49

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A 3/4 mile figure 8. Top loop = 3 right turns, do 5 bombjacks at each right turn. Bottom loop = 3 left turns, do 5 merkins at each left turn. At the cross in the middle of the figure 8, do 5 burpees.

I got 5 laps, some got 6.

Lesson of the day, masculinity is earned. Time to go earn those callouses.

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Berkshire loops of fun

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WARMUP: 25 ssh at corner of front Sr

THE THANG: Berkshire loops with 10 merkins, 15 squats, 15 LBCs at each stop sign

2 laps plus a slight detour to Richard’s Crossing with a few extra stops

MARY: flutters with varying cadence

ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter

COT: deep stuff

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Cardiac test

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WARMUP: Run around Earth Fare and out to cul de sac last bank
THE THANG: Fartlek style morning with various periods of hard running intermixed with some moseys and a helping of Hand Release Merkins and Monkey Humpers. Strong push by all pax!
MARY: She came for the ride throughout and did her thing at each stop as the pax regrouped
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Xmas party, clave Boss, Thanksgiving convergence
COT: Shout out to veterans on this Veterans Day! Plus a prayer to soften men’s hearts in these challenging times and year end season.

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A quick jaunt to Tega Cay

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WARMUP:
All you get is an explanation of the Thang
THE THANG:
Run to Stonecrest, then up Hubert Graham to Tega Cay Drive. If you’re fast, go take a lap around their parking lot.
At the first traffic light 5 merkins and 5 BBSU. Add another 5 at each light and the traffic circle. On the way back take 5 off (5 ,10, 15, 20, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5)
MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bourbon Tasting, Bethel Mens on Thursday, Thanksgiving Convergence, Christmas Party, Christmas Eve Convergence
COT:
Talked about trust. Trust each other to make better leaders of each other.

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lezzzzz go

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DOAH wanted his teeth kicked – I tried to oblige

WARMUP: count off – head towards baxter. Stop at 160 and Front street stoplight for 16 IC monkey humpers and 16 IC goofballs – wave to passing cars and let them know we dgaf (except helmet – he doesn’t do goofballs)

THE THANG: route through Baxter – Front street to Birkshire Heights to Downing to Morris Hunt to Gardenia to Mills to Sutton to Richards Crossing back to Front St

Stop every 1/4 mile for exercises – 6 joins in where ever we are at and takes off at the same time after each stop.

15 SSH IC – 1 Burpee OYO
14 SSH IC – 2 Burpee OYO
13 SSH IC – 3 Burpee OYO
12 SSH IC – 4 Burpee OYO
11 SSH IC – 5 Burpee OYO
10 SSH IC – 6 Burpee OYO
9 SSH IC – 7 Burpee OYO
8 SSH IC – 8 Burpee OYO
7 SSH IC – 9 Burpee OYO
6 SSH IC – 10 Burpee OYO
5 SSH IC – 11 Burpee OYO
4 SSH IC – 12 Burpee OYO

running low on time so skipped last couple stops.

Total 4 miles for all

MARY: maybe

ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter

COT: yup

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Chalk it up

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Nine pax at STL
Basically: run to waypoint, do exercises there, continuing running to next waypoint.
Waypoint 1: shovel flag at Earthfare
Waypoint 2: flags in front of Gold Hill Elem school
Waypoint 3: where fire access road and Dam Rd meet.
At waypoints do: 20 Merkins, 20 LBCs, 20 squats.
Route was waypoint 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1 = just at 3.8 miles.

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Bank Run

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WARMUP: N/A
THE THANG: Bank Run. 5 Banks on the way up 160 to Gold Hill. Deposit 10 Burpees at each on the way up. Withdraw 15 Squats and 20 LBCs at each on the way back. If done early head down Dave Gibson to the end and do all three exercises. If still done early, hit State Street for all 3 again.
MARY: N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read Your Newsletter
COT: Praise and Prayer-o-Rama round the circle

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