3 trail runner, 8 road runners, 1 ruck, and 1 biker. 6+ running around town.
WARMUP: As Pax gathered, the mumblechatter intensified. It was going to be one of those mornings which is always fun and encouraging. YHC rec’d the bat signal call from Esso to sub-Q due to prior commitments and who can say no to that guy. Plus the opportunity to Q these group of merry men, can’t turn that down!
Ran over to the church, avoided any cars, did some high stepping and butt kickers on the way, and circled up in the parking lot. Did some SSH, cherry pickers, squats, merkins, back stretches.
THE THANG: Ran over to the benches and did a rinse and repeat (just 2x) of: step ups (20), incline merkins (20), dips (20).
Ran around the turnabout at the church to kick off pearls on a string. Exercises consisted of: 10 bomb jacks, 20 diamond merkins, 30 hammers, 40 squats (note to self, this was a lot), 52 flutters (for Anchorman bday boy), 60 calf raises. So at each stop, we added on the exercises and then went down for a few after we got to 60. The stops included: church, entrance to grocery, water fountain at apartment complex, fake stop at neighborhood on the back left from fountain so ran back to fountain, fire station house, parking lot of daycare, road behind gas station, back to COT.
MARY: quick Mary led by Slow Jams
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Patience for parents, kids, teachers
COT: Yes, completed this and even got a quick show from Senator!
WARMUP: none
THE THANG: Alabama loop or Hardee’s and back.
MARY: nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: manion and blood drive
COT: shhh secrets
Run ruck or walk
THE THANG: We ran. and OldBay rucked. it was a perfect morning with 60 degree temp and beautiful sunrise. you shoulda been there!
WARMUP: all Exercises IC: SSH, IW, Squats, LBCs, MNCs- Flying Squirrels between each set
THE THANG: Yog to guardrail on the side of Lowes, 10 Derkins, 15 Dips, 20 step ups. Rinse & Repeat. Then mosey to one corner of Lowe’s & partner up. Partner 1 runs clockwise around the building, Partner 2 run counter clockwise. Meet in the middle for 5 partner Merkins. Run back to startex and do 5 partner Big boys (locking feet together). 3 rounds
MARY: 5 minutes of Broga led by Change Order
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Shovel Flag handoff, Weezer to Peach Stand. Inspired words from both of these High Impact Men.
COT: Find Some Joy in life and share it with others. May it come back to you tenfold.
Short Sale out.
Arrived early to count cinder blocks. We were in luck, one for everyone.
Mosey down the hill, grabbing a cindy on the way
warm up: imp walk, LSS, LBC, Gas pumper, hillbilly walker, shoulder taps, jump squats, calf raise, merkin clock, SSH, dy cockroach, freddie, windmill, jogged it out a bit, from jog to 100
cindy work, triceps, curls, bench press
plank curb walk, bear crawl indian run type deal .. fan favorite
twice half ran up the hill while the others worked, once BB sits, once heels to heaven
We did a jonah hill, 3 broad jumps, 3 merkins, 7 times
we did more cindy work, maybe like 3 times total, calf raises were included
Probably some other stuff
closed with Mahktar N’Diayes
Took the cindy’s home
I was gassed, this group kicked my a$$. Effort level from the group 100%+
Looks like we made it (barely),
Barry Manilow
Eight boot campers met at Pleasant Knoll Middle for a great start to Tuesday morning. Here is what they did:
THE THANG:
Mosey out of the COT and circle up at the cement pad by the teacher’s smoking lounge for COP: All in cadence:
SSX x 20, merkin x 10, windmill x 10, cherry picker x 10, little/big arm circles x 20ea and both directions, IW x 15, mountain climber x 15 hold/6″ hold/honeymooner/downward dog/6″/L/R arm/leg high/6″ hold, Freddie Merc x 15
Mosey to the parking lot and line up facing the cement island.
1. Bearcrawl to the island, 10 merkins, return to the start
2. Lungewalk to the island, 10 squats, return.
3. Powerskip to the island, 10 bombjacks, return.
4. Inchworm to the island, 10 merkins
5. Pick partner (someone you don’t know well), walk to the island and get to know them better. At the island, do 10 partner merkins (hand slap), walk back to the start.
Mosey to the walking bridge for Jacob’s ladder. Run to the end of the bridge and do 1-5 burpees, run back. (5 reps total)
Walk to the school building for 2 rounds of People’s Chair (60 sec hold). The pax were encouraged to sit at a 90 degree angle.
MARY: Flutter x 10, Box cutter x 10, Pretzel crunch x 10, Superman x 3
NAKED MAN MOLESKIN:
Good mumble chatter today by the Pax. Twister started it during the opening SSH’s when he noticed a small fenced-in area with a chair placed in it. What purpose did it serve? (time out chair?, teacher’s smoking lounge?)
Today’s workout was one I pulled from the archives (08/01/2019) and executed almost identically. Noteworthy of that workout was when I asked the pax to take a few minutes and get to know someone new in the group. I took that cue from C-Span who did something similar years before at WEP. It’s a neat way to make a connection with the guys you see in the gloom, but may not know very well.
COT: Barry Manilow joined us at COT following his 6 mile run.
Good to have you with us, brother! We prayed for ST’s mom and longtime friend John with terminal cancer. Prayers also for Dixie’s 5 yr old niece whose body started rejecting a donated kidney
WARMUP: not today
THE THANG: 4 or more miles for today
MARY: also not today
ANNOUNCEMENTS: join midweek grinds every wed at baxter Starbucks
COT: praises for family and prayers for the start of the school year
WARMUP: Abe Vigoda, Deep stretches, Side straddle Hops,
THE THANG: Mosey to Bridge near Gym entrance. Wall sit, bear crawls, burpees. Mosey to football field. Dora on the Football Field, Pax paired up in end zone. One runs to the 30, 40 or 50 yard line while fellow Pax completes 100 Merlins, 200 American Hammers, 300 Sumo Squats. Indian Rin back to COT.
MARY: Freddy Mercury, LBCs, Leg lifts for last 30 seconds.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Damn 2 Damn
COT:Prayers & praises for those returning to school.