WARMUP: none
THE THANG: some ran trails and some did a Sam Smith/Baxter loop
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: prayers for Cobra Kai family, Praise for Luca’s 14th B-Day!!
WARMUP: tried to do SSH, but the Pax just wanted the route
THE THANG: south Munn Loop,
South on Munn, East on Harris, north on Jackson, west on 160
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sign up for FREE 4.01k Run https://criout.regfox.com/cri-401k-charity-fun-run
COT:
WARMUP: Nope…got to run.
THE THANG: L/T and onto N. Doby’s. L/T White Grove then R/T White Bridge. L/T Nims Lake and run to the gravel then turn around and take the same path back to COT.
However, this was a false ENDEX as we ran past the COT site to then make a L/T onto Doby’s Bridge. L/T Dudley and turn around at Red Forest Way. All told, we got 5+mi.
MARY: Nope…we ran.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, BBQ fundraiser, Christmas Party signup needed, Thanksgiving convergence and more.
COT: Indeed. 5th Core Principle.
We ran the river route. Some got 5ish+, others less and some rucked.
THE THANG:
Trail Route
Ruckers
Road Route was a round-trip run to Walmart not for a honey do list which was around 4.5+ miles, shorter route was a little past the post office
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Party, Volunteers to help out in WNC.
COT: Prayers for people impacted by storms
WARMUP: not much
THE THANG: ran Dudley down to Thomas Knapp anytime you cut across Felts, you ran full out, the rest of the time around 75%
MARY: naw, but we did a little yoga
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: was held
WARMUP:
I am certain we warmed up.
THE THANG:
It occurred to me as I sat to write this, that I have no idea (since it was a MONTH ago) what all we did that morning. I usually have a plan written out ahead that I either commit to memory, or will even shove a printout in my pocket to reference just in case. I didn’t do that this time. I know that I tried to call a few of the favorites of <@UGNDJBDU3> in his honor. I know we hit The Zipper and we definitely performed the Gonorrhea Burpee (because it has The Clap), but that’s all I really recall…
Now, the only person likely to read this is <@UGU3XR5RP>, but I just got painfully convicted about not writing Backblasts in a timely nor efficient manner. As I was looking back to see if I could find this weinke, I discovered that I have the BB from both my FNG post (administered by <@UN6U5PXNJ> and <@U08GGTLHL>) and from my VQ at The Armory.
<@U07QXBKKF5F> joined us as an FNG that morning. As it turns out, this came at a critical time in his life… and is hopefully blessing it. But, I failed him as a Q. He now does not have the enjoyment or blessing of being able to go back and read the report from his first post and reflect on that in the same way that I do. The first day I posted, I was sure I was going to die when Pusher said, “And now for the second half, I’ll hand this off to Jekyll”. I didn’t understand how the toughest workout I had ever done to that point in my adult life could have a SECOND HALF.
That’s a cherished memory. So, for Road Rash and every man after him, I commit to writing BackBlasts, making them interesting and timely, and hyping the reading of them after the fact. I also will attempt to persuade other men to do the same.
MARY: No chicks.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter.
COT: The 5th Core Principle.
WARMUP: ran to Hardee’s, did SSH, planked, ran more. Ran down to city hall building.
THE THANG: 2 exercises at the city hall building, ran down to 4 way stop for 1 burpee (added 1 burpee each time we passed it, then up the hill to the parking lot for the same 2 exercises.
10 pushups (change pushups each time between diamonds, ranger, regular) and 10 double count flutters.
Last added part was to try and push your way up the hills just so you weren’t dialing it in.
MARY: got some hammers in, bicycles, more hammers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: CSPAN style positive vibes to Funhouse!
COT: like all of us when we’re in the flux, we go up and down just like the hills we ran today. Sometimes easier going down the hill, but that push and pull from another guy, and that guy to lean on and talk to when you need it, that’s the goal of leaving no man behind!
WARMUP: counted off. Goal was to go just “one more” which may mean pushing up the hill or going 1 second faster than your normal pace.
THE THANG: Ran all the way to the end of market. All the way.
MARY: nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter, golf charity, bourbon fundraiser
COT: hurricane victims, health
WARMUP: we did 45 minutes of wind mills. Drop the mic
Okay okay, we started with wind mills, SSH, and LSS
THE THANG: ran to Walgreens for 4 corners. 10 merkins, 20 LBCs, 30 squats, 40 flutters. 3 rounds. Mossy to Bare parking lot for 6 rounds of Rugby Sprints. Mossy to Lazy Day for 5 rounds of Mary, ran the parking lot, then 4 exercises on each minute to kill the last 6 minutes
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: support CRI for Helene and western NC, golf tournament end of Oct
COT: prayers for Bing, Florida, and western North Carolina