IJ’s Hood Merkin Pyramid

WARMUP: dynamic warm-up on iceless Earthfare sidewalk- high knees, butt kicks, toy soldiers, walking lunges, walking side lunges, side shuffles, high skips
THE THANG: Run to Brayden (some stops included) and to secret path to Italian Job’s neighborhood (more stops included) and back through Brayden (additional stops included)
The Stops:
2 burpees
2 burpees, 4 windmill merkins
2 burpees, 4 windmill merkins, 6 toe touch merkins
2 burpees, 4 windmill merkins, 6 toe touch merkins, 8 hand-release merkins
2 burpees, 4 windmill merkins, 6 toe touch merkins, 8 hand-release merkins, 10 diamond merkins
2 burpees, 4 windmill merkins, 6 toe touch merkins, 8 hand-release merkins, 10 diamond merkins, 12 count REST
Then back down the pyramid
MARY: Some NUR heading back to EarthFare. Partner pushes in front of EarthFare.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: RYN – Read your newsletter.
COT: :pray:

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Partner bearcrawls at STL

Disclaimer was disclaimers-hate me now… Love me later
WARMUP: windmills, downward dog, upward dog, runners stretch right, runners stretch left, shoulder taps,
THE THANG: partner up. One partner starts bearcrawling around EarthFare parking lot while other partner runs same direction around EarthFare until catches up with partner bearcrawling then you switch. Target is 4 laps around. Had to cut the four laps short at 3.75 bc needed to get the required 3 miles of movement in so moseyed for 7 mins at end.
next time have runners go opposite direction
MARY: keep that core tight.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: greatful for opportunities to lead family.

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Backblast!

WARMUP: Side straddle hops, merkins, imperial walkers, windmills
THE THANG: Mosey to church hill, partner up, one partner runs to top of hill and does 10 merkins, runs back down hill while partner does plank shoulder taps. Alternate splits for 10 min. Mosey to FBCFM parking lot, partner up, one partner does bear crawls or frog jumps for half the parking lot, sprints remaining distance and returns to partner who is alternating 25 LBCs and 25 russian twists. Alternate exercises for 10 min. Mosey to playground at PrintShop. Perform 10min AMRAP, no partners, 5 pull ups, 10 merkins, 15 squats. Mosey to COT.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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“Do not skip” leg day

WARMUP: SSH, Low slow squat, mtn climbers, peter Parkers, parker peters, toy soldier, 5 burpees. Run to benches by the basketball courts. 20 step ups. Run across the courts with high knees, butt kickers, toy soldiers until we got to the first light pole.
THE THANG: second light pole, do 30 Jump Squats, 30 Reverse Lunges, 30 Calf raises, 30 Regular Lunges, 30 side lunges. Go back to first pole and do 20 Mtn Climbers. Go to thirds pole and do the same but 25 reps, rince and repeat but subtract 5 reps at each light pole and always goa back to the first pole to do the 20 Mtn Climbers.
MARY: run back to the benches, sprinting across the basketball court. 10 step ups on the benches and mosey back to the AO starting point. Do 20 flutters, and 15 AH.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: D2D 10K/5K, new AOs
COT: prayers for family members and injury PAX

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Prison Squats

WARMUP: Run to hill @Gold Hill Elementary and did 15 SSH
THE THANG: 10 prisoner squats 10 big boys 10 merkins at every light pole up hit every light pole down w each 3 set exercise.
MARY: running back to COT
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dam Bar, boat show per Mark Nestle
COT: what happens stays

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BRR prep Hill repeats

WARMUP: mosey to bank Moroccan night club, cherry pickers, windmill, downward dog, honey mooner
THE THANG: hill repeats with 4 station 1st 10 x merkins, 10 flutters, 2nd 10 x merkins 10 box cutters, 3rd 10 wide arm merkins, 10 freddy mercurial, 4 10 x lbc 10 x squats. Last hill indian run last man 3 merkins
MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: bethel, 8 blocker on Saturday
COT: thankful for opportunity

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Marathon Pace

WARMUP:
SSH IC x 10
Squats x 10
Merkins IC x 10
Moseyed across Dave Gibson to the Ben Casey cul-de-sac and repeat above
Moseyed to down through the parking lot to Patricia Ln and Dave Gibson and repeat.
Reverse route and head to the Urgent Care corner of the Earth Fare Plaza
Total distance = ~0.9 mi.

THE THANG:
Sprint from the Urgent Care corner, around the back of the Earth Fare, to the stop sign on the Pet Supplies Store (~250m). Recovery walk towards the start.
Repeat 5 more times.
Total distance = ~ 1.32 mi.

Big loop (Urgent Care to 160 to Len Patterson and back to Urgent Care, running in front of Earth Fare) with 10 merkins, 10 squats, and 10 big boys at the end of the loop. Goal is to complete the loop at least 3 times.
Total distance = ~1.2 mi.

Back to COT and wrapped up with 10 SSH IC, 10 merkins IC, and 10 Big Boys up 1 cadence.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Christmas Eve convergence, Slow Burn only AO opened on 12/26, Bethel on 1/1, New AO format starting in the New Year for select few AOs
COT:

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Afton loops

WARMUP: pre-run Ben Casey thru parking lot down to Patricia lane and back to launch + 20 SSH
THE THANG: Dave Gibson > Emory > Braden Pkwy > Afton Way with stops along Emory for houses with Christmas lights (total: 1 burpee, 6 Merkins, 8 squats ; distance 1 mi)

Afton Way loop (4 loops x 0.5mi/ea = 2mi)
4 x 3 = 12 squats at start
4 x 3 = 12 merkins at backside intersection with Lizzie

Back track 1 mi up Emory the way we came stopping for count of Christmas lights again.

Had a little time left when we got to Dave Gibson, so did another loop through business park (Ben Casey > Patricia lane) with another 5 merkins before heading back to COT

Totals:
4.87 mi
20 SSH
2 Burpees
29 merkins
28 squats

MARY: she stayed in bed

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
12/24 convergence at NAFO
12/25: all AOs closed
1/1 convergence tbd
F3 Rock Hill coat drive

COT: prayers for MRI tests and results; college grad and job placement; college students returning home for holiday; peace among the holiday chaos.

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Adding Gardenia

WARMUP:
Not typically done at this AO. Try to get here early enough to manage yourself.
THE THANG:
Run towards Gardenia every stop sign we did and additional merkin starting with 1. There are 10 stop signs.

7s on the hill – burpees and bomb jacks. We only got two rounds in. That hill is hard

Run back with merkins the same way. Total merkins 110.

MARY:
Throw the 60lb sandball over your shoulder once when you get back

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Xmas party

COT: was held.

If during your childhood the holidays were nothing but joy and wonder—never realizing how many people spend this season hurting over loss, stress, or heartache—then what an amazing gift your parents gave you. Think about that now that we’re the men creating a holiday environment in the depths of winter for our families.

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Parading around Minnow Pond

Temperature was 40 degrees however it was a bit windy. The Pledge of Alliance was recited, the Pax were counted and instructions were given.

WARMUP: N/A for Minnow Pond

THE THANG:
Following the FM Christmas Parade route, Pax were to complete the following exercises at stops along the way:

10 burpees
20 big boys
10 lunges each leg

Stops were the following:

Unity Presbyterian
Corner of Main and Tom Hall
Corner of Main and White
Lot beside FM Town Hall
Lap around WEP

Once complete, Pax were to reverse the route with stops along the way until COT.

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