WARMUP: Run to the far end of school parking lot
THE THANG: 11s with hand release merkins and lunges- some got as far as 5 miles
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
DISCLAIMER – this is a repeat performance of what I Q’d up earlier this week at The Ranch, but we were not able to complete it all then. We did today.
WARMUP: Quick run/jog around the parking lot, around the amphitheater, then onto the amphitheater stage. Circle up and 10-25 reps of the following:
* SSH
* Windmills
* Imperial walkers
* Moroccan night clumbs
* Strawberry pickers
* Hillybilly walkers
* Overhead claps
Mosey back to the parking lot near COT to start the main event…..
THE THANG:
4 corner fun
Cones were set up around the parking lot and the amphitheater. Do the exercise, then the movement to the next cone.
Area was approx 60yds long x 30yds wide.
1. Burpees, then Lt Dan to next cone (~60yds)
2. Box cutter, then crab walk to next (~30yds)
3. Merkins, then Lt Dan (~60yds)
4. Mountain climbers, 2 ct, then crab walk (~30yds)
Repeat until time out
Reps of each exercise were descending with each round: 25, 20, 15, 10, 5 (75 total reps of each exercise)
Everyone got through all 5 rounds of the loop until we ran out of time (75reps of each exercise). GREAT JOB FELLAS!!!
Quick jaunt back to COT which wasn’t very far.
MARY: None. Out of time.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
* READ THE NEWSLETTER. Alot going on. Get involved.
COT:
* Went to each PAX for a prayer and a praise.
* Lifting up prayers that were said and unsaid.
We worked every major muscle group – legs/glutes, abs, arms, chest, shoulders, back. Gonna feel this one tomorrow!
Thank you for the opportunity to lead.
– NASA
WARMUP: Quick run around the parking lot, back to an area close to COT then circle up for 15 reps each of the following:
* SSH
* Windmills
* Imperial Walkers
* MNC
* Strawberry pickers
That got the heart rate up. muscle groups loose, and blood flowing nicely.
THE THANG:
Keep it simple. Starting from where warmups were done near COT, do the following in order…..
* 5 Burpees
* 10 Box cutters
* 20 Hand-release merkins
* 40 Mountain climbers (2 ct)
* Run a lap around the shopping center’s parking lot (approx 1/4 mile loop)
* Repeat until time is up
Not much mumblechatter because we were all in constant movement. Everyone got in at least 2.5 miles, others got in more. Tesla was King, lapped everyone at least once. I think he got me twice. Ugh!!!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
* A LOT going on! Read the newsletter, get involved.
* Thanksgiving convergence this Thursday at The Ranch!
* Raised approx $1,100 at the Bourbon Tasting! Great job Cyclops organizing and hosting, and great job Wegmans on the catering.
COT:
* A lot of P&P.
* Special prayers for Spectre and his M.
* Blessings for Beaker and his M in celebrating their 5th anniversary.
* Prayers for my youngest son as he is battling flux at school still trying to get accustomed to the workloads and responsibilities of 6th grade.
* Sorry if I missed posting any of them in this backblast. My mind is still covered in frost.
* Give thanks this week, pay forward your blessings to someone less fortunate and in need.
Thank you Badlands for the opportunity to lead. Thank you PAX for showing up and pushing yourself and each other. We won the morning!
Thankful and blessed,
-NASA
WARMUP: The first lap behind the pacer (YHC) served as the warmup with three stops for exercises along the way.
THE THANG: The route today was a figure eight on the map — out the lot up to Skipper for a right turn at the Pharmacy (fka bank) down 160 to a right turn on Main street, down hill to a left turn on Railroad Ave left turn at Print Shop across the connector to Munroe White down the hill to Academy back to Main Street and Memorial Park.
Each time pax get to Print Shop it’s 10x Perfect Merkins (= Hand release Merkin with Shoulder tap at the top)
Each time pax get to Pharmacy lot it’s 20x Squats + 30x Plank jacks.
All pax got at least 3 laps for 3.3+ miles each.
MARY: Rebel led some Mary as the pax reconvened at the lot.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Whetstone revival at Hanging with Stang today (if you’re reading this you either made it or didn’t), Beers for Beetus, read your newsletter
COT: Pax pushed hard today, esp after lap 1 during which there was much mumblechatter. It’s cold out but not too cold for these HIMs!
Tesla and Shady were kings — crushed it, nowhere in sight!
16 pax owned Main St Fort Mill during first lap…should’ve had a camera recording the scene for a hype vid
Themes of Grace, Disgrace, Expectations and Shame running across my radar in recent days/weeks. Stirring interview with Marcus Mumford included his living for a long time “under layers and layers of shame.” Reflections on that article and his recent songs continue to draw me deeper. Check it out and reflect on your own experience — https://www.gq.com/story/gq-hype-marcus-mumford
Thanks for the invite Jekyll! Missed you!
Always an honor, pax! Thanks for pushing yourself and me today!
WARMUP: Nay
THE THANG: Half mile segments, targeting negative splits from 8:45 down 15 seconds per segment to 7:30. 3 min pain stations between segments:
SSH
IW
MNC
Peter Parker
Parker Peter
Bombjacks
Burpees
Squats
Monkey Humpers
HB Squats
Freddy’s
Box Cutter
Grave Digger
Merkins
CDD
Werkins
Mountain Climbers
MARY:
Hammers
Boat/Canoe
Protractor
Rosalita
Hello Dolly
Body Destroyer
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Read your newsletter
COT:
Prayers for Kielbasa’s Son & Anchorman’s Daughter
Honor to Serve
WARMUP: Ran downtown loop, planked at Drug Store and stretched
THE THANG: : Pike’s 10 Derkins, 10 dips, run to wall. Repeatx3. Run to Postoffice, Plank. Run to cross street that is shaped like a semi circle. 10 merkins at top, 20 LBCs at bottom, 10 merkins at top. Repeato untill 5:55- run back to COT. Leaders got 4miles
WARMUP: STL has no warmup, well, ran to the purply lights in the daycare parking lot
THE THANG: 21’s because the first exercise SUCKS. 20 werewolf pushups in the parking lot, run down to the end of the school parking lots and do the little loop with 1 dip. Repeat until time is up.
Yes, there is NO WAY that you could finish all 20 rounds in 45 minutes, it’s a .9 mile loop. So the big exercise had to suck, and the second exercise had to be insultingly easy. lol
I very much designed this to get lapped once, possibly twice, but still see friendly faces huffing and puffing as we charged forth.
MARY: 90 seconds of flutters
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/AvyTvfgqohkhrLL77
WARMUP: none… Just go
THE THANG: Run to Wally World via 160 left on stone crest until hit Model A. Then do BASS which consists of 5 burpees, 20 American hammers, 10 squats and 10 SSHs. Run back to COT do exercises again and repeat back to Wally World. Just a little over 4mi.
MARY: optional
ANNOUNCEMENTS: trash pickup Christmas party
COT: marriages, 2.0s
We did some work. Run around WEP, performed bunch of merkins, squats, big boy sit ups and dips on every marker in the park. On the parking lot behind the amphitheater came time for Dora with more squats lunges and other fun stuff I don’t remember:) I remember bear crawls with merkins on every parking line, though. Then I run out of ideas so “Mary” helped a lot. Bobber asked for some burpees and wall sits on our way to the COT, I could not say no ! Ended up in the parking lot with 3660 steps made by 6 am:)
Sorry for a late entry, thank you forcing me to write it:)
WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Morrocon NC, Cherry Pickers, and Stretches
THE THANG: L-Shaped Path Run for over 3 miles with (2) Pain Stations that consisted of (9) Merkins and (11) Squats
MARY: LBCs, American Hammers, Hello Dollies, and Shoulder Taps
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Board of Pain at Laces In this Thursday and other upcoming 10-year Anniversary Events
COT: Paddle is starting a new job, Badlands grandfather is turning 90 in October with a party in Mexico, and Flounder keeps accelerating and consistent at the age of 86 and counting.