Route 66 to Nowhere

Route 66 to Nowhere

With the BRR looming a mere 3+ weeks away, YHC’s goal was to kick the week off with some focused training…and that meant hills. After a quick disclaimer, 22 departed the gravel lot construction site that has taken over the DMZ AO. I’d say it’s only a matter of time before we have to relocate to the Arbo ABC. Seems to be the popular thing to do…but back to the task at hand.

The Thang –

Mosey down Carmel stopping at RTS for COP.

SSH x 25 IC

Mountain Climbers x 15 IC

Merkins x 10 IC

Mosey over to Sharon View and head down into the dark abyss that is Pellyn Wood. Stop at the intersection of Howland & Harbison for the explanation of the modified Route 66 to Nowhere.

Route consists of two legs.

Leg 1 – down Harbison and up the hill on the other side to driveway at top. 5 jump squats at the turn and back up to the start.

Leg 2 – down Howland to the sharp curve warning sign. 5 jumping lunges at the turn and back up to the start.

Split the PAX at the start to reduce congestion. Exercise de jeur for the Route 66 = burpees. Complete 1 leg – 1 burpee, second leg – 2 burpees, third leg – 3 burpees…and so on, alternating legs. Goal, and overall point of the Route 66, is to get to 11 burpees. YHC called time at 6:05 with the PAX completing anywhere from 6-8 legs / burpees. More like Route 28 to Nowhere, but that just doesn’t have the same ring.

Mosey back to the launch stopping at RTS back lot for a little Dolly (30x IC). That’s a wrap.

Ye Old Moleskin –

Tried to keep it simple this morning and get a little more running than usual at DMZ for those looking forward to the BRR. Mixed it in with the best hills that this AO has to offer. For those not participating, I imagine you all are emailing Turkey Leg as I write this to see if there are open spots – if this is what training is like, how can you resist? According to the watches out there, the PAX got in anywhere between 3.5 and 4 miles depending on the number of legs completed. Nice work men. There was a lot of heavy breathing going on around 6am on those hills – definitely by YHC. Surprisingly though, I think it took almost half the workout for Runstopper to lose the shirt. I could have that wrong though since we were sans street lights and head lamps. #notcomplaining Nice to see the PAX getting into back-to-school shape – only took 2 tries to form a single file line and count off prior to the mosey back to the launch. #impressive Had some phone issues recording the names in COT, so sound off in the comments if I missed you #Qfail. Enjoyed it, men. Thankful for the opportunity to lead and start the week with some good work with a great group of guys.

Thanks to Chelms for the takeout.

Announcements –

*A51 in search of a mud run Q.

*All PAX – if you need to drop during a workout, let another PAX know. We may or may not have started with 23 today and ended with 22. 95% return rate is good, but the goal is no man left behind.