3 Mile Tour with a Crazy Ivan

3 Mile Tour with a Crazy Ivan

30 men arrived at the Vine for the regular installment of pain that is Bagpipe.  Small group for pre-run.  Unknown to all but he, Hops is 43 today.  A fact the veteran would keep to himself until COT.  Wise move as he knows YHC likes to celebrate birthdays.  The planned weinke would have to suffice.  PAX disclaimed.  Off we went.

0.4 mile mosey down Brixham to the Bull Ring.

COP

SSH x 15 IC

10 Burpee OYO

Quad Combo: Plank with 10 count/Plank Walk Left/Right x 15 IC/Elbow Plank with 10 count/Merkin x 10 IC

Bull Ring Lap

25 Merkin OYO/AYG for 1/2 Bull Ring/10 HR Burpee/AYG to end of Bull Ring

Plank-o-rama.  Gather the PAX while in plank.

Mosey across Bally Corporate and up the hill toward the Lance building entrance.  Circle up in Lance lot.

Mary: Flutter x 15 IC (cadence by Escargot)/Hold/Heels to Heaven x 20 IC (cadence by Margo)

T-claps for helping with cadence men, YHC’s voice was shaky this AM due to the crud and a ride on Fury 325 that involved screaming on Sunday.

Hill Sprint 

25 Merkin OYO/AYG through Lance entrance and up hill to the bridge/10 HR Burpee/AYG back down.  Seat Plank followed by Plank-o-rama to wait for six.  RAH/RLH/Flapjack/Low Plank/RLH/Flapjack Legs/10 count/High Plank/Hold/10 count/Merkin x 10 civilian cadence

Mosey through Lance lots with a Crazy Ivan onto the exercise trail.  Enter Loch Ness and go left to parking lot.  Mary to gather the group: LBC x 20 IC/Hold/Protractor/6 inches/Hold/10 count

YHC gave PAX 2 options: mosey to parking deck to finish up or stop in the Vine lot and complete additional Mary.  A few takers on option 2.

Mosey to parking deck closest to the Vine.  Plank-o-rama to wait for six.

AYG to top of deck.  Recovery plank.  10 Burpee OYO.  Mosey down stairs and exit parking garage. Continue mosey down the hill to the launch lot.

Civilian Count Merkins to 10: Regulary/Offset Left/Offset Right

COT

YHC asked Dear Abby about a backup QIC as the numbers swelled the closer we got to 0530.  He indicated that indeed there was not a backup QIC planned, but he would be happy to take half the group.  The call was YHC’s and the group stayed together.  Stops at the Bull Ring, Brixham Hill, and the parking garage made for a full weinke and a good bit of running with AYG sprints mixed in.  We covered 3.08 miles per YHC’s Garmin.  Strong work by the PAX today with high humidity.  Lots of burpees, merkins, and plank today.  Get that core strong and it all gets easier men.  Dory, Pebbles, Hops, Beaker, Cane, Margo, Lorax and others in good strong form today and out front.  Big Tuna and Morning After showing fast twitch to finish up with AYG sprint to launch.  Their call.   All PAX pushed hard and with a group this size it is hard to take note of all physical feats of strength.  Not sure about you men, but I am smoked and just now stopped sweating.

The Crazy Ivan occurred when YHC took a hard left turn to catch the exercise trail off the Lance lots. Typical move is to pick it up off Bally Corporate, but switched it up today.  Hops was quick with naming the near miss the Crazy Ivan and referenced The Hunt for Red October.  As noted above, Hops owned up to his 43rd birthday in COT.  Happy birthday brother.  You are old.  Thank you for all that you do for F3 and your A51 brothers.  Hope your birthday is a good one and you enjoy some time with your M and your boys.

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