Into The Great Wide Open

Into The Great Wide Open

Sometimes Q’ing is fun but sometimes its a bit difficult. You are excited to Q but at the same time, you know what lies ahead so your excitement is muffled by what you have in store for everyone. This morning was exactly that. After the least enthusiastic “Ok, well Let’s go” in the history of F3, we set off for new territory.

Headed to Sharonview Rd. by way of the neighborhood with stops for 20 merkins and 20 squats.

Right onto Sharonview and Left onto Sutton Springs Rd. Run to the dead end. 20 merkins.

Partner circuit on Delpond Lane:
–1 runs right to end, 20 merkins. 2 runs left to end, 10 burpees.
–5 Hand clap merkins when you meet (add 5 each time you meet until you hit 20)
–Do 2 complete cycles
–Lots O Mary (over/under, flutter, LBCs, Freddy Mercury)

Run back out to Sharonview. Left on Sharonview and Right on to Rock Creek Dr. and stop alllllllll the way at the bottom.
–AYG to top, 5 jump squats
–AYG to top, 15 jump squats
–AYG to top, 25 jump squats
–Backwards run to top

Run back up Sharonview to neighborhood (Flutters while waiting)
–Do 10 diamonds at each turn (4 total) on the way back to Carmel Park

3.7 miles (or 5.95 kilometers)

Mary out the ying yang

Moleskin (Moleskines are not actually made of mole skin, so why are they called Moleskines?)

We have never ventured to Delpond or Rock Creek at DMZ before and it was worth it. The neighborhood off Sutton Springs Delpond is a bit of a hidden gem. Halfpipes, hills, lighted streets, lots of dead ends and cul-de-SACS. Plenty of options to hit it hard (TWSS). Rock Creek is one serious hill. I think its the steepest hill in the DMZ range.

Agony was excited to hit some new turf. He kept complaining “I’ve already been here”, but then quickly shut it when we pulled into Sutton Springs. He also is our integrity police. You go ahead and tell everyone they didn’t run “all” the way to the top on Rock Creek. Thank you for pointing out all of our sins Pastor Man.

Kirk was found stumbling up on Sharonview. He ran in from his house. T-claps. Got in 8.5 miles today according to Strava. He held back most of the workout until the first AYG up Rock Creek and then exploded to the top. Then he died again.

Rock makes some of the weirdest sounds when he does burpees. Kind of sounds like an air brake on a truck. I didn’t really know what to make of it or how to handle it.

Pothole has 2 holes in his shoes where the big toes are. Might want to invest in some new shoes. Or maybe get your abnormally large big toe shaved down a little. Talk to Kirk as he recently discovered some missing funds.

We had an FNG this morning, Derek. He would see us working out on his way to work and thought he would give it a try. I have no idea who would see us at 5:30am and think “that seems like fun and a good idea”, but Derek did. So, he gets the name Stalker. He posted at a tough workout and killed it. He’ll be back. Mostly b/c we bonded over Vanderbilt.

Good to have a fellow Tarheel in the group in Champs. Come back any time. I know it was good to have you b/c Agony’s jealousy of all things Heels was super high this morning.

Takeout by Hops(TM)

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