“On second thought, let’s just rip the front seats out and sit in back.”

“On second thought, let’s just rip the front seats out and sit in back.”

As the pax mustered in the shadow of the Big House, the shovel flag emerged from site Q Dumpster Fire’s vehicle.  Outstanding.  After the SF was planted, YHC disclaimed the pax; Gummy accused me of leaving early, so we walked about 10 paces and then launched officially.

Also, one other pre-launch note: when YHC pulled up next to Snowflake, he was enjoying an early morning nap. #respect; YHC woke him when closing the car door #cobains. And only the WD gets to sleep in the car prior to the downpainment!

Anyway….below is what we did (or something akin to it)….shortly after an especially eager or angry Pineville police officer nearly ran over 3 or 4 pax in his oversized pickup.

The Thang & Ye Olde Moleskine:

Run up to 51 and u-turn to run all the way to the back of the AO, passing the pay-to-play folks as they packed up…earlier start when you actually pay for it?!

COP

IW x 15 IC

Slow Squat x 15 IC

High Slow Flutter x 15 IC

YHC then called for the heavily trending – plank walk circuit (Cheddar Friday at Centurion, Alf at Q201 Saturday, who’s calling it tomorrow?)

Plank on one parking line.  Plank walk one line left. 5 CDDs. Plank walk right to starting line. 5 H-R Merkins.  We proceeded thusly down to 1 rep of each.  There was some gnashing of teeth, and I think I might have detected some whimpering from Tagalong.

Jog to the pitch for the following:

50 yard grinders (AYG runs) with 10 jump squats at one end and 10 LBC’s at the other.  x3

Dancing Chilcutt x 10 IC

Jog back to the area between the ballfields.

10 Burpee box jumps OYO

5 Burpee box jumps OYO

10 Burpee box jumps OYO

People’s chair w/some Frankenstein and then overhead press x25 IC

Jog back to the pitch for

Prairie Fire Mary x10L, x10C, x10R. Flapjack.

Modified Ring of Fire…sort of.  Plankorama for several minutes with several variations while each pax bear crawled around the circle.  Impressive work by Arsenal and Shrink Wrap, though Shrink Wrap was more gorilla than bear.

Run back towards launch lot.  Stop when we got even with the pay-to-play crowd.  2 sessions for which you can pay…

Lunge walk 25 yards. Bear crawl 25 yards. AYG run about 67 yards.

Freddy Mercury x 13? IC while waiting on the six.  Probably not wise to do so in the middle of the road with the angry officer not far away.

Mosey over to a small patch of well-manicured lawn for 6 MoM.

Partner up again for old school sit-ups while partner holds feet in plank.  x20.  Flapjack.

WD Chopper planked while Gummy & I did the sit-ups…impressive.  Gummy then just stood around while I planked and Chopper did the sit-ups.

American hammer x 13 IC

Makthar N’djaiye x 13 IC

Jog back to launch lot

Flutter x 13 IC

COT with Snowflake taking us out.

Other random observations:

The power of the clowncar in full effect with Flipper & Tagalong both not likely to have made it without their chauffeurs – Udder & Shrink Wrap, respectively.

YHC is culturally illiterate, so when I heard JWoww’s nickname, I had to later look up spelling via Google.  Probably not a great idea.  Do not try at home nor the office.  Never watched Jersey Shore…though one of our original A51 pax – The Shore – was named after this show. #uselesstrivia

Private Benjamin always pushing hard.  The guy is as solid as Otto the Orange, the anthropomorphic mascot of Syracuse University…ok much more solid and indeed a human being.  Pretty sure PB named his first child “Otto”.

Tool Bag is a posting machine.  I see that guy everywhere.  Keep pushing yourself brother, and congrats again on becoming a father recently!

Gump, always decked out in full-length gear even in the heat/humidity, was getting after it as well.

Udder and Flipper were flying around out there, too…except when Udder was taking pictures.

And No Show now always shows – and he’s got some fuel in the tank, too!

Good work men.  Always a privilege to lead you men into and through the gloom.

#cobains for not hitting 2 miles Dumpster Fire….but it is a boot camp workout, is it not?!

Announcements:

American 4-miler on July 4th – F3SpeedforNeed.  Race is in Dilworth.  Early morning 4-miler for as good a cause as I can think of for F3 to rally around.  Let’s post in big numbers for this one fellas!  Many details on Twitter (JRRTolkien) and F3nation.com

Flipper promises a weird Q at #F3RockZero on Saturday for his 3-year F3 anniversary….as if anything from Flipper wouldn’t be weird.

Chopper has his VQ at #F3DaVinci this Saturday.  Won’t be nearly as weird; could double down and hit 30 minutes of Chopper at DaVinci then shoot up Rea Road for final 30 minutes of Flipper at RockZero.  Could start with 30 minutes of Stonehenge, too, for that matter.  Father’s Day Weekend Trifecta.

Go encourage and serve someone today.  That’s why we’re on this big ball of dirt.