There Is A Light…..

There Is A Light…..

YHC was all over an invite from Thin Mint to Q SOBland’s toughest workout, The Brave. In my eagerness to bolt out of the house before the baby stirred, YHC forgot the Garmin watch. Really bad move when the plan is to be a decent distance away from the launch point and when you have a minimum mileage target to hit. YHC made due and hit up the CVS for a non-numero dos transaction for the first time, in search of a timepiece. No digital in stock so I had to settle for the “Sport” edition which featured  your standard clock hands and nothing else except the velcro band…I had never seen a watch with hands be referred to as the “Sport” edition, but it must have been the velcro band…Nonetheless, the watch was in the ballpark of the correct time and the plan was to run the piss outta the PAX so, achieving the 4 miles seemed like an easy assumption to make. 12 Pax assembled + 1 that took off for an hour long mosey in marathon prep and The Brave commenced.

Warm-Up

• short mosey over to the Tijuana Flats/Duckworths parking lot
• 25 SSH (General Pace)
• 20 MC
• 15 Squats

The Thang

Assemble the Pax at the first stop light down at the intersection of Ballantyne Commons and whatever the other road is, where YHC provided the instructions:

“There is a light, at the top of this hill. We are running up to that light. First one to arrive, start up some Mary until the 6 is in.

• Just shy of 1 mile up Ben Nevis to the end of Ballantyne Commons
• 2 rounds of Mary
• As promised, a chesticle beating:
• 10 Merkins
• 10 Wide-Arm Merkins
• 10 Diamond Merkins
• 10 Stagger Right Merkins
• 10 Stagger Left Merkins
• 10 Dive/Muff Bomber Merkins

PAX mosey back down the hill about .25 shy of where we initially launched

• 5 Merkins
• 5 Wide-Arm Merkins
• 5 Diamond Merkins
• 5 Stagger Right Merkins
• 5 Stagger Left Merkins
• 5 Dive/Muff Bomber Merkins

“There is a light, at the top of this hill. We are running up to that light. First one to arrive, start up some Mary until the 6 is in. Up the hill we went and for when we reached the top:

• 2 rounds of Mary
• As promised, a chesticle beating:
• 10 Merkins
• 10 Wide-Arm Merkins
• 10 Diamond Merkins
• 10 Stagger Right Merkins
• 10 Stagger Left Merkins
• 10 Dive/Muff Bomber Merkins

PAX mosey back down the hill to the Parkview Apartments entrance, about .15miles shy of previous round:

• 5 Merkins
• 5 Wide-Arm Merkins
• 5 Diamond Merkins
• 5 Stagger Right Merkins
• 5 Stagger Left Merkins
• 5 Dive/Muff Bomber Merkins

“There is a light, at the top of this hill. We are running up to that light. First one to arrive, start up some Mary until the 6 is in. Up the hill we went and for when we reached the top:

• 2 rounds of Mary
• As promised, a chesticle beating:
• 10 Merkins
• 10 Wide-Arm Merkins
• 10 Diamond Merkins
• 10 Stagger Right Merkins
• 10 Stagger Left Merkins
• 10 Dive/Muff Bomber Merkins

PAX mosey back down the hill to the Gateway Academy entrance, about .1miles shy of previous round:

• 5 Merkins
• 5 Wide-Arm Merkins
• 5 Diamond Merkins
• 5 Stagger Right Merkins
• 5 Stagger Left Merkins
• 5 Dive/Muff Bomber Merkins

“There is a light, at the top of this hill. We WILL NOT be running to that light, rather we will be running to the light at the bottom of the hill from where we launched initially.

Once the 6 is in, 5 Burpees OYO and continue mosey back to COT.

Arriving at COT, YHC received notification that there was still 1 minute remaining that his fancy CVS watch was unable to pick-up…basically leg and brain dead by this point, the creative juices called for 5 more burpess OYO….and then COT.

Moleskinner

A lot of speed out there this morning, providing a good push and solid pace both up and down Ben Nevis. Very limited time spent waiting for the 6, good push from that end as well. Appreciate the attendance from our Raleigh friend, Water Wings. Solid effort today and brave decision to spend your Friday morning with this group of characters. YHC was really surprised about the lack of complaining taking place during the Merkin sets. It appeared all of the PAX where getting after it and trying to push through the entire sets, thus limiting the chatter/complaining. We have an awesome group here in SOB and it’s always a good surprise to see who the participants will be each morning. Winter attendance tends to start falling off as we approach the holiday season. This is when we need it the most…atleast when my waistline needs it the most. Not only from the 1st F perspective but from the 2nd and 3rd as well. Continue to push our F3 brethren to come out whether it is at this site or any other. Definitely enjoyed the morning with you fellas.

Over & Out

-General