22 met on a pleasant morning at CCHS to either see if an old man could Q a decent workout, or more likely to see the long awaited showdown between Chelms and Checkpoint (YHC). It all started a while back when YHC was noticeably missing from this fine AO which is much closer to my home than the Metro workouts I had been frequenting in prep for a marathon. Chelms started a little twitter war taking away my Centurion membership card (wait, I thought you didn’t have to join F3 – core principle?). Fortunately Margo said YHC could earn it back in a little footrace over the Centurion mile.
The Thang:
Being a gentleman, after some SSH, mountain climbers, and true americans, YHC spotted Chelms 15 seconds and the race was on. It was an amazing finish. At some point since regularly posting, the pax have decided that the climb to the top of the parking deck is part of the mile instead of the extra credit. Imagine the surprise when the fleet footed Ice9 and Scabby navigated the traditional mile loop and arrived at the finish only to find the rest of the pax comfortably breathing during some mary led by Hops. I guess YHC still does not have his membership card back.
YHC sucked it up and thinking of Ice9’s good friend, Stinger, channeled a little angry bee.
4 corners of the parking deck – climb the stairs, 5 burpees, across the deck, 10 true americans, down the stairs, 15 sumo jump squats, across the parking lot, 20 LBC’s (originally called for LBJ’s cause I was missing my Metro friend, Little Baby Jesus). Do that 3 times – not enjoyable for many. It paid to be a winner – in a perverse way – as winners got to do an extra trip to the top and merkins while waiting on the six.
Fast mosey across 51 to the big lot. Merkins while waiting on the six. 5x merkins at every crosswalk and 5x sumo jump squats on return. Someone counted and said there were 16 – they look out for pedestrians over there.
Jack Lalanes (merkins and air presses to 10×40) until the six arrived. Very fast mosey to make it back at exactly 6:15.
Moleskin:
Scabby, Ice9, and Brillo were out front. Mermaid and Snooka who smoked the 3×4, were close behind. Not a lot of mumble chatter so not a lot of scoop to share. Even Chelms did not boast about his big win.
Glad to have a great group. Appreciate the lead Margo.
Announcements:
Need Q’s for Centurion
Two Speed for Need races this weekend. Always looking for Track Commanders
Udder shared a link to an Amazon page where you can buy needed items for About Time who has relocated the family to Memphis for 100 days for treatment and recovery for Jennings. I looked at the page and it seems as if all items on the wish list have been purchased – consider cash or gift cards? https://t.co/6MRFXYjWde
USMC Mud Run on May 19 – Dredd is leading a team that hopes to return Charlotte Metro to glory – Sign up and join in the fun. http://f3summerville.com/mud-run-f3-nation/
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