Monday Morning at The Matrix

Monday Morning at The Matrix

17 PAX (including 1 FNG) some with running shoes others with boot camp shoes, most showed up extra early to welcome YHC back to The Matrix. After a disclaimer that would make Mermaid proud, we were off to the back parking lot for:

COP:

SSH X15, IW X 15, Merkin 5 OYO, LSS X 15, Merkin 5 OYO.

THE THANG:

From the back parking lot, run to the rock pile for 15 curls, 15 shoulder press. Then run to the front playground, climb over the rock wall for 10 reverse chin ups. Upon completing, run to the track and take a lap. At each ¼ point perform 5 burpees. When finished, run to the back playground for 10 derkins and 10 incline merkins. Run to the boats (where the tree stumps were once located) 15 dips, 20 total step ups. Return to starting point at back parking lot for mary waiting on the six.

Rinse and repeat in reverse.

Then four corners of merkins in the back parking lot using the traffic islands as the corners.  Regular, wide arm, hand release and diamond. Each x 15.  

Rinse and repeat in reverse.

Mosey over to the field. Line up facing McKee Rd for field of plank. Lunge walk until YHC calls a plank and perform plank.  Regular plank, 6-inches, elbow plank, right arm high, left arm high, finish with 7 Makhtar N’Diaye.

MOLESKIN:

This was sort of a homecoming for me.  The Matrix was scheduled to be my first workout in F3.  However, it rained that morning so my first post was at Bagpipe the next day, But I became a regular at The Matrix for the next 2 years and developed good friendships with the PAX who were also regulars. Then I got into this running thing and somehow ended up the site Q of Blakovery. Pop Tart pinged me the night before wondering if I was going to show. Good thing he didn’t wait until the last minute.

In planning the weinkie, I knew I wanted to take a tour of the AO. Some things changed: no more cinder blocks or tree stumps, others remained the same: seeing Squid, Joker and Huggie Bear on Monday morning and then a surprise: having to yell “car back” during the COP because a lone vehicle was parked suspiciously in the back parking lot and decided to leave once we arrived.

As usual, Squid, Joker and Laronda were out in front and there was a lot of whining from Pop Tart.

Great work by Dirty Bird, Wham-O and FNG Red Riding Hood.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Speed For Need has expanded to bikes: Here is the link: https://youtu.be/CW211bXQNBM

Thanks for taking us out Squid and it is always humbling to lead such a great group of men.