12 Monkeys
I’m Henry the eighth I am
Henry the eighth I am, I am
I got married to the widow next door
She’s been married seven times beforeAnd every one was an Henry (Henry)
She wouldn’t have a Willy or a Sam (no Sam)
I’m her eighth old man, I’m Henry
Henry the eighth I amSecond verse same as the first
I’m Henry the eighth I am
Henry the eighth I am, I am
I got married to the widow next door
She’s been married seven times before
The Thang:
First of all, Orange Rhapsody decided to disrespect my workout by doing like 7 mins of random kettlebell exercises in the parking lot just before. Do you show up at Grandma’s house for Thanksgiving with a room temperature Hot Pocket and slap it on the table? Heck no. Should have got smacked for that, but I was sitting in my vehicle nodding off to sleep.
We ran around a little bit to find a dark spot so we could hide from Rhapsody’s neighbor, who never found us. Off to a good start.
COP with so much love and praise for the leadership that we had to move on out of there before things really went off the rails. Bulldog had started handing out some cans of 4 Loko that he found in the parking lot with duct tape wrapped around them that said “Official F3 Beer” and I was concerned about drinking malt liquor that early into the workout, even if it was the sponsored beer of F3 with all profits going to the supreme leader.
Find an emotional support partner, and get ready for some encouragement. Mandatory high fives from here on out. It’s high five Friday. Except for Radar, who I left hanging as payback for tying all of those balloons to the Yellow Rose and flying off to BRR Leg 28 with it two years ago. #freerange.
We ran up and down the big hill and did 4 exercises, each with a trip up to the top. Merkins, Mountain Climbers, Monkey Humpers, Freddie Mercuries. Like a Crash Test Dummies Song . . . . mmmm mmm mmmm mmmm. Those 4 exercises are a total body workout. #science
Each time we thought we were finished, we really weren’t finished. We kept dropping down a level and doing the same 4 awesome exercises. We did that nonsense until we made it plum to the bottom. By then, my approval rating was at least as high as the Mecklenburg County property tax increases and folks were really starting to look forward to all of the good things to come.
We ran around some more with the partners and did the same scientific exercises until a few guys started to really whine about it. So, I let the pax choose 4 new exercises and we did those. They were not a full body scientific workout and actually made me gain weight and get slower, but #democracy. One of them exercises was a burpee, which like two guys did. Clearly a downgrade from the Crash Test Dummies exercises.
Finally, we ran back up the hill to the top and then back to the cars so we could lay in the parking lot for 3 mins and pretend to exercise right until the end. It was awesome. I think somebody farted.
Skin:
I sure am glad that this workout went off like such a well-oiled machine. With this rowdy of a crew, even the slightest slip up could mean utter disaster and shame. Bananas was crouched like a tiger, waiting to pounce on my slightest misstep. Well, maybe more like Garfield, waiting to pounce on some Lasagna but it was still enough to keep me on my toes.
Good Hands and Radar were back, like they had never left. They were running up front with Spackler, doing extra burpees and encouraging the rest of us. Got me all fired up. I think they have been secretly working out. One of them dropped a card to some gym called “Cool Sculpting” and I saw Puddin Pop pick it up and slip it in his wallet.
Bulldog must be on World War 2 Rations or something, because he soiled himself something awful and ran out of pull-ups. No wonder his teeth are so bad, if he has been holding those things in for all of these years the backpressure must have been causing corrosive leaking back up the windpipe.
Stone Cold kept singing some random song and I pretended like it wasn’t really annoying, but it was really annoying. Not like Baby Shark annoying, but enough to make me want to go all Col. Mustard in the conservatory on him. Good thing that I don’t have a conservatory. I think Tiger Rag does though, in the East Wing.
Gotta run. Power lunch with Cogswell Cogs and Spacely Sprockets today.
Horsehead
BB4TP = Bring Beer for the PAX!
I missed Monday and was looking to get an extra day in so I offered to Q the 86th worst location in WUC. Having done the 87th the week before I figured it couldn’t be much worse.
8 total posted yesterday at Clyent Dinner, a new record! Now knowing all it took was beer we should call this site Clyent Hoppy Hour. Let’s get into it…
THE THANG:
DCCS given right at the start
Small Mosey Lap
8 pack – Dana’s Dream Abs
1. 30 second side plank
2. 30 second side plank
3. 30 second 6” plank
4. 30 x LBCs IC
5. 30 second side plank
6. 30 second side plank
7. 30 second 6” plank
8. 30 x LBCs IC
Mosey
Up two lights, back one light:
• 5 x Shoulder Shredders
• 10 x Jumping Lunges (5 per leg)
Mosey from Transporters Shed to Tennis Courts
Lunge the whole sidewalk stopping for 10 Bobby Hurley’s at each light, 2 total
Line up bootcamp style for an exercise at the top & bottom of hill:
1. 20 x SSHs IC
2. 20 x 6” Plank Jacks IC
3. 20 x Squats CC
4. 20 x Peter Parkers IC
5. 20 x Mountain Climbers IC
6. 20 x Jumping Lunges CC (10 per leg)
7. 20 x Carolina Drydocks CC
8. 8 x Master Splinter Burpees in 60 secs OYO
Speedskater Strip (7 Lights) – deep & touch the ground
Small Lot = The Burpee Loop (7 lights)
• 1st Light, 1 Burpee
• 2nd Light, 2 Burpees
• 3rd Light, 3 Burpees
• 4th Light, 4 Burpees
• 5th Light, 3 Burpees
• 6th Light, 2 Burpees
• 7th Light, 1 Burpee
Make way back to COT, stopped at HS benches for 10 inclined merkins and MS benches for 10 derkins. Completed 20 dips and 60 seconds of pistol LBCs.
Done
THE MOLESKIN:
My Qs are focused on planning to avoid as much of Mary as possibly. While I really want Dana Abs too I would rather keep the PAX together. We pretty well achieved that.
The opening abdominals workout was to warm the core and knock them out before ramping up those HRs!
Everyone put in the effort and it’s hard to modify when in a group like that with bulk being in IC or CC. It was good to see people dying doing 30 secs of 6″ plank jacks. I hate them and that’s why I’m doing them every time I Q.
I will say some PAX seemed a little conFUSEd on the burpee portions doing more of what I would call a “burp”. Let’s sneak that full merkin in there next time twinkle toes. Just jokes (kind of).
Thanks to those that showed up and thanks to Banjo for taking us out.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Qschool Signups
- AMRAP Friday
- Deadwood Q for Commitment on Saturday
Old Men and the “See”
Two old men remembered that fish are more active when the weather is bad and posted at The Fishing Hole to see what they could catch( See what I did there). I thought I might have to pull a Thin Mint and workout on my own but Chopper came rolling in right at 5:30 (like he always does). The Q was the War Baby so workout was off to a good start.
The Thang:
Grab two milk jugs from the stash and mosey over to parking deck. Warm up consisted of cotton pickers, IW’s, Merkins X20, Peter Parker X15, and Mtn Cimbers X15)
We grabbed the milk jugs and proceeded to alternate between exercises and a “movement” (not the kind Freely’s usually has at this AO).
Exercises – 20 curls, 20 OH presses, 20 squats then 10, 10, 10
Movements – Lunge walks twice, bear crawl/crab walk once, lunge walks, and bear crawl
In between we also did a set of BTW (balls to the wall), mary, people chair and wall merkins.
Mosey back to parking lot and drop off the jugs. The fishing was so good we finished 4 minutes early as we caught our limit.
NM
The nice thing about a 2 person workout is you get to learn a little more about your partners (shut up Spackler – we don’t need to get a room). A few things I learned about Chopper
His birth name is John
He is from Jersey
He was in the National Guard in both NJ and SC. He didn’t get to go to Iraq during Dessert Storm (or one of those campaigns) so he dropped out. Wondering if he had 11 toes and that’s why they wouldn’t let him go.
He talks less than I do
He has a TON of used clothes and left them all with me to take to Peru in a few weeks.
We didn’t run any as I’m managing plantar factia acting up but we got the heart rate up. Carrying two milk jugs for forty-one minutes will do that to you.
Take out – Short prayer by YHC recognizing the blessing God has bestowed on us and asking that the Holy Spirit continue to guide us.
A Dry Barn Burner Today
9 Pax came out to Ol’ 87 and were surprised that we would avoid any running in the rain today. In fact the whole workout was scheduled to be completed under the portico. Now, what is the reasoning for this:
1. Did not want to hear complaints from MB regarding running around in rain
2. Saw that Posse, held the group at Chiseled to just over 1 mile of running yesterday, and figured hold my beer as YHC will further reduce the mileage today much to dismay of Deadwood. (Double Win)
3. YHC was not sure how bad the weather was going to be and already decided to keep contained to avoid wet sneakers
At start with 2 mins to go, YHC began going through DCCS, and look who comes strolling in but Recalc with a hat similar to below. Appears he has taken safety to whole new level when talking about wet DCCS.
Warmup:
Mosey to portico and then begin running laps around outside of picnic benches
Circle up
40 x SSH
15 x Imperial Walkers
20 x Low slow squats
20 x merkins
Thang:
Break up into 2 teams and walk through competition that would include using the 45 lb plates so kindly provided by Bottlecap in various relay races to 25 laps.
Round 1: Pinch Grip around cone while pax does step ups
Round 2: Hair Burners and derkins
Round 3: Pinch Grip around cone while pax does in/out on benches
Round 4: Overhead Plate run to parking lot while pax does squats/derkins
After each round losing team had to do 10 burpees. Kudos to team of Zin, MB, Deadwood, Recalc winners of all 4 rounds. They were able to not only win with YHC holding them down in first 2 rounds. But after making an in season trade of YHC for a future player to be named later, continued to crush it.
Moleskine:
Doughboy – makes the 45 lb plates look like 25 lbs in those big old paws.
Deadwood – YHC felt like a cowboy wrangling a colt by keeping him in the barn and not allowing him to reach minimum of 3 miles for 2nd day in row.
Bottlecap – good push and way to keep the team competitive. Reverse effect when BC is holding those 45 lbs weights with those tennis arms – looks like he is holding some circus weights today
Loafer – good to see you 2x this week. Way to push the pace and get back into this week.
Zin – good chatter today from you today, and way to double down with a Clyent Dinner Q tonight
Recalc – enjoyed the hat choice today, look forward to first AMRAP tomorrow. Will there be birthday cake in celebration of 51?
Moneyball – way to get after it, but watching you do hair burners is like watching Sid the Sloth from Ice Age pushing a weight
Easy Button – unfortunately was not able to be on the winning side today, but great effort. YHC sure that he will be looking to stack the team next time we have a relay competition
Announcements:
Come on out to Clyent Dinner tonight for a Zin led Q. Be sure to have photo id, and wristbands will be handed out starting at 5:30. Should be a fun go!
Continue to keep Lynn Marie in prayers, and please say prayer for George YHC father-in-law who goes in for heart valve replacement surgery tomorrow and for Hooch’s son Carson who is also undergoing surgery tomorrow as well.
Not Disney, just a Tripled Triple Nickle
PAX: Mr Magoo (respect), Damn Gina, Bug Eater, Mailman, Clover, Jello
No pre-run today it was a cold morning in the low 20s. I wasn’t expecting a big turn-out between the holiday and the weather. But, 6:30 rolled around and there were 6 faithful standing and ready to go. Disclaimer given and off we headed towards the entrance. Circle up …
Warm up:
15-IC SSH
15-IC IW
15-IC Windmills
Main Thang… I gave everyone the heads up that we were going to head down Strawberry lane. We took a right on Rosecliff and headed down the hill. Instructions and explanation was given about the Triple Nickel.
Triple Nickle – 1: Merkins / Low Slow Squats
While waiting on the 6, I encouraged the Pax to keep moving when finished and not plank. Truthfully, wasn’t much of a gap.
We head back to SCMS, but take a Stop at the “Horshoe”. I think it was BugEater that renamed it a SPUR. And another one…
Triple Nickle – 2: CDD / Jump Squats A demonstration was needed for Mr. Magoo (he was back!) of a Carolina Dry Dock and glad to comply. After we finished, I said we were headed to the benches
Triple Nickel – 3: Bench 5 steps ups (each leg) / 5 Single Leg Calf Raises off curb (each leg) . Initially called Calf raises, but the guys were smart enough to modify.
Initially, I had hoped to get in a few more triple nickels, but we were running out of time. Time to improvise.
We headed on the hill by the track for 5 Planks, 5 Jump Squats, and 5 burpees.
Head up the hill and grab a rock. 50 Overhead presses, take a break as needed. Put the rock back.
Finally, grab some wall. The famed Toe Taps, from daughter’s ballet stretch class. 50 of these. I must say that when I did these in a previous Q, they went over better. Might try these on a bench next time.
Announcements:
Joe Davis Run on March 9th. www.joedavisrun.com
Christina Latini Memorial 8K on March 30th. https://latinimemorial8k.racesonline.com/
Chelms, Tolkein, and GOP (Rudy) were collecting clothes and shoes for the Peru mission trip.
Basecamp is looking for Qs. See Thunder Road for sign-ups. Mailman on Q next week.
Moleskin: My Co-Site Q, Thunder Road, asked me to take his Q. The M scheduled a last minute trip to Disney World. I had thought about trying to come up with a Disney theme, but I just didn’t have the magic. I went to something, which I had been thinking about… the Triple Nickel. Originally, I was hoping to get in 5 triple nickels. I had consulted with Mermaid about combinations and had some good ideas. But, we ran out of time.
Realistically, we might have been able to squeeze in 1 more. Another day. It was good to see Mr. Magoo back who seems to be getting used to this F3 and posted elsewhere. I think he will fit right in. Props to Clover who was often out in front. Very solid work from Bug Eater and Mailman.
But, the one that I want to recognize is Damn Gina. I saw him at Mountain Goat a few times last summer. He seemed to disappear a little in the fall. Now he is back and on his way to be better than ever! He recently had his first Q at Gumby and I’ll be hitting him up to Q at basecamp.
If you are reading this, know that I’ve been there. Yeah, you are struggling a bit and might be in the back with the 6. Keep with it! You are already better than you were 6 months ago and give another 6 months and you will be rocking it. I don’t know who said this initially but they were spot on, “It won’t get easier, but you’ll get better”.
Go out there and get better and help others to get better!
Consider the Lilies
15 PAX paid no attention to the forecast of 64% chance of showers at 5 AM and descended on the best high school the Village of Marvin has to offer for the best workout they attended before 6:15 AM all day. There was also a solid Emotional Support Animal ready for the morning’s pain.
Disclaimer x 1
Cell Phone x 1
CPR Certified x 4
WARM-UP
Mosey through the parking lot until reaching a suitable area for COP.
- SSH x 20 IC
- Goofball (by request) x 20 IC
- Plank, then Merkin x 20
- Mountain Climber x 20 IC
- Steve Earle x 20
THE THANG
Mosey to the main drag…
- Run the drag with 5 Bomb Jacks at each light post, 30 total
Mosey to the single benches between the tennis courts…
- Rockette Dips x 20
- Standard Supine pull-ups under a bench x 20 IC
- Flip the grip for Supines with a chin-up grip x 20 IC
- Supine pull-ups x 20 IC
- Supine chin-ups x 20 IC
To the hill behind the soccer field…
- Triple Nickel – (5 Travolta Merkins at the top / 5 Pointer Dogs at the bottom) x 5
Mosey to the baseball diamonds…
- Angry Al Gore while waiting for the 6
- Grab two bricks for Jack’s Comfort Animal, Peacock Webb: 1 Merkin followed by 4 peacocks (t-claps?) with bricks in hand. Went to 8 Merkins, but jumped to 40 peacocks following the 7 x 28.
Mosey to the Cave
- People’s Chair with 20 IC calf raises
- People’s Chair with 20 IC toe raises
Six2.5 Minutes of Mary
Mosey back to the COT
MOLESKINE
There are a few things one can count on when YHC is on Q. First, there will be some strange exercises pulled from the depths of the Exicon. Today was no exception – the Goofball was placed in the warm-up by request, there was the Steve Earle and the Travolta Merkin. The Pointer Dog looked downright normal.
The second requirement is to overthink and over-plan the workout. YHC watched the forecast for several days leading up and was quite concerned about the high likelihood of showers – not just rain, but showers. How to fill 45 minutes under a shelter? YHC prepared two workouts, though the rainy day version was much less refined. Then YHC beat the alarm, even lay in bed wondering how wet it was outside before finally peaking outside to see… bone-dry streets.
After the initial relief, the one thing that has continued to stick with YHC throughout the day is the scripture in Matthew 6:
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
While perhaps not on the same level of significance, YHC shouldn’t stress out for Q’ing, especially among this strong group of HIMs.
Back to the workout… Travolta Merkins are nothing to laugh at. The PAX discovered that Jack Webb’s Emotional Support Animal is a peacock, the animal-like move making an appearance throughout the UC and SOB-land lately. Huge kudos to Goodfella for knocking out the peacock when all others gave way to the weighted feathers. YHC’s poor time management skills only left time for 2.5 minutes of Mary which was a disappointment, but it will be continued. Unfortunately, YHC also has a tendency to tune out any mumblechatter during the workout, especially when there’s a focus on avoiding the Weinke.
YHC enjoyed the opportunity to lead today and needs to do so more often. If you’ve read to the end of this rambling discourse and need a Q sometime, reach out.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Q School this Saturday, 1/26, at Cuthbertson Middle School.
- Q Source following Commitment this Saturday at around 7:45 AM.
- Prayers for the family of a young Swim Mac member who left this life over the weekend. Hug your family, consider the lilies.
- Prayers for Goodfella’s longtime friend and his children whose wife and mother recently passed. Hug your family, consider the lilies.
Not Today, Satan!
When Chiseled was first becoming an AO, I suggested the above title (it’s a church parking lot for those outside the WUC). Clearly, it didn’t stick. So I boycotted NTS Chiseled, staying comfy with the Dromedarians I hold so dear. Even though NTS is closer, my grudge fueled the difference in distance.
So when Fuse Box asked me to Q, I had to confront more demons than just how to spend 45 minutes.
Never Q’d a gear workout.
Don’t really feel that strong.
Kinda busy. Would rather just be a taker than a giver right now.
Warm Up
I’m known for my long DiCCS. Wait, come on, people, I’m on church property here!
Disclaimer (standard F3 stuff)
Cell phone on body (Mad Dog & YHC)
CPR certified (just me – admonishment to get certified; Short Circuit gives excuses instead of finding the closest fire department)
Site Safety (with gear, good form is vital. If you don’t know, ask; if you do know, tell [even if you aren’t asked]; you are your brother’s keeper)
Slow mosey to other side of Mt. Chiseled. Combination of Butt Kickers, High Knees, & Toy Soldiers while I tell what today’s deal entails.
Partner with someone of equal ability. You will stay with them throughout your time here.
13 stations
2 minutes each station
14 seconds to switch between stations
The Thang
- 40 lb Concrete Buckets – Farmer’s carry 1 in each hand
- Truck Tire flip (P1) while P2 does a reverse burpee; flapjack for EACH flip
- Big Rope – 1 Horse Open Slay™
- Cinder Blocks – triceps
- Sand Bag burpees
- Kettle Bells – good mornings \ clockwork
- Slam Balls bear crawl (from yesterday’s Watchtower with Recalculating; reduced my hatred of bear crawls by a significant 8.3%)
- Rocks – Halo / 21’s
- Handslap Merkins around Mt. Chiseled
- Resistance bands – leg stretches
- Barbell lateral arm raises
- Merkin ladder
- Curb agilities
For the last 2 minutes, we took the rocks back as a group to the rock pile. Then we jailbroke back to Mt. Chiseled for COT.
In the hype from last night, the Pax wanted music to go with my Q. Here is the playlist. You will notice some obvious passive-aggressive digs at the AO.
Running with the Devil – Van Halen
Love Runs Out – One Republic
Shoot to Thrill – AC/DC
The Devil Went Down to Georgia – Charlie Daniels Band
Hot for Teacher – Van Halen
Best of You – Foo Fighters
Mama Said Knock You Out – LL Cool J
When Love Comes to Town – U2 & B.B. King
Best of Both Worlds – Van Halen
Bring Me to Life – Evanesence
Freewill – Rush
Hallelujah – Panic! At the Disco
Maybe you also notice some other attempts to make nice. It’s complicated. Like all of us are. Maybe all of these songs exemplify your spiritual mindset throughout the day. I picked the songs, so of course it matches me.
Moleskine
I could hear other partners having reasonably good chatter. That’s great. I got to know my partner, Banjo, a lot better. He complained-imented a series of stations he dubbed “Murderer’s Row”. I took it as high praise. Gave me the feels.
Banjo also gets Site Q kudos. Double Doink came in as the odd man, so he stuck to the station next to us. Banjo had plenty of go to do double duty when partner work was involved with DD.
And Double D had the hardest spot of all – working without a partner. There may have been some demons he was having to fight as well. Great job, brother!
The other Site Q also earned kudos. Fuse got the equipment list out to me several days ago. Offered up his help. Arrived early to help set up all the stations, the most challenging one was to roll the tire from one side of the property to the other. Thanks to Mad Dog & Jingles for the return trip.
Once everything was put back, we exchanged feedback regarding the AO & the Q. He got that from the Site Q documentation, and that meant a lot. It told me how much he cares about the site & the Pax who work out here.
This was pretty much a duplicate of Rudy’s VQ here last week. Just put in different exercises. Thanks, Rudy!
Bring your bells inside on cold nights
Seven foolhardy F3 #wamrappers found themselves in a situation. That situation, was a kettlebell complex with a pyramid twist. #F3style Sage advice was given the night before and then Alf didn’t even show up. Disclaimer stated, albeit poorly, we mosey’d on over to the deck.
Camp Gladiator was in full effect on the ground floor, so we took it to level one so as to not intimidate the campers or embarrass ourselves. Sidenote: music is nice for AMRAP workouts.
Getting to that Thang
- KB Deadlift
- Merkin
- KB High Pull
- Merkin
- KB Swing
- Merkin
- KB Goblet Thruster
- Merkin
- Run up ramp to level two and down stairs to bells
That’s a set. Start at 5 reps. GO, GO WAMRAP!!!!!! Add a rep each set to make it up the pyramid. 20 mins in, we reached the top of our respective pyramids and it’s time to head back down. But this time, run up the stairs and down the ramps back to bells.
Finish up your last set and climb stairs to level 2. Plank w/6″ hold to AYG down ramp and back to bells.
Grab the gear and hoof it back to the launch.
Moleskin: No matter who leads the WAMRAP it will suck. That’s the point. So just hunker down in your own little pain cave and push on. Great work by all today. After 3 rounds there was a pile of clothes in the hallway as the PAX were heating up. #missionaccomplished Merkins in-between KB exercises were unsavory but necessary. No surprise that McGee, Purell and Orange Whip had the lead and 12 reps. Flipper and Squid knocked out 11 and YHC and Stumpy put in 10. No Camp Gladiators were hurt in the making of this workout. But I did go give my brother, F3 Electric Slide, a big hug afterwards. He is their clipboarder. Till next time. SYITG
Announcements: Joe Davis, BRR, F3 Golf and don’t forget to register for the Xmas party.
Death Valley Circuit
10 of Charlotte’s finest ignored the potential for freezing rain and got after it at Death Valley. Here’s what we did.
Warm-Up
- SSH
- IW
- Low slow squats
- Good mornings
- Merkins
Circuit x3
- Lap around the track
- 20 merkins at the outhouse laps 1 and 3 / 20 CDocks lap 2
- 20 dips at the bleachers / 20 step ups
- 20 supine pullups / 10 donkey kicks
Wall work, catch our breath, People’s chair with arm raises
Run some street with merkins and CDocks at street lights
Finish up with some Mary
Solid group out there, I was struggling to keep up. I was a bit surprised to see Dredd roll in on two wheels to meet up with Stinger. I felt like I had a bit of extra pressure with the expected smack talk and potential harassment from Dredd. Chatter was kept fairly minimal (relatively speaking) so I’ll take that as a sign that it was a fairly difficult workout. Prayers for the team headed to Peru. Thanks to Dollywood for the chance to lead.
Harley
We Got The (cold) Runs…
19 Pax braved the cold temps to take their (running) talents to the Country Club hills of Ballantyne. We modified today’s workout from sprints/form drills to longer time intervals, in hopes of keeping hypothermia at bay. And, someone grabbed a new Crown today…
The Workout:
- Longer warm-up of 1.5 miles, followed by dynamic stretching & strides
- 3x 5 minutes of interval pick ups – at roughly at 10k pace; 2ish minute recovery between sets
- 1x Full on Assault of “We Got The Runs” hill on Ballantyne Country Club Dr (CROWN WINNER REVEALED BELOW!)
- Cool down to The Vine
So being my first BackBlast – some initial thoughts on Swift. I’m blown away at the effort and drive that guys from the front of the pack to the 6 put into these workouts. Whether it’s 20 or 80 degrees, rain or sun, guys push it hard every week. Individually speaking, guys like Bratwurst, Frasier, Thin Mint, Fletch, Haggis, Purell, Bunker, Woodson and many others (including Polly & Gold Digger today) have pushed me much further in these workouts that I would on my own.
Back to today – Great turnout considering the weather & guys tapering for Arches 50k (Kudos to Gumbo, Enron, Bunker, Haggis, Thin Mint for showing up!)
- Starting the 1st set of 5 minutes going up Ben Nevis hill probably didn’t win me popularity points, but it also kept the pace honest for the 1st set, and took our mind away from the cold
- The next 2 sets of 5 minutes took us through both sides the neighborhoods — a solid serving of hills along the way
- Lastly — YHC announced a new segment that took us from the bottom to the top of one of the toughest hills , made worse by my underestimated of the segment length. **After the long assault, and my stomach almost giving out (hence the segment name) — The Winner for today’s “We Got The Runs” Crown is FRASIER Click Here! https://www.strava.com/segments/19734570?filter=overall
- For those whose GPS didn’t pick up the segment correctly, like me, I’m sure we’ll get out there again sometime! Just remember, the hill’s so tough that it may make you feel like you have the runs…
Lastly, props to Brat for letting us have in on the fun of Qing workouts. Today gave me a little extra motivation to wake up early. In general, waking up at 4:30 isn’t real easy for me… but I’ve never regretted doing so for coming out to Swift…