The Arsenal Brexit VQ

The Arsenal Brexit VQ

9 PAX showed at The Arsenal for a VQ. YHC rolled up to be welcomed by the AO’s usual suspects. A few PAX had clearly participated in some pre-running and were discussing the contours of the paths. Some more PAX showed up and another came in from a pre-run, disclaimer was given and we’re off.

COP

Quick mosey to the bathrooms area where YHC was given less shit than was expected for his first COP. Shout out to Fire Hazard for the video on how to count. I would have royally screwed it up without that.

– Side Straddle Hop x 15 IC

– Imperial Walker x 15 IC

– Low Slow Squat x 15 IC

– Merkin x 15 IC

– Mountain Climber x 15 IC

The Thang

Mosey over to the playground where PAX partnered up. We had an odd number and Happy Meal joined a group of 3 with YHC and Fire Hazard. Partner 1 takes a lap around the ground while partner 2 worked on a collective

– Pull Ups x 50

– Diamond Merkins x 100

– Box Jumps x 150

Flapjack until collection complete.

Next stop, the football field. This was the part I was looking forward to. YHC identified a post that marked somewhere near the 25-yard line.

– PAX bear crawled to the post, ran the rest of the length of the field to the uprights and back, and crawl bear back to the start.

– A second round of the same, but with duck walks to really stress out that lower half.

– The final round PAX were given the choice of bear crawling or duck walking. There was about a 50/50 split of choice which was good to see.

At this point we were running short on time and couldn’t do the other 3 or 4 routines I had planned, so we headed back to the start for 7 Minutes of Mary, because 6 just wouldn’t be enough.

COT & Announcements

– Convergences

– More Q’s needed

Thanks to Fire Hazard for taking us out.

Moleskine

– I really enjoyed my VQ. After the anticipation during the week leading up to it, it all seemed to feel natural. I am sure there are some things I could improve upon, for example I wasn’t

prepared for what to do with the fast groups that finished the first bit. Happy Meal put on some Mary which covered me, and there wasn’t too big of a gap anyway.

– The duck walks on the football field were a fallback for bear crawls x 3. I’m glad I had that prepared because 25 yards of bear crawl + 25 yards of crawl bears is abusive.

– I wasn’t paying much attention to much mumblechatter, because I was focused on the VQ (some) and breathing (more), so if anyone has anything to add please do in the comments.