Runhopper on Q!

Runhopper on Q!

***Don’t mistake the title above. I am not suggesting I am a runner, but rather it is an extremely cute play on words of combining mine and Runstopper’s name…..I now feel kind of lame having felt the need to explain it*****

Runstopper was scheduled to Q this morning, but he was laid up in bed with some sort of kryptonite poisoning. Hence, I took the reigns. I get a little confused at the COT of Hawks Nest/Fast Twitch because I can’t remember who was at which workout. I think we had 16. I am certain I led more pax than Gummy did at FT, which should come as no surprise. If I didn’t name you above or included you at HN when you were actually at FT, please forgive. I am old and at some point, you will be, too!

Sardine asked me before we got started if this workout would be like M*A*S*H and we would be walking only at a brisk pace and have fanny packs around our mid-section. We mock what we don’t understand, Sardine!

I disclaimed all present and off we went to the mid-level parking lot.

Warm-up:

• IW
• LSS
• Plank Jacks
• MCs

The Stuff:

Mosey to the paved hill that leads from the parking lots to the academic quad. Triple Nickel Time! Jump squats at the top, CDD’s at the bottom.

10 foot mosey to the upper lot. Pick a partner. Partner 1 runs that deceivingly long loop around the lot while Partner 2 does stated exercise, which included:

• Flutter
• Freddy Mercury (I called them Freddy Krugers, but whatevs)
• Heels to Heaven

I considered a fourth round, but I threw our destiny into the hands of former ’80’s MTV VJ Puddin’ Pop. He answers correctly, we skip round 4. He answers incorrectly, we go to round 4. Question: Name the three children in the sitcom “Different Strokes”. He answered correctly! Don’t want to give it away, but the names rhyme with Farnold, Billis and Stimberly. Well played Pud!

Jog to the football field. Circle up for Deep Dish’s favorite exercise, the Merkin Circle. Circle up tight, shoulder to shoulder, then plank up. When I call 5 strides to the left, shuffle in plank position to the left, then conduct 5 merkins of stated variety, then shuffle back to the right 5 paces and so on. We did garden variety merkins, diamonds, and wide arm merkins. We did two rounds with LBC’s in between. We probably did about 40 merkins in total…..kind of a burner when you add the plank shuffle to it!

Mosey to the bridge downhill from the track. Wall work with arm raises (50) and arms stretched straight out. Working recovery of incline merkins in between wall sets.

Mosey to the lacrosse field. Estimates of how much it cost to build the turf field ranged from $50K to $1 million large. I will call the CFO of Latin to find out for sure, but that’s a nice damn field! Four corners twice over with exercises including jump squats, wide arm merkins, rosalita, LBCs, American Hammers and other stuff (frankly I started running out of exercises in my head so it’s foggy….again, I am old!). Then a little plank work before we left the million dollar field.

Mosey toward the starting parking lot, but before we journey up the hill, stop for 10 merkins. Stay in position and on my command, jump up and run AYG to the cars. Once there, Hammer led the boys in more Mary while I fetched my telephonic device.

Ended with some Dolly!

That’s a wrap!

Moleskin:

Pop Tart mentioned on several occasions that it didn’t seem like I knew what was next and I was making it up as I went along. Gotta get up PRETTY EARLY to fool that guy!! I’m sure it was obvious from time to time. Not as much mubble-chatter today as usual. Did I mention Spackler and Semi Gloss were not there today? The FT crowd kept running by as we exercised….it was kind of annoying, like they were spying on us. Gummy had them running some 1.5 mile half-pipe thing across campus. Looked hard. #IhaventpostedatFTinthreeyears.

Thanks boys for dealing with me this morning! The air felt awesome with a little Indian Fall (probably not the best term, but you get it). We covered just shy of 2.5 today and my shirt was as wet as Mr. Brady’s after 10 miles so I think we got after it. Hope Runstopper is feeling better!

Thanks for a great take-out prayer Snowflake!

Announcements:

Labor Day Convergence at Cubthertransvylvaniexpeallidocioussome High School in Waxhaw from 7:00-8:00. This is the launch of the Waxhaw Region so please attend. No A51 workouts that day.

This wasn’t announced, but Hops tweeted yesterday that his dog was neutered yesterday…….on National Dog Day!! That’s like telling your kid there is no Santa on December 25th. By the way, sorry if I just ruined the Santa thing for you Pop Tart!

Hopper, out!