The Palatine Circuit

The Palatine Circuit

10 brave men of #F3Centurion took on the Palatine circuit this morning.

The Thang

Run from the launch point at CCHS around the front of the school, through the Chipotle parking lot, and across 51 to the shopping center lot behind Jack In The Box. COP:

• SSHs x 20 IC
• IWs x 20 IC
• Merkins x 20 IC
• Low, Slow Squat x 20 IC

Mosey from the parking lot up Carmel Commons to the base of the western side of Palatine hill. After a one lap walkthrough, the Pax were released for the Palatine circuit:

• Run up the hill
• 10 burpees at the top
• Run down the face of Palatine
• Run up the driveway, around the building to a short, circular wall in the courtyard for 20 decline merkins, 20 dips and 20 incline merkins
• Run down the opposite driveway to the corner for 20 jump squats
• Then run down Carmel Commons to the base of the hill

The goal was 7 circuits.

At 6:08 we headed back to our launch point at CCHS. Had a little time for some Mary:

• LBCs x 10 IC
• Straight leg lifts x 10 IC
• Flutter kicks x 10 IC
• 1 minute plank

COT

Moleskine

When YHC drove up, there were 3 men in the dimly lit parking lot getting some KB work done. With Champagne at some other Friday “workout”,  there was no angry man music but certainly hard work. A few other guys pulled in for the start of another Centurion and then Scabby and Margo came running in. 9 guys launched out towards Palatine.

During the walkthrough, Udder comes out from behind Cabo’s, either having missed the 0515 start of the aforementioned other Friday “workout” and making it late to join us or just having woke up on the Cabo’s patio after half-price margarita pitcher Thursdays. Regardless, glad he made it.

YHC is not sure if the side of the hill we ran up is truly the western side based on a compass but it is the western side directionally from where we usually climb to the top of Palatine hill. The western side is steeper and longer than the face of Palatine so it makes for a good climb. 10 burpees once we got the top was a horrible idea really. The O2 dep made it even more dangerous on the descent down the face of Palatine.

Turns out this was quite a bit of running, as it was a pretty decent stretch from Palatine around the office building to the courtyard. YHC has yet to figure how incline merkins can hurt so badly.

Chelms led the whole way. Jumped the gun up the hill during the Q’s instructions to stake an early lead which he never relinquished. Actually stretched it out with what one can only assume was questionable form on every single exercise we did. #Churpee #Cherkin But give the old guy credit, he was first today.

YHC has it on good authority that there was some merlot spillage from one of the Pax after burpees at the top of the hill.

Announcements

• Can still sign up for Red Light & Blue Challenge. See Udder or Dora or other crazy Spearheads.
• Chelms still waiting to hear on rescheduled brain tumor race.