- When:05/09/15
- QIC: Slim Fast
- The PAX: Stone Cold, Tiger Rag, Skywalker, Flipper, Hopper, Gummy, Hammer, Tutti, Brisket, The Mouth, Cable Guy, Deep Dish, Insomniac, Slim Fast
Saturday In The Park
14 PAX exited their fartsacks for actually a tremendously beautiful morning… clouded only by a Slim Fast-induced beatdown. After a hear-felt disclaimer, this is how it went:
Mosey to front lawn of Calvary for COP
Stretching
SSH x 25
IW x 25
Slow Squat x 20
Merkins x 15
Run to Davie Park and gather at the playground (of terror!!). Partner-up for partner flapjacks.
1. Partner 1 AMRAP pull-ups, while partner 2 runs to gate and back; flapjack
2. Rinse and repeat pull-ups and running… when partner returns, assists partner to complete at least 2 more pull-ups; flapjack
3. LBC’s while partner runs; flapjack
4. LBC’s again, and when partner returns, assists LBC partner with 10 plank sit-ups; flapjack
5. Decline merkins while partner runs. When partner returns, do 10 partner declines on partner plank; flapjack
Mosey to gate… and say so-long to Skywalker.
Run to the community house, stopping at each light pole (7) for jump squats x 10 (70 total)
Run back to gate, stopping at each light pole for CDD’s x 10 (70 total)
Line up for Indian Run back to Calvary.
Final stretching…. Done!
Moleskine
Well, it doesn’t sound like much as I type it… but man was I tired after that! I hope everyone received a sufficient beatdown! We covered 3.9 miles!
Hopper joined me for a 4 mi fellowship Pre-Run… excellent F2 fellowship! Tiger Rag and Stone Cold joined Iron Horse for a pre-KB workout. If either of those interest you going forward, watch for tweets.
As usual there was plenty of mumblechatter during COP… especially having the manhood optics challenged by the stretching. I will apologize to no one… these tired old legs need as much stretching as they can get!
Speaking of mumblechatter… a full 14 minutes in after we have made it to Davie Park… YHC heard the unmistakable chatter from none other than The Mouth… who had to catch us. Glad you could join us… then as always, encourage us with your namesake!
Brisket was looking strong today… and not just saying that being from Texas… he led the pack on all of the partner runs, and then the final light pole expedition. Excellent work!
Same for Flipper, Hammer and Cable Guy… all three were pushing the PAX and themselves!
Welcome to Insomniac with his virgin Rock posting… and allowing YHC to guilt him to coming based on missing Thursday’s Peak 51… that will teach you to oversleep!
Great to see Deep Dish again… I know you are getting the “engine” restarted… always great to workout with you! Same for Skywalker… always great to reconnect!
Tutti, Gummy, Hopper, Stone Cold… great stuff as usual!
Highlight was TR doing gate-level decline CDD’s…. unfortunately no cameras were rolling, so it will have to be captured in our own memories. TR, it looked really impressive… and didn’t at all call attention to yourself!
Soundoff if I missed anything!
Announcements:
1. Spartan Run opportunity in September… talk to Flipper or Runstopper.
2. BRR opportunities still available for runners and drivers.
Excellent prayer by Insomniac to take us out.
Slim Fast author
Extremely strong Q, Slim Fast! Funny how the running on partner flapjacks and lightpole intervals helped add up to 3.9 miles…..I suppose it’s better it didn’t feel like that far when we were doing it, right? Masterful lead, man! And thanks for running the pre-4 with me!…and for slowing down from your typical pace!
Personal observation: I never knew TR was such an animal preservationist! He put up a parking cone to protect that wild millipede (only for it to be runover by a CMPD officer) and I saw him shed a tear when we ran past that smothered copperhead….he’s like Jack Hanna. We saw a sfoter side of TR yesterday morning!
The Rock is scraping the bottom of the barrel next week as YHC and Gummy co-Q. Come see us try to cobble it together.
Thanks, Hopper! An honor as always to lead at The Rock!
Good callout on Tiger Rag, but I was thinking more of Ace Ventura. I’m sure he was out on Hwy 51 over the weekend, and this morning, stopping traffic to allow a squirrel, snake or other friendly creature to cross safely. That’s just how he rolls!
Pre-run was great! We can make that as often an occurrence as we want! Have a great week! SF
After my last experience with a SF Q (I call it the horrendous game of bingo) I was stoked to see him crop up in the schedule again at the rock within a few weeks. Unfortunately my exuberance was quickly squashed by the mother of all downpainments, I cannot remember a Sunday AM with shoulders and hips that sore. Huge T-Claps for the Q and a Rock Kotters to The Mouth as recently he’s been dabbling in the darkside with the DZ boys, it was good fellowship and a ton of fun!
Flipper… wayyyyy too kind! I will say 70 CDD’s does have a way of reminding you the next day that you did more than usual! As I told you this morning at our personal coffeeteria… I just wanted you to think of me on Sunday!
In seriousness, thanks for making the journey from West Charlotte each week… glad you continue to be part of Area 51!!
Later. SF
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