SWIB – The Splinter

SWIB – The Splinter

Second unofficial week is in the books, as eleven men showed up to answer the challenge:  PRE-BLAST

The Thang:

Partner up – size matters

Take a right out of OP onto Rea and run to HT, loop around the first pillar, and back to OP (+/- 1 mile). Run behind the school, past the play ground and concession stand, to the football field.

Partner 1 – runs back past the concession area to the playground for 10 pull-ups and then runs back to the concession area for 20 dips and 20 derkins. P1 runs back to the football field. Sumo squats while waiting for your partner.

Partner 2 – runs out the trail to Foxworth and up the hill. At the top (intersection with Bedfordshire), P2 does 40 LBCs, runs down the hill for 40 Freddy Mercury (single count, i.e. 20 each side), and runs back on the trail to the football field. Sumo squats while waiting for your partner.

When partners meet at the football field, partner carry to midfield and back (switch as needed). Partners flapjack – P1 heads to Foxworth, P2 heads to the playground – and that’s one set.

Stop at 0606 and run the HT mile again with a left into OP for COT.

Moleskine

Unofficial week two and a new attendance record with 11.  It was hot and humid.  Iron Mike and Spackler shed the shirts for COT.  It’s too light outside

Everyone has heard “Under promise, over deliver” – right?  Well, the estimated mileage was a bit light, but what’s a mile between friends?  It turned out to be a little too run heavy at 4+, but we’ll get it dialed in to something in the 2.5-3.5 range.  STRAVA or it didn’t happen

We had odd numbers, so Swiper went solo, which meant no partner carries, and therefore, the team of Spackler and Brushback are this weeks Kings of SOFA.  I believe every group got in 2.5 sets, and a few got in the full mile to finish.

There were a bunch of guys getting after it this morning with a three teams clustered together.  Voodoo was carrying the mini-bombox like a football – high and tight.  Strong work from my partner, Icicle, in only his 2nd post back from a 2-month IR stint.  Found out during the partner carries that he’d had a back injury – but he pushed through without incident.

Appreciate Starfish giving the chauffeur treatment to the dynamic duo of Butter and Butter’s Hair.  Sundancer brought the clowncar and the tunes – playlist:

Star Wars main title – John Williams
Frizzle Fry – Primus
Bulls on Parade – Rage Against the Machine
Batman – Bob Schneider
Sad But True – Metallica
Call Me – Blondie
Southern Hospitality – Ludacris
One Big Holiday – My Morning Jacket
Roll in my Sweet Baby’s Arms – Chris Thile
New Born – Muse
Dirty Blonde – The Bad plus Joshua Redmond
Hero of the Day – Iron Horse

Appreciate everyone making it out today!  We’ll be running a modified Murph next week – same time and place.

Kirk