“This is the police! We have you surrounded!!”

“This is the police! We have you surrounded!!”

Nine studs started off their day at Hydra this only semi-humid morning.  We had police escorts the entire time due to it being Puddin Pops’ birthday (technically yesterday) and reasonable fear that the paparazzi may converge upon and interupt the workout should PP decide to go shirtless on his 38th special day.  With a cruiser parked in the OPE lot, one parked in a driveway we passed and another driving past us during a run, we felt sufficiently flanked.  So off we went:

Warm Up: Mosey to field behind OPE for:

• SSH X 20
• IW X 20
• MC X 20 (Gummy’s knees never left the ground during MCs.  Not sure how one does that, but whatever).

Shopping for PP’s birthday:

We headed to Harris Teeter so we could pick out some balloons and cake for the big day.  We partnered up for the approximate 0.75 mile jog there and on my notice, partner #1 would do 10 merkins while partner #2 would do 10 squats.  Flapjack on each alternating notice. Unfortunately, HT was all out of birthday trimmings so we circled up for 38 LBC’s in the medical plaza parking lot behind HT instead.

Staying in the parking lot, we jumped into a merkin circle.  Tightly assembled, we did the following:

• 10 military count merkins
• shuffle 5 arm paces to your left
• 10 wide arm merkins
• shuffle 5 arm paces to your right
• 10 hand release merkins
• quick recovery with a 10 count
• 10 military count merkins
• shuffle 5 arm paces to your left
• 10 diamond merkins
• shuffle 5 arm paces to your right
• 10 wide arm merkins

Run back to OPE with partner #1 doing 5 plank jacks on my notice while partner #2 does 5 SSH’s.  Flapjack on alternating notices.

Once back to OPE, we headed to the playground.  Staying with our partner, #1 would conduct given exercise while partner #2 ran to assigned destination and back.  Flapjack upon return:

•  Pull ups while partner runs to track (extra credit for bringing your toes all the way up to the pull up bar for last 5)
• Freddy Mercury while partner runs to concession stand
• Dips while partner runs to homeplate of baseball field
• Fence jumpers while partner runs to basketball courts

Gassers in open field:

With a ten count provided by each of the 8 pax (YHC excluded) in between sprints, we ran from the fenceline to the batting cages (75 yards?) AYG.

Mary Cool Down:

• 20 flutters
• 15 Rosalita

 That’s a wrap!

Moleskin:

I love the workouts where the pax stays together the whole time!  It not only makes it easier as the Q, but it mainly provided great 2nd F, which we had plenty of today!  Gummy provided his ample amount of Q heckling throughout, we got to celebrate PP’s birthday and we got to catch up with Mall Cop who has been nursing himself back to health the last few months (although he stuck with it the whole time so the IT band must be hopefully feeling better)….great time!  Every single one of you brought it this morning.  I worked with Pop Tart for at least five years in a former life and never knew how fast he was at sprints….then again I never raced him to the copier back then.  Strong!! Tackling Dummy, great to make your acquaintance man and hope to see you in the gloom again soon!  Huggie Bear, you have been quickly moving up in pole position man!  Each time I see you, more strength and speed get displayed.  Harley, it is always a pleasure….sometime you will have to teach me how you stay so calm and relaxed regardless if  you are recovering or in the midst of pain….impressive.  And Ironsides….way to earn the extra credit by running it in and back to home….Fast Twitch boys, look out!

I hear through the grapevine we covered about 2.75 today.  I wanted to get 3 so I apologize for not paying better attention toward the end to our mileage, but I still feel beat….hope you all do, too!

PP, thanks for the chance to lead! It was an honor.  Happy birthday, bro!

Announcements:

Southern Discomfort is Aug 1.  Register on the site so we know how much water/gatorade to make available.  This is the last day to order the official t-shirt for the event!

PP….Thanks for the great take-out!

Hopper