All Terrain

All Terrain

6 men launched at 0700, 2 men joined us in progress, and 1 man walked circles around us.

The THANG

After a warmup run touring the multiple parking lots of the school and neighboring park, the 6 of us circled up within the grassy confines of the short-track. Standard warmup COP ensued which then became an extended version as we waiting for 1, then 2 extra PAX to mosey over. Sufficiently warm (hot, even), we completed 11s across the infield, trading merkins for jump squats. Next we moseyed over to the jagged school wall for a few rounds of people’s chair (with air presses) and incline merkins. From there we traversed around the nature trail a couple times, stopping for sets of dips on the benches. Bear crawl up the hill, and over to the field for some strength work with the cinder blocks, err, rocks. A few rounds of rock exercises and sprints across the Sahara and we were toast. Replaced the rocks, and ran over to the playset for a couple rounds of Jokeresque circuit work. COT hit just in time as several of us were about to die of thirst, drowning in pools of our own sweat.

Moleskine

– How often do mid-workout EHs work? I’d like to see a stat on that one. We obviously failed when we tried to EH our friendly neighborhood walker after COP. I’ve never performed COP to an audience before, but we had one Sat morning. While warming up inside the track, a man walked laps on the track, circling around us several times before we worked up the courage to invite him over. He politely declined, although seemed mildly open to showing up next week or the week after or the week after that.

– Floorslapper has returned to his tardy ways. You all know what I mean…

– Joker was originally offered the Q, but he backed off citing a nagging groin injury. I decided to step up, knowing full well that a Joker with a pulled groin is still faster than YHC. I guess he just wanted Larry Bird honors for the day.

– Beaver led the way on the nature trail run. I’d like to say that was a brilliant plan on my part, letting someone else clear the cobwebs in front of me, but the truth is I didn’t want to get in his way and once out of his way had trouble keeping up. Strong running, my friend.

– War Eagle (yes, an Auburn fan — go figure) wins the never quit award. Dude was grinding out the exercises, completing all the reps even if not as fast as some of the others. Nice work shaking off the temptation to modify.

– We ran on asphalt, grass in the track infield, through the trees, and then through something like the Sahara on the big field. Not sure what they are doing there or who does their landscaping. Apparently someone thought it was a great idea to spread a couple truck loads of sand across the soccer fields. Now the fields remind me of the ones I played on when I was younger…. in Baja.

Announcements

– Prayers for Abacus and Chelms and their families.

– Southern Discomfort tour coming 8/1