- When:04/02/2016
- QIC: Double E, Glass Joe
- The PAX: Boondocks (HH 2.0), Countertop, Hairband, Happy, Hello Kitty, Horsehead, Jabberwocky, Posse, Smokey, The Bus, The Late Show, Turnpike, Double E (QIC), Glass Joe (QIC)
2nd Annual Bassackwards 5K
Most of our bad ideas come up during long runs with EE and I. Pretty sure that’s how we first came up with doing a workout where all running was backwards. It was just by chance last year that we did 3.1 miles. Being the nostalgic guys we are, it was time to do this again.
Pre-Thang
Supposed to launch at 6. The seafood from Friday night starting calling out to me at about 5:55. To Bo I went and lowered their sanitary rating probably into the 70s at this point. Launched at 6:10 instead.
The Thang
Backwards mosey to the side of the parking lot.
Disclaimer given along with the announcement to the PAX that all running will be backwards. The enthusiastic cheers were an encouragement to us.
COP
SSH IC x25
IW IC x20
Backwards mosey to the buses. Plank until everyone arrives
Backwards cheese weave. Danger level quite high at this point. YHC (GJ) smacked my shoulder on a door or mirror or something. Plank until everyone completes.
Backwards lunges for a while. I complimented Smokey that he was looking good and glad he was out there. Guys, it’s a backwards day. The group missed this and was disgusted so we end the awkwardness and backwards ran to the parking lot beside the elementary school.
Partner Up. P1 runs backwards around the loop one way and P2 backwards runs the other way and when you meet, do 10 handslap merkins. Do two full laps of this. Squats until everyone is done. This whole process amused a lady walking her dog and so she decided to stay near us. Glad we entertained her.
Backwards run to the other side of the school. P1 does a backwards cheese weave through these buses while P2 does The People’s Chair with arms held out the entire time. Flapjack when P1 is done.
Backwards mosey to the other side of the buses and a very extended period of backwards lunges at which there was some complaining that I had lost track of how much time we spent doing these. Not at all. I was preparing you for what was coming next.
Transition from GJ to EE with…..
1st Ever Bassackwards Scalded Monkey! A Timed One Mile Backwards Run #CSAUP.
Leaders pick up the Six or Plank-O-Rama w/ GJ
Backwards Mosey to Elementary School Playground
Complete 3 sets of the following:
5 x Pull-Ups
15 x Merkins
15 x LSS
Run a lap around track backwards
Repeat with 2 sets of Pull-ups/Merkins/LSS
Burpee Mania until all PAX finish #HorseheadAwfulSuggestion
Backwards run back to Middle School
Jailbreak sprint at end to Parking Lot for
3MOM
25 x LBC IC
15 x Flutter IC
15 x Dolly IC
10 x Heals to Heaven
DONE!
COT
Thanks to HH for taking us out.
Moleskine
– Great work by everyone today. It was tough and that was just the running part. We hit 3.11 miles on the way back to the middle school from the playground. #missionaccomplished
– Apparently my shirt was riding up during COP and of course, my trademark voice cracked during that as well. #consistent HH seemed a little too focused on my midsection but honestly, who can blame him.
– Speaking of HH, his refusal began during the first mosey to the side of the parking lot when he decided to not run backwards. That has to be an unbeatable record for refusnik. A true Master of his art.
– Hairband did the most running in a long time for him. Backwards running seemed to agree with him. Just another example of the healing power of backwards running.
– Welcome to FNG The Bus. So named because he is a principal, had to endure multiple backwards cheese weaves and he looks like Jerome Bettis
– Great to have Posse joining us from #F3Commitment as he made the trip over to #F3Outland to accompany The Bus. #HIM
– Turnpike mentioned that he didn’t remember the 1st ever Bassackwards 5K last year. I mentioned that might be due to a fartsack. He gave me an evil eye that almost rivals any my M has given me. Not sure if that is an accomplishment or not.
– Enjoyed The Grindstone afterwards at McD’s. 1st Corinthians Chapter 2 next week. The Late Show leading. Read it daily. Come prepared to discuss.
Thanks for enduring our insanity!
Double E/Glass Joe
Glass Joe author
Sitting here in my chair with my foot up high and wrapped in ice. The M asks me how I’m doing with the recovery and if I’m “easing back into” the workouts as I promised. “Yeah um we ran 3 miles backwards yesterday for no reason” didn’t really go very far.
Heck, I only did about half of the backwards stuff backwards and I’m still hurting.
Great workout, except the part where you experienced puberty during COP wearing that #babygap tee shirt. That was weird, and gross, but mostly both.
Since the inception of the original Scalded Monkey (which is super awesome because I invented it), there have been some great variations on the theme. We have done the Burning Monkey, and now the Reverse Monkey.
Stay tuned for the Burping Monkey, and also the Sandy Monkey . . . coming soon to a workout near you.
Thanks for letting me crash the Outland party. I’ve known The Bus for several years now, and can’t wait for him to unleash the smack talk that’s brewing inside (different from the brew that Glass Joe left in Bojangles). Hopefully one time around was all it took to put The Bus in gear.
As for the backwards 5K, I’m glad your worst(?) ideas don’t make it to the other side of Hwy 84 when you Q at Commitment. I say that, but I’d easily take this over those God forsaken plates that keep showing up in the parking lot.
Great to have you and The Bus out. I just sent the welcome email to him and sent a personal email just to encourage him so hopefully we will see him tomorrow morning!
The bassackwards 5k always sucks, but so do Hairburners. I was worried we would see the plate but couldn’t figure out how we would do those backwards, fortunately GJ & EE couldn’t figure that our either.
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