- When:10/25/16
- QIC: Voodoo
- The PAX: Hammer, Cold Cuts, Kirk, Deep Dish, and Voodoo (QIC)
Dance with the Devil
5 pax read the preblast and decided to dance with the devil in the pale moonlight at Old Providence Elementary. Of course by “devil,” YHC means this week’s edition of SOFAWIB.
The Thang:
Run the Figure 8™ opening mile, ending at the corner of Rea and Edenbridge rock pile. Leaders were Cold Cuts and Kirk, followed closely by the peloton (everybody else).
- Grab a rock (Cold Cuts kindly pulled out a nice assortment) for 40 curls #welcometothegunshow
- Run to the dumpster for 40 LBCs #whatsthatstain?
- Run to the playground for 40 dips #thatsalot
- Run to the sign on Read Road for 40 squats #timekiller
Meet at Rea and Edenbridge for a repeat of the Figure 8™ mile, ending at the school parking lot.
El molesquín sin ropa:
- All of the pax made it through 5 rounds of the circuit (200 reps, bro), with Cold Cuts and Kirk making it through all or most of a 6th circuit consisting of 30 reps. Strong work by all of the pax. There wasn’t much mumblechatter out there this morning other than some complaints about the number of dips, how cold it was when we started running (YHC and Kirk), and how wearing two shirts was too much (also Kirk). YHC will assume the lack of mumblechatter means everyone was pushing it.
- YHC devised the Figure 8™ loop to try to mix up the run a bit. The HT mile is a staple and the Chadwyck Chaser has been getting some use lately, but both pass by the rotting animal on Rea Road by the entrance to Chadwyck. YHC spent some time on MapMyRun yesterday afternoon looking for alternatives. After one aborted route (#greypouponneighborhood), YHC settled on the somewhat obscure route we ran this morning. Thanks to Cold Cuts for the name.
- Thanks to Kirk and Swiper for keeping SOFAWIB alive and kicking, even through the BRR training days. We hope to get Swiper back soon when his travel schedule calms down. YHC is happy to be back and honored to lead the group. It’s a great format with a good mix of running and strength work. #youvsyou
Announcements:
- Sign up for the many worthy races, including/especially the Joe Davis Run. I ran it last year with my 2.1 (and did the fun run with my 2.2) and we had a great time. Sign up here.
- Please sign up to Q SOFAWIB. As Kirk said, it’s a pretty simple format. If you don’t sign up, we’re going to have to do this again sometime soon. #callinginsick
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Area 51/SOB, Meathead co-site Q
HT, it’s a highly secretive and selective process. The first step is to reach out to Kirk via Twitter DM. He will provide an email address for the submission of your credentials (including your last 5 weinkes) so they can get a feel for your capabilities. After that is the biometric screening (blood, saliva, urine, and fecal samples), collected by Swiper. Finally, you have to run the HT mile during rush hour blindfolded. If you survive, you’re cleared to Q. Other than the above, the standards are pretty low. After all, they let Sundancer and me Q it.
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