Stonehenge 4 year anniversary – we made it happen

Stonehenge 4 year anniversary – we made it happen

It was cold.  The weather sucked.  We had a great workout.

YHC had hoped for a great morning in the snow.  Thoughts of Mary while lying in the snow as the flakes wafted down had dominated preparation for this workout.  In the event, it was pissing down with sleety crap and wet on the ground.  There was immediate mumble chatter suggesting the parking deck.

In pursuit of the dream we started by running in the opposite direction from the parking deck, and headed straight for a merkin showdown in an open lot.  Then we headed for Loch Ness to run some laps and do some dips.  As the mumble chatter increased in volume (hands soaking wet now from the merkins), we started to slide around on the sidewalk and had to walk.  With hopes of a decent workout quickly evaporating, yhc decided to head for the deck and salvage what we could.

Yhc really doesn’t have anything new in his toolbox, so the workout was distinctly similar to all the others I have led over the last four years.  We did merkins, we ran intervals, we did burpees, we ran some more, we did squats, we ran again, we did Mary with more merkins, and we planked around a lot.  We did not rest much, we did not cheat on form (much), and we did not fool around.  If you didn’t feel it, it’s your own fault.

Then we ran back to COT and thanked God for this great group of guys, this great morning, and this great organization called F3.

Moleskin

• Nard Dog, Tuck, and Fire Hazard were firing on all cylinders for the sprints.  They crushed it.
• Outback showed he has a turn of speed when he wants it and chose one particular sprint to destroy the rest of us.
• Wild Turkey, Turkey Leg, and Wingman showed total discipline in the merkins and plankoramas.
• PaperJam showed that he can squat with the best of us after a faltering start.
• Billy Goat blasted through the long set of 6-count burpees and pushed hard on every run.
• Madame Tussaud showed his stuff on the burpees and had a really big smile on his face when he passed yhc on one of the sprints.
• Tolkien, who has been a little quieter on Twitter since New Years Day, pushed to the max on every plankorama and ran every set even with a buggered leg.
• Market Timer, who had promised to show up, was late even for coffeeteria because he to shave his head.  But he made it in the end.

Thanks Men.  Let’s do this again.