The Brave Lays PROPS to Rest…

The Brave Lays PROPS to Rest…

Typically, I’ve put announcements at the end of the backblast but in this case I definitely have an important one to put front and center. Transporter and the Union County PAX have been working to restore a house in Union County. The house is home to her daughter and 2 other grandchildren that she is supporting. She lost her husband recently and has also taken in a man that has been struggling. Her house is sinking into the ground and in need of major restructuring and remodeling. Transporter has put together a Go Fund Me Page and a Sign up Genie Volunteer page and is asking for support in the form of monetary contributions or labor. Visit the links below for more information on the project and TCLAPS to Transporter and the Union County crew for their work on this.

https://www.gofundme.com/debbies-house-improvement

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/409094eafaf2dabfa7-f3debbies

YHC was under direct order from the pregnant M to remove everything from the garage that I have not used recently. 6 buckets filled with rocks, sand, plate weights and probably mouse feces stuck out like a sore thumb and were on the chopping block for disposal, because Goodwill doesn’t have a GEAR aka PROP section yet. Quick on my feet, “I am using these Friday for my Brave Q! BOOM” Puzzled face and eye roll but I was in the clear to keep them, atleast for now.

Pre-run with Argonaut (dude has been all over the pre-runs before every AO) for a solid 1.1 and saw Triple 7 getting after it for some Pre-Brave miles (this dude has also been racking up some serious mileage)

Warm-up

• Mosey up Brixham for 0.25 miles and peel off into parking lot
• 30 SSH (amongst the mumble chatter “is this the only exercise he knows?”)
• 15 Merkins (just to warm-up the chest for a lot more)
• Mosey the rest of the way to the Bull Ring

AMRAP Thang Time

YHC had staged 6 buckets filled with rocks, sand, plate weight and mouse feces in a dark place. Veteran in security dealings, Fire Hazard; advised we stay away from using buckets on the main drive that runs into the putting green. Crisis averted, security problem resolved as we moved over to the lot.

1 lap around the Bull Ring and do all of the exercises below. Each subsequent lap around the Bull Ring repeato all the exercises below subtracting one exercise after each lap (moving from 8 to 1, ending the last lap with just the bucket carry/back pedal.

*Caveat, the below exercises can be done anywhere on the loop around the Bull Ring.

1. Bucket (PROP) carry down / Back pedal back
2. Merkins (x20)
3. Mountain Climbers (x20)
4. Flutter (x20)
5. Hip Slappers (x20)
6. Broad Jump (x20)
7. Diamond Merkins (x20)
8. Burpees (x20)

6:10, leave the buckets YHC will be back to get them (MISTAKE…) and mosey back to COT. COT was going great with Name-o-rama and getting ready to name an FNG until…Our man, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) pulls up to let us know he has found our “Props” and reinforce that he does not like “Props”….officially killing “Props”.

Moleskin

Our Security Officer friend calling the Gear “Props” reminded me of Ted from Billy Madison calling the Sh*t “Poop”. C’mon man…But, in all seriousness we are very lucky to have the access that we do to the AO’s and properties that we do and need to work within their guidelines to ensure that our presence is tolerated and welcomed. Therefore, it has being asked that Gear…props…no longer be used in any of the Ballantyne corporate areas/lots/decks etc and that we keep these items on the running trail areas only. Thanks Madame Tussauds and Fire Hazard for pointing this out and posting on Slack.

Strong work from the group of men this morning. Fahvra surprised us all by leading the pack and I didn’t confirm whether he actually completed all of the laps but my money is that he did. Mario and Soft Pretzel also pushed hard and were killing it at the front of the pack.

TCLAPS to Transporter for:

1. The message and opportunity mentioned at the beginning
2. Bringing out a FNG (Pearl Jam) to The Brave

Also, mad props (no pun intended) to Pearl Jam for hanging tough and having the stones to make The Brave workout numero uno.

More props being handed out to Argonaut, MT and others for leading some Mary as YHC and Fire Hazard rounded up PAX at the end.

Appreciate Bus Boy and Big Tuna switching it up from Centurion this week and joining YHC. Although they probably saw Thin Mint on the schedule and figured that his 45min would be tougher than YHCs

Fire Hazard, appreciate you going to pick up the Gear (props) in an effort to help mend our relations with the Chief Security Officer (CSO).

As I mentioned, great work gents always and honor to lead. Keep getting after it! SYITG

Over and Out

-General

(Tuck don’t even think about it)