Garlock rises from the ashes

Garlock rises from the ashes

Lots of cars in the Kevlar launch lot when YHC arrived…rumors of a convergence-like pre-run started circulating…..but not the case.  Only the Garlock-less SG did a pre-run.

Then what to YHC’s wondering eyes should appear?  It’s Faultline with the dear old shovel flag – outstanding!

So he planted the SF, and 14 pax set out for a work week ending assault on Kevlar…..Floor Slapper came in late and joined us a few minutes into COP.

The Thang & Ye Olde Moleskine combined:

Here’s what the pax did…or something akin to it:

Run to the new lacrosse field for COP.  Great work Orange Whip & Faultline….Bulldog & Horsehead could never have pulled that off.

IW x 20 IC (of course)

NO SSH’s – EVER! (Gummy duly noted YHC’s omission of this pointless exercise)

Squat x 20 IC….as an aside — almost none of the pax counted cadence, occasionally Bulldog would but he apparently struggles with American numerics

H-R Merkin x 20 IC

Makthar N’djiaye x 15 IC

6-count burpee x 20 IC

Partner up for some grinder work:

P1  does jump squats while P2 runs width of field & back – 3x

P1 does flutters while P2 runs – 3x

P1 does CDD’s while P2 runs – 3x

Mosey to the bleachers for 3 sets of: 10 Jump Up’s & 10 Dips

Back to middle of field for some Mary & plankwork.

Don’t really remember what we did as YHC was already ad libbing the Weinke (that actually started shortly after the disclaimer)

Freddy Mercury x 20 IC

American Hammer (or English Mallet as Horsehead referred to it…directed at Bulldog obviously) x 13 IC

Elbow plank w/alt. leg lift x 10 IC

Ok, actually we did the Mary stuff prior to the jump ups/dips, but I’m too lazy to cut & paste.

Run over to the church lot next to the hill for:

Jacob’s Ladder – H-R merkins at bottom & jumping lunges at top….PSA: jumping lunges not good for someone with groinoidal issues….sweet mercy.

Run back to the pitted/rutted field next to the launch lot for some tire work.  We carried the tires the length of the field.

Overhead press x 10 then run the length of the field w/out the tire.  Floor Slapper liked the “All you care to” run more than the AYG run.  Orange Whip & Rhapsody didn’t show up the field too much this morning.

Fireman Ed, who was doing some weird warm-up stretch prior to launch, talks more junk than befits him, but I love it.

During one of the plank sessions, YHC made mention of no “honeymooners”, to which Cottontail said: “I’m still on my honeymoon!”  #classic and #true

Back to the The Thang – we finished with some Mary perhaps including slow flutters & more 6-count burpees.  We did 13 of each…of course.  We then finished with a one-minute plank….and Gummy short-called the minute but I was hurting, thus, thankful for his Q-jack.

Welcome to Mile High, who was named such earlier this week due to being on a flight with Orange Whip recently.  What the Heck?  Yikes.  Anyway, T-claps to Mile High for posting 3 times in his FNG week.

Semi-Gloss, after counseling YHC to hurry up with announcements and any hint of 2nd F during COT, took us out in prayer….something about laughing and embarking.

Hope you fellas got your money’s worth.  If not, Faultline will refund you next week.  Truly, I’m always thankful to Q the pax.  It is, in fact, a privilege and I’m grateful for this brotherhood and the encouragement.

We need this community of men brothers.  Isolated and unknown is not a good place to be.

“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: “What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” – C.S. Lewis