Bringing the Sphinx to the SOBs

Bringing the Sphinx to the SOBs

15 of Ballantyne’s finest posted at the Chick-Fil-A in Blakeney for the weekly edition of da Vinci. A brief but thorough disclaimer was given and then we moseyed down Rea Road and made a left on Wintersweet Lane into the Apartments at Blakeney. Quick bear crawl around the traffic circle at the end of the lane and then circle up in the parking lot.

COP (whisper cadence out of respect for the neighbors):

• SSH x 20 IC
• IW x 15 IC
• Merkins x 10 IC
• Mountain Climbers x 20 IC

The Thang:

Mosey to the parking area in front of the leasing office and plank up for instructions to the Sphinx™:

• Partner up by speed. P1 goes right on Wintersweet and makes the first left. P2 goes left on Wintersweet and makes the first right. Both partners turn in on the next cross street (Zelkova Lane) toward their partner and meet in middle for 20 handslap merkins, then return to the start for 5 WWII sit-ups each.
• Repeato with partners running in opposite directions, meeting on the 2nd cross street (unnamed) for 15 handslap merkins, then returning to the start for 10 WWII sit-ups.
• Repeato to 3rd cross street (also unnamed) for 10 handslap merkins, then 15 WWII sit-ups.
• Repeato to 4th cross street (Salvia Street) for 5 handslap merkins, then 20 WWII sit-ups.
• Plank up for the six, then mosey to the traffic circle and lunge walk around.

Mosey across Rea Road into the Elevation Church complex. Plank up with feet on the curb. Perform 10 derkins IC, then plank walk right for 10 paces. 10 more derkins IC, then plank walk back to the start. Perform 10 dips IC, then recover and mosey to the playground near the original da Vinci launch point.

Circuits:

5 pullups on the weird playground equipment. Bear crawl up the ramp, then perform 20 dips, 15 bench squats, and 10 derkins. Run around the fountain near Banana Republic, then return to the playground. Repeato x 3 for 4 total circuits, alternating derkins and incline merkins. Larry Birds lead Mary until the 6 is in.

Mosey back to the BB&T parking lot near the launch point. Plank up, AYG sprint across and back. Elbow plank, repeat AYG sprint. Belly start, repeat AYG sprint. Bucky, Bunker, Gumbo, and Tuck were flying out there. There were likely others that I just don’t recall.

Circle up for some Mary:

• Fredo: Flutter x 20 IC
• Chopper: Freddy Mercury x 20 IC
• Toolbag: Box cutters x 10 IC
• YHC: Rosalita (en español) x 20 IC

Head over to the Chick-Fil-A flag for COT and a strong take-out by Paper Jam.

Announcements:

• FNG day at the Maul is scheduled for May 24th. Argonaut is organizing it, so you know it will be legit. Bring out an FNG or a kotters and get them into F3 just in time for the sweat-drenched summer months.
• Bucky is looking for Qs at Bagpipe. DM him on Twitter or Slack or catch him at a workout if you’re interested.
• There are a number of VQs coming up at various sites. Keep an eye on Slack and Twitter to show up and support our newest leaders.
• I think I’m missing some stuff, so please chime in below with any additional announcements.

Moleskine:

• YHC rolled out the Sphinx at a workout with F3 New Orleans around Thanksgiving. There’s a cool little part of City Park with an avenue with big oak trees, a wide neutral ground (or median), and a number of cross-streets. It’s called Roosevelt Mall after FDR. One of FDR’s nicknames was The Sphinx. That was the coolest name YHC could come up with, so that’s what I named it. I like it because it requires a partner and there’s some running, but the group stays together. I hope the pax enjoyed it on Saturday.
• Everyone was pushing hard during the whole workout. There were a number of “non-runners” that were pushing themselves on the running portions. There were also the usual Larry Birds smoking everyone. For my next Q, I’m going to bring KBs for them to carry around to slow them down a bit.
• Thank you to the pax for coming out today and supporting my Q. I’m embarrassed to admit that I attended the launch of this great site in January 2016 and hadn’t been back since. There are two primary reasons for this: (i) I’m lazy and tend to fartsack on Saturdays and (ii) distance. Neither of those are very good excuses and YHC will be back at DV soon. Great site, great site Qs, and great pax.
• Thanks to Tuck and Triple 7 for the invitation to Q. I also appreciate the awesome Mona Lisa socks. I can’t wait to wear them to Stonehenge and ask Wild Turkey and JRR Tolkien Nard Dog what they’re offering prospective Qs. In keeping with their theme, it should probably be a free set of patio pavers or something.
• Please sound off in the comments below with anything I missed during the workout. YHC was pretty gassed and tend to be pretty focused on not screwing up during my Qs, so it’s likely I missed or forgot something.