Where’s Slidah?

Where’s Slidah?

I picked a nail up in the tire on the way to this mornings workout so I was too deep into trying to find it in the darkness that I didn’t realize that 1) 6:30 had jumped up on us and 2) that the scheduled Q, Slidah, was not in attendance.   Being the seasoned site Q that he is, Cat Fish jumped right in and started DiCCS and off we go.

WARM UP

Mosey around the tennis courts and end up in the concrete circle.  Cat Fish took us through a typical warm up routine of:

• SSH
• Merkins
• Mountain Climbers
• Downward Dog
• Upward Dog

It was around this time I hollered at him and asked if he wanted help.  Without batting an eye Cat Fish throws the imaginary torch to me and off we go.

THE THANG

Mosey to the short wall between the tennis courts.   Partner up.  P1: short lap around tennis courts while P2 does up and overs the short wall.   Repeato 3 times.   Dips while we wait on the 6.  Dips felt so good I decided two more rounds with one partner running at the other doing dips.

It was hear that Glidah started getting the ticks.  Apparently there wasn’t enough running for him (or not enough burpees) so he tells me he got a peak at Slidah’s Winkie (gross) and could bail me out if I needed it.  Sure.  Torch thrown to Glidah.

4 corner Build-A-Burpees.   (Very similar to deconstructed burpees except you build three parts of the burpee then the 4th is an actual burpee while deconstructed burpees deconstructs the burpee into 4 individual movements….ok enough lexicon talk).  Used the larger tennis court loop which is approximately 1/4 mile.

Corner 1: 20 Merkins

Corner 2: 20 In/Outs

Corner 3: 20 Jump Squats/Bobby Hurleys

Corner 4: 20 Burpess (Really??, I mean really!)

Option was given to continue burpees or circle for the 6.  Much to my amazement, last week’s FNG Draino said he would rather continue burpees (Really?) so I stayed there with him.

Everyone in, Glidah grinning from ear to ear.  In my mind ” Don’t do it…..Don’t, yup He’s going to do it”.  Glidah: “Repeato!”.    Me (this time audibly): “Damn it!”

Glidah was gracious enough to cut the reps to 10.   As we gathered at the burpee station for the 6 (and Draino once again kept doing more burpees) Glidah got that $H!t eating grin again.   Glidah: “If you don’t want to continue doing burpees someone bet…”   Me: “Lets Mosey!”

Its all I needed.  He cracked the door and I busted through.  In my mind other pax were appreciative, probably not.

Mosey to bollard lights were we collected the 6 by doing way to many LBC’s.  Mosey again to the front of the middle school (I think) where we once again collected the 6 with Gas Pumpers and then American Hammers.

Different partners this time for incline burpee jumps while the other partner ran.

Followed up by 50 (yes Change Order FIFTY – his hearing aid apparently can’t hear reps over 20) foot release squats.   It was around here that Cat Fish and Glidah both claimed they needed to leave early.  Pax mumble chatter heated up wondering where they were going.  The leading theory that they were under the bleachers together was soon squashed when Cat Fish came ridding by us blowing the horn.

Short Mosey and Al Gore’d while waiting for the 6.   5 Turkish Get Ups on the curb, bear crawl to other curb for 10 Carolina Dry Docks, Crawl Bear back.  Repeated that twice.

Short mosey to bollard lights were we alternated 5 each leg one legged Romanian Dead Lift.  Merkins waiting on the 6.

Gave the pax an opportunity to take over.  No one took it.  Warned them we would run the final 6 minutes if they didn’t take it….no one took it.   Off we go.  Moseyed about 50 yards, stopped for SSH’s collecting the 6.  Repeated that about 6 more times until we ended up at COT right on time.

MOLE SKIN

• Big shout out to Cat Fish who was ready to lead the entire workout.  I felt bad for him and offered to help.  Big up’s to Glidah as well for jumping in and adding some suck.
• Seeing big improvements out of the FNG’s who have been coming out.  Crayola has been getting faster with his Mosey’s.   Draino freaking killed it today.  (Who picks burpees over a short mosey to grab the 6?).
• There’s nothing like getting passed by a double respect…and Cage does it every time I see him at Clean Slate.  I made a point to not let him beat me last week and stayed in front of him about half the time….but guess who was first to COT – him.   Good push today Cage.
• Bulwinkle joined us at the 6:35 mark.  A good push out of him today.  I may have called him a sandbagger at Chiseled this week and apparently sandbagger is the right word to piss Bulwinkle off just enough to help him find that extra gear.  Good work today.
• Redistrict continues to try to push through a nagging plantar fasciitis injury which through the workout ends up creating a cramping injury on the other leg due to overcompensation.  That leaves the pax guessing what else is he overcompensating for…..(only kidding).    I can’t wait to see your speed once your healthy.  You look like a chained up dog ready to get after it.
• Gave Change Order a hard time about his accent today telling him I always thought he was from Boston.  (If you know Change Order then you will get the joke and being a native North Carolinian myself I felt like I had free reign to give him a hard time).  The dude pushes hard and circles back for the 6 which is near and dear to my heart.   Site Q’s at clean slate have done a great job of instilling F3 culture at this new location.  No man left behind, but no man left where you found him.  Great job guys.  Keep it up.
• If you haven’t checked out Clean Slate yet, you should.  A great AO.  Three campuses (High school, middle school, and elementary).  Short walls, benches, play ground equipment (for pull ups).  The only thing I haven’t found there yet is a rock pile.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Good luck to the Waxhawians running today’s CSAUP.
• Change Order on Q next Saturday at Clean Slate.
• Don’t forget there is another AO at Porter Ridge on Monday’s.
• Bring an FNG!