Q Meets Murderhorn

Q Meets Murderhorn

Anvil and The Maul site Q’s had set up the Q swap sometime before the holidays.  Madame Tussauds was on schedule to Q Anvil and Young Love was set for The Maul.  Things came up and the plans changed.  Commish stepped up to Q Anvil and YHC took The Maul.  Had only posted at Stonecrest twice prior and both outings stayed in the commercial area.  Murderhorn remained the stuff of legend for YHC, only to be read about in backblasts.  Certainly did not live up to the hype on Google Earth.  Today feet hit pavement to really check it out.  Strong crew of 15 today.  Off we go.

Thang

Faster mosey from launch lot past AMC 22 to lot by Jersey Mikes.

COP

SSH x 10 IC

Low plank (elbow) MC x 15

High plank

Merkin x 20 IC

Mosey out entrance toward Indigo Row.  Right on Elm.  Left on Elmstone.  Stop at Thorncrest.  Chair plank.  Inform pax of the Rosebriar loop with 3 islands.

Continue mosey down Elmstone.  Stop at rock pile near the clubhouse/pool.  Grab an exercise rock.

Rock Set: 15 curl/15 tri extensions/15 press/20 CDD

Murderhorn/Rosebriar/Rock Circuit

AYG up Murderhorn.  Left on Thorncrest.  Right on Rosebriar.  AYG around Rosebriar with a stop at 3 islands for 5 Burpee and 10 Jump Squat.  Right on Elmstone and AYG back to your rock.  Repeat Rock Set.  Continue repeating Rock Set to regroup.  All pax return.

Mary

All to 10.  Keep feet up entire time: Flutter/Heels to Heaven/LBC/Protractor.  YHC took a minute while holding 6 inches to ask TheMaul pax about service projects undertaken by the AO.  Also asked for a pax to provide the F3 mission for the group.  Fairly certain that was Fire Hazard.  Well done.

The mission of F3 is to plant, grow, and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.

Flip over into high plank.  Merkin set.  All to 10 civilian cadence, hold plank between merkin variations: Regular/Werkin/Diamond/Offset Left/Offset Right

Deposit rocks back to the pile.  Back up Murderhorn.  Plank at corner of Elmstone and Thorncrest. Plank Series: RAH/RLH/Swap (10 count for each from pax)/6 inches/RLH/LLH

Mosey back over Elm to Stonecrest launch lot.  Line up in front of hill at launch lot.

Triple Nickel

Run up hill.  5 Burpee.  Down hill.  5 Diamond merkin.  5 repetitions

Mosey to backside of AMC 22 building.  BTW followed by People’s Chair with arms straight out with four 10-counts.

COT

Moleskin

Great to workout with the strong Maul crew today.  Spent some prep time on Google Earth to get the bearings.  Madame and Fire Hazard offered a brief tutorial on the AO on Monday.  Thanks men. Rachel and Fire Hazard were blazing the trail on Murderhorn/Rosebriar circuit.  Fast guys there. Murderhorn is a legit hill.  Awesome to run it today so YHC can get a true perspective when reading about it in backblasts.  Quite a few options at this vast AO.  Strong work done by all today.  T-claps to Haggis for his PR at the Charleston marathon last weekend.  One tough dude there, already back out in the gloom.  Appreciate the opportunity to lead today.  We covered 2.5 miles total.  Really enjoyed it.  Take a few minutes today, men, to think about how the pax of this AO can serve the community, and how we can all do more for those around us.  Power of the pax.  Thank you, Squid, for the takeout prayer.

Announcements

Family picnic and hike 1/23 at Anne Springs Close Greenway Haigler loop.  Weather not looking so great.  Keep eyes/ears open for announcements on that.

Da’Vinci is up and running with a crew of 36 for the launch last weekend.  Haggis on Q Saturday. Certain to be a tough one.