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New Ground Covered

First time Q’ing at DaVinci – such a great AO

4 PAX arrived for some fun and excitement at DaVinci this morning. Oh wait a minute, Triple 7 coming in hot from doubling down at Stonehenge, as YHC is giving the disclaimer on the move. 5 PAX accounted for.

Goal of the day was to enjoy some new territory for DaVinci.  PAX mosey over to the Best Buy parking lot for some COP…  In the distance is it an Olympic sprinter out for a morning run?  Nope its Kid Rock smoking the pavement – second double downer from Stonehenge.  These guys are beasts!  6 PAX accounted for – begin the COP:  Squats, Merkins, Imperial walker, Windmill

The Thang: 

Approximate route: http://www.strava.com/routes/6307373

Trail #1: Head out to Ardrey Kell Rd, then left and down the path behind shopping center – Mosey to the hood.  In the hood… LBCs while getting instructions.

Head right and down Bullock Greenway Blvd – 5 burpees at each break between houses and at the corner (25 burpees), plank it up, wait for 6.

Mosey down Trail #2 – take the 2nd left after the power lines.  Enough of the mosey – last half of trail, increase pace to 80% speed.  Plank at the road for the 6, then a short mosey.

Stop for some instruction – 5 merkins at every 2nd driveway on left (45 merkins), plank it up at the next left turn.

Head out to the power lines. Partner up.

  • Partner 1: American hammer
  • Partner 2: run out and back
  • Flapjack
  • Repeat with Flutter, LBCs, Freddie Mercury

Mosey to Tomlin Green – 4 corners:

  • Leg 1: bear crawl, 10 squats at corner
  • Leg 2: shuffle, 10 squats at corner
  • Leg 3: reverse run, 10 squats at corner
  • Leg 4: shuffle, 10 squats at corner
  • Repeat with 10 merkins, then 5 burpees

Time is running short… Head out of the hood and over towards the start and the play zone…

6 Pack – 1 pull-up, 5 merkins; 2/4; 3/3; 4/2, 5/1

~4 min left… 5 derkins, take a lap around the fences, 5 more derkins

Finish up our time with some LBCs in cadence

Circle up for COT – Thanks to Bevo for bringing us out

Moleskin:

Triple 7 and Kid Rock were the real deal today, both with a double down from Stonehenge and neither showing signs of slowing down throughout the workout.  Kid Rock had his eyes on some extra credit hills towards the end, but YHC convinced him that time was running out.  Triple 7 had is eyes on some stylish kaleidoscope socks from a passer by runner – I expect these socks will show up in the future.

Strawberry and Heartbreaker were among the earlier arrivers.  Getting in some extra miles from a pre and post-run from the homestead.  These guys never quit.

Great to see Bevo out this morning at DaVinci – showing off the meaning of “respect” – leaving it all out on the pavement/turf.

Special shout out to Triple 7 for materializing some cold H2O for hydrating the PAX after a great workout.

Great way to start the day today.  Thanks for Lead!

 

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