Marvin Creek
Date: 2025-09-29 AO: blakovery Q: frasier PAX: bunker, fleetwood, Hippie, kirby, wingman, Madison FNGs: 1 Madison COUNT: 7 WARMUP: THE THANG: Pretty simple morning. Run to Marvin Creek neighborhood and back. We got anywhere from 5 to 6 miles and no one was left behind. Weather was closer to pleasant than unpleasant. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
It’s finally cold ….
Date: 2025-09-29 AO: firestarter Q: Franky PAX: Point Break, Adobe, taggart FNGs: None COUNT: 4 4 showed up for 2.5 miles and a ton of exercises. A few others from Blakevory joined coffeteria.
Rain or Shine
Date: 2025-09-27 AO: davinci Q: midriff PAX: kirby, C3P0, Monopoly, das_boot FNGs: None COUNT: 5 The rain didn’t stop us from having a good ole time at Da Vinci. Lots of puddles on Ardrey Kell on our way to Polo Ridge Elementary for frisbee, rock pile and other exercises. We stopped at each road on the way back, and did some new jump squat and partner clap merkin things too. Met up with Monopoly and das_boot for CoT as they arrived 5 minutes after launch and didn’t intercept us until the end.
Norwegian Efficiency
Date: 2025-09-27 AO: olympus Q: Krzyzewski PAX: The Worm, Floyd, Pepsi, Benny, hoover FNGs: None COUNT: 6 Boasting both a higher GDP per capita and life expectancy than the good ol’ Red, White, & Blue, Norway is an intriguing country. While there are myriad reasons for the differences, it’s hard to argue that Norway is nothing if not efficient. This has been demonstrated with abject clarity by our latest :rainbow: spreadsheet. Honestly, by about the halfway point of our beatdown today, YHC’s grip and stamina were smoked. All it took was a little 4×4 matrix of punishment. Skål! Under the cover of the Hot Box, the pax trudged on like the warriors they are and we rounded out the weinke with more hinge movements and some static holds for good measure. Mumblechatter made the rounds as usual and the Dad Rock beats kept us moving. Overall, a solid beatdown to start a dreary fall morning. Let’s get into the recap… WARMUP: Swings (10x), prying squats, hi-pulls (5x e/s), synovial circles, one-handed swings (5x e/s), slingshots (7x e/w) THE THANG: 1) Norwegian 4×4 (4 sets) – Cleans (5x e/s) – Merkins (10x) – Squats (5x e/s) – Presses (5x e/s) – “Active” recovery (3 min.) 2) A/B Complex (3 sets) – A: 1-handed swings (15x) then sumo squats (8x) – B: Swing squats (10x) then lawnmower rows (6x e/s) MARY: We had just enough time to throw in a round of static holds on each side. After COT we got a little extra credit by moving the picnic tables back into place in the Hot Box. ANNOUNCEMENTS: – :drop_of_blood: Next Blood Drive (10/3) (details on Slack) – :christmas_tree: Area-51 Holiday Party (12/7) (details forthcoming, but sounds as though it will be at Hops’ house) – :pray: Prayers for Hoover’s 2.0’s homecoming date…that young man has no idea how quickly a bad decision can turn into a very, very bad decision :face_with_head_bandage: COT: YHC took out the half dozen pax with the COT
I don’t think the heavy stuff’s going to come down for quite a while.
Date: 2025-09-27 AO: the-rock Q: ductwork PAX: geraldo, Alf, ductwork, Snuka, O’Tannenbaum FNGs: None COUNT: 5 5 respectful dudes braved the weather and enjoyed a moist beatdown at The Rock. Strong work by everyone, especially on Five Knolls.
WARMUP: Mosey to the grassy knoll, seeking shelter and a little COP: IW, LSS, Reverse Lunge, Mtn. Climber, Hillbilly, Sharon Towers
THE THANG: Hit the rock pile then under the portico for Curls, Shoulder Press, Triceps, Squats, x15 with a lap around the circle between each. Continued with Flutter Press, Skull Crushers x 15 plus the laps
Head on over to the Knolls for a little tire fun. 1 PAX flipping the tire up the hill, the others running to the top and back to the tire. Rinse & repeat until the tire makes it to the top. Everyone with 2 rounds of flips and lots of love on the hill.
Mosey to the Hot Box where the battle rope and Olympus crew awaited. 1 PAX on the rope, the others running to the trash cans and back. Everyone with a round on the rope
MARY: Super slow mosey, carrying with rope back to launch
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Blood drive Oct 3
COT: YHC with the takeout.
WARMUP: Mosey to the grassy knoll, seeking shelter and a little COP: IW, LSS, Reverse Lunge, Mtn. Climber, Hillbilly, Sharon Towers
THE THANG: Hit the rock pile then under the portico for Curls, Shoulder Press, Triceps, Squats, x15 with a lap around the circle between each. Continued with Flutter Press, Skull Crushers x 15 plus the laps
Head on over to the Knolls for a little tire fun. 1 PAX flipping the tire up the hill, the others running to the top and back to the tire. Rinse & repeat until the tire makes it to the top. Everyone with 2 rounds of flips and lots of love on the hill.
Mosey to the Hot Box where the battle rope and Olympus crew awaited. 1 PAX on the rope, the others running to the trash cans and back. Everyone with a round on the rope
MARY: Super slow mosey, carrying with rope back to launch
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Blood drive Oct 3
COT: YHC with the takeout.
Two for chicken run in the rain ….
Date: 2025-09-27 AO: chicken-run Q: soft_pretzel PAX: Franky FNGs: None COUNT: 2 11 miles because we got off course. It was raining so hard couldn’t see the directions. :compass:
H2 Whoa!
Date: 2025-09-27 AO: stonehenge Q: wildturkey PAX: Cheese Curd, teddyf3 FNGs: None COUNT: 3 WARMUP: Stroll to the turf and pavillion. Standard warm-up
THE THANG: Bix drills x 10 Boxing drills Bear crawl, sprints and Mary Plank wars Wall work Grinders MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Terror Trails Ultra 5k Blood drive COT: Hi everybody!
THE THANG: Bix drills x 10 Boxing drills Bear crawl, sprints and Mary Plank wars Wall work Grinders MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Terror Trails Ultra 5k Blood drive COT: Hi everybody!
SCARS: Stormfront
Date: 2025-09-26 AO: _sob Q: F3 Elsa PAX: kirby, Blanks, Roulette, The Worm, madison FNGs: None COUNT: 6 WARMUP: Dazed mumblechatter, something about starting a nudist colony in Utah? THE THANG: Bowl/tunnel loop with multiple garage climbs as the rain started. Extra wide Elsa loop at the end to hit exactly 60 minutes. Excellent work by all Pax. MARY: There’s something about her ANNOUNCEMENTS: Peak to Peak Ruck at King’s Mountain coming up next month – check out the ruckingchannel for details. F4 inversion convergence coming up next weekend (10/4) after Stone Henge COT: Welcome back The Worm!!
The Brave
Date: 2025-09-26 AO: _sob Q: soft_pretzel PAX: midriff, bunker, Cheese Curd, fire_hazard, Franky, frasier, soft_pretzel, wingman FNGs: None COUNT: 8 WARMUP: LBCs, Merkins, MCs. THE THANG: About 5 miles total. Murderhorn twice. 130-150 merkins including derkins and Irkens. MARY: not much ANNOUNCEMENTS: Ultra 5K October 4. SOB leadership meeting October 11. Be on the lookout for convergences around both! COT: Blanks highlighted an over 50 softball league he plays in. Nice!
Vision Quest 2025
Date: 2025-09-26 AO: mountain-goat Q: retread PAX: mallcop, Pele, retread, sledge, slim_fast, wildturkey, lois, Spammer, Insomniac, beaver, drano, gullah, Watchita, Mounds, Swiftie, Shooter McFartgun FNGs: None COUNT: 16 WARMUP: Run to intersection of Rounding Run and Raintree, do some stretching. THE THANG: Repeats on the loop of Raintree to 51 to Rounding Run, dodge too many vehicles. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Blood Drive Oct. 3, Terror Trails. COT: Lengthy.