Birthed in the Bombogenesis
From Waverly exploratory workout #1 on 1/5/18
Recently it became clear that PAX from both Ballantyne and Western UC were interested in starting a Friday bootcamp at the new behemoth of a mixed use shopping center, Waverly (Prov Rd. & Ardrey Kell). An exploratory bootcamp was organized w/ Argonaut on Q. Argo had a late-breaking conflict, leaving PAX w/ yours truly.
Meteorologists described the current weather pattern as a “bombogenesis”. Seemed fitting for us (at least the genesis part) since this was surely the start of something. After a hypothermia & frostbite-centric disclaimer (11 degrees at 0530), we were off into uncharted territory (also un-sharted territory since Mario wasn’t there).
Thang
COP (all IC): 15 IW, 15 SSH, 15 lateral cotton pickers, 15 MC, 15 merkins
Mosey to 4-story parking deck behind Whole Foods. 10 burpees @ level 1. Run up ramp to level 2. 10 burpees & 20 American hammer. Down stairs to level 1, then up ramps to level 3. 10 burpees, 20 American hammer & 30 flutter. Down stairs to level 1, then up ramps to level 4. 10 burpees, 20 American hammer, 30 flutter & 40 LBC’s. Down stairs and plank for the six.
Mosey South to traffic circle for a 4-leg starfish. 10 plank jacks @ end of each leg & 10 plank jacks each time back to the center.
Mosey to shopping area courtyard for short wall pinball. Run from wall to wall around the courtyard, stopping for 10 reps of wall-related exercises. We did incline merkins, jump-ups, dips, derkins, hip-slappers, step-ups, Bulgarian split-squats and donkey kicks.
At narrow road w/ shops/boutiques on either side, starting at Chuy’s, perform 10 Freddie Mercuries at each of 10 trees.
Mosey back to start and elbow plank for remaining 1 minute.
Moleskin
There is no longer any doubt. This is going to be a great AO. It is gigantic and has all the the features you would want. The amazing thing is, Rea Farms, a 2nd mixed use shopping center currently in early development on the other side of Prov Rd, is even bigger than Waverly. Once that is finished this AO will be a two-headed monster of bootcamp goodness.
There are also plenty of good options already for coffeeteria and/or 3rd F: Panera, Chick-fil-A and Starbucks w/ more coming.
It is also strategically located on the fringes of A51, Ballantyne and Western UC. YHC sincerely hopes that PAX from all 3 areas converge on this site regularly once it is launched.
Huge thanks to the 5 bros that left their comfort zones or fart sacks this morning to explore w/ me in 11 degree weather. It was awesome.
Announcements
Cerberus official launch/convergence this Friday @ 0530. Park next to Viva Chicken.
Millbridge Run #2: RouteFella
6 men posted in balmy 45 degree temps in at 0515 in Millbridge (subdivision in Waxhaw) to get some miles in and continue to get to know this very strong AO.
After greeting and watching Jingles pull in on two wheels, we were off w/ no disclaimer. This week we ran a 1.7 mi hilly loop route which was about 50% on the road and 50% on a shiny new path through the woods over various wood bridges and through 1 tunnel. The first leg of the route featured a long and deceptively steep hill heading South on Millbridge Parkway. This immediately gave us ~100 feet of gain (elevation profile below is backwards). Next up was a left hand turn on Lydgate, Goodfella’s new stomping grounds. Contrary to prior statements made on #Slack, no one pooped on his lawn (but YHC may stop on the way home). Next we headed North on the beautiful new path through the woods, back to the start at the Clubhouse.
Most of us got in around 3 and a half laps, which meant 4 times up the big hill. YHC had a total of ~500 feet of elevation gain and 6.5 miles.
About a quarter of the way through the first loop, YHC accomplished something that had alluded him for years: the mid-workout EH. As we crossed paths with an oncoming runner at the traffic circle on Millbridge Parkway, YHC successfully snagged FNG Ryan w/ these magic words: “This is going to sound weird, but, would you like to join us?”. It was good running w/ him and getting to know him a little bit. Turns out his son was on Goodfella’s son’s baseball team. Unfortunately Ryan peeled off before COT, narrowly escaping the F3 naming process. Hopefully he turns up next week. Near the end of the run, YHC got greedy and attempted to EH a pair of oncoming runners. They seemed less than interested.
Goodfella spent the run breaking in his new headlamp and Hollywood is about to order his own. We got all kinds of lumens up in here.
Another strong performance by Jingles. Keep up the good work my man!
T-claps to Goodfella, Bratwurst and Jingles for having 100% attendance at the Millbridge run. Goodfella’s streak ends next week due to travel, so it’s up to Brat & Jingles to keep the dream alive.
Thanks to Bratwurst for taking us out.
Join us next Thursday at 0515. We launch from the Millbridge clubhouse. Bring a headlamp.
Announcements
- Unofficial Friday bootcamp @ Waverly shopping center at 0530 w/ 0500 pre-run (workout will be named during COT. show up and have a say.). Official launch is next Friday the 19th.
- Posse looking for teammates for marathon relay in Rock Hill on Sat, Jan 20th @ 9AM
- Dromedary Q schedule is empty starting next week. Sign up!
-TUCK
Millbridge Run #1: Triple Creek Crossing
6 men posted in sub-rational temps at the clubhouse in Millbridge (subdivision in Waxhaw) to get their first taste for what this great AO has to offer.
After greeting and discussing the vision for the site, we were off w/ no disclaimer. The inaugural 1.4 mi loop route featured a variety of surfaces/features to keep things interesting: road, trail, bike path, a large covered bridge, a wood bridge, a long suspension bridge and a shortcut scramble up a steep dirt hill. Typical Tuck.
Most of us got in 3 loops and ~4.5 miles, slightly lower than expected due to the discussion at the beginning, running on trails, freezing weather and ending a few minutes early. YHC expects over 6 going forward. Speaking of freezing, that is just what YHC’s beard did. Now I know what I will look like in 10 years.
Johnny Utah had a PF flare-up shortly after starting and was forced to endure 40 cozy minutes in the warm confines of my car. I’m not sure if I feel bad for him or the rest of us. At the end of the workout he emerged rested and toasty warm to take us out.
Goodfella is a Millbridge resident as of TODAY (1/4) and knew he couldn’t miss the inaugural run. But man, he gets some serious extra credit for posting on moving day. He drove from Ballantyne TO Millbridge for the workout. Then immediately back to Ballantyne to meet the movers. That’s some dedication right there.
Bratwurst wouldn’t miss a new run workout on his home turf. In typical Brat fashion he was there to dish some good headlamp and route advice to the PAX.
Das Boot showed up w/ no HC- a pleasant surprise. My sales pitch at Dromedary the day before must have worked. Despite some leg warmer (yes, leg warmer) issues he made it through unscathed. Definitely hope DB is a regular at this workout.
Jingles, a Millbridge resident, must have succumbed to my Dromedary pitch as well. For most of the run he pondered over how far Millbridge home values would drop after GF’s move. Time will tell, Jingles but I would get out while you still can.
Join us next Thursday at 0515. We launch from the Millbridge clubhouse. Bring a headlamp.
-TUCK
AMRAP / People’s Bear / Not My Rock
27 PAX posted at Dromedary even though Tuck was on Q.
Thang
COP (all IC): SSH x 20, IW x 20, MC x 20, merkins x 15, Carolina dry dock x 15, lateral cotton pickers x 10
Mosey behind high school for 20-min AMRAP course:
- Run around globe traffic circle backwards
- Bear crawl between the 2 benches that are between the tennis courts
- U-turn and head back the way you came, stopping for alternating sets of 10 in-and-outs on the bench and 10 dips on the bench (3 sets of each)
- Head to bench on far side of tennis court for 20 derkins and 10 Bulgarian split-squats each leg.
- Mosey behind tennis court back through the area with the 2 parallel benches, stopping for alternating sets of 10 in-and-outs on the bench and 10 dips on the bench (3 sets of each).
- Mosey back to globe traffic circle and start over.
People’s Bear:
Mosey to narrow courtyard w/ brick walls at middle school. Everyone line up on one side in people’s chair. First guy bear crawls to opposite wall and back. As soon as he touches opposite wall, 2nd guy starts bear crawl to opposite wall. And so on. Continue until all 27 men have had a turn. PAX perform overhead press in people’s chair while waiting.
Not My Rock:
Find lifting rock near launch and circle up. Put down your rock and pick up your neighbor’s. Perform various exercises, stopping in between each set to pick up a rock that is x number of rocks away from you around the circle.
- Bicep curls x 10 IC
- Overhead press x 10 IC
- Tricep extensions x 10 IC
- Flutter w/ rock overhead x 15 IC
- Bicep curls x 10 IC
- Overhead press x 10 IC
- Tricep extensions x 10 IC
- Flutter w/ rock overhead x 15 IC
- American hammer w/ rock x 10 IC
Moleskine
- Wide age range out there today, from teens Flipper & Land Shark to a few respects that remember watching Flipper on TV and seeing Jaws in the theater.
- We lost Recalculating at some point due to an unplanned evacuation. This is an issue that many face in their twilight years.
- Das Boot and YHC have been on the same exact workout schedule for a couple weeks and it is good.
- T-claps to Cobbler & Bratwurst for the 0500 pre-run and Hollywood for 0515. Keep pounding Cobbler.
- Thank you to #Bratfella for the opportunity to lead.
Announcements
- Unofficial workout-palooza:
- Tomorrow/Thursday: 0530 bootcamp downtown Waxhaw @ water tower
- Tomorrow/Thursday: 0515 Millbridge run launching from clubhouse
- Friday: 0530 bootcamp @ Waverly shopping center w/ 0500 pre-run (workout will be named during COT. show up and have a say.)
- Posse looking for teammates for marathon relay in Rock Hill on Sat, Jan 20th @ 9AM
- Dromedary Q schedule is empty starting next week. Sign up!
Ciabatta be KIDDING Me: Holiday Jukebox Edition 3.0
20 men exercised for 20 seconds, 64 times, at #F3Dromedary in the afterbirth of #MoneyTuck.
Thang
Ciabatta refers to Tabata, a form of high-intensity interval training developed by… a Japanese scientist? Each exercise is performed for 8 cycles of 20 seconds of work and 10 seconds of rest; 4 minutes total for each exercise. Doing eight different exercises this way is a full F3 Ciabatta Cycle.
- Squat-o-rama: low slow squat, skater lunge (not a squat at all… shaking off the nerves), jump squats, hold squat aka Al Gore, repeato
- Plank-o-rama: regular plank, right arm out, left arm out, right arm right pocket, left arm left pocket, elbow plank, left side elbow plank, right side elbow plank
- Merk-o-rama: plyo merkins, wide-armed merkins, diamond merkins, hand release merkins, stagger left merkins, stagger right merkins, tempo merkins, regular merkins
- Lunge-o-rama: front lunge, back lunge, side lunge, jumping lunges, repeato
- Mary-o-rama: boxcutter, flutter, dolly, rosalita, Freddy Mercury, heels to heaven, straight-legged LBC, chippy cross
- Animal walk-o-rama: bear crawl x 2, crab walk x 2, frog leap aka broad jump x 2, duck walk x 2
- Jack-o-rama aka The Great Jack-off: plank jacks, elbow plank jacks, 6-inch plank jacks, side plank jack left, side plank jack right, SSH, seal jacks, smurf jacks
- Burpee-rama: 8 rounds of 6-count burpees
Moleskine
- It was great meeting my #Slackmate Moneyball before the workout after we ran in slow motion toward each other and collided in a warm embrace #neverletgo. Moneyball is now even more enabled. You’re welcome. #MoneyTuck
- Having to actually do and call all of those exercises SUCKED. Thought something was wrong w/ my playlist because it felt like there were at least 10 rounds of burpees at the end. Also, did not enjoy merk-o-rama or the duck walks. #smoked
- Bratwurst’s elf hat was ON POINT
- Still waiting on that Feliz Navidad translation, Doc
- Thanks for driving all the way from A51, Champagne. You talked me into doing this again this year so everyone owes you a HUGE debt of gratitude. Maybe next year I’ll do it up in A51 so you don’t have to drive for 25 minutes. Or maybe I’ll do it in Eastern UC so you have to drive for an hour. Just kidding. That place doesn’t actually exist I just made it up.
- Thanks for the speaker, Wingman
- Thanks for joining me on the pre-run, Goodfella
- Thanks for taking us out, Johnny Utah
- Thanks for the opportunity to lead, Brat and ‘Fella #bratfella
Announcements
- Unofficial workout tomorrow at the Waxhaw water tower @ 0530 #Floater
- Shadyview Farm Holi-Day-Camp tomorrow/Thursday in Indian Land from 9-1 – $30 per child – reach out to Old MacDonald on Slack for details. I will not be there due to a history of accidentally smothering small farm animals.
- 2nd F Happy Hour @ Mary O’Neill’s tomorrow/Thursday @ 6:30. I WILL be there and will try not to smother anyone but no promises.
- Sign up for the 2018 Joe Davis Run for Recovery
Frozen Tears
11 men rolled up to The Maul this morning even though weather.com exists.
Thang
Rapid Fire COP:
- 10 SSH IC
- 10 IW IC
- 10 Merkins IC
- 10 Makhtar N’Diayes IC
- 10 Wide-armed Merkins IC
- 10 MC IC
Mosey to delivery lane behind Michael’s/HT/Target and partner up on the way.
At 1st speed bump partner 1 runs up hill and performs 5 jump squats while partner 2 performs 15 plank jacks and then holds plank. Flapjack when partner returns. Repeato at each of 6 total speed bumps. Mary while waiting for six.
Climb hill to Elm Ln. Mosey South to St. Matthew Elementary School parking lot. Mary while waiting for six.
93 Problems
- Standing at the top of the parking lot and looking South, there are 93 consecutive parking spots that border Elm Ln all the way down to Williams Pond Ln. This stretches for 0.17 miles aka 280 meters aka 305 yards aka 3 football fields #spreadsheet. Find your partner. Partner 1 heads South, stopping to perform 1 burpee at each parking spot. Partner 2 runs South to end of parking lot and returns back to partner. Flapjack. Continue until both partners reach end of parking lot. Circle back for the six.
Mosey awkwardly around Eastern perimeter of the elementary school until finding church parking lot. Partner carry around left side of church, stopping at each speed bump for 10 partner slap merkins (50 total).
Partner 1 dead hangs from brick wall near St. Matt main entrance. Partner 2 runs down into drainage area, scales retaining wall at returns to Partner 1. Flapjack. 2 total rounds.
Indian run back home through Stonecrest parking lot, stopping twice for Mary.
2 minutes of “Captain Thor” back at launch: An ab exercise done in a 1:4 ratio. 1 big boy sit up to 4 American Hammers (Russian Twist). We got up to 5 sit ups and 24 American Hammers (yes, that math doesn’t work #mathishard).
Moalscin
- Thank you Enron, Wild Turkey and Bunker for joining me on a 5k pre-run. Enjoyed it. Definitely helped get the blood flowing. Enron, next time we’ll run UP the #murderhorn like big boys. Also, thanks for the BB title.
- YHC had driven past those 93 parking spots countless times but just realized a couple weeks ago that that is the longest stretch of parking spots in Ballantyne (aside from the Blakeney office park running parallel to Rea Rd aka #F3daVinci AO which has the best of everything). Anyway, YHC knew instantly that something must be done there. And that something had to be burpees.
- Definitely lost count during Captain Thor. Somewhere along the line YHC added an extra 4 American Hammers. What YHC is trying to say is you’re welcome.
- Everything we did today was partner based. Just realized that.
- Thanks to all for making it out on a 25 degree morning. Great group today and equally great effort shown by all.
- As always, thank you Commish and Tool Bag for the opportunity to lead. Thanks for squeezing me in so YHC could take care of some unfinished business from two weeks ago. Just realized that YHC probably stole your birthday Q, Tool Bag. Sorry about that. Which leads me to my next point.
- Happy birthday Tool Bag!!!
- Thanks Squid for taking us out
Announcements
Prayers for Bout Time and his family. Convergence workout at Independence Park tomorrow at 0530.
Sign up for the SOB Holiday Party.
Sign up for the 2018 Joe Davis Run for Recovery.
The Brave / Centurion Post-Thanksgiving Convergence
11 Centurions and Braveites converged at Ballantyne Corporate Park for a special late edition convergence the morning after Thanksgiving. 5 miles were covered amidst a smorgasbord of exercises. To everyone’s amazement, Mario did not poop his pants.
Thang
Mosey to corner of Huffines Ln and Ballantyne Commons Pkwy (near BB&T). Circle up for instruction.
Run West on Ballantyne Commons Pkwy, up Ben Nevis to very end (light at Lancaster Hwy). This is exactly 1 mile. At start, end and every side-street / entrance in between (8 stations total), stop for merkins. Start with 2 reps and increase by 2 at every station, for 72 reps total. Mary when done while waiting for the six. Then run the route in reverse w/ jump squats instead of merkins. Then original route with star crunches. Then reverse route with burpees. 4 rounds of this = 4 miles, ~400 ft elevation gain, 288 reps
After round 2, mosey to retaining wall on Conlan Cir next to Tony’s Pizza:
- 25 fast curb jumps
- Bear crawl across Conlan Cir
- 10 pull-ups on retaining wall
- Muscle up and over retaining wall
After round 4 return to retaining wall:
- Same as before but add a 2nd set of 25 fast curb jumps after the bear crawl
Mosey back to Vine.
Moleskine
It was great to get out and Q for the first time in about 4 months due to marathon training. YHC was happy with the turnout considering it was a holiday weekend. The 0700 start time and convergence surely helped. Bout Time and Mario led the pack most of the way, with Doc McStuffins and Bunker not far behind. The last mile w/ 72 burpees was truly terrible. Great effort by Cobbler who continues to challenge himself. Considering the gluttony that normally happens on Thanksgiving, YHC fully expected at least 1 PAX (Mario) to have to make a beeline for the CVS bathroom, but there was no news to report on that front. Some of us celebrated with Nutty Monkeys at Einstein’s coffeeteria, where we got to hear Hops’ incredible car story. Spoiler alert: everyone loves Hops (and for good reason). Cobains to Doc and Frasier who survived a similar workout courtesy of General three weeks prior. Thank you Mario, Fire Hazard and Thin Mint for the opportunity to Q the toughest workout in South Charlotte.
Announcements
Sign up for the SOB Holiday Party
Sign up for the 2018 Joe Davis Run for Recovery
Balrog II
29 men from multiple regions, generations and backgrounds woke to 30 degree weather and the prospect of running 16 miles w/ pain stations… and posted to Balrog II #CSAUP anyway.
What is Balrog II?: PreBlast
Thang:
Depart from Hickory Tavern Ballantyne at 0700 with shovel flags in tow.
Pain Station #1 @ Ballantyne Corporate Park AO: Goonie on Q
Jack Webb 1/4 up to 6/24. Merkins done with hands on rocks, presses to be done with rocks, as well. Recover with a quick jog down to the western-most building of Loch Ness and back.
Mary while holding rocks above: Dolly x 10 IC, Box Cutter x 10 IC, Rosalita x 10 IC
Next set: Curls, Overhead Presses, and Tricep Curls: 4 sets, 10x, 15x, recovery mosey down and back, 15x, Presses 25x. In between sets, pax would rotate rocks to get a little variety in their lives.
Pain Station #2 @ Elon Park Elementary School AO: Kid Rock on Q
Upon arrival to Elon Park for the 2nd stop, the PAX hydrated and got right to it, by trading in their shovel flags for buckets and sandbags for an obstacles course team challenge. Circle up and count off by 2’s. 1 runner from each team start us off.
Full parking lot run to South driveway for bucket carry. Once around the child carousel and back to starting point without setting down your bucket. On to the “barbed wire” crawl around South landscape bed to the sandbag carry. Carry sandbags along East commons area to telephone pole and back. Drop your bags and off the the plate carry. 1 45lb plate walk to the school and back. Head North along the parking lot to the sled pull. Pull the length of rope, and drag back to starting point. Finally, finish the course at the spear throw. Strictly enforced 20 burpee penalty for missed spear. Circle of Mary until all PAX have complete the course.
Pain Station #3 @ Blakeney AO: Strawberry and Paper Jam on Q
Met the group at a parking lot right before Blakeney fountains with an additional 5 pax in tow including a FNG. We did a quick round of Rock Webb up to 6 counts. Was notified by many that the exercise had already been done. Questioned by same pax if we coordinated with other Q’s as to not repeat exercises (we obviously did not…OR did we on purpose). Cobains. After feeling a little sorrow we cut the Rock Webb off and moseyed to Blakeney fountain for a PJ led Blakovery dynamic stretching session.
Pain Station #4 @ Stonecrest AO: Commish on Q
It would not be prudent if we did not run up and down our signature piece of landscape at The Maul – so of course, we started with a nice mosey down The Murderhorn only knowing that eventually the crew would have to go back up. That alone is mentally painful after you just finished running up to 10 miles. Understanding the pain these fine young men were enduring, they were rewarded at the bottom with a fully stocked fuel station and some patriotic music to keep their spirits up. The PAX did not eat or drink much so I figured they were ready to get rolling to where they could grab some cold ones and killer apps at The Hickory Tavern.
Not so fast though.. This is F3 and Balrog II so we have certain standards to live up to. In turn, we blasted out a lightening round of Mary. The PAX counted out along with the cadence energized and inspired. After a quick mosey down the grassy knoll to the rock pile, we banged out a lightening round of curls, military arm presses and tri-ceps with very manly sized rocks I might add. It was time. These guys were pumped – and off they went disappearing into the midst as they climbed back up the Murderhorn.
Very encouraging and impressive showing by all!! Great work men!!
Pain Station #5 @ Devil’s Turn AO: Tuck on Q
After a long slog up Rea Rd from Stonecrest we circled up at the corner of Rea and Bevington. The PAX were anxious to knock out the remaining few miles to get to the beer and nachos that awaited us at Hickory Tavern. Not so fast. Just enough time for a little more pain.
Low Slow Squats IC. Each PAX calls out 1 rep around the circle until all have gone (there were 22 of us at that point). Same deal with Tempo Merkins, then Jump Squats. And off we went onto the Greenway for the remaining 3 miles of Balrog II.
Bal-blog:
This was a great event, made possible by all of the volunteers and brave souls that showed up. We lost a handful of potential PAX due to the CLT Marathon. Next year we’ll make sure there is no scheduling conflict. YHC encourages all who have never done a #CSAUP to stop thinking and put yourself out there. They give you access levels of 2nd and 3rd F that are not possible under normal circumstances, and help expand what you thought was possible for yourself physically. There WILL be a Balrog III next year so keep your eyes peeled. There are many people to recognize so here goes:
T-claps:
- Paper Jam, Strawberry, Commish, Goonie and Kid Rock for Q-ing. Extra credit to Commish for providing a cornucopia of snacks/refreshments. That’s right, a CORNUCOPIA! #cornucopia
- Mario, Goonie, Wingman, Dasher, Cheddar, Das boot, McGee, Fredo (respect), Velveeta, Transporter, Lumberjack and YHC for being the few and the proud to complete the entire 16-mile Balrog II course. Mario hit 17 by repeatedly looping back to check on the six.
- Wingman, Mario, Kid Rock, Cheddar, Commish, Goonie, Strawberry, Paper Jam, Fire Hazard & YHC for being
luckystrong enough to participate in Balrogs I AND II and live to tell about it. Who’s going for the trifecta? - Squid for once again refusing to relinquish a shovel flag after he joined at Elon Park ES.
- Fire Hazard, Haggis and Cul de Sac for squeezing in part of the event before other commitments
- FNG Sick Puppy for making Balrog II his very first F3 activity. That takes guts. Consider the fact that he’s not even in high school yet and that makes him a certified bad ass. He showed great grit and determination in shaking off cramps the last couple of miles.
- Cobbler for posting despite not doing this kind of mileage recently. Keep up the good work!
- Transporter for introducing us to “Ass Caps”
- Wingman and Kid Rock for helping w/ promotion
- Strawberry for finding the da Vinci shovel flag. Strawberry, please be gentle with her. Remember: 1) no bright light 2) do not get it wet and 3) never feed it after midnight, no matter how much it begs.
- Kid rock for Q-ing an awesome Spartan style pain station despite #cankle
- Madame Tussauds, Thin Mint, Mario, JRR Tolkien and Fire Hazard for providing equipment
- Mario and Fire Hazard for helping Kid Rock set up / break down equipment
- Squid for taking us out
- The nice lady we basically car jacked at the end to take our group photo
- Kid Rock and Hickory Tavern Ballantyne for providing the post-event food. Under normal circumstances it would have been delicious. After 16 miles and every Jack Webb ever it was… orgasmic? Yes, orgasmic. #orgasmic
- Everyone for showing up despite freezing temps and logic
- All of the many anonymous vehicles that supported us along the way by honking as they drove by. Very cool.
- The PAX that donated to the Patriot Military Family Foundation
- Mad Dog and Squid for their service to our country
Alternative BackBlast Titles:
- “Introducing: the Tricep Curl” (because Goonie knows what he did)
- “Fire Hazard Leaves Early; Hates Veterans” (because actions speak louder than words)
- “All Jack Webb, All the Time” (because Jack Webb is what we do now at every workout, w/ rocks)
- “Escobar: Portrait of a Runner” (because Escobar is a runner)
- “Balcovery” (because you CAN recover during a #CSAUP… w/ Paper Jam on Q)
- “Keys to Victory” (because finding YHC’s car keys is a team effort. 2 years in a row.)
- “CSAUP: Complete Suffering And Ultimate Punishment (because ‘punishment’ is the only logical reason you would bring a middle schooler FNG to an event such as this. whatever Sick Puppy did, it must have been REALLY bad.)
- “Nacho Average #CSAUP” (because nachos)
Kid Rock Moleskin:
YHC has had quite the week leading up to this event. Sprained ankle and a busted axle on the beast caused me to be extremely behind in planning and preparation. Borrowed vehicles, borrowed time, borrowed equipment, and a borrowed garage… courtesy of Mario, Fire Hazard, Tolkien, Thin Mint, and MT- this whole thing was made possible. We did the best we could with the time we had to work with, to put together a Spartan worthy course… or at least I dreamed it was….. YHC never actually got to run it.The PAX seemed to enjoy a break from running around the city to tackle a few fun yet challenging obstacles. Several OCR veterans breezed through everything without any issues, while others seemed about as out of place as YHC at a millennial dance party. We all witnessed some new spear throw techniques…… sure to improve your overall burpee count at any race.Looking forward to a bigger and better Balrog III next year! HC already!
Announcements:
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