Tuck’s Twelve

Tuck’s Twelve

Date: 2025-07-19 AO: chicken-run Q: tuck PAX: midriff, Green Label, Franky, soft_pretzel, turkey_leg, woodson, bratwurst, wingman, Hippie FNGs: None COUNT: 10 This week at :chicken: :man-running: we pulled off the most sophisticated and elaborate bank heist in history. Or should I say bank heists. The targets: 18 19 banks in the Ballantyne area, all located on a 10 mile route. The plan: get in, get out, and run to the next. While the cops were chasing their tails we’d already be hitting the next spot. Before they figured out the pattern we’d already be cooling off, hiding in plain sight right where they least expected it: enjoying a delicious chicken breakfast in Blakeney where the whole damn thing started :sunglasses:.
To pull off a job of this magnitude I knew I needed the right crew of 12 specialists, each filling a critical role in the master plan. But not just any ragtag group of thieves would do. For this to work, these guys needed to be the best. After months of interviews and secret meetings I had done it. I had assembled the greatest crew since 2 Live Crew took the hip hop world by storm in 1984. 1) tuck: the mastermind 2) woodson: the locksmith (aided by his unusually small hands) and logistics 3 & 4) bratwurst & Franky: IT (hacking into security systems, downloading blueprints- you know the drill) 5) wingman: drone surveillance 6) turkey_leg: the grease man (uncanny ability to fit in small places like air ducts, garbage cans, etc.) 6) Green Label: the inside man (posing as a bank teller to feed us inside information) 8) Hippie: the pickpocket (quick hands, versatile hair) 9) soft_pretzel: the financial backer 10) madison: the cantankerous old pro who comes out of retirement for one last job to cash out and pass along tricks of the trade before sailing off into the sunset with his beautiful calves 11) kirby: money laundering at various tire shops and recycling centers, comic relief, CSO- chief seduction officer when necessary (enabled by ‘rizz and perfect bone structure) 12) midriff: CDO- chief diversion officer; can create a distraction whenever necessary by showing his belly and dancing and/or singing
Now you might be thinking, doesn’t all of what I just stated amount to a written confession? Listen, if the trail of DNA (sweaty footprints) I left from crime scene to crime scene didn’t get us caught, nothing will.

Halftime

Date: 2025-07-20 AO: stonehenge Q: snowflake PAX: wildturkey, Cheese Curd, Melons FNGs: None COUNT: 4 WARMUP: 1 pre runner
Quick lap around the lot covers the basics
THE THANG: Ran around the AO with a clear purpose
Got to the nature trail, rocks and rando parking lot for 4 corners
MARY: yes we did
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Horsey Half
COT: I am sure it happened
CC (also writing this) was only able to stay for 30 mins / Halftime.
I have no idea what happened YHC left. Sorry for the early departure. Early football practice
Did they sit and talk about there feelings? Go for coffee immediately?
We will never know… first 30 was enjoyable!

Sunday Runday

Date: 2025-07-20 AO: _sob Q: midriff PAX: Franky, Palmolive, kirby FNGs: None COUNT: 4 Movement is medicine. kirby and Franky walked and Palmolive and YHC jogged 6ish miles, finding refuge from the sun on the YMCA trails. Good movement and even better conversation.
Our Father in heaven, Your name is holy and special. Let your kingdom come, And may what you want to happen be done here on earth, just like it is in heaven. Give us what we need today. Forgive us for the wrong things we’ve done, As we forgive those who’ve wronged us. Don’t let us fall into temptation, But keep us safe from evil. You’re the one in charge, with all power and glory, forever. Amen.

The Implied Subject is “You”

Date: 2025-07-19 AO: olympus Q: Krzyzewski PAX: MARTA, voodoo, taggart FNGs: None COUNT: 4 Express write-up given the hour. Overall, solid beatdown today enjoyed by four pax with a penchant for punishment. The presses were copious, as advertised, and healthy servings of ABCs, Luniz’s greatest hit, and carries rounded out the pump. Thanks as always to the gents that post and put up with YHC and his nonsensical playlists. It’s an honor to sweat alongside you pax. Join us next week as we dial back the presses slightly. Let’s get into this week’s 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) Armor Building Complex (Sans Presses) EMOM (15 min.) – Double clean (2x) – Double squat (3x) 2) Cavalcade of Double Presses (5 sets) – Double presses (2x) – Double presses (3x) – Double presses (5x) – Double presses (10x) 3) ‘I Got 5 On It’ Complex (2 sets…should’ve been 5, but ran outta time) – Lawnmowers (5x e/s) – Renegade rows (5x e/s) – SLDL (5x e/s) – Reverse lunge (5x e/s) – Merkins (10x) 4) Carries – Racked and waiter single bell MARY: Not today ANNOUNCEMENTS: – :horse: Horsey half marathon and ruck is on 8/2 (see Slack for details) – :camping: F3 Dad Camp @ Lake Wylie from 8/15-8/17 (see Slack for details) COT: YHC took out the joint groups in the COT

humidity not good for robots or short dudes

Date: 2025-07-19 AO: davinci Q: Odd Job PAX: C3P0 FNGs: None COUNT: 2 Grateful that C3PO braved the humidity to get some miles and Mary in this morning. Covered some new territory and had time for coupon work too. Turnout was low, second F was high.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Horsey McHorseface see slack or Madison COT: Thanks for the take out Soft Pretzel.

Keystone

Date: 2025-07-19 AO: sparta Q: Keystone PAX: Keystone, turkey_leg, Orange Whip FNGs: None COUNT: 3 Keystone led a strong Q through Matthews. Turkey leg was running mad. Sweatiest morning ever. 2nd F at Brakeman’s

5Q

Date: 2025-07-19 AO: the-rock Q: Alf , Mr. Magoo, Snuka, O’Tannenbaum, Runstopper PAX: Alf, O’Tannenbaum, snuka, Runstopper, Mr. Magoo FNGs: None COUNT: 5 There was no Preblast. There was no proclamation of who the Q was supposed to be. Nonetheless 5 men showed up for a Saturday AARP, er The Rock meeting. We opted for the never before attempted 5 Q workout! It was a complex challenge but each man took ~12 mins.
We ran, we exercised, we cracked jokes, then we went to coffee. No sign of geraldo or Tuna

Skunky Diesel

Date: 2025-07-18 AO: mountain-goat Q: retread PAX: Insomniac, jello, Pele, retread, Spammer, lois, gullah, sledge, mallcop FNGs: None COUNT: 9 THE THANG: 1 mile warmup down 51 to Arboretum View. In addition to the unbearable humidity, pax were subjected to a motorist partaking in some very skunky stuff. Who is doing this at 5:20 AM?!! We ran the 0.83 mile Arbo View lap a few times before returning to SCMS. 5+ miles on what felt like the most uncomfortable morning of the summer. COT: Insomniac

Insatiable

Date: 2025-07-12 AO: run Q: tuck PAX: Doublemint, HazMat, toolbag, woodson, turkey_leg, Green Label, midriff, Franky FNGs: None COUNT: 9 After running to 2 Chick-fil-A’s last week the pax’ hunger for mor chikin became insatiable. Green Label spent his nights poaching chickens from Polly’s backyard and midriff hid himself under a free-standing Mountain Dew display at the Blakeney Harris Teeter so he could feast on leftover rotisserie chicken after closing time. Things were getting out of hand. For the safety of myself and my family I had no choice but to placate the pax by creating the Eat Mor Chickin route. 8 men joined me at CR, and I immediately knew something was off. I attempted some small talk about the weather with Franky but he just stared at me blankly, and after a few seconds of awkward silence grunted “dark meat”. I thought that was odd but before I could even process it toolbag caught my eye. He was crouched over a discarded CFA sandwich wrapper and was stroking it with just his index finger if I recall correctly, repeating “my precious” over and over in a demented voice. If that wasn’t strange enough, Green Label emerged from his car with his face and bare chest covered in chicken blood and feathers. At that moment the clock struck 0600 and it was time to skidaddle. The Eat Mor Chikin route includes every chicken restaurant in the tri-state area. Here are some examples: – Viva Chicken Waverly – Chick-fil-A Waverly – Chick-fil-A Stonecrest – Super Chix Stonecrest – Pio Pio Blakeney – Chick-fil-A Blakeney
We ran for what felt like days. At each stop the boys got their fill. I stayed outside with Huck, but I could hear the screams. I can still hear the screams. They haunt me. ANYWAY we finished the run, all went to counseling and now everything is back to normal. Whew! What a week. See you at the next installment of Chicken Run.

“why is it so steamy outside”

Date: 2025-07-18 AO: joust Q: Benny PAX: header, Mr. Magoo, O’Tannenbaum FNGs: None COUNT: 4 WARMUP: After a proper veteran disclaimer was given for a light crowd today saying if ya want you can sue ductwork for being on a fishing charter thought that probably wouldn’t work off we went towards the lacrosse field area. After a quick cop of IW, Windmill, SSH and LSS it was time for the main event. THE THANG: The workout was broken up into 5 segments
Segment 1: Starfish workout: Middle of the lacrosse field: 10 LBCS Corner 1: 10 Monkey Humpers Corner 2: 10 Diamond Merkins Corner 3: 10 Jump Squats Corner 4: 10 Dry Docks
Segment 2: 7s 6 LBCs at the closest soccer goal area to the main entrance, run to the other soccer goal post do 1 merkin. Rinse and repeat till you’ve done 1 lbc and 6 merkins meet back in the middle of the lacrosse field
After learning from header where the rock pile was we made our way towards the Ultimate boys for the next piece of the workout. Segment 3: Jack Webb with lifting rock, we went up to 4 slow merkins and 16 air presses then worked our way back down.
Segment 4: 2 sessions of bench work 10 Dips 10 Step Ups each leg 10 incline merkins Second time switch the incline merkins for derkins
Segment 5: We made our way down to the track for the final segment, one lap around the track all you got. Followed by running 100 meters twice ayg before making our way back to launch. At this point pretty sure Mr. Magoo and O’Tannenbaum were wondering why did they agree to come to this workout after Basecamp on Monday.
MARY: Flutters followed by Protractor till time was called. Done mileage was just under 2.5 miles on the day with lots of core work mixed in ANNOUNCEMENTS: Horsey half in august still time to sign up on slack though getting a tshirt is tbd at this point if you haven’t signed up yet. COT: Header with the takeout
Small but mighty group today, lots of mumble chatter even Pudin Pop was mentioned even though he wasn’t there. Was thinking it might just be Header and YHC at first but happy Mr. Magoo and OT made it on over. Everyone worked hard out there, don’t make it out to this AO very often but I enjoy every time I do. Benny out