June 14 at The Rock
Date: 2025-06-14 AO: the-rock Q: Runstopper PAX: Runstopper, Alf, Circuit City, Focker, O’Tannenbaum, Tuna, Limey , Omar FNGs: None COUNT: 8 Ran total of 3.7 miles Started by circling up a doing 50 side straddle hops and then 50 imperial walkers.
Went to pavilion for some wall work – tough
Ran over to a shopping center and hit circle median for 4 rounds of push up 5, 10, 15, 20 many were ready to stop here But we powered through and ran three the greenway and ended up by the Starbucks
We finished up by the kettle bell crew Announcements: Candlewyck Blood Drive 6/20 at clubhouse Dad camp August 15-17 at lake Wylie
Went to pavilion for some wall work – tough
Ran over to a shopping center and hit circle median for 4 rounds of push up 5, 10, 15, 20 many were ready to stop here But we powered through and ran three the greenway and ended up by the Starbucks
We finished up by the kettle bell crew Announcements: Candlewyck Blood Drive 6/20 at clubhouse Dad camp August 15-17 at lake Wylie
The Brave New World Showcase: Part 1
Date: 2025-06-13 AO: the-brave Q: tuck PAX: fire_hazard, midriff, frasier FNGs: None COUNT: 4 Where do I even begin. :thinking_face: I know- l’ll start at the beginning.
It was raining harder than a Vietnamese monsoon. Lightning was striking all around Ballantyne with the force of Muay Thai elbow-knee combo. The thunder was deafening, pretty much the opposite of a super quiet Japanese ninja tuck jump. All of this resulted in pax like Franky and wingman avoiding The Brave like a Spanish matador evading a charging bull. As the reality of the situation sank in, I knew I had an Andes-sized mountain to climb to get the three pax that had posted on my side. Like a member of the King of England’s Royal Guard, I knew I had to put on a Brave face and do my duty, conditions and attendance be damned. Welcome to The Brave New World Showcase: Part 1.
The Thang
Run to 12 different countries, stopping at each for an exercise or two that reflects the culture and history of that country. You might be asking yourself, how did Tuck possibly distill the essence of an entire nation into one or two exercises? And how did he pull off that feat 12 times? Thanks for asking. Actually, it was easy. I simply abandoned my family and lived abroad for a year, stealthily embedding myself in towns and cities across the word, absorbing my surroundings and experiences like a :sponge: . When I eventually returned home, I could sense that my M was pissed. But fear not- after I showed her the weinke I had slowly crafted over the past year she looked me dead in the eye, cracked a smile, and said “You did it. You son of a b*tch, you did it.” :raised_hands: Here is how our world tour unfolded.
1) Ireland :flag-ie: (@ Nora Macs) – Mary Katherine Gallaghers – Celtic Warrior Training (sprint & backpedal back to start x 2) – no warmup prior to sprinting :thumbsup:
2) Vietnam :flag-vn: (@ Be’s Noodles & Bahn Mi) – Vo Co Truyen Flow (low horse stance with palm strikes – Farmer’s Hustle (farmer carry your partner around the parking lot). fire_hazard was paired up with midriff and I was paired with frasier. Sometimes it pays to be in charge.
3) Italy :it: (@ Kozi Italian Street Food) – Roman Chariot Push (face partner and push him across with partner resisting)
4) Mexico :flag-mx: (@ Cabo Fish Taco) – Lucha Libre Agility (sprawls & hop to your feet) – Speed skaters (little known fact that speed skating is huge in some remote parts of Mexico)
5) Spain :flag-es: (@ Miro Spanish Grille) – Matador Moves (reverse lunges with arm flourish
6) China :cn: (@ Ten Seconds Chinese Noodles) – Shaolin Balance & Power (single leg crane stance with punches) – Low horse stance and punches – Eye contact encouraged – We debated the efficacy of my weak punches on a newborn baby :shrug:
7) Japan :flag-jp: (@ Tsuki Japanese Steak House) – Sumo squats (obviously) – Ninja jumps with quiet landings
8) Greece :flag-gr: (@ Zeitouni Mediterranean Grill) – Greek Shield Lunges (forward lunges with front press) – Spartan Shield Core Stability (plank with shoulder taps)
9) Peru :flag-pe: (@ Viva Chicken) – Andean Power Climbs (mountain climbers)
10) Thailand :flag-th: (@ Bahn Thai) – Muay Thai Combos (jab-cross-elbow-knee) – Muay Thai Core & Clinch (imperial walker)
11) USA :us: (@ Midwood Smokehouse) – Merkins – American Hammer
12) England :flag-england: (@ British International School) – Wimbledon Footwork (fast feet & lateral shuffle) – Royal Guard Drills (high-knee march with arm swings)
Will there be a Part 2? If I can squeeze in another year abroad, you bet your @$$. -TUCK :facepunch:
It was raining harder than a Vietnamese monsoon. Lightning was striking all around Ballantyne with the force of Muay Thai elbow-knee combo. The thunder was deafening, pretty much the opposite of a super quiet Japanese ninja tuck jump. All of this resulted in pax like Franky and wingman avoiding The Brave like a Spanish matador evading a charging bull. As the reality of the situation sank in, I knew I had an Andes-sized mountain to climb to get the three pax that had posted on my side. Like a member of the King of England’s Royal Guard, I knew I had to put on a Brave face and do my duty, conditions and attendance be damned. Welcome to The Brave New World Showcase: Part 1.
The Thang
Run to 12 different countries, stopping at each for an exercise or two that reflects the culture and history of that country. You might be asking yourself, how did Tuck possibly distill the essence of an entire nation into one or two exercises? And how did he pull off that feat 12 times? Thanks for asking. Actually, it was easy. I simply abandoned my family and lived abroad for a year, stealthily embedding myself in towns and cities across the word, absorbing my surroundings and experiences like a :sponge: . When I eventually returned home, I could sense that my M was pissed. But fear not- after I showed her the weinke I had slowly crafted over the past year she looked me dead in the eye, cracked a smile, and said “You did it. You son of a b*tch, you did it.” :raised_hands: Here is how our world tour unfolded.
1) Ireland :flag-ie: (@ Nora Macs) – Mary Katherine Gallaghers – Celtic Warrior Training (sprint & backpedal back to start x 2) – no warmup prior to sprinting :thumbsup:
2) Vietnam :flag-vn: (@ Be’s Noodles & Bahn Mi) – Vo Co Truyen Flow (low horse stance with palm strikes – Farmer’s Hustle (farmer carry your partner around the parking lot). fire_hazard was paired up with midriff and I was paired with frasier. Sometimes it pays to be in charge.
3) Italy :it: (@ Kozi Italian Street Food) – Roman Chariot Push (face partner and push him across with partner resisting)
4) Mexico :flag-mx: (@ Cabo Fish Taco) – Lucha Libre Agility (sprawls & hop to your feet) – Speed skaters (little known fact that speed skating is huge in some remote parts of Mexico)
5) Spain :flag-es: (@ Miro Spanish Grille) – Matador Moves (reverse lunges with arm flourish
6) China :cn: (@ Ten Seconds Chinese Noodles) – Shaolin Balance & Power (single leg crane stance with punches) – Low horse stance and punches – Eye contact encouraged – We debated the efficacy of my weak punches on a newborn baby :shrug:
7) Japan :flag-jp: (@ Tsuki Japanese Steak House) – Sumo squats (obviously) – Ninja jumps with quiet landings
8) Greece :flag-gr: (@ Zeitouni Mediterranean Grill) – Greek Shield Lunges (forward lunges with front press) – Spartan Shield Core Stability (plank with shoulder taps)
9) Peru :flag-pe: (@ Viva Chicken) – Andean Power Climbs (mountain climbers)
10) Thailand :flag-th: (@ Bahn Thai) – Muay Thai Combos (jab-cross-elbow-knee) – Muay Thai Core & Clinch (imperial walker)
11) USA :us: (@ Midwood Smokehouse) – Merkins – American Hammer
12) England :flag-england: (@ British International School) – Wimbledon Footwork (fast feet & lateral shuffle) – Royal Guard Drills (high-knee march with arm swings)
Will there be a Part 2? If I can squeeze in another year abroad, you bet your @$$. -TUCK :facepunch:
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Date: 2025-06-10 AO: skunk-works Q: Mountain Momma , lois, smokey, Header PAX: lois, Header, smokey FNGs: None COUNT: 4 WARMUP: THE THANG: flipper ghosted us so we went Muschamp, Lois bringing out the bigger bell, continuing to accelerate post surgery 💪🏼 MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
Dad Bod DaVinci
Date: 2025-06-14 AO: davinci Q: madison PAX: Palmolive, fallout, Roulette FNGs: None COUNT: 4 WARMUP: A lap around Best Buy THE THANG: Lunge walk, Side Lunges, Station work – a la carte menu of exercises including Bosu merkins KB swings Towel row Bean bag toss Jump rope Monster walk
Pick a station and exercise until the runner (timer) gets back. Rotate thru each station. Mary Repeat x 4
MARY: we met her and stretched for the last 8 min ANNOUNCEMENTS: Blood drive somewhere sometime. Lots of CSAUP runs on the calendar – check Slack COT: take out by Madison
Pick a station and exercise until the runner (timer) gets back. Rotate thru each station. Mary Repeat x 4
MARY: we met her and stretched for the last 8 min ANNOUNCEMENTS: Blood drive somewhere sometime. Lots of CSAUP runs on the calendar – check Slack COT: take out by Madison
The greatest sequel
Date: 2025-06-14 AO: stonehenge Q: kirby PAX: Cheese Curd, Big Tuna FNGs: None COUNT: 3 WARMUP: walk to hotel. 40 Merkins Squats and Felps. THE THANG: As YHC can’t run we walked to the Amp to find it locked and decided to go to playground and use the soft material for our workout. Diamond Merkins Derkins split Squats pretzel hold. We spoke of things that made us happy and of good sequels and terrible ones. MARY: During and at the end a banger was introduced by Big Tuna the Pretzel pistol. It was fun. Happy Birthday to my Mom and Happy Flag day to you all! ANNOUNCEMENTS: Big Tuna needed a bathroom and Cheese Curds Goin to Florida. COT: Thankful for the friendship and love that comes out of this group.
Thunderstorm Friday
Date: 2025-06-13 AO: centurion Q: Hawkeye PAX: Hawkeye FNGs: None COUNT: 1 WARMUP: THE THANG: Your dedicated Q had a Serious Beatdown under the cover of the Chucky Cheese overhang. Rain let up and we made our way to CC parking deck for some indoor hill work. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
That’s one moist ruck you got there…
Date: 2025-06-13 AO: scars Q: Roulette PAX: Starch, F3 Elsa, taggart, kirby FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: Slow roll out of the parking lot as the persistent drizzle dampened the spirits of the PAX, sure enough we scooped up taggart on the way out… THE THANG: A soggy slog thru the bowels of the bowl… 3 miles in the bag… Here’s the highlights: Papa Starch is sleep deprived but hunger for a beatdown, kudos for posting in the rain F3 Elsa got a little warm once the rain stopped and brought some tickets to the gun show taggart might be made out of paper, we’re still not sure kirby was prepared for anything… except rain… MARY: no… ANNOUNCEMENTS: A51 blood drive, Inferno race, Ultimate 5k COT: midriff took us out, there may have been a special request for fire_hazard :poop:
Goats love rain
Date: 2025-06-13 AO: mountain-goat Q: slim_fast PAX: retread, slim_fast, Spammer FNGs: None COUNT: 3 WARMUP: Slim and Spammer braved thunder, lightning, and downpours for 4 miles of SleepHaterz. THE THANG: 2.5 miles out to somewhere on Bevington after crossing Elm. 2.5 miles back to SCLT middle school. MARY: Nowhere to be found. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Horsey half August 2. COT: Prayers for Slim’s mother and Benny’s grandfather.
All You’ve Got…
Date: 2025-06-13 AO: the-devils-turn Q: flipper PAX: bunker, Polly, frasier, flipper, retread, Astro (Kyle Kirchhoff), Hippie, Orange Whip, gumbo FNGs: None COUNT: 9 9 PAX ran towards Providence for 30 minutes and then ran back. Frasier and Polly made it all the way, the rest enjoyed the attempt. By the way, Raintree is hilly… that is all
Burpees, Coyotes and Trails
Date: 2025-06-12 AO: the-phoenix Q: midriff PAX: Roulette, kirby, Hawkeye FNGs: None COUNT: 4 WARMUP: Nope THE THANG: Give the pax a map with instructions to conquer six different pain stations throughout YMCA trails/Ballantyne District Park in 45 minutes or less. Provide minimal direction and we are off. Roulette commandeered the map, with kirby opting for a counterclockwise route, with minimal analysis of my poorly assembled cartographic product. Hawkeye nearly broke his angle on three separate occasions. Roulette swallowed a spider and its web. kirby got lost on the way to station #3 and almost got devoured by wild coyotes. In the end we conquered the stations together for a total of 60 burpees, 120 squats and 180 plank jacks and about 3 miles traveled over the course of 50 minutes. MARY: Yes ANNOUNCEMENTS: Ultra 5k is back! Coming in early October COT: Thank you Lord for the gift of this day and that we never have to run this race alone.
