THE BRAVE – Ultimate Frisbee Edition
Date: 2025-05-30 AO: the-brave Q: midriff PAX: frasier, Hippie, Taco_Stand, fire_hazard, Franky, tuck, soft_pretzel, Brexit FNGs: None COUNT: 9 9 HIMs laced up for a high-energy soggy showdown.
We took off from the AO and made our way to the YMCA lower soccer field. After setting up cones for Ultimate, the teams were locked in: – Team Shirts: frasier, Hippie, Taco_Stand, fire_hazard, Franky – Team Skins: tuck, Midriff, soft_pretzel, Brexit (To balance our odd numbers, one team always rotated to offense in the first half and defense in the second half) The Game: Ultimate Frisbee took center stage with a twist: after every scored point, all PAX performed exercises on the field. The rotation included: – Plank holds – Merkins – Big Boy Sit-Ups The wet grass added an extra challenge, as Frankynearly tore his hamstring on a slide. Half-Time Break: At the whistle, we ran a lap around the parking lot and hit the pavilion for: – Dips – Step-Ups After catching our breath, it was back to the game! Second Half Highlights: – Taco_Stand earned style points (and a bloody hand) after a full-layout on the gravel pathway. The grit was undeniable. – The second half saw both teams pushing the pace, drenched and determined, as the soaked field turned the game into an all-terrain challenge. Final Stretch: With 4 miles clocked, the last mile back to the AO was a spicy one, finishing slightly past 0630. Moleskine: The game was competitive, the camaraderie was unmatched, and the grass ensured everyone took home a little piece of the field. Shoutout to every HIM for showing up and leaving it all out there. Gotta shake things up and have fun every now and then.
Midriff
We took off from the AO and made our way to the YMCA lower soccer field. After setting up cones for Ultimate, the teams were locked in: – Team Shirts: frasier, Hippie, Taco_Stand, fire_hazard, Franky – Team Skins: tuck, Midriff, soft_pretzel, Brexit (To balance our odd numbers, one team always rotated to offense in the first half and defense in the second half) The Game: Ultimate Frisbee took center stage with a twist: after every scored point, all PAX performed exercises on the field. The rotation included: – Plank holds – Merkins – Big Boy Sit-Ups The wet grass added an extra challenge, as Frankynearly tore his hamstring on a slide. Half-Time Break: At the whistle, we ran a lap around the parking lot and hit the pavilion for: – Dips – Step-Ups After catching our breath, it was back to the game! Second Half Highlights: – Taco_Stand earned style points (and a bloody hand) after a full-layout on the gravel pathway. The grit was undeniable. – The second half saw both teams pushing the pace, drenched and determined, as the soaked field turned the game into an all-terrain challenge. Final Stretch: With 4 miles clocked, the last mile back to the AO was a spicy one, finishing slightly past 0630. Moleskine: The game was competitive, the camaraderie was unmatched, and the grass ensured everyone took home a little piece of the field. Shoutout to every HIM for showing up and leaving it all out there. Gotta shake things up and have fun every now and then.
Midriff
Warping Wind
Date: 2025-05-30 AO: ufo-ultimatefriz Q: MARTA PAX: Steve Hall, Wu Tang is for the children, David Baker, Yeti, Paris, Chandelier, Smokey, Broken Arrow, MARTA, Spikeball, pink eye, bullystick, biden FNGs: None COUNT: 13 Rough numbers this am, but the Pax coalesced late for a 6:24 start time. It’s not all their fault, as YHC was enthralled to learn from Chandelier that he’s found the fountain of youth (Collagen Supplements). From the get go, someone suggested a trade as Pink seemed to lack enough handlers to manage the wind. Rudderless without a commissioner, the request was denied and we defaulted to the 4 pt lead rule. Yellow was savvy and kept the game close early to avoid early trades.
I’d like to call it close, but it was never close. It was clear Pink needed someone who could throw consistently deep to a streaking Paris. Steve Hall didn’t have the juice left after a night of tennis and didn’t attempt many throws. Pink was forced to work it slowly up the field to many turnovers. With the lack of service, Paris’s hammy mysteriously tightened up and he watched for a few pts before disinterest set in and he was gone.
After the devasting loss of paris (and sub), Wu Tang is for the children channeled his inner go go gadget arms to make several outstretched catch for scores. Fresh kept the young’ins in check but even Bullystick couldn’t keep up with Yeti’s David Baker’s relentless running. The downwind points were apparent and the disc would float majestically allowing them to run down scores at will.
Pink was decimated by yellow. We quickly retreated to launch to mumble chatter. Pinkeye/Flywithme/Marta win the fields by staying late and discussing key topics such as mothers morning out, how soon you are allowed to go on a 5 day golf trip after your 4th child, and boat clubs.
See y’all next week
Yellow: A lot Chandelier Yeti Marta Spikeball Smokey Fly with me
Pink: a little Wutang Paris Fresh meat Broken Arrow Biden Bullystick pink eye
MARY: None ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dad’s camping and camp Babies being born COT: Smokey takes us out
I’d like to call it close, but it was never close. It was clear Pink needed someone who could throw consistently deep to a streaking Paris. Steve Hall didn’t have the juice left after a night of tennis and didn’t attempt many throws. Pink was forced to work it slowly up the field to many turnovers. With the lack of service, Paris’s hammy mysteriously tightened up and he watched for a few pts before disinterest set in and he was gone.
After the devasting loss of paris (and sub), Wu Tang is for the children channeled his inner go go gadget arms to make several outstretched catch for scores. Fresh kept the young’ins in check but even Bullystick couldn’t keep up with Yeti’s David Baker’s relentless running. The downwind points were apparent and the disc would float majestically allowing them to run down scores at will.
Pink was decimated by yellow. We quickly retreated to launch to mumble chatter. Pinkeye/Flywithme/Marta win the fields by staying late and discussing key topics such as mothers morning out, how soon you are allowed to go on a 5 day golf trip after your 4th child, and boat clubs.
See y’all next week
Yellow: A lot Chandelier Yeti Marta Spikeball Smokey Fly with me
Pink: a little Wutang Paris Fresh meat Broken Arrow Biden Bullystick pink eye
MARY: None ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dad’s camping and camp Babies being born COT: Smokey takes us out
Hill intervals w rear pressure.
Date: 2025-05-30 AO: mountain-goat Q: fleetwood PAX: slim_fast, retread, Spammer, wildturkey, gullah, Insomniac, sledge, mallcop, kilowatt, lois, Pele, steam shovel, black powder FNGs: 2 steam shovel, black powder COUNT: 14 WARMUP: not much of a warm-up but a short run up to Rounding Run. No dynamic THE THANG: Hills were on order today, starting with Rising Meadow then continuing on to Smoke Rise for hill sprints. Quick jog recovery w rear pressure😜👌 (pushing everybody to keep the pace up) one repetition per hill… always going back to pick up the six. On to the main event on Raintree. Roughly one and a half minute 10K pace up to Four Mile Creek x2. By this time I was being hated upon so we started to mosey back. sledge bringing in two FNG’s and Bullet the dog. MARY: na ANNOUNCEMENTS: eh COT: KW
1st Whippy Challenge
Date: 2025-05-30 AO: sparta Q: Orange Whip PAX: turkey_leg, Full House, Orange Whip FNGs: None COUNT: 3 With many men tapering for Maine 1/2 we had 3 local Matthew’s boys show up for the first Whippy Challenge.
The challenge:
There are 20 new street lamps on Fullwood with the new widened sidewalk. Suicide run to each lamp and see how far you can go. Note, thanks to my M (who mapped it out for me) it is 9+ miles if you complete all 20 lamps.
We got to 16 which was about 7 (including the run from Seaboard)
TL was in the lead the whole morning as he starts building up for 1/2 marathon training
Great morning, good convos and 3rd F with Peak 51 at Brakeman’s with about 10 guys.
The challenge:
There are 20 new street lamps on Fullwood with the new widened sidewalk. Suicide run to each lamp and see how far you can go. Note, thanks to my M (who mapped it out for me) it is 9+ miles if you complete all 20 lamps.
We got to 16 which was about 7 (including the run from Seaboard)
TL was in the lead the whole morning as he starts building up for 1/2 marathon training
Great morning, good convos and 3rd F with Peak 51 at Brakeman’s with about 10 guys.
Shame is a hell of a motivator
Date: 2025-05-30 AO: scars Q: Roulette PAX: Starch, F3 Elsa, Odd Job, Pepsi FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: Mumble chatter about vulnerability management while other PAX blankly stare into the abyss… THE THANG: 3.16 miles of the best 2nd Ruck that SOB has to offer, YHC did best to keep Starch on his toes with the route, F3 Elsa keeps improving every week, Pepsi is almost back to full health, Odd Job is burning the candle at both ends but still managed to post. MARY: We played soccer, for football if you’re European ANNOUNCEMENTS: Inferno race, Waxhaw blood drive COT: midriff took us out
Matthew’s Library Starfish
Date: 2025-05-29 AO: peak-51 Q: Spammer PAX: Spammer, slim_fast, Benny, kilowatt, Pele, lois, gullah, Catfish, Mounds FNGs: None COUNT: 8 WARMUP: Walk to circle in front of downtown Matthews Library for 20xSSH, Squats and IWs. THE THANG: Called Exercise in center of circle plus each of the 4 NSEW points around the circle. Repeat back to center of circle after each stop. Round 1: Center – 40x LBCs, Stations: 20x heel raises, 20x sit ups, 20x h2h, 20x dolly Round 2: Center – 20x dips, Stations: 10x burpees, 20x Lunges, 20x Merkins, 20x Carolina Dry Docks Round 3: Center – 20 sec plank, Stations: 20x dolly, 20x Monkey Humpers, 20x Squats, 20x Hand Release Merkins MARY: Walked back to launch and had time for 20x Step Ups and 20x Bobby Hurleys while waiting for sparta to join us. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Horsey Half coming up in August! COT: Spammer
Flappy bird runs through the woods
Date: 2025-05-29 AO: the-phoenix Q: Odd Job PAX: Roulette, midriff, teddyf3, wingman, Franky, kirby, patent_pending, SweetWater, wildturkey, Hawkeye FNGs: None COUNT: 11 WARMUP: SSH, IW, arm circles, merkin, runner stretch
THE THANG: Carrying bricks the whole time: Flappy bird/merkin sequence, then mosey down to the pavilion for some dora 123 (merkins, carolina dry docks, and LBC). Then a good long midriff led mosey through the forest back to base.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Come to the Olaf going away party tonight at 6pm at OMB
Grateful for you guys, especially today.
THE THANG: Carrying bricks the whole time: Flappy bird/merkin sequence, then mosey down to the pavilion for some dora 123 (merkins, carolina dry docks, and LBC). Then a good long midriff led mosey through the forest back to base.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Come to the Olaf going away party tonight at 6pm at OMB
Grateful for you guys, especially today.
A nice jog
Date: 2025-05-29 AO: run Q: frasier PAX: bunker, Astro (Kyle Kirchhoff), hairball, Polly, retread FNGs: None COUNT: 6 WARMUP: THE THANG: we mosey around a new course using old routes. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
The gloom welcomes me home
Date: 2025-05-29 AO: shield Q: margo PAX: tagalong, Bombay, Moth, ToeJam, Brisket, Cheese Curd, shrinkwrap, Sea Bass FNGs: 1 Sea Bass COUNT: 10 WARMUP: run into Cameron wood THE THANG: triple nickel, merkins at street lamps.
Run to South Meck for rocks and merkins on speed bumps
Head home
MARY: we saw her
ANNOUNCEMENTS: blood drive and rescue mission 5k
COT: Margo took us out
Run to South Meck for rocks and merkins on speed bumps
Head home
MARY: we saw her
ANNOUNCEMENTS: blood drive and rescue mission 5k
COT: Margo took us out