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I roll out of bed this morning to the sound of fairly substantial rain. I immediately ping my bookie to go heavy on the under for today’s 150 Carpex attendance target. But by the time I arrive at Whoville the rain has cleared, and we are left with a warm and glorious morning. Clementine rolls in 90 seconds early, which seems to stun the Whoville regulars. On a side note, I am not sure if Clementine’s Hasselhoff banana hammock infinite loop pre-blast is one of the greatest things I have ever seen or one of the most disturbing. [Read More]

Maybe it is the late start and the extra 15 minutes of sleep, but everyone comes into this workout fired up and sassy. Chipper and Franklin jump out of their cars and start flinging hospital names around like hand grenades. The chatter won’t stop for the next 45 minutes. As a matter of fact, every rep count below is suspect because Staubach is the only one counting and he isn’t that good at it. [Read More]

A few Southeast Cary guys agree to join me for this adventure, with Chipper and Oofda even showing up early for an EC run. They have vastly overestimated how long it will take to get to the other side of the world and are therefore able to enjoy an extra 15 minutes of stretching before we take off. No prior experience with an EC run here. But Google Maps is undefeated, so we find enough greenway to make it work. [Read More]