No Words + Plankful

 Posted on May 22, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  444 words  |  

ShutIn let me know that he had to abandon his Q last night. I was prepared with a great beatdown and even pre-blasted a last minute Q change to get PAX interested. But when Yogi arrived, storming in from his EC run, he enthusiastically (is Yogi ever anything except enthusiastic?) asked to take over the Q. We hadn’t seen him at Tortoises in a couple of months and he was more than excited to lead us. [Read More]
alamo  crimson  doogie  dust-bowl  ezekiel  frisco  honey-do  hotty-toddy  intimidator  jigglypuff  lawn-dart  theismann  traffic-cone  two-yutes  yogi 

Limited Run Spartan Training (#2)

 Posted on May 16, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  467 words  |  

QIC: Parker AO: Tortoises (5/15/19) Yep, Build-a-Bear is still in my head about the grip strength for this Spartan Super in July. Having the Tortoises Q, YHC knew there were plenty of options to work on some upper body and grip strength at the loveliest AO in central Apex on a Wednesday. So let’s get after it! Warm up: Mosey about 500 feet and circle up. Even that was too far for Frisco, of course chanting the standard “I thought this was a limited run AO! [Read More]
ashbury  dust-bowl  ezekiel  frisco  hotty-toddy  intimidator  malpractice  matador  meatloaf  parker  triple-lindy  water-wings 

Slow Roast Chicken

 Posted on March 15, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  394 words  |  

This was Q #5 and I keep thinking about what makes for a good beat down. If yesterday at BH was a pan-seared steak and then put in the oven to finish, today was all about the slow cook, a nice crockpot set on the counter emitting aromas that fill the house with love and warmth. Hanson and YHC showed up for EC and ECP respectively. If you ever have a chance to run some EC with Hanson you won’t regret the push and the fellowship. [Read More]
cataracts  clementine  dust-bowl  hanson  hotty-toddy  pickles  qwerty  sub  the-commish  trike  triple-lindy  two-factor  www 

The Leprechaun

 Posted on March 13, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  580 words  |  

May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face. And rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the hollow of His hand. Irish proverb With AOs closed on the patron saint of Ireland’s big day (St. Patrick’s Day), YHC jumped at the opportunity to Q Tortoises in order to pre-celebrate all things Irish with a rough-and-tumble group of HIMs. [Read More]
ascot  ashbury  clementine  deuce  doogie  dust-bowl  earhart  ezekiel  frisco  hotty-toddy  intimidator  meatloaf  ninjago  snooze  trike 

"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending." - C.S. Lewis

 Posted on March 6, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  443 words  |  

It was cold, the fart sack temptation was real, and every day we are faced with decisions that will impact our end changes, but also change the story of those around us. Maybe we speed up and block the car from merging in because they didn’t wait their turn (zipper merge is scientifically proven to be more effective…another discussion for another time), we walk the cart back into the store, or when we ask somehow their day is going we actually stop and listen because we want to know and we didn’t just ask because it is what you are supposed to do in the break room at work. [Read More]
dust-bowl  ezekiel  frisco  hotty-toddy  intimidator  matador  meatloaf  milton-bradley  sub  www  yogi 

Happy Burp-day!

 Posted on February 27, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  557 words  |  

Rolling down the road to Tortoises I get a message alert, “Where is everybody? Is Tortoises closed today?” I got to thinking, should’ve I pre-blasted my birthday celebration at Tortoises? I didn’t want to make people choose between a birthday celebration or the soft launch of Lion’s Den. I wanted to ensure the soft launch was a success for Red Ryder and Sour Mash, but did I underestimate the draw that the Lion’s Den would have? [Read More]
ascot  ashbury  badlands  doogie  dust-bowl  ezekiel  frisco  honeycomb  hotty-toddy  intimidator  matador  meatloaf  nature-boy  quiver  sega  snooze 

Recycled Q

 Posted on February 17, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  541 words  |  

When YHC performed his final posting of the Old Q summary to slack, there was an opening at one of his top AO’s. It’s been quite a while since the PAX has been subjected to a Hotspot Q, so YHC signed up before sending out a fully filled in Qlist for the week. Well, Thursday night rolled around, and there was a plan that needed to be written. YHC grabbed my dusty Weinke from the garage, and pulled out one of the many slips in there. [Read More]
blueprint  dunkin  dust-bowl  franklin  hanson  heat-pump  hotspot  hotty-toddy  imp  monkey-nut  nerf  qwerty  red-ryder  rowlph  sour-mash  sub  war-eagle  wells-fargo 

Changing of the Guard

 Posted on February 6, 2019  |  4 minutes  |  663 words  |  

It was a beautiful morning at Tortoises (the premier limited-run, maximum fun workout on Wednesdays in Apex). Two Friendly New Guys (FNGs) joined the PAX in the gloom this morning: Sega (who was being punished for forgetting to do his homework) and Matador (who was being punished for being friends with Frisco). For Your Humble Correspondent (YHC) (i.e., me, Frisco the Legend), the day started with Extra Credit Pullups (ECP) with Spartan and recently named (i. [Read More]
ascot  ashbury  carvana  clementine  crimson  deuce  doogie  duncan  dust-bowl  earhart  ezekiel  frisco  grinch  honeycomb  hotty-toddy  intimidator  lawn-dart  matador  meatloaf  milton-bradley  rooney  sega  snooze  sour-mash  spartan  term-paper  trike  triple-lindy  www  yogi 

Pure Vanilla

 Posted on February 1, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  383 words  |  

I didn’t start out wanting to create a vanilla-flavored workout, but now that I look back over what we did, it reeks of the genus vanilla orchid. A bunch of EC HIM did running, pull-ups and other stuff. 0544 Give the Disclaimer to FNG. 0545 Here we go Mosey to the end of the parking lot where Dante Peakers like to warm up and get a little hissy if you don’t. [Read More]
blueprint  crimson  duncan  dust-bowl  hanson  heat-pump  hotty-toddy  imp  kubota  monkey-nut  parker  red-ryder  rooney  snots  sooey  squatter  sub  the-commish  trike  two-factor  yogi 

Grace California

 Posted on January 10, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  618 words  |  

AO: Tortoises Date: 1/9/19 PAX**: Free Bird, Earhart, Clementine, Puddles, Ashbury, Trike, Pet Sounds, Sub, Cataracts, Meat Loaf, Crimson, Deuce, Spartan, Frisco, Payback, Dust Bowl, WWW, Yogi, Quiver, Milton Bradley** There was a slight breeze blowing in when I arrived at Tortoises this morning and a silhouette lingering in the lot, solo, yet there. I walked up and had pleasantries with this man and we seemed to have met before, when others start streaming in with faces coming at me in all directions. [Read More]
ashbury  cataracts  clementine  crimson  deuce  dust-bowl  earhart  frisco  meatloaf  milton-bradley  payback  pet-sounds  puddles  quiver  spartan  sub  trike  www  yogi