In a World...

 Posted on July 30, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  248 words  |  

The scene is dark, still and very quiet. There is barely any visible light but then we are jolted by the sound of an alarm clock and the darkness is pierce by the clocking showing 4:45am. Cut to: key in ignition Cut to: driving down the road before sunrise. Cut to: wide angle shot of 10 HIM milling around a parking waiting for what would become the best way to start ones day. [Read More]
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Good Hill Hunting

 Posted on July 15, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  256 words  |  

BRR season is upon us, whether the Pax like it or not. Several crushed the Cauliflower EC, but since I rolled in at 5:13, I can’t tell you exactly who. 5:15 start. No shovel flag with good brother Snip at the beach, but I noticed on my drive in that the Town of Cary mounted flags around Koka Booth for the 4th, so we moseyed to the traffic island where we were surrounded by Old Glories. [Read More]
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Another Nice Q

 Posted on July 7, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  469 words  |  

AO: Back In Black Workout Date: 07/01/21 My sixty-ninth Q of the year was the prior Friday at Boiler Room, but that won’t stop me from repeating the joke for my sixty-ninth challenge Q today. Nice. BIB starts surprisingly early (0515), and YHC pulled into the Koka Booth lot just in time to catch Cauliflower and Adjacent for the prerun. I laced up and we were off on a two mile loop where we saw lots of wildlife (rabbits, a bat, maybe a mouse? [Read More]
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Making Rectangles!

 Posted on May 6, 2021  |  1 minutes  |  174 words  |  

Really beautiful, crisp & cool morning at BnB! Here’s what happened: Welcome & mission, no FNG, pledge. Mosey to the big office building for warm-up – typical stuff. Then, the big Thang – 21’s merkins & monkey humpers working the big parking lot making beautiful Strava rectangles – added LBC’s on the alternate corners…. After that we got a little bear crawling in as promised & it was back to the flag for CoT – parking lot was packed with Lifetime Fitness folks crowding our space – what the heck people? [Read More]
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Asterisky

 Posted on March 12, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  338 words  |  

Captain Jack put out the call for a last minute Q at BiB… and YHC is fully in ‘Do Everything As Much And As Soon As Possible’ mode till 2.2 arrives. So here we are! Quick recon via car followed by a followup on foot and back with 20 seconds to spare. Minimal intros, and off we go! FOLLOW ME. Run around to the eastern trailhead, and hold for warmup 1: GM / SSH [Read More]
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Friend Groups of 3

 Posted on March 5, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  383 words  |  

Glorious weather, 15 strong, renege on request for headlamps and we are off Warm up mozy around the parking lot followed by SSH, GM, Hillbillies and Mountain Climbers Full House arrives a Full 2 minutes late. Penalty burpee for each minute. Now we are 16 Run to stoplight at the corner of the lake and note your finishing spot. Groups of 3 based on pace become your Friend Group for the remainder of the workout. [Read More]
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Blocks and Sleds in the Parking Lot

 Posted on February 27, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  356 words  |  

No FNG; No Disclaimer; Mission said; Pledge stated. Warm Up: Mosey to tent on Symphony Lake. Tent was down, but the frame still there. Good Mornings Windmill: Tappy taps Hillbillies Side straddle hops Thang 1: Traffic Circles: George Hood Double Respect. 8 hours, 15 minutes, 15 seconds. Partner Up: #1 Runs Figure 8; #2 15-Chilly Jacks (plank jack in Chilcutt) & 15 Alternating Shoulder Taps. Flip Flop #1 Runs Figure 8; #2 15- Dancing Chilcutts & 15-Plank Jacks. [Read More]
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ALARMing

 Posted on February 20, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  254 words  |  

We were all headed out for milk and bread to get us through the Blizzard of 2020, but 14 detoured to Back in Black, hopefully the Ms and 2.0s understand. No FNGs present, the pledge was said, with meaning, and we mosey’d to a parking lot for warmups… Warmups: SSH, Merkins, Plank Jacks and Good Morning Partner Catch Me if You Can…5 burpees by partner 1 as partner 2 headed out towards Tryon Road…I hope the PAX each had the pleasure of at least three sets of burpees. [Read More]
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Wet n Wild

 Posted on February 6, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  395 words  |  

We welcomed FNG Grant, newly relocated from Birmingham. Many dedicated HIM arrived for my 2nd Q. Glad to help McCants. And as he peacefully remained in the fart sack we grittily said our Pledge to our Flag. Immediately our warm up run began…and so did the chatter…5 burpees with the fellas. Ran to warmup in this warm weather, SSHs, Prisioner um…Sumo Squats, one other and off we went. Still too dry as we continued our run I decided to slow us down for Paint the Lines, backwards mostly, in Cary’s Biggest Parking Lot. [Read More]
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50% Respects; 100% HIM

 Posted on January 30, 2020  |  1 minutes  |  196 words  |  

0445 YHC, GTL, and Chipper for a 3.2 EC run 0515 No FNGs, No Disclaimer, No pledge. Mosey across the street to the parking lot. Circle up **Warm Up **Good Mornings, Windmill, SSH, Steve Earle Two groups of 5 for an Indian Run up Regency to yet another parking lot. Stop at the entrance for some Go Gos into the complex. Mosey to the far end of the parking lot [Read More]
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