Triple Nickle Hillz

 Posted on July 9, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  421 words  |  

A gorgeous morning in Cary!!! 60 degrees and 91% humidity after weeks of 80 degrees and 97%+ humidity! With tour-de-Carpex month, the aim was to keep it challenging, but to also not scare off any infrequent Kryptonite visitors in the hopes they come back to this AO! There’s lots of running, sure, but it isn’t JUST about running! YHC was very pleased to see a solid stream of cars rolling into the AO as we got closer to M-Minute. [Read More]
bluewater  bogo  build-a-bear  burt  chanticleer  cheddar-bo  chipper  denali  grease-monkey  hello-kitty  khakis  michelob  old-maid  shut-in  staubach  wonderbread  yogi 

What's that smell?

 Posted on July 3, 2018  |  4 minutes  |  794 words  |  

AO: Full Metal Jacket QIC: Pickles Twelve PAX were assembled in the soupy pre-dawn gloom, and ready to go for YHC’s first ever FMJ Q. Gather at the flag for the Pledge of Allegiance and we’re off on a nice easy mosey. A couple of cars came rolling in as we pulled away – someone’s tardy, and we’ll all have to pay. Circle up at the first drive way for… WHOAH! [Read More]
callahan  cataracts  cheddar-bo  crimson  frisco  gtl  hermes  hi-liter  hotty-toddy  khakis  mccants  pet-sounds  pickles  sour-mash  tubeless 

Kicking off USA Birthday Week

 Posted on July 2, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  321 words  |  

As we come up on 241 years as a country, YHC felt it was appropriate to celebrate with a little victory lap. It’s a beautiful lake with wonderful scenery and a typically well maintained Apex trail running around it. The backblasts suggested A-Team hadn’t run a lap in quite some time (YHC found reference to one such effort in ‘16 led by a “McCants”) so here we go. Warm-up: this was sort of done on the run [Read More]
bartman  build-a-bear  cheddar-bo  coney  goose  hasselhoff  hello-kitty  hotspot  imp  intimidator  liverpool  ma-bell  mccants  nature-boy  pierogi  quiver  red-ryder  rooney  shank  smokey  swag  term-paper  theismann  wkrp 

Fun With Numbers

 Posted on June 29, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  155 words  |  

YHC had the idea of doing a mini beast and 7s and so it just grew from there… Warmup: SSW (Signature Shut-In Warmup) Thang 1 - 6s: Mini Beast (6 laps of 3 exercises performed 6 times each) - 6 Merkins, 6 Pull Ups, 6 Monkey Humpers (run a lap) x 6 Thang 2 - 7s: Sprints / Hand Release Merkins Thang 3 - 8s: Shelter Work - This was supposed to be 2 sets of 4 exercises (= 8s) but the group was so chatty I said, let’s keep going! [Read More]
bayonne  bluewater  cheddar-bo  chipper  freebird  half  hermes  joe-smith  shut-in  staubach 

~~~Ride~~The~~Wave~~~

 Posted on June 27, 2018  |  5 minutes  |  907 words  |  

2nd F event on Tuesday night prior to the Wednesday Q was bad idea. Well the actual event wasn’t a bad idea, but those last 4 Brooksweisers were prolly a really bad idea. But hey, great opportunity for a 2nd F baseball game with your F3 brothers! The mighty Holly Springs Salamanders, affectionately known by the locals as the ‘Manders, are a force to be reckon with…sorta. Anyhoo the plan was to carpool from some shady Cary bar called The 19th Hole Bar and Grill; leaving at 6:20. [Read More]
airbag  arsenal  bartman  bayonne  bluewater  bogo  build-a-bear  burt  chanticleer  cheddar-bo  chipper  coney  denali  flacco  flip-flop  franklin  goblue  goose  hello-kitty  hi-liter  jigglypuff  joe-smith  largemouth  leprechaun  mccants  michelob  nature-boy  ollie  parker  pickles  pivot  prom-king  sabre  shut-in  squatter  staubach  swag  term-paper  water-wings  wkrp  youbetcha 

Dealer's Choice Ladder. This BB is Late. Its Short. Its ~61% Accurate.

 Posted on June 25, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  172 words  |  

Date: June 25, 2018 Weather: 101 degrees, Humid, Clear, Wet fields. 21 Pax showed up for a little cluster at Wolverine. A nice little site located between a couple of soccer fields. We had an FNG…..we named him Go Blue…which made Hi Liter happy. Warm Up: Mosey over to the soccer field. Circle up for a warm up of the usual. SSH, GM, SSH, GM, SSH, LBJs, Jump Squats. Thang: 4 cones are placed on the field. [Read More]
biner  bogo  burt  cheddar-bo  claven  clementine  coney  doogie  flacco  goblue  grinch  hello-kitty  hermes  hi-liter  house  liverpool  pierogi  pivot  saban  sabre  swag 

Crazy(ish) Phoenix

 Posted on June 11, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  380 words  |  

Banjo hit the Pax with news of his trip to the IR and naturally YHC jumped on the chance to Q Carpex’s premiere AO on a Saturday morning. And with the boys headed out for Crazy Train, we had to get a good beatdown in, in their honor as well. Fellowship run at 0605 (sorry Chipper who had been waiting since 0545 chomping at the bit) and the rest of the Pax arrive on-time for a 0630 start. [Read More]
biner  butterscotch  callahan  cataracts  cheddar-bo  chipper  dice  disco-duck  earhart  flacco  hello-kitty  hi-liter  odouls  ollie  parker  quiver  repeato  shut-in  sooey  swag  texas-ranger  theismann  www  yoga-mat 

3 years and counting

 Posted on June 5, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  373 words  |  

27 HIM gather including 1 FNG. Disclaimer given and we are off. Mozy the long way counterclockwise around the baseball fields to the upper lot. Warm up SSH x 15 IW x 15 GM x 10 Merkins, PJ, MC - IC x 10 Thang Partner up and complete required number of each set as a group with one PAX running the small loop. 150 merkins 150 monkey humpers 75 burpees [Read More]
airbag  ascot  bogo  brosef  callahan  cheddar-bo  clementine  crimson  franklin  katniss  khakis  kilmer  ma-bell  nature-boy  pbx  pickles  red-ryder  shut-in  sooey  squatter  swag  term-paper  the-joker  trike  water-wings  wilbur  yoga-mat 

10-counts for dayz

 Posted on June 4, 2018  |  6 minutes  |  1078 words  |  

Disclaimer, even with no FNGs. Better safe than sorry. Ready to go at 5:44:45, but…waited for official start. Warmup: Run ¼ mile to softball field lot (backwards run, karaoke right, regular, karaoke right(left), regular, karaoke right, backwards run, regular, curb slalom to loosen up the hips) Circle up near the playground for GM x 10 SSH x 36 Thang: Split up 1s and 2s. 1s go do 10 pullups at the playground OYO, 2s LBCs. [Read More]
cheddar-bo  disco-duck  hasselhoff  hotspot  imp  ma-bell  michelob  old-maid  quiver  red-ryder  theismann  water-wings 

The Vandals Sack Rome

 Posted on June 2, 2018  |  4 minutes  |  676 words  |  

The day is June 2nd. The year is AD 455. Rome is being sacked for the third time. Today, we are the Vandals who will take the city. Today’s Playlist 06:30 – FNG Check – we have one, Noah – Disclaimer – LET’S ROLL Jog around the over to the secret garden for a warmup. Good Mornings / Side Straddle Hops / Cotton Pickers / Imperial Walkers / Merkins / Mountain Climbers / Plank Jacks [Read More]
aristocrat  bluewater  callahan  cheddar-bo  claven  freebird  hello-kitty  jigglypuff  kermit  liverpool  mississippi  miyagi  odouls  quiver  smokey  swag  tecumseh  wonderbread