Little Bit of Running, a Lot of Work

 Posted on June 7, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  493 words  |  

YHC was NOT going to miss this one! After last week’s brain fart, I put a plan together OYO in my head and set the alarm early. The first one to arrive, I decided to explore a little bit. What’s this hill back here? Hmmm, Omaha! New plan. 6 more PAX showed up, including the long lost WWW. After a bit of catching up, we jogged over at 0530 to the front parking lot for some paint the lines and quick feet before circling up for: [Read More]
bocephus  earhart  freebird  gtl  ma-bell  texas-ranger  www 

Baseball Bear Crawling

 Posted on June 6, 2017  |  1 minutes  |  178 words  |  

22 Stallions showed up for some fine work this morning. We tried to run to the fancy ball fields, they were locked. We circled up did some warmup, ran to the upper parking lot, did some bear crawl and crawl bear inchworming, then we split up in 4 teams and did some merkins, squats, burpees and sumo-squats at the corners (bases), running, bw running, crawl bearing and bear crawling between bases. [Read More]
beaker  biner  brosef  earhart  goose  gtl  hermes  katniss  kilmer  lulu  ma-bell  master-chief  mr-roboto  open-out  pbx  shut-in  sky-blue  snots  sour-mash  swag  van-winkle  water-wings 

Sometimes you have to get a little dirty...

 Posted on June 2, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  631 words  |  

…at Dante’s Peak. After stepping outside about 5:15 a.m. this morning, YHC realized that he lucked out with good temps and dry conditions for his VQ day. However, it turned out that it wouldn’t stop the PAX from needing that towel in the trunk for their drive home. 23 PAX were ready to roll this morning - no FNGs and everyone on time, so we were off. Warm-up Quick jog to the basketball courts, by way of the hill. [Read More]
banjo  bartman  bocephus  crimson  earhart  freebird  hotspot  monkey-nut  nature-boy  old-maid  open-out  pbx  pet-sounds  rotary  shrek  shut-in  snots  sour-mash  swag  wilbur  yogi 

Pain in the Butt

 Posted on May 13, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  482 words  |  

YHC and Michelob ran in to Peak City Beatdown. Monkey Nuts huffed it in too. The Pax was restless this morning. After witnessing a late night twitter war, they were curious to see who would lead them! YHC’s goal of the morning was to be a pain in the ass, or at least make your ass have pain. Freebird seemed to be clock free and was coming in hot, but he’d have to catch us if he wanted to feel some pain. [Read More]
blue-and-out  dice  earhart  freebird  goose  gtl  hi-liter  hotspot  kubota  lulu  ma-bell  michelob  monkey-nut  open-out  pickles  rotary  sky-blue 

SNS -- The New Outdoor Gym

 Posted on May 10, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  520 words  |  

I arrive at SNS after not posting here for some time being a regular at Tortoises to a crowd of PAX either hanging out or running in from all directions. Seems SNS has turned into an outdoor gym environment where you can do running, beatdowns, several aerobic options. What is next, cycling and yoga classes? Anywho, 30 plus guys gathered, some ran away for Vesper, some stayed with me for the traditional beatdown. [Read More]
angry-elf  bartman  brussels  burt  chanticleer  ck  coney  crimson  earhart  fluoride  franklin  freebird  goose  hello-kitty  hotspot  khakis  michelob  nature-boy  pbx  pet-sounds  pickles  repeato  riptide  rotary  saban  shut-in  smokey  swag  term-paper  wonderbread 

"Hey Cally, did you see that rainbow?" (x 12)

 Posted on May 9, 2017  |  7 minutes  |  1356 words  |  

Beautiful morning for a workout, eh? Six men showed up for a quick 2.25 mile EC run around parts of Cary I’ve never seen before. Back at the parking lot with plenty of time, the rest of the PAX started pouring in one after the other. All in all, a total of 25 men showed up in the gloom to push themselves and their brothers to put in some hard work. [Read More]
biner  callahan  coney  earhart  franklin  freebird  katniss  khakis  largemouth  lulu  ma-bell  mad-man  nature-boy  open-out  pbx  pet-sounds  pickles  repeato  shut-in  sky-blue  sputnik  swag  term-paper  water-wings  wilbur 

Stick Move

 Posted on May 4, 2017  |  4 minutes  |  749 words  |  

GroupMe was all atwitter (pun most definitely intended) the night before with speculation about what was going to happen at Ma Bell’s 3 year F3iversary. “I’ll bet it’s Merkins” “Keep calm and Merkin on.” Shut up, you don’t know me. Fast forward to Thursday morning. 19 folks came out to find out for themselves instead of retreating to their fartsacks. Side note: I like a word that can be used as both a verb and a noun. [Read More]
angry-elf  banjo  biner  burt  callahan  chanticleer  coney  coxswain  earhart  goose  jigglypuff  joe-smith  ma-bell  ollie  pickles  riptide  sky-blue  smokey  yoga-mat 

Follow My Cadence

 Posted on April 28, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  436 words  |  

After my long commute from Apex up to DZ, I was greeted by 13 PAX ready for a good workout. Burt had saved up 6 days of mumble chatter and was in high form and brought a lot of fun this fine morning. Permit running in last minute, off we go around the “pickle” for one lap and circle up at the entrance for: Warm Up 10 Good Mornings 20 Side Straddle Hops [Read More]
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Yogi back in Charge

 Posted on April 26, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  415 words  |  

A nice cool, cloudy, gloom day greets us for another round of beatdowns at the Tortoise. Guest PAX Hermes and GTL round out the hearty group of 6. Everyone there on time and no FNGs Yogi has the helm and takes us around the parking lot for a mosey and then into the light for warm-ups. Warm Up 10 Good Mornings 20 Side Straddle Hops 10 Sir Fazio Arm Circles [Read More]
earhart  freebird  gtl  hermes  texas-ranger  yogi 

Field of Streams

 Posted on April 25, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  295 words  |  

9 of Cary/Apex’s most committed men and 1 guy who had signed up to Q made their way to Field of Dreams on this wet morning. Given the 48 hour downpour, YHC had to leave a bit earlier than usual this morning in fear of literally coming on 2 wheels. YHC strongly considered a morning of splashing on the turf but for the sake of the town of Cary and possibly a bit of mercy on my brothers, a sheltered morning was prepared. [Read More]
biner  callahan  earhart  franklin  katniss  khakis  michelob  nature-boy  pbx  shut-in