Ditch the Rock and Run the Race!

 Posted on July 9, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  449 words  |  

Showed up for the prerun and they said I could pick the route since I was the Q. Great, I always like doing routes backwards so lets do that! Which one?? Humm, Option 2. I knew that one well. Fast forward 20 minutes or so and I am confidently telling Largemouth that we are looking for a left but we weren’t. We missed the right turn but thankfully Largemouth got us back and only a minute or so late. [Read More]
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Start spreading the news

 Posted on July 1, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  425 words  |  

Sixteen go-getters decided that the prospect of a 60-minute Bartman Q was somehow more attractive than the spectre of 90 minutes of Banjo, and I don’t blame them. So as not to disappoint, we gathered up, gave what was judged to be a minimally viable disclaimer, and headed to the community center parking lot, with some fortunate restraint shown by ToC’s BFT-wielding CheddarBo. We warmed up. SSH, GM, you know, the popular favorites. [Read More]
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You broke your cherry

 Posted on June 27, 2019  |  5 minutes  |  973 words  |  

It truly was a glorious morning at Bradford’s Ordinary…until my Co-Q decided to throw me into the fire. Having gone to Q School on Sunday, and living by the Boy Scout motto of semper paratus, I planned out what was supposed to be my portion of the workout - disclaimer, warm up, and Mary/COT. I even communicated my plans to my Co-Q for confirmation. I practiced my exercises and cadence calls with my 2. [Read More]
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A Case of the Mondays

 Posted on June 24, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  367 words  |  

The sun comes up early these days. Early enough for an old guy like YHC to be able to make out most of the faces gathered around the shovel flag at about 0543. As the garmin strikes 0545, there are 21 PAX who pledge their allegiance, then follow the Q as we all mosey into the bowels of Apex Community Park. Warm Up SSHs, Good Mornings, Steve Earles, Moroccan Night Clubs, Overhead Claps, Plank Jacks, Calf Stretches, and 10 burpees OYO. [Read More]
biner  cataracts  crimson  deuce  hamm  hello-kitty  honeycomb  hot-spot  imp  pbx  press-on  red-ryder  roasters  rooney  saban  schlitz  short-circuit  smokey  two-factor  willy-wonka  www 

Slippery with the S Word

 Posted on June 21, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  131 words  |  

Warm-up: Over to the front lot for GM, Cotton Pickers, Burt Jacks, Overhead Clap, Seal Clap, Quick Feet… Why is nobody counting?!?!?! YHC dropped an S bomb in front of a few 2.0s. Sorry. 10 Burpees OYO …Quick Feet and Curb Merkins. The Thang: Back to the back-right lot: 5-10-15-20-25-20-15-10-5 Merkins, Squats and LBCs with laps up and down the lot Move the pax to the shelter and partner up 100 LRSU, 200 Dips, 300 Irkens w/ the lot lap Mary: [Read More]
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4x4 the Cary way

 Posted on June 20, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  109 words  |  

Warm-up: Over to the big lot for GM, SSH, Merkins, Calf Stretch, Merkins, Mountain Climbers The Thang: 4x4 in the corners on 5 Carolina Dry Docks 10 American Hammers 15 Ranger Merkins 20 Yogi’s favorite sit up (WWII) … four times through all dat Move the pax to the back side of Koka Booth for 10,15,20 on LRSU, dips and LBC Move the pax back to the lot for a round of AYG with some football starting positions Mary from a trio of the pax and we’re out! [Read More]
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Introducing the Apolo Anton Oh No!

 Posted on June 19, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  200 words  |  

Wednesday, plenty of options to ensure the sun is fully blotted. YHC on the QIC at SNS. Let’s go! Warm-up: Over to the community center lot via butt kicks, high knees and karaoke Circle up for GM, SSH, SFAC + seal claps, merkins Quick feet + curb merkins at 10, 15, 20 The Thang-a-lang: Get a partner and 1 rock per group Flip-flop running the pickle whilst 1 partner amraps curls, triceps, press and rows Introduce the Apolo Anton Oh NOOOOOO! [Read More]
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Starting posish, move.

 Posted on June 17, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  295 words  |  

It won’t be 10, but ya boi will lock it down this week, so let’s go. -- To start: Heavy hearts across F3 Raleigh and beyond after hearing the news that Warchild (Alec Romulus) lost his battle with addiction this weekend. He was way too you. We lifted up him and his family through a moment of silence before the workout and many of our pax were in black from head to toe. [Read More]
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Modify the Modification

 Posted on June 14, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  167 words  |  

Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Vesper Runners and Boot campers headed their separate ways. Bootcampers mosey to Community center for warm up of various exercises and good mornings led by Nature Boy. Mosey to the kiosk. Modified 11s, iffin you can call it that. 10 prom night merkins at the top, 10 dips at Sertoma, Burpees, 1…….11 each time you pass the kiosk Run to top of the Hill, around pole, prom night merkins, back to kiosk, burpees, to Sertoma and around the back end, dips, back to kiosk, and repeat. [Read More]
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D-Day Tribute

 Posted on June 6, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  617 words  |  

December 7th, June 6th, & more recently September 11th are important days for our country and days that I hope are never forgotten. Today at Back in Black, we paid tribute to the amazing bravery that took place 75 years ago today: 75 years ago today, really not that long ago in the scheme of things, 150,000 Allied troops began hitting the beaches of Normandy, France. It was the beginning of largest amphibious invasion ever known to mankind. [Read More]
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