Ascending BLIMPS...not a theme

 Posted on February 21, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  196 words  |  

As the pax gathered, I was still driving to the AO, I’m assuming there was pleasant conversation had by all. I popped out of my chariot and announced 1 minute, turned out closer to 15 seconds. We are off on a warm up run to the fire station. Warmups are a disaster, a car came, my cadence was apparently terrible, whatever, we did SSH/Merkins/Hill Billys/Good Mornings…on to the thang: Ascending light pole B. [Read More]
beaker  biner  bogo  ezekiel  goose  hi-liter  hotty-toddy  ma-bell  one-four  pbx  pivot  sky-blue  two-factor 

Apparently Not Problematic

 Posted on February 20, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  445 words  |  

As YHC was making my way around the gathering PAX, I noticed that several of them were noticeably away from the shovel flag, like they wanted to leave or something. Whatever. You Vesperers just go do your thing. I’ll take the small but mighty group and go do, oh I don’t know…a bootcamp. Here’s what we did: Warmup Jog up Maury O’Dell and to the other end of Bond Park Drive (I think it is) for: [Read More]
burt  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  coney  denali  disco-duck  flacco  franklin  goose  grease-monkey  hasselhoff  hello-kitty  hermes  hi-liter  hotspot  joe-smith  ma-bell  michelob  nature-boy  old-maid  ollie  pivot  prodigal  saban  sabre  shut-in  sky-blue  smitten  smokey  squatter  term-paper  two-factor  water-wings 

R-O-C-K in the F-o-D

 Posted on February 19, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  421 words  |  

This is my rock, there are many like it, but this one if mine… …my rock is my best friend, it is my life, I must master it like I master my life… …w_ithout me, my rock is useless, without my rock, I am useless._ After a two-week, work-related hiatus, it was great to be back in the gloom this morning. Particularly when it is at the finest AO in West Cary on a Tuesday morning – Field of Dreams. [Read More]
biner  bogo  clementine  dumpster-fire  franklin  goose  hotty-toddy  katniss  liverpool  ma-bell  moped  nature-boy  pbx  prodigal  shut-in  sky-blue  sosa  turnpike 

Millennial Mayhem

 Posted on February 18, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  440 words  |  

‘Twas a lovely morning on the border of Cary and Apex, where Miss Laura Duncan once cooked some chard on a stone. 18 men gathered to pay tribute to the Millennial generation with a goal of 2000-count exercises: 1000 reps and 1000 meters of running. Dodging the expected deluge of rain, we had a fine time in the cool, soggy gloom…one might even say “moist.” YHC had found the Millennial workout on the Exicon and thought it would be a great way to challenge the PAX to a well-rounded beatdown. [Read More]
bartman  coney  disco-duck  flacco  hasselhoff  honeycomb  hotspot  jigglypuff  ma-bell  red-ryder  saban  sabre  shut-in  silverback  smokey  sub  term-paper  two-factor 

What Do You Get When You Cross A Frog With A Duck?

 Posted on February 16, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  357 words  |  

Kermit and YHC had been talking for a while about co-Q’ing Phoenix, and when the day finally arrived it was rainy and warm, perfect weather for a frog and a duck. The old duck took the first half, the young frog took the second. Warm-Up Start off with the Pledge at the Flag, then mosey down to the lower lot, with some butt kickers along the way, then circle up for side straddle hops, hillbillies, good mornings, copperhead merkins and copperhead squats. [Read More]
biner  callahan  chinese-downhill  ck  crimson  deuce  disco-duck  ezekiel  flacco  frisco  kermit  ma-bell  odouls  open-out  pbx  sabre  texas-ranger  traffic-cone  triple-lindy  two-factor 

There’s no vanilla in these Burpees … Burpees, Burpees, and more Burpees - does a body good!!!

 Posted on February 14, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  386 words  |  

Date: 2/13/2019 QIC: WWW AO: SnS, Maynard / Insomnia / Vesper, and Ruckers PAX: Badlands, Banjo, Bartman, Bogo, Build-a-Bear, Burt, Buzzfeed. Chanticleer, Coney, FNG EZ Bake, Franklin, Grease Monkey, Hansen, Hello Kitty, Hi-Liter, Hot Spot, Khakis, Large Mouth, Ma Bell, Michelob, Mohawk, Nickel, Ollie, One Four, Pivot, Random House, Saban, Sabre, Shut-in, Sky Blue, Smitten, Sub, Wonder Bread, WWW Warm-up: GM, hamstring stretch, Sir Fazio forward, seal claps, overhead claps, SF backward, calf stretch with CFMs. [Read More]
badlands  banjo  bartman  bogo  build-a-bear  burt  buzzfeed  chanticleer  coney  ez-bake  franklin  grease-monkey  hanson  hello-kitty  hi-liter  hotspot  khakis  largemouth  ma-bell  michelob  mohawk  nickel  ollie  one-four  pivot  random-house  saban  sabre  shut-in  sky-blue  smitten  sub  wonderbread  www 

Getting FAT w/ Red Baron aka Eagle One

 Posted on February 12, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  370 words  |  

With Eagle One in town, you know him as F3 Red Baron (but truth be told he will always be Dad), I had to ask the QIC’s for this day if YHC could steal a spot. Tclaps to Red Ryder for stepping aside. Brother, I owe you one. So, with Red Baron sitting shot-gun to Wolverine we went. Pax huddled up, with an FNG on-hand and a stellar disclaimer, we were off. [Read More]
biner  bogo  build-a-bear  captain-jack  ezekiel  goose  ham-sandwich  hello-kitty  honeycomb  ma-bell  ollie  parker  pbx  pickles  pivot  prodigal  random-house  red-baron  the-commish  tubeless  www 

Channeling My Inner Frey

 Posted on February 8, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  340 words  |  

Six ruckers and 11 boot campers showed up at Green Level Elementary School on a 63-degree February morning to get their Friday started right. Some may have been disappointed, expecting a Frey Daddy beat down, so I did my best to make the workout Frey-worthy. Let’s see how we did… Warm-Up Quick loop around the parking lot then circle up 20 SSH, IC 15 Windmill, IC 15 Hillbillies, HC 20 Merkins 20 MC, IC Thang 1 - Parking lot Paula Abdul [Read More]
banjo  bartman  biner  bogo  chanticleer  freebird  hi-liter  hotcakes  katniss  largemouth  ma-bell  michelob  old-maid  ollie  one-four  pbx  thurston 

Ruck Takeover

 Posted on February 8, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  247 words  |  

Friday, February 1, 2019 - Cary, NC. Those attending what was purported to be a high-tempo bootcamp workout at Gran Torino were shocked and amazed to arrive and discover the site had been taken over by shady characters wearing “military-style” backpacks. Assault backpacks, even. With carrying handles and other menacing features. They did their best to shrug it off and proceed with their running around, while the ruckers got after it. [Read More]
angry-elf  banjo  bartman  build-a-bear  doogie  ezekiel  geek-squad  hello-kitty  katniss  ma-bell  ollie  repeato  shut-in  www 

FNGs Abound

 Posted on February 6, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  323 words  |  

The PAX recruiting game showed up strong on this A.M. as we had 3 FNGs make their way into the gloom. The Disclaimer was necessary. As I type this I am just now realizing I forgot to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. This is a priority and so I recognize now the men and women who go and have gone into harms way to protect the liberties that we as a United States of America hold as unalienable. [Read More]
angry-elf  badlands  banjo  bartman  biner  bogo  burt  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  chipper  ck  coney  denali  disco-duck  flip-flop  franklin  geek-squad  goose  hello-kitty  hermes  hi-liter  hotspot  joe-smith  khakis  largemouth  ma-bell  michelob  nature-boy  old-maid  parker  pbx  pierogi  pivot  prodigal  random-house  repeato  rock-a-billy  sabre  shut-in  sky-blue  smitten  smokey  snots  squatter  the-commish  theismann  torpedo  two-factor  wkrp  youbetcha