Last Minute Q-Omaha

 Posted on February 6, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  301 words  |  

13 PAX gathered, and some were hoping for a Squatter Q. Others got the Slack message the Squats would be resting up for the Maynard and YHC would be jumping in with quotes and 100’s and other fun stuff. Several (I believe 5) for pre-run. No FNGs. Thang - Jog to Chanticleers for a standard warm-up and some merkins. Then for some light pole fun. 3 hand release merkins (signature move! [Read More]
chanticleer  chipper  hermes  largemouth  lite-brite  ma-bell  meatloaf  oofta  shut-in  smokey  snooze  staubach  yoga-mat 

Esau’s Mirror

 Posted on February 2, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  239 words  |  

Pre-Blast 23 Bootcampers and Rucker’s for a record-breaking day at GT. EC runners and ECP as well. 13 Rucker’s. 4.36 mi for the boot camp (by @Chanticleer’s Garmin) The Warmup Pledge of Allegiance at the flag. Small Group Indian Run around the soccer field and up up to Preston Circle, lap the circle to complete a 1 mile warm up. Circle up for: 10 GM, 10 Windmills, 25 Mt. Climbers - hold for 25 Merkins - hold for 20 Plankjacks - hold for 20 Merkins, 25 SSH. [Read More]
angry-elf  banjo  bartman  biner  build-a-bear  chanticleer  doogie  ezekiel  geek-squad  hello-kitty  hi-liter  katniss  largemouth  ma-bell  old-maid  ollie  one-four  pbx  pivot  repeato  shut-in  thurston  www 

Running off with The Circus

 Posted on February 1, 2019  |  5 minutes  |  940 words  |  

People go to the circus for myriad reasons: entertainment, witness the odd and curious, be stunned by magic, or savor a jalapeno-stuffed deep-fried twinkie burger. However, when it comes to The Flying Circus, only the stoutest of men dare show up to test their mettle within the Big Top. 14 PAX couldn’t resist The Circus’s allure, ignored the temps (they were so small that ignoring was easy), and performed incredible feats with the human body (I am mostly certain each PAX used his own). [Read More]
beaker  biner  geek-squad  goose  hi-liter  hotty-toddy  ma-bell  mcilroy  pbx  pigeon  pivot  sky-blue  the-commish  uti 

Half-Century Mountain

 Posted on January 30, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  411 words  |  

Upon checking the weather last night, I posed the ‘more PAX than degrees Fahrenheit challenge’ to the Twittersphere. This ended up being way closer a proposition than we thought it’d be! 25 > 22. With our strong crew of 8, take a lap around the parking lot, and venture into the park. Pause for a warmup consisting of 10 x GM (here comes Pivot) 1 penalty burpee 10 X IW [Read More]
burt  chanticleer  chipper  coney  denali  flip-flop  franklin  goose  hermes  hotspot  jigglypuff  largemouth  ma-bell  michelob  nature-boy  parker  pivot  prodigal  random-house  sabre  smokey  snots  squatter  term-paper  the-commish 

Frisco don't know Jack

 Posted on January 29, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  272 words  |  

Warm Up – all done with random numbers SSH, GM, Hillbillies, Plankjacks, Merkins Thangs – all done on the tennis court to classic rock 4 Corners of Jack Elevator, 5-10-15-20 Burpee Jacks, Seal Jacks, Smurf Jacks, Jack A$$ Merkins Ring of fire in seated squat position with increasing squats Ring of fire in low plank with increasing merkins Down the Jack Elevator, 20-15-10-5 Lunge walk the tennis courts with increasing squats every 6 lunges Bear crawl burpee suicides with increasing burpees at each court 7’s with monkey humpers and diamond merkins Ab work thrown in occasionally Mary [Read More]
cataracts  deuce  earhart  frisco  goose  kenny  ma-bell  ninjago  pickles  saban  term-paper  www 

It works 60% of the time. Every time.

 Posted on January 29, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  393 words  |  

26 PAX gathered at the flag, with rumors of a mysterious FNG who was nowhere to be seen. First exercise, the Pledge of Allegiance. Warm Up Mosey to the heart of Apex Community Park, the parking lot adjacent to the tennis courts. Along the way add in some butt kickers and karaoke. Circle up for a standard fare of SSHs, Good Mornings, Sir Fazio Arm Circles, Steve Earles, and Control Freak Merkins. [Read More]
ashbury  badlands  biner  cataracts  chop-block  crimson  disco-duck  freebird  goose  honeycomb  hotspot  imp  liverpool  ma-bell  meatloaf  milton-bradley  nature-boy  open-out  press-on  red-ryder  shank  smokey  sooey  two-factor  wkrp  yoga-mat 

The Legend of 44

 Posted on January 17, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  411 words  |  

15 HIMs joined me for my VQ on a cold, dark morning at the finest AO on a Thursday morning in NW Cary. After months of PAX asking if I owned a fruit stand, if my last name was Darling or if I accidentally forgot my F3 name (and received a girl’s name), today I shared the origins of Clementine, as well as a brief history on the Legend of 44 at Syracuse University (go Orange! [Read More]
beaker  biner  clementine  ezekiel  geek-squad  goose  katniss  lawn-dart  ma-bell  pbx  pivot  ratchet  sky-blue  the-commish  trike  two-factor 

The Dutch Skater

 Posted on January 15, 2019  |  4 minutes  |  648 words  |  

The call went out the night before for an EC run at 0500 and the following HIM showed up: Michelob, Chanticleer, Largemouth, Snots, Sub and YHC. Four miles later and with just 1 minute to spare before the bell rang at 0530, YHC asked for FNGs, heard no response and Moseyed to the other side of the school. On the way we enjoyed some High Knees, Butt Kickers and Karaoke. [Read More]
butt-fumble  callahan  chanticleer  denali  goose  gtl  hermes  honeycomb  khakis  largemouth  ma-bell  mccants  michelob  parker  shank  shut-in  snots  squatter  stealth  sub  triple-lindy  water-wings 

Pressure

 Posted on January 11, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  521 words  |  

It was cold. The morning started at 0500 for an EC run by 3 of the aforementioned best. When YHC showed up at 0505 for EC pull-ups, they were long gone, and it was just me and Bob Seger for pull-ups and Merkins. Dumpster Fire showed up just in time for the two of us to get some quality 2nd F time in and go for a ½ mile warm-up run. [Read More]
angry-elf  biner  dumpster-fire  geek-squad  largemouth  ma-bell  michelob  pbx  pivot  roxanne  sky-blue 

Leg Day at Back in Black

 Posted on January 10, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  483 words  |  

Where did this cold weather come from????? I much prefer the 47-55 degree band and look forward to getting back there! Several Pax know I somewhat regularly hit the gym after F3, and today was supposed to be leg day in the gym. My original plan was to hit F3, then go lift. Unfortunately, I’m slammed with all-day meetings and did not finish my presentation yesterday, so I need the time to do that. [Read More]
bayonne  build-a-bear  hermes  jigglypuff  lite-brite  ma-bell  repeato  shank