+3 mi Closer to Bethlehem @ SNS

 Posted on December 13, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  458 words  |  

12/6/2017 Warm Up 23 PAX took off for SNS while 6 departed for Vesper. Mosey to the intersection for a selection of SSH, Imperial Walkers, slow/fast high knees to warm up the legs. Thang 1: Community Center Parking lot Count off into three groups for No-Man-Left-Behind Burpee 100. Group 1 starts doing burpees at stop sign entering parking lot. Count burpees as a group, slowest count is the group count. Group 2 starts at the rock pile/wall doing Balls to the Wall. [Read More]
angry-elf  banjo  bogo  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  coney  denali  flacco  grease-monkey  half  hello-kitty  jigglypuff  joe-smith  khakis  loom  ma-bell  mccants  nickel  parker  shank  shut-in  smokey  snots  theismann  water-wings 

Trivia Tuesday

 Posted on December 12, 2017  |  7 minutes  |  1354 words  |  

YHC made the journey to Thomas Brooks Park last week, the motivation being to make sure I remembered how to get there. Huzzah, as it turns out the pathway has been etched into my memory. Having signed up for the Q the following week (which would be this week, and more precisely, today), YHC wanted to make sure everything was still the same since the last time this particular journey had occurred. [Read More]
biner  bogo  bunkys  callahan  crimson  largemouth  ma-bell  pbx  pivot  saban  sooey  yoga-mat 

Rochambeau or Roshambo?

 Posted on December 11, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  584 words  |  

Hannibal, the leader of the A-Team, had his famous catch phrase, “I love it when a plan comes together.” Here’s the thing when you’re the QIC of A-Team: you have to have a Plan A and a Plan B. The Q’s fate is held with Cheddar Bo. And like Cousin Eddie, Cheddar Bo shows up when he wants. On this morning, Cheddar-Bo was akin to a DZ Site Q…….nowhere to be found. [Read More]
burt  chanticleer  chappy  chinese-downhill  chop-block  coney  flip-flop  ford  hotspot  ma-bell  michelob  pierogi  saban  smokey  theismann  wkrp 

12 Days of Burpees

 Posted on December 10, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  614 words  |  

Warm-Up (read more about the real warm-up at the bottom) Hello Kitty leads the men down to the lower parking lot for Side Santa Hops, Cranberry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, Sir Fazio, Quick Feet and Curb Erkins. The Thang YHC takes over and leads the men through the Disco Kitty version of 12 Days of Christmas. Here’s the last verse. On the 12th day of Christmas my Q love gave to me [Read More]
banjo  bartman  biner  callahan  chanticleer  ck  disco-duck  flacco  flip-flop  hello-kitty  hermes  hi-liter  jigglypuff  ma-bell  mississippi  napster  old-maid  ollie  pbx  saban  sooey  sour-mash  tecumseh  term-paper  wkrp  yoga-mat 

Shutty 5K

 Posted on December 8, 2017  |  1 minutes  |  83 words  |  

Let’s give credit where credit is due. I did not get a chance to write this up yet but here’s our Flyby! https://labs.strava.com/flyby/viewer/#1306614821?c=dnrghqme&z=H&t=1QAcqu&a=JVzhTeli4U1NgOFN About 2.5 miles in there was chatter about whether or not we were running a 5K. So we did. Warmup - Run around the greenway Thang: Mile 1. Shelter work with a lap, rinse repeat x 3 Mile 2. Shelter work Lazy 11s (top shelter) Mile 3. Light pole work and the last . [Read More]
ascot  blueprint  bogo  earhart  ma-bell  michelob  monkey-nut  old-maid  parker  shut-in  snots  water-wings 

Perfect Form Burpee-cides

 Posted on December 6, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  472 words  |  

Apparently, all it takes to log some big numbers at an AO is to throw a gauntlet down on GroupMe…or the Twitters. But since I don’t tweet, or twit, someone must have helped spread the word. As I mentioned yesterday, one digital F3 communication format already overwhelms me. So, thanks ABB Kitty, Hi-Liter, Callahan, WKRP, and CI/6-pack/BurtLite/ChatEnforcer/Burt. That gentle buzz in my pocket that lets me know every three minutes that my job sucks relative to y’alls’ has become a welcome part of my day. [Read More]
airbag  beaker  biner  bogo  bunkys  callahan  crimson  frack  franklin  joe-smith  kilmer  ma-bell  mulligan  nature-boy  parker  pbx  pivot  sky-blue  sooey  sour-mash  term-paper 

Not Insane

 Posted on December 4, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  513 words  |  

11 of NW Cary’s finest HIM gathered on 11/30 at what is arguably the best NW Cary AO on a Thursday that ever existed. With all the hoopla over at BO, one would have thought the second coming was happening. I mean, there was surely a star to the east of us right over DTC. We are also pretty sure we heard a little drummer boy. Be that as it may, the 11 chaps left behind were just there to put in a day’s work before 0630. [Read More]
biner  bogo  franklin  goose  katniss  kilmer  ma-bell  napster  nature-boy  pivot  sky-blue 

DD at FOD

 Posted on November 29, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  360 words  |  

Today was the first cold morning we’ve had that didn’t feel cold. It felt crisp. YHC didn’t question my decision to leave the fartsack for the gloom, I just enjoyed the time spent with my brothers. Warm-Up Take a lap around the parking lot and circle up for some side straddle hops, hill billies, cotton pickers, Sir Fazio arm circles, and since Nature Boy showed up late we did ten burpees. [Read More]
big-red  biner  bogo  disco-duck  goose  grinch  hi-liter  katniss  kilmer  ma-bell  nature-boy  parker  pbx  pivot  sky-blue 

Deck Move

 Posted on November 28, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  247 words  |  

33 degrees. Clear. Dark. No Wind. 14 Dudes. 6 Headlights. 52 Cards. Warm Up Jog to the Field SSH, Merkins, Plank Jacks, Burt Jacks. Good Mornings, Flutter Kicks, Hand Release Merkins….done IC, 15-20 count. Thang. Deck of Death. 52 cards. 4 Moves. Jump Squats, Burbees, Hand Release Merkins and Plank Jacks. 1, 2, 3, 4,….13 random reps for each of the 4 moves. Run 50 yards out and back between every 4 / 6 cards. [Read More]
ascot  biner  bogo  burt  chinese-downhill  coney  flacco  half  ma-bell  napster  pbx  saban  term-paper  tubeless 

Rucks-Giving

 Posted on November 27, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  434 words  |  

Friday, November 24, 2017 Banjo, Bartman, CK, Emeril [S. Wake], Ma Bell, Midget for Life [S. Wake], Tecumseh, Just a little chatter leading up to Friday night’s Ruck following Thanksgiving with several die hard ruckers out of town while others had family obligations. But, several Carpexers and South Wakers stepped up. A bit of MC preceded the event. Departure time changed to accommodate the NCSU UNC game. It was unanimous that NO ONE wanted Tecumseh’s 60 lb or 80 lb sand bags. [Read More]
banjo  bartman  ck  emeril  ma-bell  midget-for-life  tecumseh