Despite the forecast, a beautiful day and a disc golf hole?

It was supposed to be another rainy afternoon in paradise but despite all indications was dry as the Pax circled up. YHC was very excited to be back at the premier afternoon workout in Carpex after nearly a year away from this particular AO. 24 plus hours into nasty weather and lots of rain, I was quite concerned as to whether or not I would be posting alone. However, in typical F3 fashion 8 brave souls and YHC showed up and at 1745 we were off. [Read More]

Traveling Murph with a dash of Panache

26 with one tomato and no FNGs Warm up 1 lap o’ the pickle SSH x 15 IW x 10 GM x 7 Merkins IC x 15 Squats IC x 15 Thang Alternating light pole ladder with Merkins and Squats into the Middle School parking area. 2:3 ratio increasing until we pause at 10/15 4 sets of 7s with Pull Ups and alternating between Merkins and IC Squats. 2 sets at Middle School and 2 in Elementary School Playground [Read More]

The 2018 Odyssey: It’s a Journey, Not a Race

In CARPEX, we have a saying “if there’s no Back Blast then either it was a Riptide Q or it didn’t happen”. But the Odyssey did happen (I have the t-shirt to prove it) and so it must to go down into the annals of CARPEX so that someday future generations will read about it and ask themselves “What the #*@(#* were those morons thinking?!?!!” So what the #*@(#* were we thinking? [Read More]

Test Drive the New, Sell the Old

15 pax loosely gathered, sprinkled throughout the parking lot. Most had never been to this site, include one of the site Q’s who shall remain nameless. Ok, it’s me. I have been a total slacker as a site Q. I learned it by co-site Qing with the king of slacker Site Qs…who will remain nameless. Ok, it was Callahan. But you already knew that. Everyone converged in the middle of the parking lot after the flag was finally planted. [Read More]

An Evening of Firsts

YHC has finally officially posted at all 21 AOs! (And right away it’s remembered Claymore is spankin new and so that number is changed to 20…either way it was a first time for YHC to post at Rush Hour, let alone Q. But with plenty of experience at BO “going in blind” wouldn’t be the way to describe it. A large sum of pax showed up for this one, 9 of us in all. [Read More]

Bear Crawls, Burpees and Boppits

Week two at Claymore, the best lit limited running AO in all of Carpex, and the parking lot is filling up fast. Can YHC handle a big crowd? Let’s find out. Warm-Up Mosey up the parking lot and around the island then circle up. Count off, 17 PAX. YHC is fair and kind, only 10 burpees OYO. Continue the warm-up with side straddle hops, imperial walkers, copperhead merkins, mountain climbers, copperhead squats, then pick up the other 7 burpees OYO. [Read More]

Monday- Funday!

23 HIM strong in the very moist & gloomy Wolverine – so much for the bright sunshine post time change. T-Claps for 2 FNGs coming out in the rain – nice start! We started with the pledge of allegiance at the flag. Cross Davis to the west sidewalk & head up to the middle school - started the warm up in the front, but moved to the back to avoid the garbage truck… [Read More]

DBDHDE

Pre-Blast 13 HIM joined YHC for 4.65 miles at Phoenix. 2 Bruisers. The Warmup Pledge of Allegiance at the flag Run to the Jersey Mike’s parking lot, paint the lines. Circle up for: Good Mornings, Windmills, Extended Plank Series. Run up the hill in the park east entrance, stop at the first crossroad. The Thang Deconstructed Burpee Double Hill Double Elevens: From the crossroad, run to the top of hill 1 for 1 Prisoner Squat, run back down to the crossroad for 1 Merkin, run to the bottom of hill 2 for 10 Frog Ups, run back up to the crossroad for 10 Star Jumps. [Read More]

Teaching Kids to play with (.)(.) Come in Tokyo (.)(.) since 1998

Had to jump on that open Q slot, beta test required on new toys. Thanks Quiver. 7 pax and no FNGs, just 5 minutes of 2nd F discussing Mojo’s Azul locks before we get started. Warm-up: SSH, Imperial Walker, good afternoon, windmills. Mosey over to this Swaggon Wagon to pick up the toys, then head down to the Coy fish pond, partner up. INTRODUCING Beta Test: P1: AMRAP Bop-its / P2: runs stairs to flags to: [Read More]