Slippery When Frozen

 Posted on January 6, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  448 words  |  

No frills but plenty of chills for 10 HIM at Slippery When Frozen on Friday morning. Until the ice thaws this alternative name for the AO seems appropriate. Sorry that I didn’t get there early enough to plow the parking lots clear of snow and ice. We found some dry spots and made the most out of it. Warm-up: Moseyed from one parking lot to another to loosen up the cold muscles and circled up. [Read More]
aspartame  cousin-eddie  denali  half  joe-smith  oofta  term-paper  texas-ranger  whirlie  wkrp 

Khufu and Cholula

 Posted on January 2, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  380 words  |  

Jan 2, 2018 FWD 12 Inuit trekked the frozen 14°F Southern Tundra of FWD. No prostitutes. No beheadings, No FNGsAspartame, Banjo, Callahan, Chanticler, Hermès, Joe Smith, Kyrie, Oofta, Shut in, Smokey, Term Paper, Whirlie, 11 pax, yes 11, headed off to the office Park parking lot to warm up: SSH, Imperial Walker, mountain climber, Merkins. The pax welcome Callahan. Mosey to top of hill at Cary Health and Rehab (35.7437117,-78.7652742). With firm frozen ground, pax embarked on their first pyramid. [Read More]
aspartame  banjo  callahan  chanticleer  hermes  joe-smith  kyrie  oofta  shut-in  smokey  term-paper  whirlie 

12 PAX for a MARSOC Challenge

 Posted on December 29, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  542 words  |  

QIC: Kyrie SWW 29 Dec 2017 “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” T Claps to you 12 HIM’s that posted this morning. This morning was tough, freakin’ cold, and certainly not comfortable. You bettered yourself today, and the sun hadn’t even come up yet. How many of your peers can say that? Highly motivated. YHC has been bitten by the Q bug since VQing FWD a few days prior. [Read More]
coney  cousin-eddie  cumulus  hotwire  joe-smith  kyrie  mc  oofta  shank  term-paper  texas-ranger  theismann 

Italian Stallions

 Posted on December 12, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  271 words  |  

Pre-BB Italian is pronounced | iˈtalyən | … NOT EYE-talian. FWIW BB Love this site … what a great core of HIM. 13 prize fighters joined YHC to go ten rounds with Rocky Balboa. Last week YHC Q’d at Dawn Patrol and took the men there through ten rounds with Mike Tyson…only CarPex men could handle this upgrade. Ring the bell…here we go… The Warmup - Pledge of Allegiance at the…wait…hey Site Q, where’s the flag? [Read More]
fluoride  half  hermes  hi-liter  jigglypuff  joe-smith  kyrie  ollie  oofta  smokey  titanic  whirlie  wkrp 

Bring smiles to all

 Posted on December 8, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  370 words  |  

SWW - 12/8/17 8 PAX braved what could have been but was not a frozen morning. Blessed to have weather in the 40s with the rain. Warmup One Lap around parking lot (yes, only 1 lap) Circle for SSH x 30 (IC), Imperial Walkers x 25 (IC)Good Mornings x 20 (IC),Merkins x 25 OMD, Mountain Climbers x 20 (IC), Plank Jacks x 20 (IC) Mozy to wall for Dips x 20 (OMD) The Thang: Mozy to Greenway, down through the woods to the underpass (DRY) for some Dora 1,2,3 [Read More]
jigglypuff  joe-smith  oofta  pet-sounds  shank  texas-ranger  theismann  yogi 

12 Days of Christmas Already?

 Posted on December 6, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  437 words  |  

Got to the park with 15 mins. to go and already had a couple people there. I chatted with Yoga Mat but headed off to see how far my warm up lap was. About 0.6 miles which would work nicely. Warm up Up the hill and around the parking lot to Chanticleer’s for Plank hold, 10 Plank Jacks, 10 Mountain Climbers, 10 Good Mornings and 10 Donkey Kicks. Then we jogged back to the park. [Read More]
billy  blue-and-out  chanticleer  coxswain  dot  fluoride  hermes  kyrie  largemouth  ollie  oofta  sosa  strange-brew  titanic  whirlie  wonderbread  yoga-mat 

Mutiny in the Dark

 Posted on December 1, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  407 words  |  

Warm-Up Mosey around the parking lot and circle up for side straddle hops, imperial walkers, cotton pickers, an attempt at Sir Fazio arm circles that was derailed by Hermes’s counting and YHC’s laughter, followed by ten penalty burpees. The Thang Mosey out of the park and down to the Crescent Green parking lot for Paula Abdul. The plan was to travel around the perimeter of the parking lot by moving two steps (light poles) forward, one step (light pole) back, but YHC failed to communicate the instructions clearly at the beginning. [Read More]
denali  dice  disco-duck  hello-kitty  hermes  joe-smith  oofta  red-ryder  shank  smokey  term-paper  texas-ranger 

High-Tempo Molly Hatchet

 Posted on November 28, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  420 words  |  

17 of Carpex’s finest entered into the brisk gloom, 16 from automobiles and 1 from a bicycle. After auctioning off the Kryptonite Q yesterday, YHC still had the urge for a high tempo Q. Plans were made known via GroupMe (like by Hello Kitty and WKRP within 15 seconds) so YHC was guilt-free. And there was no need for guilt with this set of PAX, they all crushed it (as the kids say). [Read More]
angry-elf  chanticleer  fluoride  hermes  joe-smith  kyrie  largemouth  michelob  napster  ollie  oofta  sosa  strange-brew  term-paper  titanic  whirlie  yoga-mat 

Circle of Death...

 Posted on November 18, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  457 words  |  

I guess it was more like an oval. I got there early to check out the park and Hermes and Billy were already waiting. 10 Pax showed up and Joe Smith placed the flag. We started off on our first lap as Fluoride rolled in. Warm Up Jog lap 1 and on lap 2 we did butt kicks, high knees, and karaoke. Circle up for 10 x GM and 15 x IW. [Read More]
billy  chanticleer  chop-block  fluoride  hermes  joe-smith  oofta  smokey  strange-brew  term-paper  titanic 

Uphill Both Ways

 Posted on November 14, 2017  |  6 minutes  |  1171 words  |  

How long’s FWD been in action? How long has it been since I’ve been there? (last time I posted, Fluoride almost killed me…he’s a BEAST) You mean I’ve never had a chance to Q there? What, it’s Sunday and there’s an open Q slot there (and at Vesper AND at Dante’s Peak)? Fantastic, time to pay a visit to Hermes’ homeland. Spent Sunday evening drawing up my plans, had my Weinke all ready to roll. [Read More]
bartman  chanticleer  fluoride  kyrie  largemouth  mufasa  old-maid  ollie  oofta  sosa  spongebob  strange-brew  term-paper  theismann  titanic  whirlie  wkrp  yoga-mat