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 Posted on June 22, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  317 words  |  

Last year I was out of town on my birthday, so this year I planned early and signed up for the Q slot for A-Team months ago. Little did I know how different the world would be over the past few months. I am thankful we are able to get out each morning, support each other, and move our bodies! Here is what went down today: Arrived a bit early, Crimson was complaining that I had him leave a few minutes earlier than normal but it was great to meet the PAX as the arrived. [Read More]
cataracts  chewie  compound-w  crimson  deuce  frisco  hamm  henny-penny  hgtv  honeycomb  imp  pierogi  press-on  saban  silver-fox  smokey  sooey  sour-mash  term-paper  two-factor  www 

Classic TV Land

 Posted on June 20, 2020  |  4 minutes  |  712 words  |  

I may have shared this before (probably with Cally for a The Muggo bit) so pardon the repetition. When I came to the US at seven years old, I knew somewhere between one and four words of English and my parents were only moderately more fluent. Lucky for me, this is a great country with great people, great teachers and great institutions of learning. And even greater television. I am pretty sure between the fall of 1983 and the summer of 1985, I watched 2,148 hours of television. [Read More]
bubba  crimson  deuce  earhart  hipster  honeycomb  intimidator  kwik-stop  pierogi  silver-fox  sooey  theismann  trident  two-factor 

It's not the size of the rock that matters

 Posted on June 17, 2020  |  4 minutes  |  648 words  |  

Weather forecast for this morning was not looking good. And Claymore is one of those AO where options for hiding from the elements are limited. Unless you want to hang out under a tree. There are lots of those. I guess the dugouts technically work but then you have to worry about social distancing and how to do you split the PAX up. And there’s a bathroom. But it’s locked. And speaking of splitting PAX up… just don’t want to go there. [Read More]
bartman  blowout  coxswain  deuce  fosbury  pickles  pierogi  prodigal  quikstop  skipper  trident 

Backblast two-fer

 Posted on June 15, 2020  |  3 minutes  |  567 words  |  

Taking a page out of the high-tempo-ness of the two AOs to which this two-fer belongs and high-tempoing this mofo in one uninterrupted writing block. Clock. Starts. Now. 7:01PM start. Measured Thrice Location: TGM PAX: YHC, Parker, Snots, 1-4, Pivot, Skidmore (out of towner… sort of), Biner, Hi-Liter + Ruckers: Trike, Repeato + Pooch, Skipper Warm-up: Bring yo gloves. Bring yo water. Start your Stravas. Follow me. Leave said gloves and said water (except Hi-Liter who claims that water makes him weak) over by the buses. [Read More]
bagels  biner  captain-jack  chanticleer  chops  denali  grease-monkey  gtl  hi-liter  largemouth  michelob  one-four  oofta  parker  pierogi  pivot  repeato  skid-mark  skipper  snots  squatter  staubach  trike  wonderbread 

Block in Bloom

 Posted on June 11, 2020  |  3 minutes  |  555 words  |  

Fun fact: BiB may be the earliest AO in CARPEx but it barely holds a candle to the AOs outside of Charlotte where 0500 is the norm. Now, before you get all jealous about the three (or one) quarters of an hour they gain on us, there is a simple reason they start so early: Yup… traffic sucks in Charlotte. Like.. a lot. 5AM is about the only time you can get from point A to point B without points C… D… E… F… G… H… (you get the picture) getting in the way. [Read More]
captain-jack  cauliflower  hgtv  pierogi  snip 

100' from the pool and still drenched

 Posted on June 10, 2020  |  3 minutes  |  530 words  |  

The NC summer is officially here. How does one know? When you’re driving to an AO at 4:43 AM and your wipers are going but it’s not actually raining… it’s humid. And hot. And it was both of those today. [Editor’s note: as I was working on this BB, YHC noted that Cauliflower posted an eerily similar BB at the same time. You can read his masterpiece here: https://f3carpex.com/2020/06/10/summer-in-nc-almost/] EC: Called an EC run. [Read More]
big-red  captain-jack  chipper  crimson  deuce  hamm  pierogi  prodigal  short-circuit  shut-in  sooey  staubach  track-star  triple-lindy  two-factor  wahoo 

Sunrise over New Hampshire

 Posted on June 8, 2020  |  1 minutes  |  211 words  |  

Had lots of concepts and ideas in mind for Wolverine this morning but decided to keep it simple this morning. Warm-up / Thang / Mary: We ran from Davis Drive Park to Bond Park stopping every now and then for exercises which may or may not have included irkins. Once in Bond Park we did a coupon set of curls, rock rows, tricep extensions and overhead presses (15x each) with five burpees in between. [Read More]
moped  one-four  pierogi  saban  the-commish 

Katowice meets Bialystok

 Posted on June 4, 2020  |  4 minutes  |  750 words  |  

Pierogi Q tour continues with a return visit to the West Side. Pulled in around 5:20, shoes still on the passenger seat, with Sky Blue sliding into his regular spot just in front of me. As I leisurely put one shoe on and then the other, I notice the Flying Circus founder is getting agitated. He’s bouncing around like I’m holding him back from something. And as I tighten my laces and put the keys in the regular hiding spot, the man is literally running away from me down the parking lot. [Read More]
badlands  beaker  clementine  dirty-bomb  entitlement  ezekiel  five-hole  franklin  geek-squad  kermit  pbx  pierogi  shut-in-2  sky-blue  snapback  swag  taz  trike  white-claw 

Field of Drunk rocks

 Posted on June 2, 2020  |  4 minutes  |  780 words  |  

YHC’s Q tour continues. Ain’t gonna lie… I have a love/hate relationship with the Q sheet. Love the fact that I can snag some quality spots last minute. Wouldn’t mind it being a little more difficult. Get out there and grab a spot. You will love it. The PAX may love it. I may not love it but that’s ok. Warm up During the EC (see NMS for more on that) I noticed that the rock pile near the flag is a bit low on small-sized rocks. [Read More]
badlands  beaker  clementine  doggy-paddle  ezekiel  franklin  geek-squad  moped  pierogi  pivot  sky-blue  trike  white-claw 

Putting the Danger in Dangerzone

 Posted on May 29, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  415 words  |  

The weather Friday was definitely going to play havoc on YHC’s plans. Lots and lots of rain was called for. Even the stalwarts were Slacking (presumably from the safety of their thrones) their concerns come 5AM. I had had all kinds of musical plans in the works! Well, weather be damned. We were going to at least Bring Sally Up! Checking my Weather app and seeing a short break in the deluge at 520, I put on my shoes and booked for the welcoming embrace of North Cary Park a bit early. [Read More]
blowout  burt  coney  free-lunch  pierogi  ramsey