90% FMJ 8-27-19

 Posted on August 27, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  215 words  |  

The Mountains are calling fellas! 7 Men for some EC work, 2 did 2 laps x 1.3 and the rest did 3 laps. 35 Pax were there at 5:30ish, very brief disclaimer/mission statement. Warmup: Follow me: mosey across the street, watch for cars, do a standard warm up, mosey back across the street to the track. The Thang: Run a lap around the track at 90% Do something while we wait on the six. [Read More]
16-steves  biner  blue-print  bogo  butt-fumble  callahan  chicken-little  crash  deuce  dupont  flip-flop  hamm  headroom  hermes  how-how  i-pity-the-fool  iceman  imp  joker  lookout  mopar  old-maid  parker  pbx  prodigal  red-ryder  shipper  short-circuit  shut-in  snots  sooey  sour-mash  sub  water-wings 

Two for the Price of One

 Posted on August 24, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  558 words  |  

YHC woke up and immediately checked the forecast. The predicted rain was GONE! 45 mins of rain, not a big deal. 90 mins of rain…a bit much. YHC also drove to the AO the day before to scout a rock pile spotted on Google Satellite (and DM’d Sub for recommended rock piles). The Google one was perfect so we were set! Upon arrival at TGM a cool breeze came as a shock. [Read More]
hi-liter  i-pity-the-fool  one-four  parker  schlitz  shut-in  snots  sourmash  sub  torpedo  triple-lindy 

Calculated Risks

 Posted on August 22, 2019  |  4 minutes  |  727 words  |  

In the summer of 1993, YHC and his M had just graduated with our respective Bachelor’s degrees from The Dub (UNCW). My dad was a building contractor with a small crew of 2 men, and had just signed a contract to build a house. I was in need of gainful employment over the summer before starting grad school at UNC. So the M and I spent 12 somewhat awkward weeks in the summer of ‘93 living with my parents and spending some weekends at our freshly rented apartment in Chapel Hill. [Read More]
cataracts  chicken-little  crash  flat-stanley  flenderson  glow  liverpool  oxtail  queequeg  red-ryder  shipper  shut-in  slappy  sour-mash  theismann  yahoo 

Anything for a Q-zie

 Posted on August 20, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  215 words  |  

While perusing our beautiful Q-sheet, looking for a spot to q and remembered I had never Q’d FMJ and there was an open spot and you get a koozie. I mean when stars align you go with it, even if you don’t have a theme ready to go. Everyone gathered in the parking lot, trying to stay away from the problematic traffic coming in. Disclaimer for the Pax/FNGs and we’re off. [Read More]
16-steves  arm-band  bad-company  blueprint  chicken-little  crash  dupont  garfunkel  gibraltar  glow  ham  headroom  i-pity-the-fool  iceman  imp  look-out  one-four  parker  pivot  prodigal  red-ryder  shipper  shut-in  snots  stella  sub  the-commish  the-joker  water-wings  yahoo 

BRR Training Barkley Style

 Posted on August 19, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  315 words  |  

The hills at Danger Zone are intense! Having done a few BRR training runs there last year, I knew it was time to get back. When I saw the open Q spot, it was a sign that I must share the love. YHC pre-blasted the plans Thursday on the Slacks, so everyone could see the big idea. I know that DZ is not a high tempo workout, but would resemble that on this day. [Read More]
biner  build-a-bear  burt  chanticleer  cool-beans  denali  flip-flop-thats-singular  free-lunch  hi-liter  largemouth  michelob  old-maid  pbx  press-on  ripcord  schlitz  shut-in  sosa  squatter  tecumseh  willy-wonka 

Paging Trike...paging Mr. Trike...

 Posted on August 14, 2019  |  4 minutes  |  849 words  |  

Day 3 of Frisco’s Week of Terror(ible) Qs. Day 1 was terrorible when my ex-friend, WWW, traveled back in time and stole (what was to be) my signature workout and used it at A-Team. When I tried to explain it to the PAX using posters and drawings all I got was rolling eyes. (Who knew Shut-In kept glass eyes in his pocket…) Day 2 was just as bad because after I executed my NEW workout my new nemesis, WWW, went back in time again and made me fat. [Read More]
crimson  deuce  frisco  headroom  roasters  shut-in  sour-mash  traffic-cone  wahoo 

Breathtaker Camo Koozie Q

 Posted on August 13, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  543 words  |  

YHC bid on and won Breathtaker, a 20lb weight vest that is auctioned off for charity each Friday in South Wake, which comes with a 5 post minimum for the week. Not having earned my camo koozie yet, breathtaker made it’s 3rd appearance of the week so far. 32 were witness to what it looks like to Q with an extra 20lbs, in fact Theismann and Pivot both had their own vests as well! [Read More]
bartman  blueprint  callahan  cataracts  chicken-little  command-line  earhart  gibralter  hamm  i-pity-the-fool  imp  kermit  old-maid  peeping-tom  pivot  prodigal  red-ryder  short-circuit  shut-in  sixteen-steves  slappy  smithers  snots  sub  theismann  torpedo  uti  vanilla  wahoo  water-wings  x-man  yahoo 

Exicon ABC

 Posted on August 7, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  200 words  |  

43 in attendance. 3 Ruckers, 16 Bootcampers, bunch of runners including those that ran the Maynard. What a way to start off “hump day”…in the doom and gloom of SNS. I am starting a series called Exicon ABC. We will be using exercises from those three (or sometimes 4) letters of the alphabet until we complete the alphabet. Today was ABC. Warm up Abe Vigoda Alternating shoulder taps in a plank position Annie (Arm circles from a plank position) Thang 1 [Read More]
badlands  banjo  build-a-bear  burt  carvana  chanticleer  compound-w  flacco  flip-flop-thats-singular  gtl  hello-kitty  hermes  hi-liter  hotspot  largemouth  liverpool  ma-bell  mccants  nature-boy  old-maid  ollie  one-four  pierogi  press-on  repeato  ripcord  saban  sabre  schlitz  shut-in  skipper  smokey  snots  spit-shine  swag  term-paper  the-joker  two-factor  wonderbread  wrench 

What's a Coupon?

 Posted on August 5, 2019  |  4 minutes  |  829 words  |  

QIC: Parker; AO: The Green Mile; Date: 3 Aug 2019 11 HIM gathered at 0600 to figure out what the pre-blast of “bring a favorite coupon if you have one” was all about. Biner brought a 60 lb Sandbag, and I brought the rest. A couple of guys admitted to searching around the junk drawer in the gloom for some little slips of paper, but suffice it to say that by the end of the workout they were well acquainted with the F3 Exicon definition of “coupon”. [Read More]
bagels  banjo  biner  hi-liter  parker  pivot  shut-in  sub  torpedo  trike  two-factor 

Start with a Theme, End with a Cluster

 Posted on August 1, 2019  |  4 minutes  |  751 words  |  

I hadn’t Q’d a workout in a while and a slot opened up at FWD so I thought, ”why not”. Well, after a week of backpacking and a week of healing from backpacking, I was feeling a bit off this morning. But hey, how bad can it be? It can be bad. I rolled into the parking lot and the trunk of my car wouldn’t open. So, the flag was there, it just wasn’t up. [Read More]
bo-jackson  butterfly  captain-jack  chipper  freebird  greenbow  hermes  honeycomb  lite-brite  moneyball  pet-sounds  shut-in  staubach  stetson  texas-ranger  worley  yoga-mat