Diamonds Are Forever

 Posted on February 25, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  483 words  |  

Today was the last day of YHC’s 52nd year on this big blue ball, so what better way to send it out than a nice game of 52-pick up, kettle bell style! A few PAX narrowly avoided penalty burpees by sliding into the parking lot just as we launch. As it turns out, they’d get plenty of burpees later on. #foreshadowing Warm up Take a circle of the parking lot, the long way, stopping at the flag for the Pledge of Allegiance. [Read More]
ashbury  earhart  frisco  hi-liter  hotty-toddy  intimidator  kenny  kubota  meatloaf  milton-bradley  pet-sounds  pickles  rooney  shut-in  theismann  trike  triple-lindy  www 

"I was in the pool!"

 Posted on February 23, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  310 words  |  

13 pax braved the weather on a rainy February morning for high tempo boot camp/rucking. Actually, it wasn’t as bad as it sounds. The temperature was high 40’s and the water in our socks felt quite refreshing. The workout began with a thoughtful discussion about Tic Tacs and shrinkage. Of course, any discussion about shrinkage elicited the obligatory George Constanza reference. By 6:15, we had approximately 3.25 miles on our GPS watches. [Read More]
biner  ezekiel  hi-liter  hot-cakes  largemouth  ma-bell  old-maid  one-four  pivot  shut-in  skipper-fng  thurston  www 

Tribute

 Posted on February 23, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  511 words  |  

The weather this morning reflected my mood to a T. It was rainy, dreary. A slight wind took whatever moisture was on our clothing and used it to sink its chill deep into our bones. A real jerk move, wind. The evening prior I had hoped that maybe the weather forecast was wrong. After all, the weather experts/enthusiasts only gave it a 60% chance of raining from 0630 to 0730. Alas, I resigned myself to the fact that we were going to get wet and cold. [Read More]
biner  callahan  chipper  ck  disco-duck  flacco  freebird  frisco  hello-kitty  lite-brite  never-ready  odouls  pivot  shut-in  sub  texas-ranger  theismann  traffic-cone  triple-lindy  two-factor  water-wings 

Just an Average Day

 Posted on February 21, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  616 words  |  

11 pax, including YHC, arrived on time for the Bounty Hunters beatdown. Some may have peaked out the window prior to finalize their decision, but alas, they took that DRP and showed. It was just your normal average beatdown. We got in about 2.5 miles, we did some basic exercises including lots of merkins. We were safe, we stayed together, we mumbled when QIC said things like, “ready, go” instead of “Exercise! [Read More]
denali  disco-duck  frisco  gtl  imp  orphan  shut-in  staubach  sub  the-commish  triple-lindy 

Apparently Not Problematic

 Posted on February 20, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  445 words  |  

As YHC was making my way around the gathering PAX, I noticed that several of them were noticeably away from the shovel flag, like they wanted to leave or something. Whatever. You Vesperers just go do your thing. I’ll take the small but mighty group and go do, oh I don’t know…a bootcamp. Here’s what we did: Warmup Jog up Maury O’Dell and to the other end of Bond Park Drive (I think it is) for: [Read More]
burt  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  coney  denali  disco-duck  flacco  franklin  goose  grease-monkey  hasselhoff  hello-kitty  hermes  hi-liter  hotspot  joe-smith  ma-bell  michelob  nature-boy  old-maid  ollie  pivot  prodigal  saban  sabre  shut-in  sky-blue  smitten  smokey  squatter  term-paper  two-factor  water-wings 

R-O-C-K in the F-o-D

 Posted on February 19, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  421 words  |  

This is my rock, there are many like it, but this one if mine… …my rock is my best friend, it is my life, I must master it like I master my life… …w_ithout me, my rock is useless, without my rock, I am useless._ After a two-week, work-related hiatus, it was great to be back in the gloom this morning. Particularly when it is at the finest AO in West Cary on a Tuesday morning – Field of Dreams. [Read More]
biner  bogo  clementine  dumpster-fire  franklin  goose  hotty-toddy  katniss  liverpool  ma-bell  moped  nature-boy  pbx  prodigal  shut-in  sky-blue  sosa  turnpike 

Millennial Mayhem

 Posted on February 18, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  440 words  |  

‘Twas a lovely morning on the border of Cary and Apex, where Miss Laura Duncan once cooked some chard on a stone. 18 men gathered to pay tribute to the Millennial generation with a goal of 2000-count exercises: 1000 reps and 1000 meters of running. Dodging the expected deluge of rain, we had a fine time in the cool, soggy gloom…one might even say “moist.” YHC had found the Millennial workout on the Exicon and thought it would be a great way to challenge the PAX to a well-rounded beatdown. [Read More]
bartman  coney  disco-duck  flacco  hasselhoff  honeycomb  hotspot  jigglypuff  ma-bell  red-ryder  saban  sabre  shut-in  silverback  smokey  sub  term-paper  two-factor 

If only ONE-FOUR had posted....

 Posted on February 15, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  539 words  |  

Dammit. So nearly perfect. Some days the all the elements align perfectly and the symmetry and perfection of the universe reveals itself. This was nearly one of those days, if only ONE-FOUR had shown up! Today, the day widely known as Valentine’s Day, is notable for three very good reasons. Firstly, sure, there is saint valentine. Martyred for marrying young lovers against the wishes of the Roman emperor, and sentenced to death through beating, torture and then eventually decapitation. [Read More]
badlands  beaker  biner  geek-squad  hamilton  nature-boy  pbx  pigeon  pivot  shut-in  sky-blue  the-commish  two-factor 

There’s no vanilla in these Burpees … Burpees, Burpees, and more Burpees - does a body good!!!

 Posted on February 14, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  386 words  |  

Date: 2/13/2019 QIC: WWW AO: SnS, Maynard / Insomnia / Vesper, and Ruckers PAX: Badlands, Banjo, Bartman, Bogo, Build-a-Bear, Burt, Buzzfeed. Chanticleer, Coney, FNG EZ Bake, Franklin, Grease Monkey, Hansen, Hello Kitty, Hi-Liter, Hot Spot, Khakis, Large Mouth, Ma Bell, Michelob, Mohawk, Nickel, Ollie, One Four, Pivot, Random House, Saban, Sabre, Shut-in, Sky Blue, Smitten, Sub, Wonder Bread, WWW Warm-up: GM, hamstring stretch, Sir Fazio forward, seal claps, overhead claps, SF backward, calf stretch with CFMs. [Read More]
badlands  banjo  bartman  bogo  build-a-bear  burt  buzzfeed  chanticleer  coney  ez-bake  franklin  grease-monkey  hanson  hello-kitty  hi-liter  hotspot  khakis  largemouth  ma-bell  michelob  mohawk  nickel  ollie  one-four  pivot  random-house  saban  sabre  shut-in  sky-blue  smitten  sub  wonderbread  www 

Ruck Takeover

 Posted on February 8, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  247 words  |  

Friday, February 1, 2019 - Cary, NC. Those attending what was purported to be a high-tempo bootcamp workout at Gran Torino were shocked and amazed to arrive and discover the site had been taken over by shady characters wearing “military-style” backpacks. Assault backpacks, even. With carrying handles and other menacing features. They did their best to shrug it off and proceed with their running around, while the ruckers got after it. [Read More]
angry-elf  banjo  bartman  build-a-bear  doogie  ezekiel  geek-squad  hello-kitty  katniss  ma-bell  ollie  repeato  shut-in  www