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 

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 

FNGs Abound

 Posted on February 6, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  323 words  |  

The PAX recruiting game showed up strong on this A.M. as we had 3 FNGs make their way into the gloom. The Disclaimer was necessary. As I type this I am just now realizing I forgot to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. This is a priority and so I recognize now the men and women who go and have gone into harms way to protect the liberties that we as a United States of America hold as unalienable. [Read More]
angry-elf  badlands  banjo  bartman  biner  bogo  burt  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  chipper  ck  coney  denali  disco-duck  flip-flop  franklin  geek-squad  goose  hello-kitty  hermes  hi-liter  hotspot  joe-smith  khakis  largemouth  ma-bell  michelob  nature-boy  old-maid  parker  pbx  pierogi  pivot  prodigal  random-house  repeato  rock-a-billy  sabre  shut-in  sky-blue  smitten  smokey  snots  squatter  the-commish  theismann  torpedo  two-factor  wkrp  youbetcha 

Triple down celebrations

 Posted on February 6, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  381 words  |  

Feb 5th. 5/2. Fifth of February. So many reasons to celebrate……it’s the 36th day of 2019 (Gregorian calendar), it’s the start of the 4716th Chinese New Year (Year of pig) and it’s also Red Ryder’s M’s birthday, who I believe was turning 21 (approximately). With so much excitement to come, YHC started the customary countdown to the start of the beatdown at 3 minutes…..eventually the clock ticked down and we were ready to go…. [Read More]
badlands  bogo  clementine  dumpster-fire  dunkin  franklin  geek-squad  goose  hotty-toddy  katniss  liverpool  nature-boy  one-four  pigeon  prodigal  red-ryder  roxanne  sky-blue  swag  term-paper  trike 

Running off with The Circus

 Posted on February 1, 2019  |  5 minutes  |  940 words  |  

People go to the circus for myriad reasons: entertainment, witness the odd and curious, be stunned by magic, or savor a jalapeno-stuffed deep-fried twinkie burger. However, when it comes to The Flying Circus, only the stoutest of men dare show up to test their mettle within the Big Top. 14 PAX couldn’t resist The Circus’s allure, ignored the temps (they were so small that ignoring was easy), and performed incredible feats with the human body (I am mostly certain each PAX used his own). [Read More]
beaker  biner  geek-squad  goose  hi-liter  hotty-toddy  ma-bell  mcilroy  pbx  pigeon  pivot  sky-blue  the-commish  uti 

And then there was rain...

 Posted on January 29, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  636 words  |  

So it rained. No, I mean it really rained. 10 waterproof HIDA’s, including both site Q’s and the shovel flag turned out for a swimming lesson and freshen up in the gloom. Beaker (or Biner, whatever) won the prize for most nonchalant warm up and was clearly more than up to whatever volume of water fell from the sky. As we circled up, the pax reached a consensus that the worlds weather apps were espousing lies - as to a man everyone was expecting a balmy 62 degrees yet it felt more like mid-30’s. [Read More]
beaker  biner  ezekiel  geek-squad  goose  hotty-toddy  katniss  pbx  sky-blue  the-commish 

Supercharged, modified and sliding at FOD

 Posted on January 29, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  329 words  |  

A nice morning at FOD. 27 PAX made there way to west Cary to celebrate Liverpool turning 50 and earning the title of RESPECT. Just because he is now with us in the 50’s doesn’t mean he gets an easy workout. All came ready to have some fun and be challenged. Warm up Pledge Run to back of lot 1 - 5 Good mornings Run to back of lot 2 - 10 Imperial Walker with a squat in between Run to back of lot 3 - 112 Supercharged SSH (4 rounds of descending SSH. [Read More]
badlands  beaker  biner  bogo  clementine  disco-duck  duncan  ezekiel  franklin  geek-squad  hotty-toddy  katniss  liverpool  loom  nature-boy  one-four  pbx  pigeon  pivot  prodigal  sky-blue  squatter  swag  the-commish  the-joker  thurston  trike 

The Legend of 44

 Posted on January 17, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  411 words  |  

15 HIMs joined me for my VQ on a cold, dark morning at the finest AO on a Thursday morning in NW Cary. After months of PAX asking if I owned a fruit stand, if my last name was Darling or if I accidentally forgot my F3 name (and received a girl’s name), today I shared the origins of Clementine, as well as a brief history on the Legend of 44 at Syracuse University (go Orange! [Read More]
beaker  biner  clementine  ezekiel  geek-squad  goose  katniss  lawn-dart  ma-bell  pbx  pivot  ratchet  sky-blue  the-commish  trike  two-factor