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Friday Morning Murph

Posted on January 12, 2019 | 2 minutes | 216 words |

12 HIM’s posted on a chilly January morning for what YHC announced would be a Murph. Well, it turned out kinda that way, with legendary mumblechatter. Joe Smith - you shoulda bought a Maytag. EC departed 0510 on schedule, route modified due to ice: YHC, Poolee, Wonderbread, Denali, Chanicleer, Joe Smith , Grease Monkey. Warm up: Good Mornings, Windmills, Michael Phelps (in consideration of the Murph to come) The Murph: [Read More]

Traveling Pain Pills

Posted on January 12, 2019 | 2 minutes | 289 words |

AO: Phoenix Twelve HIMs gathered this morning for some fun at Phoenix. Welcome brother Chum, who joined us from F3 Chapel Hill area. Here’s what we did. Warm-up: Mosey to the upper lot, circle up for Good Mornings, Side Straddle Hops, Windmills… on cue, Callahan arrives late, again. Continue with Sir Fazio’s forward, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps, Sir Fazio’s reverse. Five penalty Burpees (thank you, Callahan). Finish up with Merkins and Mountain Climbers. [Read More]

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As you wish*

Posted on January 11, 2019 | 5 minutes | 895 words |

Well, a day passed, and so did a year. First post and Q of the new age, at the greatest AO in Downtown Apex on a Thursday morning. Tossed the notion of an EC run out there, and I was joined by the Site Q in training, Sub, and the craziest man in Carpex right now, @djvtec (who has just signed on as the sixth man, on the 6-man 2019 BRR team, aptly named F3 Carpex Pick up the Six (TM) (R). [Read More]

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Hills & Blocks for 3.0

Posted on January 8, 2019 | 2 minutes | 345 words |

Nine HIMs met up this fine morning to run up and down some hills and play some more with YHC’s new CMU’s (aka “pain pills”), debuted last Friday in a very soggy Slippery When Wet beatdown. With Hermes’ return to duty, mumblechatter has resumed to a healthy banter. And, somehow, we managed to turn about 3.0 miles today, almost all of it up and down one hill or another. Here’s what we did. [Read More]

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WHAT GOES AROUND

Posted on January 6, 2019 | 2 minutes | 408 words |

Phoenix, January 5, 2019 Pax: 1-4, Angry Elf, Banjo, Bluewater, Callahan, Clementine, Earhart, Everready, Frisco, Gap Year, Hello Kitty, Hermès, Jiggly Puff, Lite Brite, Ninjago, Ollie, Pierogi, Pigeon, Pivot, Smokey, Snots, Term Paper, Texas Ranger, Theismann, Traffic Cone, Water Wings, Yoga Mat Today was to be Karma Chamelion’s virgin Q, Karma has busted his knee and will be out indefinitely. Prior to starting, YHC invited all pax to consider joining in on the Healing Transitions weekly Saturday 0800 run at Umstead, Harrison entrance. [Read More]

19 Murphs in 2019 (1 of 19)

Posted on January 3, 2019 | 1 minutes | 99 words |

Pre-Blast 10 HIM for the first of 19 Murphs (in 2019) at BH. The Warmup Pledge of Allegiance at the…the site Q didn’t bring out the flag so it wouldn’t get wet?! 10 penalty burpees. Run like 10 yards, circle up for…Smokey and Joe Smith request the shelter for warmups…so we dropped for Superman Holds and WWII sit-ups. We also did a few GMs. The Thang Do a Murph (run to Baucom Elem. [Read More]

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Finish Strong

Posted on December 31, 2018 | 3 minutes | 478 words |

With all the other Monday AOs starting at 05:30, A-Team was the last chance to post in Carpex in 2018. 13 men showed up ready to Finish Strong! Warm-Up Mosey towards the shelter at the back of the park, stopping along the way for imperial walkers, side straddle hops, standard merkins and prisoner squats. The Thang In the shelter grab some bench for irkins, ALRSUs, dips, ALRSUs and derkins x 20. [Read More]

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12 Days - Tour Style

Posted on December 26, 2018 | 2 minutes | 258 words |

Small crowd post Christmas gathered in the launch area, one FNG, disclaimer given and we are off for a mozy through Bond Park, stopping occasionally to celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas as a group. Warmup 15 SSH (whoops) 12 Hillbillies 12 Good Mornings 12 Merkins 12 Mountain Climbers Thang 1st Day – Mozy 2nd Day – Burpees 3rd Day – WW2 4th Day – Diamond Merkins 5th Day – LR Lunges [Read More]

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Q What You Hate

Posted on December 24, 2018 | 2 minutes | 416 words |

This Christmas Eve morning beatdown and 2ndF that followed was one of the most enjoyable mornings YHC has had over the past (almost) 4 years! Must be the advent season! After a shoutout by Disco Duck on Slack, YHC went to work planning this beatdown (circa 1930 the night before). 23 Pax in all. Lots came stampeding in from the EC run. YHC had no gloves (because YHC was planning to fartsack being out in Durham at his father in law’s for Christmas) [Read More]

24 - 16 (now)

Posted on December 23, 2018 | 3 minutes | 523 words |

32 including 1 FNG (Liverpool’s brother) PREBLAST: Kentucky vs UNC this evening at 5:15 pm on CBS, Kentucky and UNC have met 39 times since 1924. UNC leads the series 24 wins to Kentucky’s 15 The series between two of the most victorious college basketball programs of all-time, Kentucky (1st) and North Carolina (3rd), as of the writing of this preblast. WARMUP: SSH x 24 Kentuckys (similar to Imperial Walkers) x 15 [Read More]