Brought to You By the Letter “B”

 Posted on August 22, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  202 words  |  

Pre-Blast 31 HIM worked hard at SNS, the Maynard, and Vespers. Today’s workout brought to you by the letter “B.” The Warmup Pledge of Allegiance at the flag Mixed run to the west parking lot, paint the lines. Circle up for: 100 Burpees The Thang Deconstructed Burpees: beginning with 10 reps at each corner of the west lot and decreasing to 1 with each round, complete: prisoner squats, standard merkins, frog ups, and star jumps. [Read More]
badlands  banjo  bartman  bogo  build-a-bear  burt  chanticleer  chop-block  denali  flacco  goose  hello-kitty  hermes  hi-liter  hotspot  khakis  loom  michelob  moped  mudgear  nature-boy  ollie  one-four  parker  pivot  saban  shank  smokey  snots  squatter  t-sip  water-wings  wkrp  wonderbread 

Hurt Box

 Posted on August 20, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  504 words  |  

‘Twas a coolish morning, relative to the last two months, and not quite as dank. The skies were still angry from the previous night’s storms, still spitting the occasional rain drop but hinting at lashing out again. This palpable uncertainly is perhaps why a relatively small PAX tentatively gathered at the flag. The flag itself had been tentatively planted by Smokey, creating an uneasy tension. There remained, however, an underlying current of optimism amid the groggy remains from the weekend. [Read More]
clementine  compound-w  goose  hotspot  imp  ma-bell  red-ryder  shank  smokey  t-sip  trike 

Drop Your Sticks for a Route 66

 Posted on August 18, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  529 words  |  

AO: Phoenix August 18, 2018 Keeping with the mid-August pain pticks theme, and not to be outdone by Bluewater’s Death by Dora mini-Murph at Slippery When Wet yesterday, YHC and Build-a-Bear dutifully planted a minefield of concrete and PVC for a lovely morning’s fun. Site Q Texas Ranger led a pack of 4 HIM’s for the EC run (+ Ollie, Sosa & Chipper - who had a rare Saturday M-pass to join us). [Read More]
bayonne  biner  build-a-bear  callahan  chipper  freebird  hi-liter  ollie  pbx  pigeon  smokey  snots  stout-f3-davidson  texas-ranger  tubeless  www  yoga-mat 

...Yes, there is a lake at this park

 Posted on August 13, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  417 words  |  

AO: A-Team August 13, 2018 Stepping in late last night to sub for an injured Pet Sounds, YHC posted what innocently turned out to be a somewhat misinformed plan for a Route 66 around the lake. Shout out to Sosa for warning of construction and related obstructions. Upon arrival and inspection of this particular AO (YHC’s first posting there), it was decided by a committee of one to modify. And, it being Monday the 13th, why not play in the parking lot with that number. [Read More]
ascot  banjo  bartman  bayonne  chipper  daisy  hotspot  imp  repeato  smokey  speed-racer  wkrp 

We're not bringin' Sexy Back

 Posted on August 6, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  563 words  |  

Music starts at precisely 540 with Enter Sandman to get the PAX pumped to work hard. 27 strong and we are off about 20 seconds early. Mozy meander through some trails until we get to a good warm up spot. Warm Up Merkins x 20 IC SSH x 15 GM x 10 5 burpees OYO The Thangs 4 groups-ish for a cluster Indian Run to the pickle Partner up for laps around the pickle. [Read More]
banjo  blue-and-out  captain-kirk  cataracts  chipper  compound-w  coney  crimson  frisco  geek-squad  hot-lips  hot-toddy  hotspot  imp  liverpool  ma-bell  open-out  pierogi  saban  shut-in  smokey  sooey  swag  term-paper  theismann  traffic-cone  wkrp 

#mccantsweek - Day 6 - BLAZE OF GLORY

 Posted on July 21, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  585 words  |  

If you don’t have Bon Jovi playing right this minute. Stop reading. Queue it up. Crank it up. Crack one. I woke up this morning and I raised my weary head. I’m a devil on the run. Thrown out of school for bringing a six pack and two guns. Well they tell me I’m wanted, yeah, I’m a wanted. And when I’m shot down, I’ll be shot down in a MF blaze of glory. [Read More]
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The Games We Play

 Posted on July 19, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  594 words  |  

With Tour de Carpex in full swing, you just never know what kind of crowd you’re going to see. So I was pleasantly surprised when the cars kept rolling in and the PAX kept rolling out, including a nice group from Raleigh. Of course this also means the mumble chatter will be on high, but nothing YHC couldn’t take care of with a little beatdown. So after I greeted our FNG (Welcome Fiddler) we were off with a short josey over to the baseball field. [Read More]
ascot  bluewater  burgerfeet  claven  fiddler  gametime  gtl  hermes  imp  liverpool  malpractice  marmalade  matlock  orwell  parker  pet-sounds  primetime  rooney  smokey  squatter  staubach  www  yoda 

FWD- Half Official 1 Year Anniversary

 Posted on July 18, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  354 words  |  

July 17, 2017. I ventured out a boy in search of Fitness, Fellowship and Faith. I found it at the Monday site, Kryptonite. Here we are one year later, YHC leading the PAX for my 1 year Anniversary at Flirtin With Disaster. Quick awkward intro to the PAX and we are off. Your leader/guide/q for the morning…. Warm Up Fellowship pace jog over to the CrossFit parking lot Random Warm up at varying cadence/count: Good mornings, SSH, Merkins, Hillbilly, Merkins, Lastly, “free” Monkey Humpers facing the windows of CrossFit. [Read More]
banjo  bayonne  bluewater  burt  captain-kirk  chanticleer  cheddar-bo  coney  half  hermes  joe-smith  lite-brite  ma-bell  mufasa  navin  netscape  ollie  oofta  puck  repeato  shut-in  smokey  staubach  viking  wkrp  wonderbread 

Back to school

 Posted on July 9, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  375 words  |  

YHC picked up the Q for July the 5th as a replacement for missing my birthday Q a few weeks back due to IR. I did not account for the post 4th of July hangover being fully present. Never mind, great way to start the morning. Expecting a light crowd, pleasantly surprised to see 12 other HIMs show up (14 total counting YHC and of course my side kick). At 5:45 sharp, we did a warm up jog around the short loop back to the skate park for warm up. [Read More]
ausfahrt  blue-jay  crimson  earhart  frisco  grinch  gtl  hotty-toddy  joe-smith  oxtail  smokey  sooey  sour-mash  www 

"PLAY BALL!" A Birthday Q Story

 Posted on July 7, 2018  |  5 minutes  |  975 words  |  

A couple of months ago YHC thought it was only right to honor the Carpex tradition of Qing on your Birthday, so I signed up for a Friday, July 6th Q at the infamous Slippery When Wet. Why is it infamous? Well, legend has it that back in the 80s Bon Jovi’s tour bus broke down as it was passing through Cary in the early morning hours. Back then, Cary was just a zygote that would later develop into the boisterous town we now know. [Read More]
bluewater  denali  joe-smith  ma-bell  pet-sounds  quiver  shank  smokey  squatter  staubach  whirlie  wkrp