Half-Century Mountain

 Posted on January 30, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  411 words  |  

Upon checking the weather last night, I posed the ‘more PAX than degrees Fahrenheit challenge’ to the Twittersphere. This ended up being way closer a proposition than we thought it’d be! 25 > 22. With our strong crew of 8, take a lap around the parking lot, and venture into the park. Pause for a warmup consisting of 10 x GM (here comes Pivot) 1 penalty burpee 10 X IW [Read More]
burt  chanticleer  chipper  coney  denali  flip-flop  franklin  goose  hermes  hotspot  jigglypuff  largemouth  ma-bell  michelob  nature-boy  parker  pivot  prodigal  random-house  sabre  smokey  snots  squatter  term-paper  the-commish 

A new Dora, was it 24 or 22?

 Posted on January 28, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  253 words  |  

Great morning a Wolverine – excellent group of high impact men! All familiar faces - no FNG to to brief…. The Warm-up: Start with the pledge, mosey around the pickle to basketball court & circle up Good mornings, windmills (tough to count for some reason!), SSH, calf stretches with merkins, air chair with chinooks The Thang! Mosey south along the running trail to the big parking lot. Fast feet, bear crawl, curb dips, crab back…. [Read More]
banjo  bogo  build-a-bear  clementine  coney  doogie  ezekiel  flacco  geek-squad  lawn-dart  ollie  pierogi  pivot  prodigal  random-house  saban  sabre  snots  squatter  the-commish  theismann  trike 

MJ Stands with The Commish

 Posted on January 27, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  264 words  |  

Pre-Blast 31 HIM (not including MJ) at Phoenix for The Commish’s co-VQ with YHC. This also marked a 6-Pack for Mr. Silver! Such a strong start…it’s no wonder MJ Stood with The Commish. The Warmup (Hi-Liter) Pledge of Allegiance at the flag. Mixed Run to the Community Center into extended Paint the Lines. Circle up for 25 each: SSH, Mt. Climbers, Hillbillies, Plankjacks, Imperial Walkers, St. Merkins, SSH. The Thang 1 (Hi-Liter) [Read More]
bartman  biner  callahan  cataracts  deuce  disco-duck  earhart  ezekiel  flacco  freebird  frisco  hi-liter  lite-brite  never-ready  odouls  one-four  open-out  pigeon  prodigal  snots  sooey  sooner  texas-ranger  the-commish  theismann  traffic-cone  triple-lindy  two-factor  www  yoga-mat 

The Burger King Effect

 Posted on January 25, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  458 words  |  

We’re all familiar with Burger King’s long time moto “Have it your way”. I don’t know that I have ever personally exercised my right to have it my way with their burgers but the options is there I suppose. It’s empowering to have options. There is ownership in the plan when those involved are given the option to choose what kind of experience they ultimately want. This fundamental idea was visited in this workout. [Read More]
ashbury  clementine  crimson  deuce  disco-duck  earhart  frisco  hanson  hotspot  imp  meatloaf  open-out  parker  red-ryder  rooney  shut-in  snots  sooey  sub  the-commish  theismann  trike  triple-lindy  two-factor  yogi 

The Dutch Skater

 Posted on January 15, 2019  |  4 minutes  |  648 words  |  

The call went out the night before for an EC run at 0500 and the following HIM showed up: Michelob, Chanticleer, Largemouth, Snots, Sub and YHC. Four miles later and with just 1 minute to spare before the bell rang at 0530, YHC asked for FNGs, heard no response and Moseyed to the other side of the school. On the way we enjoyed some High Knees, Butt Kickers and Karaoke. [Read More]
butt-fumble  callahan  chanticleer  denali  goose  gtl  hermes  honeycomb  khakis  largemouth  ma-bell  mccants  michelob  parker  shank  shut-in  snots  squatter  stealth  sub  triple-lindy  water-wings 

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]
bayonne  biner  callahan  chum  ollie  one-four  open-out  smokey  snots  texas-ranger  theismann  traffic-cone 

Gloomiest Cinder Blocks!

 Posted on January 8, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  409 words  |  

(CMU’s - Apparently) 19 Met at the Gloomiest AO in all Cary this morning (1/7/19) for a workout, and they were not disappointed. Snots, Ollie and YHC met at 0445 for some extra credit intervals and worked different paces over at the Davis Drive Middle School track. The intervals are always tough, yet rewarding and today was no different. As the pax were arriving in to parking lot, whoa, wait, who’s that? [Read More]
banjo  bogo  build-a-bear  cheddar-bo  ck  flacco  geek-squad  liverpool  moped  ollie  one-four  pbx  pierogi  prodigal  random-house  saban  sabre  snots  the-commish 

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]
angry-elf  banjo  bluewater  callahan  clementine  earhart  eveready  frisco  gap-year  hello-kitty  hermes  jigglypuff  lite-brite  ninjago  ollie  one-four  pierogi  pigeon  pivot  smokey  snots  term-paper  texas-ranger  theismann  traffic-cone  water-wings  yoga-mat 

New Year, new SNS

 Posted on January 2, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  428 words  |  

After a rousing start to 2019 at the 1/1 convergence, it was great to see 32 more PAX lined up to continue getting after it in ‘19. No FNGs, you all know how this works, so let’s go.Quick turn at the end of Billy Run Road back to the parking lot, circle up: SSH x20 IW x19 Standard merkin x20 Mountain climber x19 Thang Count off by threes and mosey to. [Read More]
angry-elf  banjo  bartman  bayonne  build-a-bear  burt  butterscotch  chanticleer  denali  flacco  flo-rida  gap-year  hi-liter  hotspot  largemouth  loom  michelob  one-four  parker  pierogi  pivot  press-on  prodigal  repeato  saban  sabre  shut-in  snots  swag  the-joker  wkrp 

Another trip around the sun...

 Posted on December 31, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  384 words  |  

13 optimistic HIM showed up in the gloomiest of glooms to ring out the old year in style. YHC was looking for a way to celebrate 2018 while looking into 2019 filled with hope. Being the 365th day of the year, a theme emerged. 365, you say? Could it be another Hi-Liter style burpee-fest?, the PAX wondered aloud. Read on to find out… Warmup After a quick tribute to our nation ‘round Old Glory, we moseyed to the basketball courts. [Read More]
angry-elf  biner  bogo  build-a-bear  flacco  hi-liter  ollie  parker  pet-sounds  prodigal  sabre  snots  water-wings