The 2018 Odyssey: It’s a Journey, Not a Race

 Posted on November 10, 2018  |  29 minutes  |  6037 words  |  

In CARPEX, we have a saying “if there’s no Back Blast then either it was a Riptide Q or it didn’t happen”. But the Odyssey did happen (I have the t-shirt to prove it) and so it must to go down into the annals of CARPEX so that someday future generations will read about it and ask themselves “What the #*@(#* were those morons thinking?!?!!” So what the #*@(#* were we thinking? [Read More]
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Water Wings Week Part Tres

 Posted on November 7, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  28 words  |  

11/7/18 We had a blast doing pull-ups, monkey humpers, rock your bodies, fast feet, curb hops and Australian mountain climbers. Most complained, but all delighted in the punishment.

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Water Wings Week Begins

 Posted on November 5, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  304 words  |  

YHC couldn’t have asked for a more glorious morning to Water Wings Week than what God blessed us with this morning. Water falling from the sky pretty much the whole morning to keep the sweat at bay. We moseyed to the usual warm-up parking lot for some SSH, Merkins, Calf stretches and Good Mornings. Next, Mosey to the far parking lot to find a rock. We setup in the parking circle for the thang. [Read More]
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DBDHDE

 Posted on November 3, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  119 words  |  

Pre-Blast 13 HIM joined YHC for 4.65 miles at Phoenix. 2 Bruisers. The Warmup Pledge of Allegiance at the flag Run to the Jersey Mike’s parking lot, paint the lines. Circle up for: Good Mornings, Windmills, Extended Plank Series. Run up the hill in the park east entrance, stop at the first crossroad. The Thang Deconstructed Burpee Double Hill Double Elevens: From the crossroad, run to the top of hill 1 for 1 Prisoner Squat, run back down to the crossroad for 1 Merkin, run to the bottom of hill 2 for 10 Frog Ups, run back up to the crossroad for 10 Star Jumps. [Read More]
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My Birthday Q @ DP

 Posted on November 2, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  616 words  |  

When: November 2nd, 2018 QIC: Earhart The PAX: Parker, Ausfarht, Sooey, Grinch, Crimson, Two-factor, Ninjago, Blue-n-out, Theismann, Snots, Water Wings, Sooner, Bogo, Disco Duck, Frisco, YHC Earhart 15 HIM including my 2.0 Ninjago join me on my special day for a Dante’s beatdown. T-claps to Pivot for letting me take his anniversary spot for my day. The weather is perfect, under 70 degrees with a cooling mist in the breeze. [Read More]
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The Mag Mile

 Posted on October 29, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  332 words  |  

A beautifully clear day at Wolverine. 5:30 in the morning - 50 degrees. Moon is clear and stars are out. Had an aggressive plan for this morning, but 31 PAX showed up for a beatdown, so I had to adjust. I had planned for a Track & Field event, but ended up with only the track - well, I have my next Q tee’d up. We ran The Magnificent Mile - Nicknamed “The Mag Mile”. [Read More]
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A Near-Maximum Effort

 Posted on October 27, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  500 words  |  

Late last night as YHC was preparing to go downtown Apex to celebrate a friends Bday Hello Kitty DMs me and proposes the idea that we split up the pax where he Q them for half the workout and YHC would have the other half then we switch. Knowing I was not going downtown to drink milk the idea of a little help was attractive. The birthday was appropriately celebrated and YHC was left with just a few hours to sleep it off before my Q. [Read More]
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7's and Laps

 Posted on October 23, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  577 words  |  

YHC’s second Q this week started with a solo EC Run on some poorly lit, no sidewalk-having roads. It reminded me a bit of the BRR…..dark…quiet….not another soul in sight. Wait, did I miss a turn? I must admit, despite the warnings from others that there’s no good EC option at FMJ, I only saw two cars on this run, and they were easily avoided. A brisk 4 miles and back in time to check out the new playground equipment, though we weren’t going to use it today…. [Read More]
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A little name calling (and poo slinging) after some pre announced shoulder work

 Posted on October 22, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  460 words  |  

A brisk cold morning met us today as we disembarked from the toasty warm cars at Hells Bells this morning. What is that Snots and Squatter running in? and Pickles dressed for the summer? Seems like the Odyssey hangover was still in the air this morning. Promptly at 5:30 (yes Squatter, the Qs time piece is always correct), we did two slow laps around the pickle to try to get the blood flowing. [Read More]
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