Three Mile Minimum

 Posted on May 18, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  504 words  |  

Workout Date: 05/18/21 Working on my stretch goal, YHC has been making some moves on the Carpex Q sheets. I was somewhat apprehensive about blindly signing up to Q a “high tempo” workout without posting first. I’ve seen more than one AO where this label no longer applies, and others where the label is missing. I did my due diligence, verifying with Peeping Tom that Full Metal Jacket really was high tempo and posting Kryptonite the day before to get a taste of Carpex High Tempo. [Read More]
egon  flip-flop  francois-3  happy-gilmore  jeter  largemouth  mr-wilson  orphan  pigpen  saban  stella  suck-up 

Klingon Opera

 Posted on May 6, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  510 words  |  

I’m sorry…what? 13 PAX descended on downtown Cary, NC, a town formerly known as Bradford’s Ordinary. Personally, “Cary” is much easier to say so I’m thankful I don’t have to say I live in Bradford’s Ordinary, North Carolina. Either way, still better than saying that I live in Apex. WARM UP Quick jog over to the Bank for: SSH Calf stretches Merkins Good mornings Squats THE THANG Mosey over to the Ol’ Parking Deck for Double 11s. [Read More]
burt  callahan  chipper  coney  foie-gras  hiliter  nature-boy  press-on  quickstop  riptide  staubach  suck-up  viking 

We Have Liftoff

 Posted on April 23, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  349 words  |  

15 gathered to get ready for the workout. YHC informed the pax of the plan to get a location where we could hopefully catch a glimpse of the SpaceX rocket. One FNG and the disclaimer given. Mosey towards the lake near Lochmere for a warm-up consisting of SSH, Good Mornings, Hillbillies, Merkins and Plankjacks Move down the street for Dips and Irkins at a location ideal to see the rocket [Read More]
bluewater  build-a-bear-2  chipper  chops  fluoride  hoppin-john  joe-smith  oofta  rock-lobster  snip  soyuz  suck-up  term-paper  thurston  trickle 

Records are meant to be broken

 Posted on March 23, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  223 words  |  

As YHC has not attending a workout at Claymore more than a handful of times, he along with One Direction forgot its a 5:45 start. That being said a few warm up laps around parking lot killed the extra time. Beginning at 5:45, I a call for FNGS was made with no reply. With no flag in site.. we mozy’d pickle as then a site-q arrived with a flag. Stopped for pledge and then continued to other parking lot for warmups [Read More]
bartman-2  bootlegger  clementine  crimson  deuce  doggy-paddle  frisco  geek-squad  hello-kitty  high-school-musical  one-direction  overflow  parker  pickles  pom-pom  press-2  repeato  skipper  sooey  suck-up  the-commish  trike  wkrp 

ABC, Easy as 1-2-3, Simple as Do-Re-Mi

 Posted on March 4, 2021  |  4 minutes  |  646 words  |  

With expectations high for a sophomore Q and accompanying backblast, I opted for a simple schoolhouse theme in honor of the Hot for Teacher AO. A lovely, moonbright, 40-degree morning for a workout. Again, lots of ECers and although I was not one of them, I did show up a bit earlier to check off the Carpex Core Challenge, courtesy of Prodigal. Warmup Trick mosey, then: Side-straddle hop IC 15-count. Imperial walkers IC 15-count. [Read More]
16-steves  chicken-little  clockwork  disco-duck  flenderson  henny-penny  kermit  luck-charms  oxtail  peeping-tom  queequeg  smithers  suck-up  track-star  wahoo 

Moving on to Plan E

 Posted on February 23, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  340 words  |  

Have I told you how sick I am of cold, rainy weather? Luckily today we were expecting highs to get into the 60s. With sunshine. WITH SUNSHINE!!! However this morning, it was still 30s and the ground was wet from rain we’ve had in the past 1,231 hours. Six for EC run of about 3 miles. Return to the flag, and I initially thought I was in the wrong place. Maybe I should post at DTP a little more often - apparently it’s now the place to be in Downtown Apex on Tuesdays at 0530. [Read More]
16-steves  all-hours  big-red  chicken-little  decal  deuce  earhart  egon  hamm  hanson  henny-penny  hi-liter  honeycomb  imp  lucky-charms  mohawk  open-concept  peeping-tom  prodigal  ramsey  revere  short-circuit  slim-shady  smithers  squatter  steaks  suck-up  track-star  triple-lindy  wahoo 

Q School

 Posted on February 18, 2021  |  5 minutes  |  964 words  |  

First, let me start with what we did NOT do. I got a little flustered right at the start as I was introducing myself to Backporch only to realize that it was already 5:45 on the ol’ Garmin. You can’t be tardy to Q School! Let’s Go! So here’s what you missed… a quiz about the formerly most famous Q of them all. Q Nowadays the anonymous Q is probably more famous but for men of a Meh-generation… and of a particularly nerdy disposition… this guy was the man! [Read More]
back-porch  build-a-bear  burt  callahan  chanticleer  chipper  coney  coxswain  denali  deuce  disco-duck  flip-flop-thats-singular  gambit  gtl  happy-gilmore  hello-kitty  kwik-stop  largemouth  liverpool  loom  pierogi  press-on  riptide  saban  squatter  suck-up  wonderbread 

Not Welcome Here

 Posted on February 8, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  572 words  |  

17 PAX gather in the brisk cool morning for a traveling Earhart workout. Good too see a mix of Apex and West Cary HIM to help YHC through a new workout in a new location. Gather the PAX at the flag for a pledge then start with walking down the path, high knees and butt kickers; with advancing age trying to start out a workout with a little warm for the warm. [Read More]
badlands  banjo  clementine  dirty-bomb  earhart  geek-squad  high-school-musical  lucky-charms  nature-boy  overflow  peeping-tom  pom-pom  schlitz  suck-up  the-commish  trike  triple-lindy  wahoo 

El KryptoFell (Meadow)

 Posted on February 1, 2021  |  1 minutes  |  112 words  |  

Sometimes it’s just important to get a BB together to celebrate the fact that the most miles and greatest elevation covered at ANY AO on Monday, the First Day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty one was at Winterfell. Thirteen studs crushed >3,5 miles and >250 ft of gain. They are all recruit-ready for BRR 2021. Enjoyed it fellas. Not much talking up that little incline this morning. [Read More]
bogo  doggy-paddle  high-school-musical  ma-bell  pierogi  pom-pom  rooney  shut-in-2  suck-up  the-commish  trike  wreck-it-ralph 

Safety Failure

 Posted on January 25, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  395 words  |  

9 Pax gathered in the gloomy Wolverine parking lot and with no FNGs, we are off. Fellowship jog to school entrance for a basic warm up of SSH, Merkins, Imperial Walkers and Good Mornings Thang 1 Split into 2 groups and go in different directions for a different exercise, meet back in the middle for a Mary variation and then flapjack Merkins, Squats, LBCs and LSFs for round 1 Diamond merkins, jump squats, Freddie Merc and Hammers for round 2 [Read More]
build-a-bear  deuce  goose  loom  ma-bell  saban  suck-up  term-paper  water-wings