Birthday Beatdown!

 Posted on September 7, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  381 words  |  

Good morning Pax and welcome to my birthday Q! I was too excited to sleep last night and woke up a good 1.5 hours early for the start of Phoenix. No FNG’s today so quickly through the disclaimer and pledge. Mosey around parking lot and circled up for warmup. SSH, a very slow good mornings, seal claps, and calf stretches. That’s enough of that as I needed all the time I can get for the beatdown. [Read More]
betsy-ross  blind-date  carvana  deuce  disco-duck  earhart  eveready  flip-flop-thats-singular  grinch  horatio  huckleberry  jon-donson  kidney-stone  kilmer  loom  pickles  skipper  smokey  sooey  tecumseh  texas-ranger  traffic-cone  triple-lindy  wrench 

BRR Taper 9/3/19 FWD

 Posted on September 3, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  196 words  |  

Several for some EC runs. 19 for the main event. A brief cluster disclaimer and mission statement was provided. Follow me jog to that Church on the right on the way to Waverly do some warm-ups and stretching. Follow me to the Mulkey, no Calyx, no NV5 parking lot entrance for some Monkey Humpers. Follow me to the nice pretty area in Waverly Place. Partner up (probably should have just counted 1s and 2s but oh well). [Read More]
build-a-bear  butterfly  chianti  flouride  greenbow  hermes  hoppin-john  joe-smith  kitty-litter  lite-brite  netscape  ollie  oofta  shut-in  smokey  stetson  tecumseh  whirlie  yoga-mat 

BRR Training Barkley Style

 Posted on August 19, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  315 words  |  

The hills at Danger Zone are intense! Having done a few BRR training runs there last year, I knew it was time to get back. When I saw the open Q spot, it was a sign that I must share the love. YHC pre-blasted the plans Thursday on the Slacks, so everyone could see the big idea. I know that DZ is not a high tempo workout, but would resemble that on this day. [Read More]
biner  build-a-bear  burt  chanticleer  cool-beans  denali  flip-flop-thats-singular  free-lunch  hi-liter  largemouth  michelob  old-maid  pbx  press-on  ripcord  schlitz  shut-in  sosa  squatter  tecumseh  willy-wonka 

Cousin Co-Q Na’mean

 Posted on August 15, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  331 words  |  

The first cousin co-q (correct me if I’m wrong) was led on 8/15/19, where Speed Racer took the PAX from the window and Peeping Tom brought us round to the wall. Warm Up Speed Racer called time and we moseyed to the bank where MARY was: IC:20x - SSH - High Knees - Windmills - Imperial Walkers Then, because most of us could use a little more stretching: IC:10x - Warm Up Squats [Read More]
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Staring straight down 44

 Posted on August 12, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  312 words  |  

YHC has but few rules to live by. Love the Lord. Love your neighbor. Q on your birthday and your F3 anniversary. Maybe I’ve skipped a few between the second and third one on the list, but it was relevant on Saturday 8/10/2019 at Phoenix. A crowd of Q-shoppers gathered along with one FNG (brought out by Blind Date, whom I’d not met before), and we issued a brief disclaimer and Mission, and headed off to the Community Center. [Read More]
bartman  blind-date  carvana  crimson  deuce  earhart  heinz-57  hotty-toddy  jigglypuff  odouls  q-bert  schlitz  shipper  short-circuit  skipper  sooey  sour-mash  tecumseh  texas-ranger  traffic-cone  triple-lindy  wrench 

Accountability Revisited

 Posted on July 21, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  310 words  |  

Accountability - sign up for the Q slot after a long week out of town to ensure that you post. Accountability revisited - repeat of before, so why not repeat the workout. Hard to believe that we did this back in February 2018 the first time. There were several modifications though since was my first running Q after recovery and with Green Mile down the road our hi tempo guys had an additional option. [Read More]
bagels  blind-date  callahan  crimson  disco-duck  ever-ready  hotty-toddy  kilmer  lookout  odouls  peeping-tom  pet-sounds  pigeon  short-circuit  shut-in  smokey  sooey  tecumseh  texas-ranger  torpedo  wichita  wrench 

Baker's Dozen 60 Minute Co-Q

 Posted on July 6, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  420 words  |  

Jigglypuff popped his Co-Q cherry this morning when he teamed up with YHC to take on a 60 minute beatdown at Phoenix, Cary’s only Saturday AO. A lucky 13 came out including 1 FNG - Wrench for what turned out to be over 3.4 miles of running and other hoopla. Warm Up YHC’s watch of nearly a year decided to stop working. We started 1 minute late due to this but off we went down to the Kiosk. [Read More]
captain-jack  disco-duck  jigglypuff  loom  madoff  peeping-tom  pigeon  roasters  short-circuit  smokey  tecumseh  triple-lindy  wrench 

The Freedom Trail July 4th Convergence

 Posted on July 5, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  572 words  |  

@Qwerty, @Red Ryder and YHC met last week to plan the 2019 July 4th Convergence hoping to create something special. Our goal was to keep the PAX together in order to preserve fellowship and maybe a few exercises in-between. The disclaimer was disclaimed, the F3 Mission was delivered and Whitney Houston’s Star Spangled Banner put the PAX in a USA state of mind that included a Fly Over courtesy of Delta. [Read More]
augmented  banjo  bartman  big-red  biner  bluewater  build-a-bear  captain-jack  carvana  cataracts  chanticleer  chicken-little  clementine  coney  crimson  deuce  disco-duck  earhart  ezekiel  garfield  geek-squad  grayson  greenbow  hamm  hanging-chad  headroom  hermes  hi-liter  honeycomb  hot-spot  hot-toddy  how-how  jigglypuff  joe-smith  kermit  kitty-litter  lights-out  madoff  michelob  mufasa  nerf  olay  one-four  orphan  ozone  pierogi  pigeon  pivot  press-on  qwerty  red-ryder  riptide  roasters  saban  short-circuit  skipper  slappy  smokey  snots  soccer-mom  sooey  sour-mash  spice-girl  spinal-tap  squatter  staubach  tecumseh  the-commish  traffic-cone  triple-lindey  two-factor  whirlie  wild-beaver  wkrp 

Rucking into Independence Day

 Posted on July 4, 2019  |  4 minutes  |  674 words  |  

6 BARs gathered at the Citizens’ Center in the glorious early July 4th morning for some ruck shenanigans. YHC showed up last (not unusual but a trend I am trying to buck), and prepared to get going. Thang 1: Pre-Convergence Coupon Ruck We promptly distributed 130 pounds of coupons in the form of two 40 pound sandbags and one 50 pound former-fire-hose-turned-sandbag. For the uninitiated reading this, “coupons” are the term for any additional weight that must be carried by the PAX during a ruck workout. [Read More]
banjo  bartman  build-a-bear  carvana  tecumseh 

Start spreading the news

 Posted on July 1, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  425 words  |  

Sixteen go-getters decided that the prospect of a 60-minute Bartman Q was somehow more attractive than the spectre of 90 minutes of Banjo, and I don’t blame them. So as not to disappoint, we gathered up, gave what was judged to be a minimally viable disclaimer, and headed to the community center parking lot, with some fortunate restraint shown by ToC’s BFT-wielding CheddarBo. We warmed up. SSH, GM, you know, the popular favorites. [Read More]
bartman  deuce  earhart  flacco  frisco  hello-kitty  hi-liter  liverpool  pierogi  pigeon  smokey  spit-shine  tecumseh  the-joker  torpedo  traffic-cone  triple-lindy