Merkin in a Winter Wonderland

 Posted on January 18, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  431 words  |  

9 souls braved Snowmaggedon to be warmed by the fellowship that naturally occurs when HIMs get together. I mean, it’s scientifically proven. It’s the stable genius that makes us wake up at 5:15, put on four layers, and traipse through snow and ice. One might even call it talismanic. Also talismanic: that Ole Ripper has a backup truck. And not some small jalopy. I mean a MAN’s truck. Like a Canyonero 8000HD or some shit like that. [Read More]
angry-elf  bo-jackson  callahan  denali  dice  mccants  ollie  riptide  term-paper 

No snow, no truck

 Posted on January 17, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  208 words  |  

27 men didn’t care what the weather man said. Snow? Blinding, blizzard like Cary-closing snow? No HIM cares about that. No such weather can slow an F3 man down. Now, having your Optimus Prime truck stolen out of your driveway, that can keep you from a workout. I’ve seen plenty of PAX dressed like ninjas lately, which is about what it would take to steal said Optimus Prime truck out of your driveway. [Read More]
banjo  bogo  burt  callahan  chanticleer  cheddar-bo  chinese-downhill  denali  disco-duck  flacco  flip-flop  grease-monkey  jigglypuff  joe-smith  largemouth  ma-bell  mccants  old-maid  ollie  snots  sosa  term-paper  water-wings  wonderbread 

Thirsty Thursday Pub Crawl

 Posted on January 11, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  392 words  |  

Gentlemen, let me introduce you to the digital emotional headlock. The Twitters were damn near frozen last week, but alas YHC and Riptide were able to talk FNG Ted into making his debut at BO (nickname to come in NMS). With that YHC set out to introduce him to Carpex’s flagship AO with a tour of the local watering holes. So a pub crawl it is. Warm-up: Mosey to the bank to take out some cash for our pub crawl After Coney dropped the ball (we did some good mornings), McCants stepped up to the “how much money do we need to go out drinking” with a healthy “$60, aye! [Read More]
bartman  biner  burt  callahan  cheddar-bo  chinese-downhill  coney  denali  dice  hello-kitty  katniss  largemouth  mccants  moneyball  ollie  pickles  repeato  riptide  shank  term-paper  wkrp  wonk 

Ab-stract

 Posted on January 10, 2018  |  8 minutes  |  1505 words  |  

Ab-stract: existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence. Fear and Trepidation- Gotta admit it fellas, SNS is like the Holy Grail (okay, wrong AO, that’s Flying Circus) of Carpex workouts (sorry DZ) to me. So much going on here on Wednesday mornings, that over the last 2.5 years YHC has been constantly growing more and more nervous about the possibility of ever Q’ing this site. [Read More]
bartman  build-a-bear  burt  butterscotch  callahan  chanticleer  coney  denali  half  hasselhoff  hello-kitty  hermes  hotspot  jigglypuff  joe-smith  largemouth  ma-bell  mccants  michelob  napster  old-maid  pierogi  saban  shut-in  smokey  snots  sosa  sputnik  term-paper  water-wings  wkrp  wonderbread 

QSwap @ Flirting With Disaster – or – Slide Rules Goes to Carpex!

 Posted on January 9, 2018  |  4 minutes  |  809 words  |  

Background: For those who don’t know, Carpex is world region locally renowned for their Mumble Chatter. Also, the last time I Q’d in #SouthWake, the neighborhood FB / community running pages lit up with complaints about that “infernal loud counting” by F3 (aka YHC). Seems like a match made in heaven. Let’s make some NOISE boys! Background Pt 2: YHC arrived a little early to find PetSounds standing in the parking lot…in dockers and an argyle sweater. [Read More]
banana-seat  banjo  buford  burt  callahan  denali  disco-duck  dog-pound  emeril  half  hermes  khakis  largemouth  midget-for-life  ollie  oofta  pet-sounds  pikachu  shut-in  slide-rule  sosa  term-paper  titanic  whirlie  wkrp  wonderbread 

Slippery When Frozen

 Posted on January 6, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  448 words  |  

No frills but plenty of chills for 10 HIM at Slippery When Frozen on Friday morning. Until the ice thaws this alternative name for the AO seems appropriate. Sorry that I didn’t get there early enough to plow the parking lots clear of snow and ice. We found some dry spots and made the most out of it. Warm-up: Moseyed from one parking lot to another to loosen up the cold muscles and circled up. [Read More]
aspartame  cousin-eddie  denali  half  joe-smith  oofta  term-paper  texas-ranger  whirlie  wkrp 

Pure 12s

 Posted on January 4, 2018  |  5 minutes  |  1002 words  |  

This morning kicked off YHC’s 3 year anniversary Q3. 11 pax, 1.1 inches of snow, and 22 eyes rolled by Ms at 0500. So yeah…On 1/5/2015 at A-Team a young buck took to the gloom. The workout was tough, one guy talked A LOT, one had great hair, one had a doorag, and one had a dog with 3 legs. There were 14 pax in total (Nabisco never BB’d all the names) and 2 FNGs (RIP fng Speedo, you came like 3 times never to be seen again…). [Read More]
bartman  burt  callahan  coney  disco-duck  flip-flop  hello-kitty  hermes  pierogi  shut-in  term-paper 

Stairway to 11's ReMastered Edition

 Posted on January 3, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  342 words  |  

I swear I signed up to Q on a warmer day!? Warm up: Fellowship mosey behind the Vesper Crew. I was secretly hoping to follow them to the park entrance/exit to see if I got any “excited” mumble-chatter. The best I got was a few pax followed them when they headed towards the kiosk thinking they were the bootcamp. Finish the mosey at the intersection 20x - SSH IC 10x - GM IC 10x - Windmills IC 10x - IW IC 10x - KDK IC The Thang: [Read More]
banjo  burt  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  ck  coney  flacco  half  hasselhoff  hi-liter  hotspot  jigglypuff  joe-smith  ma-bell  michelob  napster  ollie  parker  saban  shut-in  smokey  snots  sputnik  term-paper  water-wings  wkrp 

Best Work Out of the Year (so far)

 Posted on January 2, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  559 words  |  

YHC pulled into the parking lot at Apex Community Park bracing for the cold, but as soon as I got out of the car my heart was warmed by the sight of so many of my brothers, smiling and excited to get after it despite the bitter temperature. Warm-Up Mosey over to the gravel parking lot at the top of The Hill and circle up for Side straddle hops x 20 [Read More]
bartman  biner  bogo  burt  chanticleer  cherry-garcia  chinese-downhill  cobweb  crimson  dice  disco-duck  escapee  flacco  flip-flop  freebird  grinch  half  hasselhoff  hello-kitty  hermes  hi-liter  hotspot  huffy  largemouth  ma-bell  napster  nerf  o-for  parker  pet-sounds  red-ryder  screen-door  shank  smokey  sooey  sour-mash  spartan  term-paper  theismann  wkrp  yogi 

Khufu and Cholula

 Posted on January 2, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  380 words  |  

Jan 2, 2018 FWD 12 Inuit trekked the frozen 14°F Southern Tundra of FWD. No prostitutes. No beheadings, No FNGsAspartame, Banjo, Callahan, Chanticler, Hermès, Joe Smith, Kyrie, Oofta, Shut in, Smokey, Term Paper, Whirlie, 11 pax, yes 11, headed off to the office Park parking lot to warm up: SSH, Imperial Walker, mountain climber, Merkins. The pax welcome Callahan. Mosey to top of hill at Cary Health and Rehab (35.7437117,-78.7652742). With firm frozen ground, pax embarked on their first pyramid. [Read More]
aspartame  banjo  callahan  chanticleer  hermes  joe-smith  kyrie  oofta  shut-in  smokey  term-paper  whirlie