Pre-Blast
- 14 for 18 of 19 at Wolverine.
The Warmup
- Pledge of Allegiance at the flag.
- 5 Good Mornings.
The Thang
- Run around the church lot and to the middle school. Murph it up at the pull-up bars.
- Side Plank Star Crunches.
COT
Tight, Flowey, and Quick
Pre-Blast
14 speedsters at GT for 4.2ish. The Warmup
Pledge of Allegiance at the flag. Small Group Indian Run up to M. Pkwy and back through the neighborhood to the roundabout in Preston Village. Circle up for 5 SSH. The First Thang
Partner up. Burpee Bear Crawl around the entire circle. P1 Burpee Bear Crawls while P2 runs the same direction around the circle to catch P1. Flap jack. Continue to flap jack until you complete the circle.
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Wolverines at Wolverine
We are in the final two weeks before YHC moves out of Carpex and over to Raleigh and so I decided to Q as much as I could before I leave. Stop number 1 on the farewell tour was the darkest AO in all of Carpex and also an AO that YHC had only been to 2 previous times. My tiredness from just running the Tuna 200 Relay over the weekend, the darkness, my lack of familiarity with this AO, and trying to rest the legs keeping this more of a Limited Run style workout, led YHC to Q a little bit of a less organized beatdown.
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DORA Figure Eight
QIC: Gibraltar
Date: 09/20/2019
After 7 years of not exercising in a disciplined way and with only one month of training with F3, Pivot told me if I would like to be a Q. At the beginning it sounds to me very challenging, to lead the workout with people who are really in good shape but I did not want to miss the opportunity and thanks to Torpedo I was able to schedule my Q for the last day of the VQ week.
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Ladder of Unknown Height
QIC: Parker
Date: 10/18/2019
PAX (bootcamp): Largemouth, Torpedo, Sooner, Snots, One-Four, Biner, PBX, Gibraltar, Michelob, Big Red, Doogie, Parker. PAX (Ruck): The Departed, Ezekiel, One Direction, WWW, Bartman, Geek Squad.
12 bootcamp PAX and 6 Ruckers gathered in the 43 F gloom at Gran Torino. Last time I Q’d at GT was BRR Friday, and hi-tempo bootcampers were slim. Happy to see a slightly larger group this time. WWW had a look in his eye about the planned Rucker Q, so all PAX were on edge.
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Escargot, my car go
I came across a news story Tuesday that the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees had been announced. I don’t remember how the news came to catch my attention but catch it it did. Start with the fact that two of my favorite bands were on the list (again) and that I hadn’t even heard of a couple others and I got intrigued.
An hour or so later, not only had I created a little Spotify playlist to listen to at home, but an idea for a Q was developing as well.
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Bear Crawls and Lunge Walks and Crab Walks, Oh My!
It’s not everyday you have the opportunity to take charge at Carpex’s only AO to completely ignore copyrights and trademarks in its inaugural T-shirt….actually, it’s only Fridays. But every Friday, so I guess it’s less special than I thought. I hope that’s not how the PAX felt about the Q today.
Beaker’s Beginnings **(The Warm-Up)
**At 0545, we synchronized swatches and were off. We left the Stoners to their thing. Jog to the back of the school, through the refreshing mist of the sprinklers, to the top path for warm-ups.
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An Ode to Angry Elf
Two years ago today, YHC stumbled out of a slumber to visit Fred G. Bond Park in the heart of Cary. Known prior to that fateful day only as Kyle John Montgomery (save “Daddy” to a couple of kids, and “Skolnick” to a group of college buddies), this sad clown was drawn to a mysterious gathering of men, looking for a good workout…and an adventure. As soon as he jumped out of his car, he was welcomed with a warm yet equally obnoxious, “Hey, what are you doing here?
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Changing of the Guard
The time has come for the guard to change at Wolverine. Bogo and Pivot completed their time at the helm. They did and amazing job, continuing what Hi-Liter and Biner so graciously began two years ago. The workout and transition went something like this.
Well, maybe it was a little more American.
Maybe not quite that patriotic and brave. More like this.
Yes, the workout today was based on the GHHS Color Guard conditioning routines which are set to music.
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Unexpected Hurdles
I’ve posted at a few other AOs, but I’ve mostly been coming out to Wolverine since I live right across the street. I’m definitely still learning the ropes and so when Pivot asked me to VQ I took the chance. I didn’t feel ready at all but I figured I’d better jump at the opportunity otherwise I’d never volunteer to do it.
We had 20 PAX in attendance and there were no FNGs.
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