30 Stallions came out to attack the dark hours and celebrate the one year anniversary of the Alamo. Many of you know that YHC accepted a promotion in December and has been living in St. Louis, but just so happened the anniversary fell on a date that I was back in town. After a conversation with Warby yesterday, we decided that I was going to hijack the Q and surprise the PAX to run it back. So cool to see genuine excitement from you all (looking at you OC).
For context, a year ago, I reached out to the Chubby Hubby’s of the community and 26 men and 4 FNGs joined us at the inauguration. It was awesome to see those same four FNGs from a year ago there today, we added another FNG, and had 30 total HIMs supporting the SOJ and the AO. In addition to that, since the Alamo opened, it has averaged 12.7 men each week and continues to grow! So cool to see the success of the AO and that is a testament to your leadership men, well-done! That being said, Oyster reminded me to check my watch, it was time to get the party started. According to the neighbor trying to sleep by the traffic circle, here is what went down.
Warmerama –
- SSH
- Imp Walkers
- Jazzercise
- DQ
- Dead man hang C,L,R
- Butt kickers to high knees
- Merkins
- Hold Plank
- Mountain Climbers
- LBCs
- Heels to heaven
- Windshield wipers (a lot of leg collisions with this sized group)
- Scorpion Kicks
The THANG –
- Mosey to the modern home section and partner up for a Dora. P1 runs down to the cul de sac, alternate 100 merkins, 200 deep squats, 300 LBCs.
- Mosey down the road to the traffic circle for a curb crawl, indigenous style. End of the line runs around the circle while the PAX crawls to the right. Switch and do the same to the left. We were about done when a neighbor made it clear that he was not ready to own the dark hours, so we took off down the road.
- Mosey down the road until the road ends and there is a cul de sac to the right. Triple check. P1 runs to the end of the cul de sac, P2 does monkey humpers, P3 does T-claps. It was this time that Honeymoon reminded me of the time…we had 5 minutes left…crap. Let’s mosey back to the flag.
COT –
Grow Ruck training. Get with DTH if you have questions or just visit the 1st F fitness thread. A lot of rucking and ruck training going on. If you have never done it, give it a shot and get strong. Prayers for the PAX that we continue to go strong and lead. So cool to see many of you joining over the last year leading now. Prayers that we continue to do so in F3 and in our communities. Also, prayers that we remember to shield lock those men that have not been out recently to get them re-engaged. They may really need it still.
In all, my watch read 3.41 miles of when I got home while knocking out these exercises. Nothing like a quick 5k to kick off the day! A few of you asked if I just really like to run…really it’s not my favorite thing. But I know I need to do more of it and keep the heart strong. Lastly, a sincere thank you men. It is because of each of you that the Alamo has stayed strong. It was a passion project to start and you all took it from there. The SOJ has grown, and even though I’m not here regularly any longer, it is so fun to see you all taking the lead and seeing success. I will also be back visiting over the next few months and occasionally over the years. I look forward to seeing you all in the gloom again and thank you for allowing me to lead today.
Iron sharpens iron
– Vagabond