Bon Iron?
Intro
For a while now, an idea has been bouncing around in my head: Why not have a Saturday morning post a little closer to home? Rock N Roll and Dogpile are great, but with more and more PAX showing up at Forge, and No Toll gaining momentum, it felt like a good time to explore a new AO.
So, I put out an e-mail suggesting we meet in two weeks. Within 30 minutes, Snuff was on the line, asking, “Why wait two weeks? How about tomorrow?” Text messages went out to reframe the plan for an immediate launch. The replies were crickets, with Last Call giving a firm “don’t count on me.”
Nevertheless, a flag was planted by the glowing kiosk. Snuff and I weren’t waiting. We were explorers. We moseyed to the back of the elementary school, popping through the woods to Riverside School. The terrain was perfect: a large field for a sunken game of ultimate, a big hill, and a track with a brand new playground. We found the perfect spot for our first workout.
The Thang
Circle of Pain (CoP)
We formed a line since there were just two of us and got into the work.
- SSH (Side Straddle Hops)
- DQ (Don Quixote), real slow
- WWII (World War II Sit-ups)
- Freddie Mercuries
- Merkins
- Ukrainian Soldiers
- Imperial Squat Walkers
Dora
We moseyed to a small hill (that deserves a name) for a mini-Dora. We did a crawl bear to the bottom of the hill and traded reps.
- 25 WWIIs
- 50 Merkins
- 100 Copperhead Squats
Cocaine Bears
We moseyed to the Bon Air Community Center for some Cocaine Bears—a bear crawl with a merkin at every line in the parking lot.
The Wall
After hitting the nameless pedestrian bridge, we found a nice brick wall for a mini-tabata. We hit each interval for 45 seconds each.
- Wall Sit
- Australian Mountain Climbers
- Mohamed Ali
- 30 Donkey Kicks (rest for the remainder of the interval)
- Hoe Downs
The Loop
Next, YHC discovered a loop for a little duo. In the circuit, there were stairs for some Tooth Fairies: a runner goes up the stairs, Tooth Fairy-style (Merkin on each step) while the partner does Alabama Prom Dates. We thoroughly marinated the security camera with our pelvic thrusts before moseying to the next location.
The Maze
We found an interesting maze of circles, rectangles, and triangles connected with lines. YHC prescribed 5 merkins at every triangle, 5 abs at every rectangle, and 5 squats at every circle.
More touring was had, then it was back to the flag for COT.
Moleskin
While there were thoughts of other locations such as Robious Middle, this little pocket of Bon Air felt like a nice oasis. There is quite a bit of nature and some good wide open spaces. With the Riverside School, churches, and Bon Air Community Center all nearby, there was plenty to keep us occupied and inventing new workouts.
YHC felt like there is no time like now to start a new AO, and Saturdays feel like a great day to spread the love. We’ll be back out next week. Until then, Bon Iron might be a good new name for this AO, paying tribute to Bon Air’s establishment as a resort community at a railroad station for those seeking “Good Air.” And Iron, for as Iron sharpens Iron so one man sharpens another.
COT
Numbers: 1 then 2.
Names: Snuff, Machismo.
Prayer: Prayers were had for redirecting energy as we find availability with Snuff’s kid going to school and filling voids in our lives.
