The Village next door was quiet—until 7 HIMs laced up and ran it awake. We circled up, knocked out a light jog and stretch, and then went straight to work.

The Thang:

• Run through the wood to the village to get the blood moving.
• Merkin Madness – regular, wides, and diamonds.
• Core Crusher – freddies, hammers, leg lifts, flutters. HIMs groaned, but we kept the rhythm.
• Another Run into the Shoulder Tear Series – arm lifts, low lifts, apple pickers.
• Run + Baby Satan Hill – sprints that left no man questioning why the hill got its name over at the village.
• More mountain climbers and side-straddle hops, sprinkled with more running.
• Closed strong with burpees, another run, and—you guessed it—more burpees.

Mumble Chatter: Even Cpt Kirk admitted it had been a minute since he’d taken a beatdown like that. He kept stressing he couldn’t disclose his profession… oh snap—do we have a spook in the PAX? 👀

COT: Grateful for the early morning iron sharpening iron. The Village won’t forget who woke it up today.

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