Author: Doublemint

  • Desayuno para ocho

    Eight hombres poderosos posted for early miles. Some went on to tour the T Pott, others attended the Spit Coupon Beatdown and Brewfest. A good time was had by all. Numbers, names, YHC took us out. Great way to start el sabado, caballeros!

    NMMS: On the amble back, Bulkhead, Swirly and YHC discussed the benefit of incorporating more stretching after the runs. etc. After all, we’re not getting any younger (except Hardywood — who probably has a Keith Richards-looking Dorian Gray portrait of himself locked away somewhere at the alpaca ranch). At the 2dF, Gypsy mentioned that Run IDs would be good for us to have, in case someone had an injury Flipper couldn’t treat on the spot and Splinter was not able to pull up the Google Docs emergency contact list on his watch. Stay tuned.

  • The hills are alive with the sound of [Mexican for dinner last night…]

    Fourteen stallions posted to RAMM to start the weekend right. Here’s how it went, more or less: 05:15 start for the BT10KTT, east on Grove for a 5 mi +/- route. 4 milers: south to Cary, right to First Pres and Lock Lane left into Westmoreland Place to Charmain — down Charmian Hill to the Hillcrest Loop past Chez TYA, take the long way/extra loop back up to Charmian then out to Lock Lane to Grove to Westmoreland and BTTF. 5 and 6 milers – prescribed routes had extra mileage at the end (down Bunting to Patterson and BTTF) and in the middle (x2 for the Hillcrest Loop, hell YES!) respectively. Numbers, names and YHC took us out.

    Announcements: Bone Thug VQ at the Forge next Thursday, and his first inaugural 10K on 8/21 at RAMM (early start- deets to follow I’m sure). Prayers for Bulkheads dad. Puppy pile coming up.

    NMMS: Various twists and turns and variations explored by the Pax, depending on pace, sense of direction, (un)clarity of YHCs directions, and gastric distress due to the dinner menu last night. Great to see Bone Thug and his posse rolling in for the COT after putting in some prep for the 10K. Great work, gents!

  • You say Tabayta, I say Tabata…

    You say Tabayta, I say Tabata…

    Four stormchasers braved the remnants of TS Isaias to see what Dr. Tabata, inventor of the beer bong and a gnarly HIIT protocol, had cooked up in his lab for them. Here’s the post mortem:

    Warmarama: mosey to the parking lot for IW x 20, DQ x 10, Russian Soldiers x 20, WWIIs x 20, Freddy Mercuries x 20

    The Thang:

    • Tabata workout: 20 seconds AMRAP, 10 seconds off x 8 for each:
    1. merkins
    2. squats
    3. american hammers
    4. dips
    5. MOSEY ‘ROUND THE FIELDS — DRIVING RAIN NEVER FELT SO GOOD
    6. flutter kicks
    7. mountain climbers
    • Happy Ending: 10 burpees OYO

    BTTF for 60 Seconds of Mary, numbers, names. Announcements: 3rdF tonight on Zoom; Tobit has the Q. Prayers for Doozy’s swift recovery. Strong work in the elements, gents!

    NMMS: Two notes about the mumblechatter this morning: (1) Some people think variety is the spice of life; YHC is not among them (2) nothing silences mumblechatter like Tabata rounds 6 and above ….

  • For those about to ROCK ….

    For those about to ROCK ….

    Two road weary, grizzled old men posted to Batteau this morning to turn it up to 11. Here’s how it sounded..

    COP – mosey to the top of the stairs, then SSHs x 20, DQ x 10, IW x 20, Flutter Kicks x 20, APDs x 20,

    Grab a rock* from the coupon pile for

    The THANG – The Angus. Named for the sole remaining original member of AC DC and hero of parking-lot-smoking, Trans Am driving mulleteers everywhere. A senior citizen and still rocking it out. Basically an 11s with coupons and stairs and pain.

    • 10 x squat presses w/ coupon,
    • down stairs to gazebo,
    • 1 x 4 ct American Hammer w/ coupon
    • up stairs for 9 x squat presses, etc.

    We made it to Round 5.

    Limp to the flag for lunges and 2 MOM: WWIIs, Crunchy Frogs, APDs

    Numbers, names, YHC took us out.

    Announcements: Puppy Pile in August (16th?); Probation (V?)Q tomorrow at HBR. Triple H on Wednesday at 5:30 pm – Hills + HDHH @ Honeydos. See Slack and various preblasts for deets.

    *YHC picked a rock. Dr. Try Hard got a ROCK. I’ll let him speak to the wisdom of his choice.

    NMMS: Sh!t gets real when you’ve got a two man pax, a couple of stones to carry, and some steep-ass stairs. By Round 2, Try Hard and I were getting down to brass tacks about the things that matter most to most of us. Doing hard things together is a great way to start your week and your morning.

  • Friends don’t let friends skip Leg Day …

    Six studs ignored the snooze button today and posted to The Forge to see wassup. Here’s what they found:

    COP: Imperial Walkers x 10, Russian Soldiers x 15, DQ x 15, 5 Burpees OYO, Monkey Humpers x 15, Freddie Mercuries x 20, Rosalitas x 20, mosey to the cul-de-sac for

    The THANG:

    1. Catch Me If You Can – Pax 1: Bernie Sanders, Pax 2: 3 Hand Release Merkins sprint to Pax 1, flapjack and repeato to the top of the hill at Forest Hill Ave. Mosey to front of school for
    2. Lazy Dora – Pax 1 10 merkins, Pax 2 plank, flapjack until 100 merkins; repeato with Pax 1 20 LBCs, Pax 2 six inches, flapjack until 200 LBCs; repeato with Pax 1 30 squats, Pax 2 peoples chair, flapjack until 300 squats. Mosey to soccer field for
    3. 4 Corners – Bernie Sanders to Corner 1 (10 crabcakes), mosey back to start, repeato and add carioca right to Corner 2 (20 WWIIS), mosey back to start, repeato and add run to Corner 3 (30 SSHs), mosey back to start, repeato and add carioca left to Corner 4 (40 Lt Dans). BTTF

    COT: numbers, names, YHC took us out.

    NMMS: Nothing lazy about Lazy Dora – an ab and quad burner for sure. And 40 Lt. Dans in a row is a special kind of hell. Check Slack and preblasts for 7/29 HDHH at Chez Honeydo; puppy pile coming up in August. Bone Thugs’ VQ is imminent!!

  • “Hey Marty! You know what we got here?! Motherf–in Charlie Bronson!”

    “Hey Marty! You know what we got here?! Motherf–in Charlie Bronson!”

    So said Drexl Spivey in “True Romance,” and so said seven stallions on the Source of Truth field in the gloom this morning. Here’s how it went:

    COP: SSH x 20, IW x 20, DQ x 10, Freddie Mercuries x 20, Alambam Prom Dates x 20; mosey to the football field for

    The THANG

    Charles Bronson – 50 oyo prescribed exercise; sprint 100 yds, bear/army crawl 10 yds, mosey back, rinse and repeat

    1. SSHs
    2. merkins
    3. burpees (for real. this sucked. Ask Wilson)
    4. LBCs
    5. jump squats

    mosey to bleachers for

    11s – 10 dips, run to side line, 1 merkin, etc., mosey to field house for

    triple check – timer runs up hill and back, PAX 2: peoples chair, PAX 3: WW2s, BTTF

    COT: numbers, names, Doozy took us out.

    NMMS: 50 burpees in a row is no joke; for YHC, numbers 35-50 resembled some sort of Carolina Dry Dock + Turkish Get Up + Jim Furyk’s golf swing. Tclaps to Wilson for bringing the mumblechatter in both verbal and written form. YHC may start bringing a comment box to his Qs.

  • A beautiful day in the neighborhood …

    A beautiful day in the neighborhood …

    Three gloom warriors shed the fart sack to get the week started right at River Run. Here’s how it went:

    4s: up Twin Team hill, thank the lady walking her dog for the supportive comments, right on Brigstock and right on Mt. Hill around to Brigstock again. Left on Brigstock and take Ellesmere to Glendower – 3/4 of the Powderham Loop and back to Twin Team (downhhill this time!!) and BTTF.

    Numbers, names, YHC took us out.

    NMMS: even without bear crawls or burpees or mankillers, that Twin Team hill is a beast no matter how you slice it. Was great to catch up with Bullseye and Wedding Singer – tclaps to Bullseye for collecting YHC’s shovel flag last week when YHC had to jet IMMEDIATELY after the run due to a confluence of Starbucks and Metamucil. Have a great week gents!

  • Clearing out the cobwebs…

    Clearing out the cobwebs…

    Four Sons of Freedom posted to River Run to work off some of the holiday weekend carbo-loading. Here’s how it went:

    4s – down to the boat ramp at Robious Landing Park,

    • left onto the 1.5 mi White Bar trail,
    • side trip around the .22 mile Yellow Diamond trail
    • back onto What Bar and all the around to the boat ramp
    • mosey back to JRHS, take a right
    • mosey by the Swamp to Robious
    • Left back to Bettie Weaver ES
    • mosey around the school for time

    6s (Rosie) – same as above and add laps around the Swamp and other various mileage-adding detours; Tclaps for clearing out the spiderwebs on the trail for the rest of the pax

    Numberama, nameorama, YHC took us out.

    Announcements: HR Derby at Robious LL tomorrow. Can you do burpees with a mouth full of Big League Chew? I guess we’ll find out…

    Go get some!

    Doublemint

  • Easing into the weekend with a SMurph …

    Easing into the weekend with a SMurph …

    Five bad dudes kicked it off right this morning at Twin Team. Here’s how it went:

    COP: Nope. Not yet.

    Mosey to the Swamp for a lap around the track, then to the Bettie Weaver ES playground/grassy field for:

    COP: Little baby arm circles x 10. Reverso. That’s all you get; that’s all you need. Tip’s already in.

    The Thang: Fourth Friday of the month… how about a Murph? Oh, we just did that on Memorial Day? Let’s do a SMurph :

    10 pull-ups OYO

    Suicides – 50 yds/25 yds

    10 4ct Merkins

    15 4 ct Squats

    x 10 rounds

    Mosey back through the JRHS parking lot to return cones, then BTTF via scenic route around Bettie Weaver ES.

    COT: Numbers, names, prayer requests, YHC took us out.

    Announcements: Please pray for Last Call’s friend of 20+ years, Joe C. He just got word that his lung cancer has spread and the outlook is grim. Prayers for Doozy and his family as they celebrate the life of his mother inn law.

    NMMS: This little f*cker of a workout was no joke. Garmin says 2.69 miles, so the suicides got us all the mileage we needed for a Murph proper. The PAX crushed it today.

    Go get some!

    Doublemint

  • Just Like Old Times….

    Just Like Old Times….

    Three amigos posted to River Run to burn off some of those Fathers Day liquid calories. Nothing fancy here – just the OG Tarrington to Twin Team loop. On motion duly made, seconded, and unanimously carried, it was resolved to incorporate more routes down by the river at Robious Landing Park. The hills sucked this morning, but the sunrise was magnificent. Mr. Roper and his peloton whizzed by with some words of encouragement. Bullseye and YHC called it done at 4; Lugnut busted out another mile for 5.

    Go get some today!

    Doublemint