Author: Lighthouse

Seven showed up on a warm spring morning for a mix of running and bootcamp. We ran about a mile to the parking lot next to the pool, warmed up, and then knocked out Elevens with Merkins at one end and Jump Squats at the other. After finishing that, we took a “break” with 20 Burpees before heading back to the flag. We got back a little early, so we wrapped things up with a couple of minutes of plank holds. Overall, we covered 3.8 miles. Great work, everyone!

Ten brave souls converged in the dark and discovered it was much warmer than anyone would expect in the middle of February. Instead of heading to the parking deck (as we did the last two weeks), we tested the roads to see whether they were finally clear of ice, and overall conditions were pretty good—we only hit one patch we couldn’t avoid. After a warm-up, we knocked out a Four Corners with 20 Merkins, 20 Squat Jumps, 20 Heels to Heaven, and 20 Hand-Release Merkins. Then we ran around West Broad Village, stopping at every corner for rotating sets of Merkins, leg work, and ab work. Total distance was a little over 3 miles. Great work, everyone!

Fourteen posted on an unusually warm winter morning for a mix of running and bootcamp. Salt Lick got a head start on his 100 daily Burpees before the workout, and the Q—motivated to help him out—sprinkled in sets of five Burpees from time to time. Two PAX went rucking, while the rest of us ran down to the retirement community at the end of Three Chopt Road, stopping for a warm-up along the way.

Upon arrival, we knocked out a triple check: 20 hand-release Merkins, 20 LBCs, and running. On the way back, we stopped at every intersection for five more Burpees. All told, we covered about 3.5 miles. Great job, everyone!

Eight braved the elements and posted at WTH despite frozen roads. To keep the PAX upright, we shifted to the parking deck and ran it up and down. At every turn we knocked out 15 Merkins; at the bottom we switched to 20 two-count Freddie Mercurys. On the third round we did 15 Jumping Jacks, then finished things off with a final round of 5 Burpees.

Strong work by all who showed!

Eight showed up on a warm 60° morning for a mix of running and bootcamp. We hit the Lake again for four loops, stopping each time for 20 Derkins, 20 Dips, and 20 Heels to Heaven. By the end we logged around 3.5 miles and plenty of mumble chatter, with strong effort and great attitudes all around.

Sorry for the delayed backblast, fellas.

Ten posted on an early Wednesday for a run/bootcamp combo. We headed to Goose Lake and, after a quick warm-up, knocked out lake loops with pain stations: 20 Derkins, 20 WWIIs, 20 Monkey Humpers for the first two loops, then 10 Burpees, 20 two-count LBCs, 40 Calf Raises. Four loops later, time was up and we ran back to the Flag. Total: ~3.5 miles. Great job, everyone!

Seven showed up on a hot and humid morning for a mix of bootcamp and running. We set off on a cul-de-sac tour, stopping along the way. After a warm-up, we started with 20 two-count Pickle Pounders and 20 two-count LBCs at each stop. After about five rounds, we switched things up with 20 Merkins and 20 two-count LBCs. The heat and humidity did us no favors, but everyone pushed through. Big shoutout to Professor X for digging deep—strong work, brother!