Seven turned out on a humid summer morning to play with kettle bells. After a quick warm-up we did the cumulative Lucky Loop. First loop was 15 Lawnmower Pulls (each hand), 15 Curls, 15 Sit-and-Presses and 15 Squats. On the second loop we added 15 Upright Rows, 15 Halos, 15 American Hammers, and 15 Swings. On the third loop we had time only to add 15 Overhead Pulls and that was it. By the time we came back to the Flag the time was over. We missed few regulars and their jokes.
Author: Lighthouse
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Brunch club is still alive
After many days of just me running along, the participation tripled! Three came before Gridiron to do a little pre-run. Gypsy requested 3 miles, so this is what we did. A very nice 3-mile route. There was a little debate about Homer speed. He is usually starts slow, so will he be slow all 3-miles, or will he go faster by the end. It turns out that he does go faster at the end no matter how short the distance is. That settled out debate.
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Just the two of us
Gypsy said he is coming, but the late night talk with daughter interfered with his plans. Unexpectedly Homer showed up. We had a pretty pleasant five-mile run. It was light outside and still pretty cool. We chatted along the way about this and that (mostly work staff). So much better to run with someone else then just by myself.
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Five brave souls showed up on a dark, early, wet morning with bright stars. We did one of the usual culdesacs routs. After a warm-up in the first culdesac, we did 15 Hand-Release Merkins and 30 two-count Flutterkicks on one side and 10 Carolina Dry Docks and 60 LBCs on the other side. Didn’t have time to run around lake, so went directly back to the Flag.
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All Along
White Snake had to go for his daughter audition. Gypsy texted the previous day that he was coming, but cancelled later. So, had to run all by myself. Ran five miles. Met several runners along the way, but they also refused to join me after my good morning. So, maybe it is me…
Usual apologies for the delay.
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Preparing for Bear Creek
Almost full moon and pretty bright, very nice. Continuing Heart Break Ridge trend, attendance was pretty low, White Snake and YHC. Since White Snake is preparing for Bear Creek run, YHC suggested just a run. After a short discussion, the suggestion was approved. We ran to the end of Three Chopt, then came back on Broad Street, went around the lake and came back to the flag. That gave us four miles and 35 minutes. We got the last mile on the track, though White Snake slacked off a bit complaining about his overworked legs. Given his difficulties with five miles, both of us wondered how is he going to do ten miles of Bear Creek. Still, it is great that he has determination to do it. Best of luck!
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Just the two of us
White Snake was away, so YHC thought he is going to do it by himself, but then Gypsy showed up! It is way more pleasant to run together with other people. We ran standard Branch Club four-mile loop. Actually, last time we did it with White Snake we got lost. It was good that Gypsy ran it many times with Blue Moon, so he remembered all correct turns. While YHC suggested a bit longer run, Gypsy insisted on four miles. After that several times he tried to deviate into a longer routes, but YHC kept it at four. My apologies for the backblast delay.
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Back to basics
Six showed up today early morning. A day before, YHC asked if anyone wanted to Q, no one replied, so by default had to do it himself. We did our usual culdesac run with 10 Burpees and 20 Heels to Heavens on one side (six culdesacs) and 15 Hand-Release Merkins and 60 LBCs on the way back (four more). Overall distance is 3.5 miles. Finished almost on time. Pigskin did his usual walk around the School with 200 Merkings and 200 Dips. Great morning!
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White Deer you missed Homer
So, finally, Homer came to Circus Maximus and White Deer missed him.
After some initial confusion about who is Qing, we did a warm up. After warm up, we did Lucky Loop: 20 Lawnmower Pulls (each hand), 30 Curls, 20 Overhead Pulls (30 for overachievers), 20 Skull Crushers, 20 Squats, 20 Lunges, 30 Swings, 10 Burpies (to welcome Homer back), 20 Around-the-World, 20 Sit and Press, 20 Flutter Presses, 20 High Pulls.
Great to see Homer back, but too bad White Deer could not come. We missed a lot of his jokes.
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Who Needs Rest
7 showed up on a cold morning. Attila was not feeling well, so YHC had to try to fill his big shoes. When unsure, YHC asked himself: “What would Attila do?” After a warm up, we started with Curb Crawl up to 5 Merkins and down to one. After that, YHC offered choice between dry asphalt and wet field, the pack voted for the field. So, we did Beast on the field with LBCs, Squats, Hand-Release Merkins, Flutters, Jump-Squats, and Burpies. YHC tried to slow down and asked folks to count, but count went so fast, that Q had no choice but continue. We did a loop around the track. Then, three rounds of eight Jerkins. After that ran to the hill and did Noah’s Arc with five WWII at the top: Bear Crawl, Polar Bear Crawl, Bunny Hops, Bernie, Cheetah. Still more time on the clock. Ran to a wall and did two rounds of Wall Sits, ten Chicken Peckers, and fifteen Donkey Kicks. Almost time, so ran to the flag and held legs 6-inches from the ground for count of 60. What a great way to start your day!