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.
Unsure where the morning route would take us 2 gentlemen headed into the gloom and down the dirt road. Conversation led down a few roads and our legs down others. Some decision making on the fly lead us through Salisbury to Winterfield. YHC hit the Mt. Pisgah hills on the return while Signer went to find relief.
Met up with the boot campers at the end, SOT is making it’s way back.
With no one signed up to Q, YHC took a look for a random backblast and decided to copy the workout for a quick Q rather than running a hot potato. With a bevy of choices, one stood out and YHC presented it to 5 HIMs that showed up at the Woodshed this morning.
The thang went a little like this:
The COP featured 6 rounds of paired exercises with a :20 on, :10 off format. After 3 cycles for each round, the PAX took a jog around the bus loop and circled up for the next round.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Mosey back to the flag to ensure timing…
Round 6
Closed with numbers, names and announcements
Prayers for Wildcat and family, Futon’s FIL and a rough year of family deaths, Excel’s job search, and encouragement for other PAX rejoining the Woodshed. Praise for movement on job search for Heist’s wife.
Well, that was quite the adventurous morning. The original Q NTB dropped out with the latest viral bug and Sable’s also still sick after world travels. YHC offered to Q if nobody else wanted it only to be shaken awake by the M saying “your alarm is goin off again” just 5min before the 0500 launch. So YHC texted L Woods the “coming in hot” message and launched into 16 layers to try and keep warm, only to find a permafrost on the truck blocking the windshield view. Showed up 3min late to find L Woods, PR, and Dealer taking a warmup lap in the lot. Then YHC was told nobody else had a route or desire to think of one, so it was “OK, well let’s go this way” having not actually thought of a route myself, but YHC was willing to see where the good Lord might lead us. Following the ends of our noses, mine being the only unprepared one not lit by a headlamp, we found a route across Huguenot and down into Bon Air, and YHC decided a jaunt through woods and new terrain would be fun. Well, we may have quietly trespassed a tiny bit and were then concerned for the pack of bloodthirsty howling coyotes that turned out to be a very upset toddler in a nearby house (probably freaked out by the ghosts of the woods), but we made it through swamp and bramble to climb hand over fist up the railroad tracks berm. Then YHC decide we’d try a little trail called “Don’t Surf” on Google Maps that turned out to be quite a nice mountain bike trail (inspiring the title of this BB), and by the time we exited the beautiful Bon Air woods we had just enough time to speed ruck the return route, all uphill as a straight shot along McRae Rd to COT and coffee at Einstein’s. Prayers for Dealer’s daughter turning six, and for PR’s BIL with early-onset Alzheimers, and for Wildcat. Discussion in Einstein’s revolved around various topics, but included some thoughts on habits, the 80/20 rule, substance use, and parents hotboxing THC with their kids on board. It’s a wild world we live in, and we can’t expect others to make the right choices, but we can live by example. Yours AYE! ~DTH
Announcements (SEE SLACK!)
Eleven warriors ran 1.25 miles, warmed up in the Wellesley bridge parking lot, ran down a dark path into the woods, slipped on ice, were denied access to the Wellesley basketball court, ran up a hill, lunge walked across an icy bridge, did a triple check including WW2 and merkins, lunge walked the bridge again, and then ran 1.25 miles home. 3.15 miles total including the triple check and getting lost in the woods.
All in 46 minutes.
-2nd F lunch next Tuesday at Tres Nachos in Innsbrook, noon.
-The Bridge 12/27 with Kabuta leading
-Glad to have Gypsy join us from down range…
There were 2 Bermuda Boys, on a cold and wet, 70 and sunny morning at Goyne Park. Doolittle and YHC were making our way to the pavilion when the CCPD car was pulling up.
The officer got out and announced, “The park is closed until dawn.” as she made her way to the pavilion. She was obviously checking to see what we were doing at a park picnic pavilion at 530 in the morning, but then she saw the coupons. “OK, I see you guys are just trying to get a workout in. But like I said, the park is closed from dusk until dawn, unless using lighted facilities” she said, as I could tell she was contemplating her next move.
“So I’m officially telling you that you’re trespassing, and I expect you to leave the premises” she said with a wink, wink. “So I’ll be leaving now”
“Be safe out there officer” We said.
“You do the same” she said
“Alright Doolittle, let’s do this”
So we went into the standard warmarama, leading with the usual Side Straddle Hops.
COP 1 Elevens
Ascending Thrusters and Descending Groiners
COP 2 Ascending Ab exercises
Start with 1 WW2 and 2 double count American Hammers and ascend up to 10 and 20 of each
COP 3 Lieutenant Dan ascends with Mountain Climbers
1 Lieutenant Dan and 2 Double Count Mountain Climbers up to 10 and 20 of each
COP 4 Descending Merkins and Plank Jacks
start at 10 until time
I’m glad we were able to get this one in despite the rain and the obvious.
Lots to pray for and be thankful for this morning. Particularly , the officer for the grace to allow us to continue our workout without a fuss. There are a lot of good ones out there, and we’ll continue to pray for their safety and be thankful for their courage and willingness to serve. I’m sure it can often be a thankless job.
The general populace may be getting too comfortable but not these 10 men who embraced the suck on the coldest wettest morning of the year. 34 degrees and nonstop rain, LFG. The triumphant return of Crash Test Dummy, who somehow forgot to bring the desert heat. We still love you CTD.
Mosey to the back parking lot and around the field, then back to the covered pavilion. YHC revealed he had spent too much time on the playlist and not enough time planning, so the warmup was extra warm with lots of SSH and quick reps including 20 big boy WW2s to get the blood flowing.
4 stations, one at each bench. Bulgarian split squats, dips, decline/incline mirkins, step ups. Each group rotated whenever the mirkin station called out to switch. After a full rotation, we needed to get even more warm: Mankillers to the beat.
Another full rotation, then a whole bunch of ab exercises to 100: LBCs, American Hammers, flutters, and some other stuff. One more full rotation and then we had one more song to get back to the flag.
COT – gratitude for the fortitude to get out in the gloom and the push through the rain, through the discomfort, and prove once again that we can face the new day with all 3 Fs.
And… a cup of hot coffee or 3 out of the back of the Snuff-mobile. A small comfort, well-earned.
The same 2 Herculean Iron Haulin’ Brutes arrived on horseback this gloom to keep the torch burning with some sandbags and metal music! We kicked this gloom off with some Warmarama and great conversation about last nights Men’s Group.
Countdowns – Start with a 10 Rep exercise called by either PAX – run a lap around the pavilions and meet up for a set of 9 reps and continue that pattern until finishing at 1 Rep. included: Ball Dippers, Pistol Squats, Weighted Step Ups, Wojo Squats, Sandbag Squats, Burpees…
3 Sets – 30 sec Wall Sit / 10 Donkey Kicks / 10 Hoe Downs – run a lap around the snack shack after every round.
3 sets – 10 sandbag Squat Thrusters – run the snack shack between every set.
3 Sets – Core Stuff! P1 Freddie’s until P2 completes 12 sandbag WWIIs. Run a lap and switch P1 with P2, run a lap (that’s 1 set)
3 Sets – Bench Raises – Pit a sandbag on the edge of the picnic bench and perform 20 calf raises per set, run a lap after each set.
CoT
Moleskin: every man hits that fork in the road of life, to go down a path of his own or God’s, the path of his own is unchanging and ends in the way of nothing but a sad clown. Then there’s the other path of having faith and following the plan that God has set out for you, into the unknown and the wild, but that same faith will get you through anything and that is ultimately the life of adventure and legacy we want to leave behind.
YHC so wanted to stay in the Fartsack this morning with the rain on the roof and the nice warm bed…but fitness is important and no excuses…so let’s get it done.
YHC drove up to the parking lot and right behind was Trail Mix. We donned our wet weather tops, and rucks walked to the back of Atlee, around the Honey Meadows loop at the entrance, the bus loop and stuck the landing back at the flag.
Numberama, namerama and Trail Mix took us out in prayer.
Great ruck this morning and excellent brotherly wisdom today. Both being military men, reminds us of the training in rain. That’s how you begin to understand sometime you have to embrace the suck to appreciate your blessings. No runners today.
Have a great day gents…see you in the gloom soon.
Cheers….CB!
PS – 2nd F at PBR on 301 near Rutland @ 7:30 this Thursday @ 7:30PM Hope to see you there.
A Bakers Dozen minus 1 arrived to enjoy Heartbreak Ridge, rain or not.
Mosey to the front of the school for a COP.
Picnic Benches, 10-20-30’s. 10 Burpees, 20 Decline Merkins, 30 Dips
Mosey the long way to Pemberton Elementary School Bus Loop. Partner Up for a Dora. All the exercises to be done with your partner. Round 1 – 25 Partner Boo-yeah Merkins, 25 Boo-yeah WWII’s, 35 Boo-yeah Jump Squats. Run to the end of the Buss Loop and back. Round 2 – 20 of each then run. Round 3 – 15 of each then run. Round 4 – 10 of each then run.
Polar Bears down the Bus Loop. Bear Crawl to each pole and complete 3 Merkins, all the way down the loop.
Bernie back to the top of the loop. 4 exercises.
Mosey back to the front of QMS 10-20-30’s. 10 Derkins, 20 Dips, 30 SSH’s.
Mosey back to the flag. 20 Squats to finish.
Annoucements – Kubota is signed up to Q at The Bridge on December 27th. Breaking Break is open the night of December 27th and 28th.
Prayer Requests – Roger Rogers FIL/his family. Those in the Pax unmentioned battling injuries.
NMS – YHC didn’t expect to be alone but was overjoyed when he turned into the Parking Lot to several cars. Great Mumble Chatter.