1 HIM made his way to The LumberYard for a nice 2 mile snow ruck! Paid the late fee of 10 burpees it’s worth it to get warm immediately!
Snow covered trail made it a smooth 2 mile ruck around the lumberyard – peaceful ruck to scope the land as I prepare for my first Q this Saturday!
Looking forward to the seeing the PAX this week!
13 lucky gloom brothers donned the extra weight to conquer a BRUTAL 8 mile trail ruck in preparation for the Frozen Triangle 10-miler happening Feb 8th. After hearing from young Snap he was running behind 15 minutes, the on-time 12-PAX set out from Pump House Park and set a blazing pace down the North Bank trail toward the City. En route, Offshore came running past from the other direction and mentioned the Buttermilk was treacherous. Hmmmm, maybe we should have listened… Starting 15 minutes behind the pack, there was no way Snap was gonna catch up. But the PAX was stopped a few times for water and stretch breaks, and their beloved Q also made them do some IC Flutters and Squats once we crossed the Bell Isle bridge. We also added the Bell Isle loop, but still young Snap hadn’t arrived. This was where the Q asked for volunteers to go back for the SIX, and the PAX split with Ponch leading the front runners toward the Buttermilk, while YHC and a platoon of big-hearted warriors circled back over the Bell Isle suspension bridge in search of Snap. Turns out he blew past Bell Isle and was about to cross the Browns Island footbridge, but we got him turned around and once united we took off at double speed to catch the front runners. Finally reaching the Buttermilk, we knew catching up was going to be near impossible – the entire trail was covered in ice. A few of us who participated in the Grow Ruck had many reflective moments remembering the painfully slow progress under extra weight on these same trails, only then they were slick with hard rain instead of hard ice. Right then we all agreed Rodeo Clown’s strap-on ice grips to be a genius move. It was grueling but the PAX set out to try and catch up with the front-runners, and we periodically shuffle-jogged where the trail permitted. As it turned out we never had a chance to catch them, and the Ponch Crew were driving past us as we were finally crossing the Nickel Bridge. SUPER proud of these men for taking on what turned out to be a wildly challenging CSAUP. In comparison I expect the Frozen Triangle ruck will be a walk in the park. We have 15 PAX so far HC’d to ruck it – WHO ELSE WANTS IN?!? Yours AYE! ~DTH
YHC ran a couple minutes late this morning, I blamed it on loading “Yukons Cuddle Buddies” but it’s on me for hitting that snoozer. But to my surprise I showed up to find a couple of early birds – an FNG who we’ve knighted Twirly Bird (who ran solo, sorry we didn’t have anybody to join up with you) and our good buddy Chowder (we ended up rucking and chattering it up about some good subjects on bourbons/whiskeys, hunting and the like).
Way to go guys! Getting in 2 workout posts on a Saturday morning! Thanks for coming out!
YHC is going to switch to running the following Saturday mornings to prep for the Frozen Triangle on Feb 8.
YHC and a troop of seven hardened ruck veterans escaped the confines of Rockwood Park and took to the mean streets of neighborhoods East of Hull Street, looping a new route North, crossing Hull into an elderly commune, and eventually making it back to Rockwood, 7 minutes late for the Bootcamp YHC was supposed to be leading, having covered about 4.2 miles. Meanwhile Big Rig ran thousands of miles somewhere. Big thanks to Mudslide for covering the Warmerama until I arrived. TClaps to the ruckers going overtime and keeping a speedy pace to cover mew ground. Yours AYE! ~DTH
When the stars align – or at least the planets – running, rucking, or walking just seems to happen. Routes were called and off we went. There was slight complaint when I mentioned the routes were intentionally a little light in miles. I will make it up to you next time.
YHC took us out.
Today was one of those days where it was cool to see a few workouts come together. 15 HIMs came out today to compete in one of 3 events:
1) Traditional Boot Camp Beatdown led by Big Herm
2) Unconventional Ruck Boot Camp led by Crabgrass
3) A Graveyard-esque 70 minute run led by Swoop
Pick your poison!
The Ruck PAX had to wait on YHC as his “show up at the last second” skills aren’t as polished as Tzatziki’s. Rucks on, down to the track we go. First surprise for those expecting a “ruck” was the 1-mile ruck shuffle. Warby and Boberry set the pace and the rest of us chased the hare.
2 minutes AMRAP – With ruck on, select either hand release merkins or squats (with a little hitch at the bottom for some extra hot sauce).
One lap around the track suitcase carrying your ruck.
2 minute AMRAP – Squats (as mentioned above)
15 minute traditional ruck around the track before heading BTTF to meet up with rest of the PAX.
During all of this, Swoop and Heist were orbiting us like two of Elon’s satellites, sprinkling words of encouragement as they passed by. Word on the street is they did 70 minutes of running – awesome job!
Big Herm will post on bootcamp
Announcements and Prayers and back to our warm cars.
A half-dozen HIMs trekked 3 miles through the icy Bon Air streets this morning as YHC had the pleasure of leading another Ruckhenge expedition. At 0500 we headed southbound on McRae and looped around the back of Bon Air elementary on the new(ish) paved trail before making our way over to the Bon Air Baptist parking lot. Once in the parking lot we snaked our way through each parking row, stopping at each end for ascending reps of weighted get-ups. After 8 rounds of get-ups we felt like 36 reps of acting like turtles and recovering from our backs to our feet we headed for home and the warmth of Einstein bagel for coffeerama and QSource discussion on Contentment (3.11) and Courage (3.12).
6 HIMs came out for our Tuesday ruck ready to hit the (safe from ice) pavement. According to the boots, they were made for walking, and this is what they did.
Met at Rudy’s house and cheered him on as he emerged from the gloom. YHC jumped right in discussion about the Star on Ice and his latest Fail Army submission.
The Notre Dame guy and the Ohio State guy had a very civil conversation about the upcoming game – Midwest kindness at its finest I suppose.
we flew through RounTrey like The Freeze at Braves games, with Fandango pointing out every ice hazard in the neighborhood.
Calories were burned, football was discussed, and the tip of the day is watch Shrinking on Apple TV and Tires on Netflix.
2 HIM’s met this morning at The Lumberyard for a nice morning 3 mile ruck to get the day started. Conversations about work, life, family is always a delight but I am very glad I spoke up about needing a haircut! And I was not so surprised when Yukon Cornelius stated another one of his talents as he is a barber! Excited to get cleaned up later today but the man himself! Having thrown around coupons and doing all the various workouts we do with our hands, can’t wait to see what he can do with clippers and trimmers! Excited for this week ahead as I may be Q’ing my first workout this Saturday proposed by Beaver and Choo Choo – which is an honor to lead these men! More to come!
Eight Pax members sculpted by classic movie quotes and references embarked on running and rucking. North on Westmoreland, right on Fitzhugh to Broad, and come back on Antrim or Tilden, Mulberry, or Meadow depending on your distance. Grove brings you home.
YHC took us out.