Conditions: clear and cool, mid-50s. Pretty much optimal beatdown temps, imho. Pulled in pretty close to start time and all but a couple PAX were dressed in red in honor of Taylor Phelps, F3 Cardinal, who died yesterday while on Q at The Fort. One minute warning was given and at start time, mission statement …
Into the Unknown
Or are you someone out thereWho’s a little bit like me?Who knows deep downI’m not where I’m meant to be? Where are you going?Don’t leave me aloneHow do I follow youInto the unknown? On the 30th, I posted to that I would be taking the Q and the typical call for Rucks and Sandbags was …
Thrust into ’23
Weather: 51 degrees. Fog setting in around 5:45am. Warm-up on the go: Imperial walkers, LBACs, cherry pickers, and ‘mericans (23). Partner Block work: Station 1: Combined 100 Block swings – Partner 2 mosey down and back. Station 2: Combined 150 Block Humpers- Partner 2 does 20 Bulgarian squats then swaps out. Station 3: Combined 200 …
No Allman Brothers
Conditions: Colder than expected, but clear and still. COP Capri Lap 15 Hairy Rockettes, IC 10 Willie Mayes Hayes 15 Thru The Tunnel 15 Tempo Squats 15 Imperial Walkers Bat Wings, IC 20 Side Straddle Hops The Thang Musical Dora Round One Windmill Merkins (Start Me Up, Rolling Stones) Side Straddle Hops (Jumpin Jack Flash, …
12/28/22 Bomb Squad, Lifts and Laps
-Conditions: 30 degrees, no wind, dark, dry, sky’s clear. 10 pax posted to work off some Christmas cookies at a slightly warmer beat down than the previous few days have offered and discovered that 30 degrees is significantly more comfortable workout weather than 20 degrees and shouldn’t prevent anyone from posting. For all the fair-weather …
Stop, Ladder Time
Few short weeks ago, I made the trek out west to the remote lands of Gatlinburg, like many pioneers of yesteryear, I was amazed by the wonders I discovered, and the fascinated by the new cultures I met. Given the season, I even planted a few flags, and taxed the natives as residents of South …
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Timeshare 12/22/22 50’s drizzle Arrived at the avista 05:00 to prep Been dealing with feet/ toe issues, have discovered the running shoes I’ve been wearing were causing left heal to hurt because of week side of sole. Needlessly to say I’ve missed a lot lately trying to heal feet and work related issues have hindered, …
Bombsquad 12/19 4 corners
YHC took the Q to fill a gap in the schedule a few days out. However instead of using that time to prepare a workout I elected to wing it and it showed. Fortunate to have some season pax so I chose to outsource additional four corner rounds to the group. Orientation: Frigid 32 degrees, …
Blocks on the field
YHC pulled into The Plank at 0508 to the sight of some expected cars. Drifter was stretching out after a 2 mile prerun and Candy Cane was finishing up his 5K, or as Drifter put it his “Valvano points”. Cyclone came in at the same time and then we noticed a Jeep pull in. Is …
Nice, cold, and wet … IYKYK
In planning out the Q for today, YHC decided to piggy back off Hoser’s Q last week and focus on ruck + sandbag movements in various forms. Start off with a ruck lap followed by a ruck+SB lap to get warmed up*it was here that Bling kept his streak alive and the title of the …
