5k uphill both ways

Date: 2023-12-16
AO: thesandlot
Q: Defiance
PAX: 2 percent, Legacy, Magoo, Hobbyhorse, Cornerkick, Phoenix FNGs: 1 Phoenix
COUNT: 7
WARMUP: SSH, Hillbilly, WMH, Michael Phelps
THE THANG: 5k run to Marine Corps memorial with hill climbs and some JG-style reps along the way. At the memorial, three sets of 20x merkins, V-Ups, and mountain climbers in rapid succession. MARY: None
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 12/23 Sandlot location will be at Dorothy Hamm middle school. 2.0s welcome.
COT: Read up on the history of the battle for Iwo Jima. A group of 40 men were sent to climb the 550 foot mountain under fire and amidst bombardment and given a flag to plant. Their order was: “If you get to the top, put it up.” Working out at the memorial was an important reminder that each time we bring a shovel flag to an AO and post in the morning, to remember the sacrifices that were made long ago and continue today. As it says on the memorial itself “uncommon valor was a common virtue.”