Backblasts

AO: Olympus
QIC: Maj Payne
The PAX: Snappy Lunch, Hickory, 2.0 Pine Tar, Mule, Glee, Hightower, NAFTA

It was Africa cold (hey…South Africa can be cold. Work with me here!) and no one had signed up to Q. So, YHC decided it would be fun to jump on the opportunity. Ready to tackle the unknown, the PAX charged forward into the gloom for a version of the Mog mile. Here’s what they did.

WU: SSH x 25, IW x 15, WMH x 10, BWS x 30, Merkins x 15 in cadence (IC)

The Thang: Charge up Mt Olympus! No stairs though. There will be plenty of time for that!

Mosey to the stadium to run the home field stands. At the far end, 10 x Merkins in cadence (IC). Mosey to visitor stands where all pax completed 20 x BWS before running the stadium steps. Mosey to track, 9 x Merkins IC. Then mosey toward home field steps. 18 x BWS and then bear crawl home field steps. Then 8 x Merkins IC. Mosey and 16 BWS before bear crawling visitor steps. Once complete, 7 x Merkins IC. Mosey toward home steps for 14 BWS. Bunny hop home steps, then 6 x Merkins IC.
Mosey to visitor steps and 12 BWS. Crawl bear half the visitor steps, the switch to lunge the steps and move to the 5 x Merkins IC. Mosey around track for 10 BWS, then around track completing the circuit all the way down to zero.

Move off Mt Olympus for some Mary around the horn. NAFTA American twists, PineTar flutter kicks, Hickory Hello Dollies, Hightower heels to heaven, Snappy Lunch sit-ups, Glee windshield wipers, Mule Freddie Mercuries and MP ring of fire.

Announcements: Thursday 2dF at Dogwpod Tavern in Falls Church 8p. Be there. Also sign up for Mar 22-24 GrowRuck!

COT: lots of people out there who have been Herton due to the government shut down. They may be frayed at the edges. Have compassion and pick them up. Be kind to others. Be positive. Be a leader!

Aye!

AO:  The Patriot

QIC: Lucius

THE PAX: Down Range Dixie Chick; Dr. D.; Hightower; Jenner; Major Payne; Noodle; 90210; Poe; Prenup; Sub Prime; Lucius

WARM UP: SSH; Arm Circles; Cherry Pickers; brief social shuffle to preview BLIMPS.

THA-THANG:

PAX split into two teams and performed:

FFIO:  As a team, PAX moved coupon collection (cinder blocks, 50-lb sandbag, hi-lift jack, mini-log, kettlebells, and sledgehammers) 50 yards … without standing up. Technique left to team discretion. FFIO.

BLIMPS – Stations of seven burpees, 4-count lunges, 4-count imperial walkers, Merkins, 4-count plank jacks, and body-weight squats.  25-yard shuffle between stations.  Team picks up the six at each station.

After both teams moved the coupons for 50 yards, all the coupons ended up in the far end zone.  The PAX regrouped and brought them back:

Bucket-Brigade: PAX passed coupons from man to man, performing a curl, goblet squat, or press with each coupon as it went by.  After all coupons passed, last PAX moved to the front of the line.  Full 100 yards.

MARY: PAX-led flutter kicks, Noodle baby crunches, ring of fire (with Jenner jump push-ups for some), toy soldiers, and LBCs

COT:  Today, we focused on teamwork.  It will be critical to our success at GrowRuck in March.  No individual can carry the weight.  But the team can.  Consider how to be a teammate today and through the weekend.  Our co-workers, spouses, kids, and community need good teammates.

AO:  The Patriot

QIC: Jenner

PAX: Major Payne and Lucius

Today is Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. so the start time is the delayed Federal Holiday time of 7:00am. Usually, this extra time allows more PAX to post…unless the temperature outside is half way between when fresh water and salt water freeze.

WARM UP: SSH; Imperial Walkers; Windmills.

THA-THANG:

Knights of Columbus: The PAX moseyed over past the front of the school, took a right on Yorktown as Lucious told us about his latest Ruck event that was successful! We turned into the Knights of Columbus and explored its snow covered grounds. We ran past the volleyball court, which looked like a permafrost you could ice skate on. We trotted through the snow to the playground and found horizontal bars that were perfect for pull ups if you were a fully grown elf and did pull ups til failure. We then found a suitable dry area for 15 merkins. Then we found a non-pristine part of the white brick wall and did 15 four count wall mountain climbers. We then did 20 box jumps on a low wall of stone pavers. After that, we picked up blocks of chopped wood and ran the length of the parking lot, approximately 100m but actually felt like 150m with the wind, and then back while commenting how this would have been great with a larger PAX when we could have partnered off and done different distances and things with it. We couldn’t think too hard about the past and the days when we had strength in numbers. We needed to focus on battling the harsh weather and completing our journey.

Discovery: The PAX mustered their strength and moseyed over to Discovery, taking a shortcut through a neighborhood where we gathered wind-swept trash and threw it back between trash containers. At Discovery, we climbed over two hexagonal metal pods that had rock handholds so it made it OK. Major Payne nearly slipped and broke a leg. But still, we pressed on. Our journey was not over. We monkey barred, hopped over fake fallen trees, and spider climbed. We then found shelter from the freezing winds behind a wall and did 15 Dwight Howards. A challenge was given to run up a slide. It was taken. Slipped like there was a banana on the slide. Recovered. Then we all helped Major Payne relive the memory of bear crawling through the bike racks. Ah, what good memories from that PAX we once had.

Lewes the Log: The weather hardened PAX then headed back, running side by side, back to Patriot Field. We stopped by to lift Lewes up to free it from the frost bitten weeds promising that we’d see him / her / it soon. We made it.

MARY: PAX choice of Flutter Kicks, Box Cutters, and Hollow Tuck

COT: I had the cold last week and so I stayed out of the cold. I am getting over the cold so I came out in the cold. Thanks for baring it with me. We are F3 hoorah! (I made this last part up).