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olympus I-95 Construction

Date: 2024-09-14
AO: olympus
Q: Yard Sale
PAX: Nano, Monk, Walk-on, Peanuts, citrus, Dr J, Ashe, Doodles, Popeyes FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
WARMUP: Yes
THE THANG:

Bleachers.

Run up and down a flight of stairs. At the bottom, do 10 pushups. Repeat for 5 flights.

Run to Endzone. Crawl bear to the 50 yd line. Every 10 yards do 5 merkins.

Run to other set of bleachers. Go up and down stairs, and at the bottom do 20 LBC’s and 10 Heels to Heaven. Repeat for 5 flights.

Then play ultimate frisbee. 95 traffic occasionally closed lanes.

MARY: Yep
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Grunt coming up in November. Date undetermined. Need a PAX to lead and supporters!

Peanuts has a 5k run at 9AM if anyone wants to join him.

COT: Sharing Gratitude amongst the group. Everyone is welcome to say one thing they are grateful for.

Tags: olympus, Nano, Monk, Walk-on, Peanuts, citrus, Dr J, Ashe, Doodles, Popeyes

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mother-ruck-ing No Coffee for Ice

Date: 2024-09-15
AO: mother-ruck-ing
Q: Ice Tea
PAX: Porkchop, Red Dawn, Sunshine
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4

WARMUP: Nope

THE THANG: PAX walked a brisk 4+ miles with weight. Toured a few parks and discovered Falls Church neighborhoods we didn’t know existed.

MARY: None

ANNOUNCEMENTS: I wish we could have coffee, but gotta go!

COT: None

Tags: mother-ruck-ing, Porkchop, Red Dawn, Sunshine

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thesandlot The Man in the Red Bandanna

Date: 2024-09-14
AO: thesandlot
Q: 2 percent
PAX: AI, Klinger, Big Short, Defiance, Boardwalk, Cam, Lazlo, Legacy, Hobbyhorse, CableGuy, @RoyalWithCheese FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP: SSH; Imperial Walkers; Hill Billy’s; Itty Bitty Arm Circles; Moroccan Nightclubs; Willie Mays Hays; Michael Phelps; Downward Dog; World’s Greatest Stretch.

THE THANG: Background: This workout is dedicated to Welles Crowther as well as the 343 firefighters who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

First Segment:
2 rounds of:
• 200.1 meter Coupon Carry w/ Rifle Carry through the parking lot (year of death) • 5 Thrusters (month of birth)
• 17 Front Coupon Lunges (day of birth)
• 77 Calf Raises (year of birth)
• 200.1 meter Coupon Carry (year of death)

Second Segment:
2 Rounds of:
• 9 Blockies (month of death)
• 11 Pull Throughs (IC) (day of death)
• 24 Curls (years old at time of death)
Then, the PAX performed:
• 78 Push-Ups (floor # he was last seen on in the South Tower) • 343 Air Squats (# of firemen who died on 9/11)

MARY: None

ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Grunt 11/9, prayers for Lucius’ nephew Robert who was severely injured in a mountain biking accident.

COT: Welles Crowther was an equities trader at Sandler O’Neill and a volunteer firefighter at Empire Hook & Ladder Co. #1 in Nyack, NY. Welles was known for saving as many as 18 lives during the September 11 attacks in New York City. While carrying a woman on his back Crowther made his way to the 78th floor of the South Tower where he encountered a group of survivors who followed him 17 floors down where he dropped off the woman he was carrying before heading back up to help more people.
• When he returned to the 78th floor he had a red bandana around his nose and mouth to protect himself from the smoke. He was last seen assisting members of the FDNY to administer first aid and put out fires before the South Tower collapsed at 9:59 am. He was 24 years old.
• The legacy that Welles Crowther leaves is a true example of the common man doing the uncommon thing during crisis.

Tags: thesandlot, AI, Klinger, Big Short, Defiance, Boardwalk, Cam, Lazlo, Legacy, Hobbyhorse, CableGuy, @RoyalWithCheese