Nonsense
Date: 2/22/2024
PAX: Burns, Bevo, Turnover, Lamb Chop, Toot from the Root, Crash, Cherry Pie, Huckleberry, Snooki, Greenspan (Q)
Huckleberry made us run backwards up a steep hill at Iron Throne on Monday. It was horrible (can I get an “Amen”?). YHC still has not recovered from that and fell asleep last night in high-tech leg compression sleeves trying to rehab sore legs, which made for a fun conversation when the M came to bed several hours after YHC. Sometime prior to falling asleep, a plan sure to displease several potential attendees, including WIB-irregular Lamb Chop, was solidified. It went like this.
Warmarama:
SSHs, Standing Hammies, Abe Vigodas, Up/Down Dogs
The Thang
Starting at AARP covered area, perform the following:
- Burpee + Toes to Bar x 5
- Shoulder Tap (DC) Plank Jack Merkins x 10
- Squats x 20
Mosey to Moore Elementary playground:
- Pullups x 5
- Divebombers x 10
- Squats x 20
Mosey east on Queen, right on Leisure Lane, left on Westfield, left on Magnolia, left on Queen, back to AARP area. Repeato until time.
No time for Mary.
NMM:
- Crash was the first to pull into the parking lot, mumbling something about the only other time being at this location was for a RnG YHC led. Yes, Miller Park is (literally) a stone’s throw from YHC’s house, and the addition of the AARP workout area has made it very useful for the roaming AOs. Crash and Root hung together for most of the morning, a solid duo if there’s ever been one.
- Quite a long jaunt (0.7 miles) from Moore around Westfield and Magnolia back to the launch point which minimized the number of rounds we completed to 3 with some pax beginning their fourth round. Lamb Chop early and often interrupted his own jabbering conversation with Cherry Pie to complain about the amount of running. Burns concluded that this morning was enough to classify Lamb Chop as a “runner”.
- Speaking of Cherry Pie, it was great to see him on consecutive days after an extended absence, particularly since he didn’t seem to know where Miller Park was at COT on Wednesday. He uttered some nonsense about being out of shape, then proceeded to sprint the 0.7 mile loop.
- Nonsense was the word of the day: Burns asked where the Q got the idea for the burpee + toes to bar “nonsense”. A quick google revealed that the origin of “nonsense” dates back to circa 1610, meaning, “that which is lacking in sense, language, or words without meaning or conveying absurd or ridiculous ideas” (etymonline.com). Fair description.
- The workout started off with a “high-end” (Root’s words) crowd amplified by the later pick-6 of Snooki out on a solo run. Ironically, YHC had mentioned to the pax early on that Snooki and Razzie were known to occasionally exercise under the AARP covering. Batting .500 will get you in most halls of fame.
- Burns attempted to turn the entire morning into a hot mess by daring Bevo to hurdle the metal traffic barrier at the edge of the parking, something the target would have easily fallen prey to (and completed) six weeks ago. Bevo, fortunately, used his hard-won wisdom to avoid that nonsense which could have resulted in a return to the hospital.
- Huckleberry cruised through the workout but side-eyed the Q when we went on the first long run. “I’ve played this game before.”
- Turnover, during one of the runs, shared a sweet story about spending time with his family at Legacy Ardmore prior to 2.0 Griff’s birth.
Announcements:
- Cherry Pie has Q at IS, a rare Saturday appearance from the ornery all-star.
Prayer Requests:
- Bartlett family’s father has a rapidly advancing brain tumor and desires to see daughter to graduate high school in the spring.
- Calvary Day School family following death of baseball coach.
- Strong marriages.
- Spicoli’s friend, John, and his family, as John recovers from a stroke.
- Thistle is having his melanoma treated March 4th.
YHC took us out. Thanks for the keys, Toot. It was a glorious morning with glorious, high-end men.
