12 Years of Idiocy

12 Years of Idiocy

QIC: Starfish

Date: 2/9/2026

PAX: Burlap, Tonka (WB), Butter (Kotters), Boomerang (WD), Slowpitch (EC), Zephyr (EC), Wahoo, Blind Date, Starfish (QIC)

As of tomorrow, February 10, Village Idiocy will be officially 12 years old.  We celebrated the anniversary in style, observing the occasion on our usual Monday in the usual place.  Just like back in 2014, 9 pax posted (although only 2 of us posted both in 2014 and 2026).  Speaking of VI #Redwoods, we also had the special privilege of The Triumphant Return of @Butter, after what we figured out was a 6-year hiatus.  @Butter’sHair has not yet made an appearance as the 21 degree temperature forced @Butter’sHair to be covered fully by a hat.  @Slowpitch and @Zephyr got in an EC run beforehand and several pax (@Tonka, @Slowpitch, @Zephyr and @BlindDate) strapped on the weight vest.  YHC, knowing what we were about to embark upon, decided to leave the weight vest at home.

Warm-O-Rama

• SSH x12 IC
• IW x12 IC
• Hillbillies x12 IC
• [Technical difficulty getting the bluetooth speaker connected.  #Cobains]
• Merkins x12 IC, hold it
• Peter Parker x12 IC, hold it
• Parker Peter x12 IC
• Toy Soldier x12 IC
• Running with Scissors x12 IC
• Arm Swirly Things, Forward x12 IC
• Arm Swirly Things, Reverse x12 IC

The Thang, Part 1:  Dirty MacDeuce

• Copperhead Merkins x12 IC
• Copperhead Squats x12 IC
• Copperhead WWIIs x12 IC
• Run a lap around the Y’s front circle drive and back
• Manmaker Merkins x12 IC (#crowdpleaser)
• Alternating Side Lunges x12 IC
• American Hammers x12 IC
• Run a lap around the Y’s front circle drive and back
• CDD x12 IC
• Reverse Lunges x12 IC
• Heels to Heaven x12 IC
• Run a lap around the Y’s front circle drive and back
• Trailer Park Merkins x12 IC (#Doublewide)
• Alternating Lunges x12 IC
• Freddie Mercuries x12 IC
• Run a lap around the Y’s front circle drive and to the front parking lot

The Thang, Part 2:  12 Years of Idiocy

On the first year of idiocy, my true love gave to me:

• A burpee

On the second year of idiocy, my true love gave to me:

• 2 Ranger Merkins, and
• A burpee

Run to snowpile at other end of parking lot and back.

On the third year of idiocy, my true love gave to me:

• 3 Cobra Humpers
• 2 Ranger Merkins, and
• A burpee

On the fourth year of idiocy, my true love gave to me:

• 4 Snow Angels
• 3 Cobra Humpers
• 2 Ranger Merkins, and
• A burpee

Run to snowpile at other end of parking lot and back.

On the fifth year of idiocy, my true love gave to me:

• 5 Diamond Merkins
• 4 Snow Angels
• 3 Cobra Humpers
• 2 Ranger Merkins, and
• A burpee

On the sixth year of idiocy, my true love gave to me:

• 6 Monkey Humpers (although YHC fudged this up and called for Low Dollies)
• 5 Diamond Merkins
• 4 Snow Angels
• 3 Cobra Humpers
• 2 Ranger Merkins, and
• A burpee

Run to snowpile at other end of parking lot and back

On the seventh year of idiocy, my true love gave to me:

• 7 Low Dollies
• 6 Monkey Humpers
• 5 Diamond Merkins
• 4 Snow Angels
• 3 Cobra Humpers
• 2 Ranger Merkins, and
• A burpee

On the eighth year of idiocy, my true love gave to me:

• 8 Mountain Climbers
• 7 Low Dollies
• 6 Monkey Humpers
• 5 Diamond Merkins
• 4 Snow Angels
• 3 Cobra Humpers
• 2 Ranger Merkins, and
• A burpee

Run to snowpile at other end of parking lot and back

On the ninth year of idiocy, my true love gave to me:

• 9 Dive Bombers (#crowdpleaser)
• 8 Mountain Climbers
• 7 Low Dollies
• 6 Monkey Humpers
• 5 Diamond Merkins
• 4 Snow Angels
• 3 Cobra Humpers
• 2 Ranger Merkins, and
• A burpee

On the tenth year of idiocy, my true love gave to me:

• 10 LBCs
• 9 Dive Bombers
• 8 Mountain Climbers
• 7 Low Dollies
• 6 Monkey Humpers
• 5 Diamond Merkins
• 4 Snow Angels
• 3 Cobra Humpers
• 2 Ranger Merkins, and
• A burpee

Run to snowpile at other end of parking lot and back

On the eleventh year of idiocy, my true love gave to me:

• 11 Squat Jumps
• 10 LBCs
• 9 Dive Bombers
• 8 Mountain Climbers
• 7 Low Dollies
• 6 Monkey Humpers
• 5 Diamond Merkins
• 4 Snow Angels
• 3 Cobra Humpers
• 2 Ranger Merkins, and
• A burpee

On the twelfth year of idiocy, my true love gave to me:

• 12 Plank Jacks
• Didn’t have time for the other other 11 gifts this round

Run back to launch

COT/BOM:  YHC took us out.

FIN.

NMM

#Cobains for running us 1 min and 28 secs over.  As @Burlap pointed out, YHC’s technical difficulties during Warm-O-Rama probably cost us most of that 88 seconds.  Oh well.

Truly awesome to have @Butter back in our midst after a long hiatus.  He’s still got it.

The weight vest crowd hung in there quite well.  YHC was glad to have left his at home.

We got in 1.68 miles, a boatload of reps, 2.2 aerobic score and 2.5 anaerobic score on the Garmin for an overall “Primary Benefit” of “Sprint (Anaerobic).  A great start to our Monday and our week.

Our #WarBaby @Tonka also informed us that today is the 8th anniversary of his first F3WS post at #UrbanAssault.  We determined that back then @Tonka was 22 years old, was only 5’2” tall (it was before his growth spurt once he hit puberty).  #Tclaps to @Slowpitch for remembering this juicy tidbit from the workout.

@Tonka also made several good guesses as to the playlist theme, including all songs having 12 letters, all artists having 12 letters.  But alas, YHC was able to find 16 tracks with the word “Twelve” in the title.  Here’s the playlist:

• Twelve (Michael Nau)
• Twelve (Remo Drive)
• TWELVE (Shygirl)
• 12 to 12 (sombr)
• Twelve (Chill Bump)
• Twelve Years (Roving)
• Twelve (Abhil/Dijon)
• twelve (SABELLA OFFICIAL)
• Twelve (I Would Set Myself On Fire For You)
• Twelve (The Philarmonik)
• twelve (iwrotehaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook)
• Twelve (Elephant Revival)
• 12:51 (The Strokes)
• 12 (The 1975)
• 12 Long Years (SouthBound Sinners)
• 12 (Dean Blunt, Inga Copeland)

Thanks for the honor and privilege of leading this morning.  And thanks also for 12 years of the granddaddy of all F3WS Monday workouts!

Your friend,

Starfish