Around the Rock the Rugged Rascals Ran

Around the Rock the Rugged Rascals Ran

QIC: Tonka

Date: 3.12.2026

PAX: @Head Hunter @ziggy stardust @Starfish @cruiser @Wahoo @Tonka

YHC wanted to bring WIB to the west side and incorporate some lesser used muscle groups. Also, being a big fan of adding a twist to established & proven workouts, the well rounded and concisely packaged Murph would serve as my muse.

5 PAX assembled at 0525 for a quick WRM and explanation. Notably, no @Head Hunter to be seen. After a night-before HC, a few eye brows were raised, yet we carry on.

With only 4 exercises and a closed loop course, a weinke seemed unnecessary. I was wrong. Confusion abounds. Add one single solitary exercise to a Murph and it’s chaos. Murphy’s Law has never seemed so aptly named to me before.

Anywho, the plan is articulated and the PAX are onboard.

We begin.

Launch was roughly where Alcatraz launches on Saturdays and very near to “Point 3” on the map below. We ran Southward, CCW around the church and performed the called exercise at each point along the loop. REPEATO until 0615.

Stations

1. 10X Pullups
2. 20X Abyss Merkins
3. 30X Squatty Pottys
4. 40X LBC

Goal was to hit 10 laps (11laps would equate to 3mi of running for over achievers)

fin

Most PAX finished 9 rounds (@starfish far exceeded, but beyond YHC’s math ability) for: 90 pullups, 120 abyss merkins, 270 squatty pottys, 360 LBCs and 2.5mi. Nice work gents!

COT

ANNOUNCEMENTS

All announcements given at the time are now in the past.

PRAYER REQUESTS

I can’t recall those spoken now, but some were said and all were prayed for.

NMM

@Head Hunter appeared right on time for loop #2 and took his place at the front of the pack. His strength was clearly not lessened by the O2 deficit caused by the loop runs as he cranking out pullups like the running made it easier.

@ziggy stardust brought the avg intelligence level up several points when he arrived. Seemingly no issues with the explanation from the Q on the routine. He also set the form standards for the day. Always raises the bar.

@starfish is a beast. Around loop #4, YHC was doing all he could to keep up with the man. Loop #6 was a full breakaway. Loop #7 was the last time YHC saw him until COT. By the end, YHC was very familiar with the BRR design on the back of his shirt.

@cruiser and @wahoo were in deep convos the entire beatdown. All YHC picked up from the snippets was something about Virginia schools dormatory amenities, fatherhood, getting EH’d by your M to post when you got the extra sleep the night before. Wildcard duo.

@Zephyr @starfish took the keys and ran off. Good luck catching him.

Thanks for letting me lead, men.

Tonka