Conspiracy 7/28

Stretch and warm up  (3 sets of 10 Merkin interspersed throughout warmup and a few arm swirly things for CP) Mosey to Hanes Parks Entrance.   20 Burpees.  At each 5 Burpees add a Merkin to the Burpee  (20 burpees and 30 merkins) Mosey to track...

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Strolling around Mayhem

The weather Q sent us a great morning for beatdown at Mayhem. For a time, Splash and I thought we were going to complete partner slap merkins for 45 minutes. We a few moments to launch the rest trickled in. The morning went like this: Warmorama...

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Muggy Morning at Red Line

9 PAX endured heat and humidity for the latest morning of running at Red Line. It went down as follows: Lap around Hanes Park, stop at Pilot View Run up Pilot View to Carolina Ave and back down Proceed to Brookstown Ave Run up Brookstown to...

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Invictus

Invictus William Earnest Henley Out of the night that covers me,       Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be       For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance       I have not winced nor cried aloud...

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Starfish Has a Big Rock

YHC stepped up to Q after a brief dm conversation with Snake Eyes and Drano Sun night.  Since I was going to be there, might as well lead. 4 pax gathered on a balmy Monday not knowing what they might get into.  All seemed willing and able thus at...

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Going For Gold

WARM-O-RAMA. SSH, Whirly Has The Clap, Michael Phelps   BEATDOWN. Setup: Cones placed at 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 yards. Exercises: Swings, Hand Release Mike Tysons, Curl Presses, Corkscrews Choose Your Goal: – Gold – Burpees: 20. ...

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Impossible Situation

8 Pax gathered on a very humid morning for a tortuous beatdown. We started with a slow mosey around the Y to loosen up and finished at the main gate to Hanes Park for some warmara. Since I am in a rush, it was your typical warm-a-rama + 10...

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Getting Spartan Ready

Super Max warmup was stretching out backs, getting blood to our arms, stretching our feet and calfs and everyone favorite side straddle hope. We went for a short mossy to get 2 cinder block to carry around rest of the morning. We carried the...

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Birth of a New Tradition

Sour Mash requested YHC to Q BBBC this week and a new route had been on my mind since I often drive by this route on the way to golf. The launch spot was determined as Tanglewood Harris Teeter with a simple out and back via 158 and a venture into...

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We did a “Burns”

YHC had a last minute substiQ for H.O.G. With little time on hand, I dug back a few years in the back blasts (+1 for back blasts). After reading the first one I clicked, I found myself wishing I had been there. We have a winner! Warmorama SSH Arm...

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20-20 Olympics Kickoff at Mayhem

  Over last week the idea started to bloom that the US Womens national team was going to be playing Weds am and the Olympics were starting on Friday. This was YHCs first time Q’ing Mayhem. I remembered workouts that Toe Tag did with...

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