YHC had the q for alcatraz. it was promising to be clear and sunny. late evening it looked like thunderstorms all morning, yhc prepared something overnight to work out under shelter for both supermax and alcatraz if lightning was overhead...
Read moreThe plan was to partner up and play catch me if you can on the track at Hanes Park while each partner completed a Dora 1-2-3. The overnight storms turned the park into a pond and forced a rethink. Here’s how it turned out for the five of us...
Read moreIt’s been a minute since YHC had a Q. Time to shake the rust. Warmarama: SSHs, Standing Hammies, Whirlies, Abe Vigodas, Cherry Pies The Thang: Mosey to Pennington. Flip the weinke to reveal: Burpees x 5 Dive Bombers x 10 Dans’ Jump Squats x 15...
Read moreInstead of the slight chance of rain and 68 degrees forecasted, we arrived at Speas to cooler temp and steady rain. The planned workout vs staying under shelter? YHC decided to experiment with oligarchy, the latest rage in government, and asked...
Read moreDay three of a Q-fecta required simplicity. Rural Assault is awesome, btw. I know, I know, it’s not downtown and it’s soooooo far away. I’m inviting you, and I’m also inviting you to tell all of your friends that you know...
Read moreHaving been in the Low Country last week, I learned a new exercise I wanted to bring back home. I have no idea how to spell it, but it is something along the lines of the “Khotic Merkin”. Warm-O-Rama 15 SSH, 10 Imperial Walker, 10...
Read moreThe beatdown? Simple. The real story is the mumblechatter. And, look, I’m not even going to try. But it was pretty amazing. At LEAST two un-typable phrases were suggested for the backblast title. Topics included Wendy’s as Halloween...
Read moreI’ll save my prose for the end of the BB. WoR: SSH, Hillbillies, Copperhead Squats, Jack Reachers, Michael Phelps all x15 IC The Thang: Mosey to the shelter. One pax runs a lap around the parking lot while other pax work down the weinke...
Read moreMAJOR apologies to Drip and Huck for the easy beatdown. OK, I’ll throw Cruiser in there too, but I suspect he appreciated the lack of leg work given his impending race shortly after. I dumbly thought some other runners would post since the...
Read moreI’ve never been the Q at Conspiracy so thought I would recycle a beatdown since I’m sure the regulars haven’t done it before. Arrived early and set up. Getting close to time and Schlitz runs up from his EC run. Also some other guy who went and...
Read moreThe Thang: TORRENCE Hero WOD in honor of CPL Joshua Torrence, KIA in Iraq (2005). Today, we honored my cousin and friend Lance Cpl. Joshua L. Torrence. He was always mischievous and always fun. I was fortunate enough to have him a a close friend...
Read moreThe Thang 0600 – The Murph @ Alcatraz12 HIMs showed up to throw down the standard of selflessness and sweat.1 mile + 100 pull-ups + 200 merkins + 300 squats + 1 mile = a perfect start. 0700 – IronPAX: Mythbusters EditionTotal PAX: 19The...
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