Fitness, Fellowship, Faith
5 HIM showed for a Good Friday FRC opportunity. We did a new variation of an old route now called the “toothbrush with a pick on the end route”. It was great. See strava for the map if you care.
Announcements – see other backblasts
Prayer requests – Huck, Turtleman
4 HIM posted for a mysterious Q by YHC. There was a slack post about a new route for the Halfpipe. Is that even a thing? This is what happened…
Pledge of Allegiance
We kind of waited for Alma Mater because he was late again.
Start – go straight, u-turn, R, straight, R, cul-de-sac, L, R, L, u-turn, L, R, R, straight, loop, R, u-turn, R, straight, L, L, end
We finished a couple minutes past time due to Alma Mater being late. You hate to see it.
Announcements – Cheesesteak VQ at TRB, Extinction Run date change, Convergence & Community Foundation Run, CSAUP, Dream Center workout today at 5:15-6
Prayer Requests – Baltimore, Huck recovery, Turtleman, Holy Week & Easter
Everybody ran. Some were faster than others. Everyone made it back safely.
COT
Announcements
Prayer Requests – Fannie Mae’s dad recovery from heart attack
Apparently, there is a national recall on some products from the namesake of YHC. Even so, 9 HIM showed for the show. Do you know what happens when you have bad cheese? This is what happened…
Warmup of various stuff
Pledge of Allegiance
Mosey toward the main road where we gathered and then partnered up for some Dora 123. We would do 2 rounds of AMRAP per exercise. Partner 1 would do the reps and Partner 2 runs around the island. The exercises were
M – Merkins
O – Overhead Claps
L – LBCs
D – Dips
From there we moved over to the flag at the extension office for the very rare 2nd Pledge of Allegiance because a couple of the PAX missed the first one due to poor planning on their part.
Mosey from there down the drive to the dark tennis courts for the next Thang.
LISTERIA – from one end of the courts, the PAX would stop at the middle of each court and do 5 reps of the exercise all the way down for 8 sets of 5.
L – LBFCs
I – Imperial Walkers
S – Squats
T – Turkish Getups
E – E2K but we skipped it due to time constraints
R – Ranger Merkins
I – Imperial Walker Squats but we skipped these too
A – American Hammers
At this point time was up and we went back to the start for COT. Thanks to the Folsomers for the hospitality and the chance to lead.
Moleskin – In light of all the joking and a weinke that might have been a self-fulfilling prophesy, the night after this workout YHC came down with the rot-gut and the squirts followed the next couple days. TMI? Maybe. Moral of the story is beware of what you put in your weinke, you might just get what you’re asking for!
Announcements – 2nd F lunch Wednesday, Community Foundation Run, Food Ruck this Saturday at the Yank, Extinction run, Convergence coming soon
Prayer requests – Hall family, Stogie recovery, Danny Miller (friend of YHC), Turtleman, Huck, Anchorman
The forecast called for rain. It didn’t say anything about a monsoon for this Saturday at Painlab. Some guys joked about changing the name to Rainlab for the day. That’s a little too cheesy, even for YHC. This is what happened…
We did the usual group warmup with the bootcamp guys, except today Shorty wanted to take most of our time for a monologue-length disclaimer and to workshop some of his new aerobics exercises. We indulged him until even he realized this was going nowhere fast, so we split up.
The Painlabbers counted off and 4 HIM would do the work. Apparently, its protocol to bring your own kettlebell but YHC switched it up by bringing a load of bricks for the fun of it. Grab a couple bricks and head down the nature trail behind the museum. We maneuvered down the inundated trail, forded the raging creek and arrived at the lone dry spot on the property. From now on, it will be called the Hut ‘O Tears!
The Thang –
Full disclosure, YHC didn’t know who, if anyone, would show up for a Sargento lead low impact, low cardio beatdown. The fact that we had 4 was perfect for the Hut ‘O Tears and, lucky for us, there was even a table to use for the Deck of Death. That’s right, the most no-brainer beatdown there is was just what the meteorologist ordered on this less-than fine morn.
We did the straightforward method, do the exercise stated on the card thing, except Tube tried to monopolize all the fun and just went to steady picking. YHC had to give him a lesson on DOD etiquette (pull one card at a time and that’s your turn then rotate clockwise). We’re all here to get better and learn, right?
Anyway, we modified some of the exercises for lack of space and the ever-present downpour that varied from steady to torrential. All in all, we got work done, lots of Merkins varieties were done today too.
We moseyed back toward the start, pausing at the even smaller oupost at the top of the hill that shielded some of the rain, where we waited for the bootcampers to show up. They never did, (you hate to see it) so we said our own Pledge of Allegiance and finished COT. Thanks for voluntelling me I had the Q today way back in December Hunchback. Keep Qing that site and Shaking that Weasel. Aye!
11 HIM showed for a Sargento recovery Q. YHC must admit, it’s been quite a while since my last visit to TRB. It’s still awesome! This is what happened…
Brief disclaimer. Pledge of Allegiance. Warmup. Count off. Mosey
YHC remarked how beautiful the full moon looked on the horizon. Nice and orange.
Halt. The command was to do 5 reps of the named exercise at each light. Try not to get runned over. We switched exercises at each new street. In the spirit of recovery from Sunday’s ‘thon, YHC knew he needed to push the pace. It felt like I was flying but maybe I was just sore. Either way, I was out front the whole time.
The exercises (as best I recall) were:
We got back in time for a couple minutes of Mary. We even had the good fortune that Mrs. Breaker Breaker arrived just as we had wrapped up, and it was her birthday, so of course we had to belt out a rousing version of the Happy Birthday song! Seuss would’ve been so proud. That was the end, no better way to wrap it up. YHC took us out. Thanks for the opportunity to lead men!
Announcements – Q school on the 2nd, Marriage conference at Living Hope Church Friday 1st and 2nd, clothes collection for Rice n Beans
Prayer Requests – Orangeman’s recovery, Hei Hei’s family and friend
Lot’s of HIM are showing up these days, especially for those extra double post points. On this day at Midoriyama, it was a confluence of significant days (to some), Fat Tuesday and Valentines Day eve and we would celebrate them all! This is what happened…
Disclaimer even though the PAX were well seasoned. Warmup of Goofballs and the Patented Right Over Left. In preparation for the spectacle, YHC did some research about Mardi Gras.
First exercise is the Slaughter Starter. That’s right, 2nd workout in a row that YHC calls for significant burpees.
Because a bunch of us are heading down to Austin, TX for a race (this backblast is being written from CLT waiting for our plane) we did the brief Bat Wings routine because Austin is known for it’s bats that fly out from under the bridges at dusk.
From there, we lined up single file and the trusty JBL was kicked on with some Mardi Gras music for effect. In recognition of Mardi Gras, we would do a parade, which some there called an Indian Run. Either way, the person in the back ran to the front and would take the “baton”, the JBL. We ended up at the small soccer field and circled up in the middle for a new routine.
The Fleur de Lis is the state symbol of Louisiana so that’s what this is called. In a circle, from plank position, we took turns doing 5 Pickle Pounders (practice for the lucky ones on Valentines Day). Needless to say, the enthusiasm and creativity was plentiful. Then we did another parade around the area for celebrations sake.
After that we did the Fleur de Lis with Monkey Humpers (get it?).
After that we did another parade, this time a bear crawl slalom. Whining happened but we finished strong with two rounds for each PAX.
Next up, the long-lost Tunnel of Love! There was moaning from some and questions of what the Tunnel was. I guess it’s been so long that many PAX have never done it before. Initiations were handed out!
We took another parade lap and finished up with a Fleur de Lis with Baby Makers. If this stuff didn’t get the men ready for their significant other, nothing will.
Line up again for one last parade back to the start where we did about 10 minutes of Mary. It was great for the abs. Then we did the Pledge of Allegiance to wrap up. Thanks for the opportunity to lead men!
Announcements – 2nd F lunch this Wednesday, Q school March 2nd, Tobacco Road relay April 27th
Prayers – Slaw’s M’s back, Stuart Cramer teacher with cancer, Wirenut’s granddaughter and mom
7 HIM weren’t afraid of the rain today at Martha’s House and they got better because it. This is what happened…
Brief disclaimer due to the lack of FNGs, Pledge of Allegiance, mosey toward the park.
We arrived at the first picnic shelter to discuss some numbers from last night’s super bowl. YHC did lots of research to come up with these figures.
The final score was 25 to 22, so we did 25 goofballs and 22 mountain climbers for three sets with a run down the pathway and back in between. For a little musical accompanyment, YHC broke out the little JBL with a playlist including Usher, Lil’ John, Luda, some of that Outkast and even Dr Dre. It was ok.
Once we finished the scoring routine, YHC asked the difficult question of what those two numbers added together totaled. Yes, it was 47! So we did 47 burpees, but not all at once, we spread them out.
After a helping of some burpees, we moseyed down to the other picnic shelter for some Dora 123. Before we got started on the routine, Stroganoff mentioned wanting to do a mosey so we did a longer one than before just to get it out of our system. Back to the Dora, partner 1 would run around a few light poles while partner 2 did the below.
We did more burpees before we moseyed back up to the first shelter for more number crunching. The PAX was asked who their favorite rappers were, Whoopee said Christmas wrapping paper.
There were 23 first downs for San Fran and 24 for KC. So we did 3 sets of 23 dips and 24 Freddy Mercury’s with a lap around the pole in between like before.
Last, the longest field goal of the game was a 57 yarder from the former Panther Harrison Butker. We did 57 Morrocan Nightclubs in cadence for this feat.
A little mary to wrap up before we headed up the the starting point. A few goofballs to get to time and we’re done. Great work men, it was fun!
Announcements – We need 2 more volunteers for Rice n Beans tomorrow night, 2nd F lunch next Wednesday at Pita Wheel Belmont
Prayer Requests – Anchorman, Turtleman, Huckleberry, Jackson Hall and Curti, Stroganoff’s mother in law
4 HIM showed to the 2nd installment of the official FRC. No extra R’s in attendance today, just straight running.
In the many convos that happened during the run, it was determined that hospital name Gary Bret Meek will be renamed Death Wish. If you’ve ever run with him, you know why.
Announcements – Folsom Winter Nationals, nonperishable food collection at Folsom, 2nd F lunch in a couple weeks
Prayer Requests – Death Wish’s students
Behold, FRC official episode #1!!!
9 HIM showed dark and early for the earliest AO of all that time officially launching today!
A brief disclaimer was given. The pledge of Allegiance was recited, the ruckersackers went rucksacking and the fake rucksackers headed out toward what will be known henceforth as the Tool Time route. All made it back safely at the appointed time, which is 5:15am!
Thank you for the opportunity to lead this brave new AO! AYE!!!
Announcements – Pushing Rocks is underway, post! Folsom Winter Nationals this Saturday, 2nd F lunch coming up
Prayer requests – Virus’ father-in-law in nursing home, PAX on the mend, Jane Fonda, Dr. Skeet family after her tragic passing
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