Day: January 6, 2022

How many Q-Fails does it take to…  wait a minute, let’s back up and start at the beginning.  0528: Mumblechatter begins with speculation about the new “Twisted Goat” sign above the former Doffers.  0529: Tesla arrives notably on time, maybe even a minute early, while Pilgrims Progress casually strolled down the sidewalk as 0530 struck and the workout commenced.  Were these signs of “twisted” things to come??

Following a plan so carefully orchestrated and memorized that no Weinke was necessary, warm-up SSH and Hillbilly walkers (each 15xIC) proceeded without a hitch.  So far so good; on to The Thang:

Mosey down the street and around next to the gazebo. Set timer for 0:30 of some exercises: 
Derkins, Bobby Hurleys, Michael Phelps, Dips, Plank-jacks, Side-bridges (like low-plank sideways pickle pounders, L and R separately). 
This is when problems began.  The iPhone timer – a critical element of aforementioned carefully orchestrated plan – failed to sound the alarm when time ran out.  This could perhaps be blamed on cold weather, Apple, or many other uncontrollable external forces.  Covid, a convenient and universal scapegoat for anything that goes wrong, could easily be responsible for these technological mishaps, right?  Wrong.  The PAX and mercilessly laid blame and responsibility right where it belongs:  QIC, YHC.  IMHO, they thoroughly reveled in it.  After repeated “Q-fails” on the first full set exercises, and a crack from old Uncle Ted about YHC’s technological incompetence, something clearly had to be done.  Manually watching the clock and calling time would be tedious.  Omaha the whole thing and start from scratch?  Maybe, but YHC didn’t give up that easily.  The passing Amtrak train provided 5 burpees worth of relief to gather a few thoughts and announce an alternative plan:  Reduce the time to 0:25 per exercise; rinse and repeat.  As if the ghost of Steve Jobs approved of a 25-second maximum limit for these exercises the 0:25 timer worked flawlessly!  The iPhone remained somewhat twisted, however, as it escaped from YHC’s pocket multiple times throughout the remainder of the workout.  Not to worry, OtterBox passed all of these real-world tests of durability.

After the second set of exercises, mosey toward the fire station then back up the hill towards the RR tracks.  Turning left behind the buildings, Carioca to the end of the block.  Mosey back to Center St. then Carioca to the corner at the Twisted Goat, where the short brick walls surround the bike rack.   Set timer for 0:25 of each of the following exercises:
Derkins, Bobby Hurleys, Michael Phelps, Dips, Plank-jacks, Side-bridges (L and R separately).  Rinse and Repeat.

Mosey toward the police station then around the square and across the street to the bridge. Bear crawl across the bridge until it’s too slippery (about 2/3 of the way across), lunge-walk the rest of the way, then Carioca to the picnic tables at the park. Set timer for 0:25 of each of same exercises:
Derkins, Bobby Hurleys, Michael Phelps, Dips, Plank-jacks, Side-bridges (L and R separately). No time to rinse and repeat this time.  Mosey back to the bridge.  Bear crawl to about halfway across, then mosey back to the flag. 

One minute remaining – just enough time for a few Freddie Mercurys and Six-shooters before COT.

Announcements and prayers:  Check Slack; lots of CSAUP’s going on at end of March.   

Lagniappe:  Failure is a necessary part of learning.  Thanks to the 5 HIM’s who stuck it out and persevered until we found the right routine.

Privileged to lead today!

 – Nutria

6 HIM posted for a new(ish) run frm the pub.  Hoffman to Robinwood to Hudson to Windyrush to Riding trails to Willow creek to Gaston Day School road and back to Pub.  Waterboy and Seuss blistered the course, Sargento and YHC were in a funk and lifted each other up and Whoopee and Breaker Breaker finished strong

Announcements

Half marathon Jan 30th in Biloxi

Prayer requests:

Pax with COVID/IR

Sargento’s friend with cancer undergoing chemo

YHC with friend in New Orleans undergoing cancer treatment

Waterboy’s friend with father in hospital in Indonessia

Wichita and myself were the only ones to get some EC this crispy January morning at Folsom.

0530 and time to roll

The Warm up (proper just for Westside):

Gravel pickers IC x 10

Arm circles forward and reverse (during this YHC explained what we were going to do first)

The Thang:

At each light pole and at the split in the road (total of 10 stops) all the way to entrance of the park.

1 Burpee

10 Merkins

20 Shoulder Taps

At the flag,

4 minutes of Cherry Pickers

Pledge

Mosey to side parking lot

Modified 4 Corner Elevator work:

1st Corner: 10 Hand Release Merkins, take a lap, plank for the 6, then Lunge Walk to 2nd Corner

2nd Corner: 10 Hand Release Merkins, 20 Derkins, take a lap, plank for the 6, then Lunge Walk to 3rd Corner

3rd Corner: 10 Hand Release Merkins, 20 Derkins, 30 CDDs, take a lap, plank for the 6, then Lunge Walk to 4th Corner

4th Corner: 10 Hand Release Merkins, 20 Derkins, 30 CDDs, 40 Mike Tysons, take a lap, plank for the 6

4 minutes of Cherry Pickers

Mosey back to flag pole to start our journey back to the main parking lot.

At each light pole and the split in the road (total 10 stops)

5 merkins at first pole adding 5 at each pole up to 50 at the end.

We almost made it to the last pole but YHC had to call Omaha, to make sure to get

2 more minutes of Cherry Pickers

COT:

2 Chronicles 7:14 , “if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and heal their land.”

Winston Churchill is attributed with saying, “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Take a look at society today; the conditions that preceded the fall of many great civilizations are in place. You ask, “Can our nation be saved?” Yes! God told Abraham if he could find as few as ten righteous people in the land, He would spare Sodom and Gomorrah from judgment. And a righteous minority can still save our nation. How? Through prayer! God said, “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves…pray…seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven…forgive their sin and heal their land.” Notice four important conditions mentioned in this Scripture: (1) “If my people, who are called by my name.” The future of our nation doesn’t rest in the hands of bankers, talking heads on TV, and politicians: it rests squarely in the hands of God’s redeemed people. (2) “Will humble themselves…pray and seek my face.” God, who needs nobody’s authorization or approval to act, promises to move when His people turn to Him and seek His face in prayer. (3) “And turn from their wicked ways.” Instead of complaining about what’s wrong with society, God commands His people to examine their own hearts to see what’s wrong and make it right. And when they do, He promises to: (4) “Hear from heaven…forgive their sin and…heal their land.” The truth is, it’s up to us, not them! It’s not too late. Our nation can still be turned around if we’ll pray and see God with all our hearts.

Announcements:

Ball Joint’s 1 year Anniversary Q this Saturday Jan 8 at Folsom

Prayer Request:

Big Pappy’s family

Gumby’s health

Many with Covid

Wichita took us out

I’m Sarlacc and I’m out