Fitness, Fellowship, Faith

Day: February 24, 2022

Greene Flag for Race Week

Another Race Week got started with 6 bootcampers and 2 walkers hitting the pavement at Martha’s for some Lazy Dora and the Greene Game.  Here’s what I remember:

Dirt was a late scratch from his Sandlot Q, so YHC relied on a go-to Weinke that never disappoints.

The Dee

Or was it the Lee

After back-to-back Dees last week, Watts Up had the idea to sell JJ on the idea that we were runnin it back and doin it again.  What doesn’t kill you… JJ thought the Sky Q was just trying to tell him something, so he was ready, but the Dee it was not.

The Thang:

  • 10 x SSH (IC)
  • 10 x Abe Vagodas (IC)
  • 10 x Imperial Walkers (IC)
  • 15 x Dying Cockroaches (IC)
  • 15 x Toe Touches (IC)

Mosey to the parking lot at Martha’s.  We counted off right.  Then again.  Then we counted off and it got progressively worse.  Right where YHC wanted em.

Lazy Dora

  • 100 x Merkins & Hold Plank
  • 200 x Squats & Hold Al Gore
  • 300 x LBCs & Hold 6 Inches
  • Swap as partners choose to swap

Twist of fate, as last time, my partner was Watts Up.  This time it was Watts Up again.  Good fortune on my part, as he carried us again.

Mosey to the flagpole to describe the complicatedness of…

The Greene Game

Named for Go Greene Go, an F3 Shelby PAX (and Burly Sebastians Dam-to-Dam team member), this game is a good time, and provides a surprisingly taxing beatdown.

At its heart, its simple.  Different exercises have different point values.  Add up all your points, and see who’s got the most.  Here was today’s menu:

  • 1 point – 20 x Flutter Kicks (Count 1 side)
  • 2 points – 10 x Burpees
  • 4 points – Quarter Wedge Run
  • 6 points – Half Wedge Run
  • 8 points – Full Lap Run

We probably did this for about 15-20 minutes, and everyone went in different directions, except Stinky Bird and Nutria worked together and Bandit and Linus were out walking.

Scores were as follows:

  • Dry Rub – 24 points
  • Flintstone – 33 points
  • JJ – 34 points
  • Nutria – 34 points
  • Stinky Bird – 34 points
  • Watts Up – 34 points

Guys learned the gameplay, and my advantage was gone, but I still unexpectedly got in 70 burpees, which wasn’t at all the goal.  Just kind of happened.

Anyways, we made it back just in time, and we were done.

Announcements:

  • Yank & Folsom Shirts for Sale

Prayer Requests:

  • Roundup & Family
  • PAX concerns for friends and family struggling with health and life

Moleskin:

Always glad to get out in The Gloom.  Good to see Sandlot regulars Linus, Watts Up and Dry Rub today.

Race day is coming.  Start the week off right.  Never Miss a Monday.

Yabba Dabba Doo

Foggy Gloom

The PAX began to show up  in the foggy Gloom.

Disclaimer

Warmup:

15 SSH IC

10 Gravel Pickers IC

10 Merkins IC

20 Squats OYO

Ruck to the parking lot by the playground

We started at the center line of the parking lot and did

3 rounds

20 Flutter Kicks 4 count

10 Overhead Press with Ruck

5 Thrusters

Bear Crawl to the Curb then Lunge walk back.

We then rucked around the parking lot back to where we did the first set of exercising then performed

3 rounds

5 ruck pushups

10 Ruck Swings

10 Lunge walks with ruck overhead.

We rucked back to the start then did 10 LBC IC and 10 Toe Taps IC. We covered a total of 1.6 miles.

Time 6:15 am

Pledge

Annoucements

Prayer Request

Name-o-rama

I took us out in prayer.

 

Thank you for the opportunity to lead. SYITG

Taper Run at the Pub

Arriving at the PUB I noticed two cars in the lot.  Breaker Breaker along with Serena and Defib were moseying around the area.  In comes Waterboy on foot and then Sarento, Oompa Loompa, and then JJ comes running in as usual.  It was in the 50’s this morning and JJ was without his normal UNC beanie but he did have on long pants and long sleeve shirt.  We need to discuss his Steve at a later date.

Waterboy was wearing all black and it was very foggy this morning.  He explained that it is “reflective”.  When a car sees him at the last minute and swerves, he “reflects” upon his life.

The route was called out as the Robinwood to Greenway and back route which allows for only one main street crossing and all sidewalks.  #safetyfirst

Some modified the route due to multiple Dam to Dam participants running in less than 48 hours.  Defib brought out the “bands” and we stretched a little waiting for the PAX to return.  As usual, the fellowship was strong.

Announcements:  D2D Saturday,  The Nation’s Nantan, will bring it Downtown to Q.  Bet on a Slaughter Starter on March 18th.

Prayer Requests:

Our Country, Ukraine, Waterboy’s friend just passed away, Breaker Breaker’s Uncle with Dementia, Round Up and Family,  YHC’s M and FIL, Stroganoff with Bronchitis

 

Always a great day to Q a workout and the Pub is a weekly workout that is a guardrail to get the mileage in and keep pushing the rock.  We are fortunate as a region to have so many great Thursday morning options.  The Goat, the Diablo Sammich, Folsom, and the afternoon Midoriyama has something for everyone.  I hope if you are reading this you are contemplating which AO you will attend next Thursday.  Better yet, get after it tomorrow downtown with JJ as your Q.

Aye!

Roscoe

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