• Post Type: Backblast
  • When: 02/03/2023
  • AO: Tequila Sunrise
  • QIC: Flintstone
  • FNG's:
  • PAX: Bubba Sparxxx, Watts Up (R), Anchorman (R), Finkle (R), BOS (R), Radar, Dr. Seuss (R), Roscoe (R), Tesla (R), Fannie Mae, Volt, Boudin, Mainframe (R), Freon, Doodles (R), Tricycle, Gator, Gavel

19 PAX put in work on a morning that wasn’t as cold or wet as we thought.  Here’s what I remember:

EC everywhere ahead of time, with FRC and YHC’s Dam to Dam team getting in miles.  Run season is officially here.

The Thang:

  • 10 x SSH (IC)
  • 10 x Imperial Walkers (IC)
  • 10 x Dying Cockroaches (IC)
  • 10 x Hello Dollies (IC)
  • 10 x Mike Tysons (IC)
  • 10 x Low Slow Squats (IC)

Count off with this group.  Hate to lose anyone.

Mosey out the back entrance and up to the bottom of Elizabeth St.

  • 10 x Burpees (OYO)

Here, YHC called 22s, and complicated 22s at that.

Start with:

  • 2 x Diamond Merkins (OYO)
  • 2 x Dying Cockroaches (OYO)

Mosey up the street, stopping halfway for:

  • 10 x Squats (OYO)

Finish the mosey to the top parking lot, and do:

  • 20 x CDDs (OYO)
  • 20 x Reverse Crunches (OYO)

Mosey back down Elizabeth, stopping halfway for:

  • 10 x Reverse Lunges (OYO – Count each leg, so 5 if you’re only counting 1 leg)

(Side note – It’s amazing that as a region we haven’t figured out a way to call those things that is perfectly clear whether you’re counting right only or left and right separately.  Or maybe we have and it’s just me.)

Rinse and repeat, adding 2 to the Diamonds/Cockroaches and subtracting 2 from the CDDs/ReverseCrunches til it flips.

Halfway through, we stopped for:

  • 100 x Moroccan Night Clubs (OYO)
  • 5 x Burpees (OYO – Train)

To finish it off, we did

  • 100 x Flutter Kicks (OYO)

Made it home just in time.

Announcements:

  • 2/11 – Folsom Convergence @ 0630
  • 3/4 – Extinction Run @ Primal
  • Check Defib’s Backblast for info on emergency medical assistance

Prayer Requests:

  • Slim Shady’s Dad
  • Bubba Sparxxx’s Grandmother
  • Boudin’s Son
  • Wirenut’s Family
  • YHC’s Dad
  • Watts Up’s Family

Moleskin:

In my opinion, the Friday workouts show are an indicator of our growth as a region.  It wasn’t too long ago that we had 1 Friday workout, Downtown, and it was an average sized workout of 8-12 on any given day with some good days and some not so good days.  Now, Downtown is booming, with the west side of the region adopting it, bringing all the hammers out and really getting after it.

Tequila Sunrise is booming.  For the first month of the year, Tequila Sunrise AVERAGED 20 PAX a week, making it the most attended AO so far this year.  Kudos to Radar and the Tequila bunch for getting after it consistently every week.

In the first month of 2023, we’ve set a one month record for posts, tackled a 24 hour run, brought the Ghost Flag home, and lost over 250 pounds as a group.  We’re a strong region, and I’d take our guys over anyone else’s any day.  It’s been a good start the year, men, and there’s a lot more work to do and more fun on the horizon.  Looking forward to it.

Grateful for another opportunity to lead.

Yabba Dabba Doo