4 S. Charlotte PAX (plus YHC), braved the horrid conditions and torrential rain (it actually was totally fine) to get in an insane amount of miles (or 6.75) on an adventurous route (the same one we do almost every week) at blistering pace (like 8:30s). It was a good time.

2 PAX decided to brave the post Taylor Swift hangover game and the 60 degree drizzle this morning.  The number was 29 today due to my weinke from January 29th…in which I called out sick. We did play Taylor Swift music during the workout due to KC winning the SB. (Would have been Usher if SF would have won) Freon seemed pleased with the swifty song selection…I assume a closet swifty…your secret is safe here Freon amongst the brethren.

Warm up: Ran over to the elementary school to warm up . 20 SSH, 10 Weed pickers, 10 Abe Vagodas, 20 Mtn Climbers

The Thang:

29 Squats, 29 Merkins, 29 Big Boys, 29 Tricep Dips, 29 SSH, run a lap

29 Mary Catherines, 29 Incline Mercs, 29 CDDs, 29 Calf Raises, run a lap

29 Lunges, 29 Diamond Merc, @9 W’s, 29 seal claps, 1 min plank, run a lap

29 step ups, 29 delice mercs, 29 LBC’s, 29 Over head claps, 29 MTN Climbers, run a lap

Finished with 10 Bobby Hurleys, 10 plank jacks, 10 Flutter kicks, 10 Imperial Walkers, 10 morrocan night clubs, and 1 min wall sit.

COT

Downrange backblast:

PAX: Tesla

AO: Cannonball @ F3 Lake Wylie

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.

• 93 Merkins (in recognition of the winning team’s top receiver’s yardage – Travis Kelce)
• 130 Monkey Humpers (in recognition of the winning team’s total rushing yards)
• 455 LBCs ( in recognition of the total yards from the winning team)

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

Eleven was the number on this fine Wednesday at the Ricky Bobby, as 3 members from Team 11 showed up for YHC as the Q.  No 11s were done as part of this Beatdown.  Here’s what I remember:

FNG in the group today, so we were all on our best behavior.  Thanks to Hot Corner for the heads up, because otherwise, we were running to the entrance of Cramer Woods.  YHC is a benevolent Q.

The Thang:

• 10 x SSH (IC)
• 10 x Don Quixotes (IC)
• 10 x Imperial Walkers (IC)
• Tesla Stretches
• 10 x Mike Tysons (IC)
• 10 x Dying Cockroaches (IC)

To the track

• 1 lap – Slow

Everyone’s slow is different, but we stayed pretty much together.

Quick work OYO:

• 30 x Dips
• 20 x Derkins
• 10 x Step-ups (Each Leg)

The next lap was a little different.

• Slow to the soccer goal
• 5 x Burpees (OYO)
• Medium Pace down the straightaway
• 5 x Burpees (OYO)
• Jailbreak back to the start

Defib and Nutria led the way, but good work by all.

Round 2:

• 30 x Dips
• 20 x Derkins
• 10 x Step-ups (Each Leg)

Back to the flag, but not for COT (“That was the quickest 45 minutes.”)

Quick round of Core Work:

• 10 x Star Boys (OYO)
• 10 x Heels to Heaven (IC)
• 10 x Freddie Mercuries (IC)
• 10 x Penguins (IC)

Jump ropes came out next, and we did some partner work.

• Partner 1
  • 15 x Squats (OYO)
  • 15 x Merkins (OYO)
  • 15 x Flutter Kicks (OYO – Count 1 side)
• Partner 2
  • Jump Rope til Partner 1 is done with the exercise
• Switch
• Repeato until both partners have cycled through 3 times

Mumblechatter was going on, but YHC had the music loud enough and couldn’t hear.  Buckshot, Orangeman & Tesla were there, so I’m sure it was good.

Back to the Core:

• 15 x Star Boys (OYO)
• 15 x Heels to Heaven (IC)
• 15 x Freddie Mercuries (IC)
• 15 x Penguins (IC)

Then a Zombie Apocalypse to the next spot.  For those who missed it, the Zombie Apocalypse is

• Partner 1
  • Run a distance (in this case the fourth pole on the right)
  • 3 x Jungle Boy Squats (OYO)
  • Run back and swap with Partner 2
• Partner 2
  • Zombie Walk (Lunge-Lunge-Squat) til Partner 1 gets back
• Repeato til you get to the end

Hot Corner crushed the Zombie Walk, to the delight of his partner, the FNG.

10 minutes left.  Right on schedule.  But 10 minutes goes quick.  For the finisher, YHC brought back a little move we did at Folsom where one partner runs a distance while the other holds plank.  Easy, right?  Well we mixed it up, so the first hold was High Plank, the second was an elbows bent halfway Plank, and last was a “balls to the ground” plank where the arms are fully bent, but there’s still space (though not much) between you and the ground.  The send one was probably the toughest.  Defib talked YHC through the last round, with Orangeman as proctor.  It was rough, and thanks to Cheesesteak for running hard to get YHC through it.

0614, only time for a mosey back.  The 20 round of Core will have to be OYO today.  That’s all we had time for.

We said the pledge and started with announcements, when Defib recognized YHC’s lack of explanations on the day and stepped up to let the FNG know what we were really doing out there at 0530 in the morning.  It’s more than a workout, and there’s strength to be gained.  HIM step up and lead, and Defib’s as good as they come.  Welcome to the group, Hei Hei.

There are no bad days at the Ricky Bobby.  Heck, there are no bad days in The Gloom.  Grateful for another opportunity to lead a long overdue Q at the Rick.

Yabba Dabba Doo

My VQ at the Pub coming years after this AO was created has a very good reason which proved correct Thursday morning. No, not because a poor deer was shot out of its misery as we moseyed (yes, that was true). Unlike Sunday mornings where the 0630 start ends “loosely” at 0715 with a 15 or so minute buffer for COT to be completed ahead of QSource. No, these running AO’s have a time constraint because I learned a few years ago when my turtle-like pace prompted Sister Act to announce: “Short Sale, we end promptly at 0615,” tapping his watch for emphasis, then continuing: “some of us have to get to work!” So, there was always some trepidation to Q the running workout. I don’t claim to be a runner, though I’m committed to participate in the Austin Half next weekend. Since committing to more running the past few months, I’d secretly hoped the by-product was I’d get a little faster, maybe even a sub-9 pace? But even with running more miles in a week than Flintstone on a Sunday afternoon, my legs have become heavy, and I feel like an elephant migrating in the jungle. Oh, well, F-That!

0530 – a large circle assembles to hear the route: “Run to Martha’s and back!!” I sped out of the gate, “Quiching” the PAX in my dust. Defib complains (was it a complaint? maybe it was a statement of fact – see Sunday Q-Source led by Stroganoff), Defib “states” I just ran from my house and will now run by it twice more only to return after the PUB. And? Just like when these clowns thump their chest on how hard their EC was before a Saturday bootcamp – “#1) Who asked you to perform EC? and #2 do you think the Q gives a shit?” 5 miles is 5 miles, doesn’t matter if it’s via a treadmill or if you run up and down your street 500 times. Soooo, back to the workout – I’m not a fan of out and backs, they seem pointless, and loops are more scenic. But if you can’t Q-it, don’t do it – so I knew Sister Act would be on me about a prompt finish at 0615, or so I thought. The route was designed for that purpose (and in case we saw a lame deer in the road get shot – bonus). I led the PAX for maybe 0.2 of a mile but the PAX began speeding by me. I even tried the blocking scheme on Sargento to no avail. Soon I had been quickly replaced by the entire population of PAX to last place.  “Don’t worry guys, Q has the 6!” Here is another thing I learned about being the slow poke Q of a running workout – it’s all about the ego – Everyone has to run as fast as they can. What if some 300 lb FNG shows up? I guess “sucks for them.”

Oh, well – F-That! Once I got 22 minutes and two miles down the route, I 180-ed and went back the other direction whence we came. I took a quick lap in a patio home community and then circled the long way back to the Pub via Duke Street to kill some time (still ended up at 4.5 miles). Waterboy and Slaw sped into the parking lot. Defib was close behind, disciplined to avoid breaking off the route and into his neighborhood (Discipline = Freedom). The others trotted in and then we waited. 0615 had arrived and still 2 PAX yet to join the circle. 0615.30 and still waiting. 0616 – Stroganoff tells me he has “the opportunity to attend work” (not a complaint!) and he must leave early to embrace the opportunity. 0617 – Defib also informs me he must leave to run back home (again, I think that was a statement, not a complaint, but he did not use the affectionate words of Stroganoff who is reading the book on not complaining). Ah, here we have our straggling PAX at 0618. I tap my watch to emphasize the time – “Hey Sister Act, I was told we end this AO promptly at 0615.” (Roscoe was his sidekick btw). SA shoots me a douchey look of disgust. I guess on his new work schedule his nap doesn’t begin until 10 am now, so he has time to lollygag on his pace and avoid another injury.

Prayers – we said ’em

Announcements – you know ’em

Eight runners and one rucker!

No FNGs

The Pledge

The Thang:

We ran while one rucked

COT

• Announcements
• Pray Request

YHC closed us in prayer