With a Q stolen from YHC only a day before, YHC jumped at an unexpected opportunity to Q Danger Zone this morning. With surprisingly big numbers this week in Carpex, why wouldn’t DZ be the same? Well, with the whole of Cary relocated to the beach for the summer, only the strong-minded of us came ready for some camaraderie and a beatdown. Here’s how it went down:
With a count of 7, we did 7 Pergo Penalty Burpees. You see, Pergo was supposed to Q. Everyone say, “thanks Pergo.” Run about 3/4 around the “pickle” and over to the basketball court for Warm-Up:
- 10 x Good Mornings IC
Well, look who just rolled up: Rio! Now we have 8, so 8 arriving-late penalty burpees. Everyone say, “thanks, Rio”
- 20 x SSH IC
- 20 x Alt L/R Step-Ups IC
- 20 x Derkins IC
- 20 x Mt Climbers IC
The Thang
Jog to the bottom of the parking lot for CARPEX ’round the Pickle.
Sprint up the hill, C: 20 Carolina Dry Docks IC
Jog back down the other side. A: 20 x Alabama Ass Kickers IC
Sprint up the hill. R: 20 x Ranger Merkins (look it up) IC
Jog back down the other side. P: 20 x Prisoner Squats IC
Sprint up the hill. E: Elevens OYO with Dying Cockroaches and Crab Cakes
Jog back down the other side: X: 20 x XYs (look it up) IC
Jog up to the top of the parking lot and diagonally across the unkempt and very un-Cary-like soccer field to the rip rap pile. Grab a good-size rock. Will we be traveling? Maybe. OK, yes. Line up on what would be the sideline and partner up for some Dora 1-2-3.
100 Merkins, 200 LBCs, 300 Squats.
1 partner slog across the field and back with their rock while the other partner does the exercises. Flapjack until all metrics are met. Plank hold when done. After a brief plank-o-rama, we carefully replaced our rocks, jogged diagonally back across the unkempt un-Cary-like field to the basketball courts for some Mary
- Captain Thor up to 5 Big Boy Sit-ups and 20 American Hammers
- 20 x Freddy Mercuries IC (led aptly by Coney)
- 15 x sloooooow Merkins IC
COT
Name-o-rama: 4 respects, 4 mehs
Announcements: Welcome to Cary, Blue & Out! We need Qs in Carpex, including tomorrow at Phoenix
Prayer Requests: Chinese Downhill and his family, the families of those affected by shootings in Baton Rouge, Minneapolis, and Dallas (last night), peace and unity in our country and the world
BOM: YHC took us out
NMS
On our second round of penalty burpees, Largemouth remarked that it “was just like yesterday,” referring to Banjo’s no-run stolen Q
Hermes has put the fun back into counting. Who knew there were so many interesting ways to express numbers!
To be fair to Pergo, “the sickness” is going through his household, which is why he bailed on the Q this morning. Get well soon, brother.
Where’s Callahan? I mean, baby’s grown now!
Rio was only 5 minutes late, not his usual 10. So, that’s progress.
It was good to see Coney after what was surely an amazing trip to Omaha with his 2.0 at the US Olympic swim trials
And stop calling Coney “Shirley”
I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.
Sorry I was in Airplane! mode
Our resident Yoga instructor set up shop again. Seems like a regular thing now. I’ll start to be impressed if she’s still there when it’s 30 degrees and raining.
Yo, TOC: What. Is. Going. On. With. That. Field? Bruh. I mean, we almost need a compass and topo map to navigate that field.No self-respecting, euro sport playin, spoiled TOC young’un is going to roll around in faux agony in a 0-0 game on that field.
Two words:artificial turf.
Happy to fill in this morning. Always an honor to lead such a great group of men.
