YHC posted an ominous pre-blast for today’s beatdown, hoping to strike fear in the hearts of many. And it worked. 15 PAX showed up to North Cary Park in 41 degree weather to see if they could handle the pain.

Hark, an FNG! YHC made a new years resolution to introduce at least 7 sad clowns to F3 this year. The first step to achieving that goal started with a post on Nextdoor (found here. It sounds like a bad south beach diet ad, unfortunately) about the free workouts around town and beyond. There were a few emails exchanged from randos wanting to know more about it, but YHC was not confident it would work.

But it did work! 1 down, 6 to go. With a burst of energy, and a horribly butchered disclaimer (thanks for the help, gents), we took off into the gloom for…

The Warm-up

Jog around the parking lot 1.5 times, ending at the bottom of the hill for:

  • SSH x 20
  • Good Morning x 10
  • Imperial Walker x 20
  • SFAC, forward and back x 10 each

The Thang

Jog down to the volleyball courts, line up on the fence. Snuggle in tight, shoulder-to-shoulder, and get into People’s Chair. YHC explained the idea – People’s Chair Indian Run. Last guy runs to the other end, then hollers for the next guy to come. Repeat until we get the the other end of the fence.Next, same idea, but with Balls to the Wall. BTTW was harder, so we went once all the way through, then YHC called out various PAX for 10-counts before calling “recover”

Next, we boogied up to the basketball courts for some teamwork. YHC expertly split the 15 PAX into four groups for a curcuit of relay races (one team of three, they had to have someone go twice). Losing team after each race was assessed 100 penalty burpees, completed as a team, and did not participate in the next race.

Race #1 – Bear crawl relay – other PAX do 10 Merkins/20 Squats AMRAP until their turn. Winners? Don’t know. Losers? My team.

Race #2 – Suicide relay – BTTW/People’s Chair AMRAP while waiting. Winners? Dont know. Losers? Sure as hell not my team.

Race #3 – Lot Lap relay – 10 derkins/15 Dips/20 Irkerns AMRAP. Winners? Don’t care. Losers? Not me!

Race #4 – Lot Lap Relay – 10 Sumo Squat Jumps/20 Peter Parkers AMRAP. Winners? All of us! No penaly burpees assessed.

Relay fun was over. YHC couldn’t breathe any longer. The PAX followed YHC up to the soccer fields where a mysterious bucket awaited the PAX. Partner up for Chariot Races. YHC was saddled with Ollie (AKA War Admiral). YHC handed out the bike tire tubes, and the PAX lined up for a series of down-and-backs with their jockeys, switching after each run. Ollie didn’t quite understand the level of resistance to use, causing YHC to complain that he couldn’t even move. On the other hand, YHC could barely keep War Admiral from running all the way to A-Team. #BEASTMODE

With many PAX nearing Merlot Splash, YHC simply didn’t have enough time to induce a chain reaction of spillage. Welp, maybe next time. We circled up for some quick…

MARY

  • Hello Dolly x 20 (Whaddup baby?)
  • LBC x 25

All done

COT

  • Count-o-rama: You guessed it, still 15
  • Nam-o-rama: 3 RESPECT, 1 hate, 11 also-rans
  • Announcements: The Bull is approaching rapidly, sign up! Pullen will not meet the day of the Bull – Jan 23. Burt likes headlamps, and YHC can appreciate that.
  • Prayer Concerns: Praises for Cally’s neice and his own offspring (work in progress). The heartbeat is strong!

Naked Moleskin

  • Welcome Bill D, now known as Safety Dance! Glad you made it out and we hope you come back again soon. Invite a buddy. Good luck to your son and his recovery from the concussion – hope to see him come out with you sometime!
  • I saw a fox on the way into the DangerZone this morning. I meant to say something to the PAX to keep their eyes open, but I forgot almost instantly after I got out of my car. No harm, no foul, right?
  • Right?
  • Sorry.
  • I was proud of how the guys pushed it today. A little friendly competition seems to help us push just a little harder. Especially after having to endure penalty burpees. “No way in hell I’m losing the next race”
  • I had a half-lap head start on the last lap of the last relay, Large mouth finished 6 steps behind me. I’m not ashamed. He’s just a freak.
  • It was his second lap of the relay. He was on the team of 3.
  • Ok, I’m a little ashamed.
  • I was not thrilled about failing to achieve my goal of getting someone to vomit. I was close, and others admitted to being close, but alas, maybe next time.
  • That’s a strange goal to have. I need to re-evaluate some things, I think.
  • I contemplated drinking a glass of milk prior to the workout to make sure at least one of us tossed Merlot, but wisely refrained. #younganddumb
  • People’s Chair/BTTW Indian runs are great for mumble chatter and muscle fatigue.
  • Term Paper is a beast at bear crawls. And running. And everything in general. Bad at writing though…
  • Get it yet?
  • Think real hard, now.
  • There it it.
  • I appreciated the Ripster backing me up when a subset of the PAX started wandering off to do their own thing. “Where are you going? Q didn’t say to do that!” Ma Bell should know better.
  • I’m pretty sure the only team to not lose a relay was the team of three – Giant Tclaps to Burt, Billy and Largemouth for kicking butt!
  • Explaining the relays took time and patience. But I think we got some good work in.
  • Ollie didn’t know what Hello Dollys were. I was offended by that.
  • Leading a workout is so much easier when you have a plan. Imagine that…

It was a pleasure to lead. Thanks for playing along! I look forward to next opportunity to lead, which happens to be next Tuesday at Field Of Dreams. Have a great weekend! See you at Pullen tomorrow.

Callahan

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