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Built Ford Tough

Cold, Q-Swap, and Fritters couldn’t keep 7 men from R4TJ this morning. Q arrived to multiple Ford Trucks in the parking lot. Cowboy present and a very similar matching track of an unknown Pax. A big congrats to Nemo for the purchase of his gray F150. 7 Pax, 3 F150’s.

Warm Up: We just started running.
The Workout: Pax journeyed out of Ting, across Main St. and into Bridgewater for some hill repeats and runs. Q would call out a location and a pace (1/2 marathon, 10K, 5K, 75% sprint, etc.). As leaders reached the end they would circle back for the 6. Made it over to the back of Bridgewater for some hill repeats at different paces. Finished back at Ting with a grind up the ramp. All pax started and finished at the same time.
Mary: Dawgpound led the Pax in some stretches.
Announcements: See Pikachu’s posts in Slack and FB. Run for Dee Dee 5k. See Skidmark for details or check it out. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3rd-annual-run-for-dee-dee-5k-registration-53217133880
Prayer: DoubleD, Buford, Raleigh Police Officer

Disney Qswap

33 Pax from Southwake, Carpex, and Raleigh came to the best place on earth to see what Carpex had to offer in the Qswap.  Q was Shut-in.  Backblast is from memory and a few days old.  If you were missed, please let me know and I can add you.

Warm Up:

SSH, fazio arm circles forward and back, overhead hand claps
The Workout:

Mosey to the big parking lot for exercises.  Run around the big lot stopping at the islands to conduct hand release merkins.  Partner up for bull frog burpees down one side of the lot while the partner ran the length of the lot and back.  Mosey to the flag with stop for Australian mountain climber
Mary:
Announcements:

QSwap continues, Rebuilding homes in Eastern NC affected by hurricane is still ongoing every weekend,

Prayer:

crab legs, parent going through surgery, Raleigh Police officer shot in the line of duty,

Is Lipstick a Super Hero

Where does Lipstick really go when he disappears? Has anyone seen Superman and Lipstick in the same place? No. Batman? No. Spiderman? No. Lipstick may be fighting crime instead of dropping a deuce. Does anyone really have to poop that much? I can’t imagine the toilet paper budget in the house.

Regardless, 23 Pax posted on a slightly chilly Monday morning. I’m hoping the SW presence at Carpex was good and we were well represented.

10 for EC: Dawgpound, Full House, Emeril, Chips, Crosby, Double Donk, Cowboy, UTI, Peeping Tom, Skidmark

Breathtaker present

Warm Up: Pax were already circled up some Q let with some SSH. As Pax began a car wondered into the parking lot. The level of urgency was in question so Pax continued SSH until and unknown joined the circle. Pax did SSH x 60 and then 5 burpees OYO for the late Pax. A quick tutorial was given on Indian run that the Pax must reach the front before next Pax goes. Indian run for one loop with stops to do Good Mornings, Sir Fozio Arm Circles, Chinooks, Goofballs, and Moroccan Nightclubs.

The Workout: Big Winners today!! Triple 7’s! 7 burpees at the top of the ramp, 7 burpees at the bottom, and 7 runs up the ramp. Total = 98 burpees. Modify to merkins if needed.

Mosey to bottom parking lot. Partner up. One partner run and other do squats and then change to merkins.

Mary: Q provided a brief tutorial on the correct form for Imperial Walkers and Hillbillies. Engage the core. Did each in cc of 15.

Plank exercises all 10 cc. Regular, Right arm up, regular, left arm up, regular, parker peters, pickle pounders – recover

Announcements: See Pikachu’s announcements on Slack and FB. New announcements: R4TJ needs a Q Wednesday. Contact UTI.

Prayer: Bufird, Ausfart – released from hospital, Double D, Raleigh P.O.

Q took the group out in Prayer.

Compression packages

U-Turn continues to grow every week. If this is any indication Wrightsville is going to be a BLAST. A 7+ mile route was developed for the Pax but Pax modified as needed.

Fartsacks: UTI – Alarm Misfire??

Warm Up: SSH x 20, IW x 15, Hillbillies x15, Mountain Climbers x 15, SSH x 10
The Workout: Go for a run
Mary: Coffee
Announcements: Q-Swap – we are going to Carpex next week, BRR meeting 1/22 at Blackdog, 2 Shirt orders (Wrightsville shirt comes with a $5/shirt donation to ALS)
Prayer: Raleigh Police Officer – Special thanks to our First Responders and Military, Daubers mom, Buford

No Time for Name-o-Rama

Warm Up: Circle up for SSH then a big lap around the field with special stops. Stop 1: playground for pull ups and mountain climbers; Stop 2: shelter for derkins and dips; Stop 3: fence for 1 leg people’s chair; Stop 4: fence again for Balls2Wall.

The Workout:The group divided into two teams because of size.  Team 1 on the Pain Stations, Team 2 on alternating dealer’s choice exercises.

Pain Stations: 100ft 3inch fire hose drag (used as timer); 50ft 3inch fire hose carry; kettle bell swings; jump rope; battle rope (PAX alternating through exercises and doing two sets before switching with other Team).

Mary:

Polish Hammers (if that’s a thing) led by Emeril

Homer to Marge

Have a Nice Day

Announcements:

Q Swap continues next week with SouthWake taking over Carpex.

Shirt Order still open for the new Tiger Hawk design.

Prayer:

Raleigh PD Officer Ainsworth who was shot on Wednesday.

Roger Roger’s grandparent battling cancer.

Unspoken prayers

 

CHiPs Word of the Day

Disruption-to interrupt the normal course of something

In the heart of a man inertia will reign–absent a Disruption (F3QSource)

Be a Disruptor like Jesus.  Read Luke 13:10-17 to see how Jesus was a Disruptor after he healed a crippled woman in the temple on the Sabbath.  This did not go over well with the synagogue leader who yelled at the people in the temple, saying “there are six days for work. So come to be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.”

 

*The PAX were so worn out by the workout, or maybe it was the cold, but we totally forgot name-o-rama.  Sorry I dropped the ball on that one, but what’s funnier is that no one even noticed until we got to DD for coffeeteria.

A Little Moist, eh

Running 4 the John – Speedwork Edition

15 PAX came out to join us in a little shake-up at R4tJ.  Great showing given all of the draw from QSwap and Fritters!  Thanks as always for showing up and allowing me to lead.

Warm Up:

 

The Workout:

YHC provided some colorful chalk for PAX to mark their laps. On Lipsticks first lap he provided a different kind of mark behind the dumpsters at the first turn.  I dont think I need to tell you to steer clear of the dumpsters but just in case…

Once the laps were done, the group went backwards on the course forming a bigger and bigger Indian Run chain as we picked everyone up on the way (Nemo ignored us and kept running per the pre-blast.  I appreciate Nemo reading the pre-blast and sticking to the plan and the end, he was rewarded with covering more miles than any of us).  Half way around by the dumpsters we had picked up everyone, we turned around and continued the Indian Run until we turned the corner by the tennis courts.  A jail break was called and we all bolted for the basketball courts.

 

Mary:

For time, an audible was called to move into Mary and cancel the 1 mile cool-down (repeating the warm-up).  Dawgpound was nice enough to lead us in some yoga stretching which had the whole group making some “noises”.  Table Top, Pigeon Pose, Runners Pose, and Cobra Pose were among the rotation.  Thanks for jumping in on the cool-down Dawgpound.

Announcements:

  • ATT Long Ass Run – Get your name on the RSVP for lunch so Blue Hen can get a reservation in.  It’s in early Feb, check your Facebooks, Slacks, and Twitters for details.
  • BRR Team Formation Meet-up – Jan 22 at BlackDog Bottleshop – FB and Slack have the details, message UTI for more if you need it.

Prayer:

  • Buford, recovering from surgery – may be out for 6 or more weeks – Dawgpound looking for an opportunity to get him out of the house when he can so stay tuned for a 2nd F
  • Doug Stein – Done with surgery and in PT, wife has a scheduled C section and he wont be fully on his feet by then
  • Ausfart – Lots of prayers for Ausfart, sounds like he is out or will get out of the hospital soon for some home recovery.

Lonely Nut

What’s better than two nuts?  One more

Warm Up: jogged around parking lot, triangles up for SSH x 20 IC, windmill x 10 IC, Moroccan night club x 20 IC, LBC x 20 IC
The Workout:went to rock pile for medium sized rock, John cusack to the track. Since only 3, odd man lunged walked across field while holding rock. Other two partnered up for bull frogs x 15, wheel barrow to bear crawl to lunge walk, ran back. Each did this x 3

next, jack webb variations 1:3 merkins:curls up to six, then down the ladder merkins:triceps with the rocks. Brought rocks to the pile, jogged to front for COT
Mary: American hammers x 10 IC, dying cockroaches x 10 IC, homer to marge x 10 IC
Announcements:south wake shirt order, Q school, Q source today at star bucks
Prayer: prayers for neighbor scott, lost his father unexpectedly on New Year’s Day, Buford for a safe and quick recovery

 

pax: Flanigan (Q), da business, dawg pound

A hunt for Pizza

A group of 8 gathered for an on road AGS.  And then low and behold Lipstick showed up in what we can only hope was muddy shoes to make it 9.

Warm Up:

Circled up for:
Good Mornings
Hillbillies
Imperial Walkers
Frankenstien Kicks

The Workout:

Run down Stinson to Base Lake. From Base Lake we ran to the Lowe’s where the facilities where checked by M4L.  After Lowe’s we ran to Homegrown to see if we could get a Pie in the early morning hours.  They where closed 🙁 .  Next up was running down Crossways to Domino’s to see if they could fix my Pizza itch.  They too where closed at 7 o’clock in the morning.  It was then decided to run back to the car and go to Dunkin instead.

Mary:

Ummm…

Announcements:

Q swap

Prayer:

Buford Surgery
Yogurt (Government Shutdown)
H1N1 and Messi travels to Disney for Half Marathon.  No Dopey or Goofy challenge this year.

Fritter

The final workout of the Inaugural Class of the Fritter Foundation had a large crowd.

EC: Pikachu, Nemo, Cowboy, Emeril, Dawgpound, Slide Rule, M4L, Deadbolt, Pablo, Dumbo, Dauber, Natty Ice, Chips

Warm Up:

Good Mornings
Frankensteins
Hillbillies
Imperial March
Fazio Arms
The Workout:

3 Rounds of:

5 Man O Makers
10 Each Arm Gunslinger
10 Each Side Midget Love Handles
10 Each Arm Thrusters
20 Deadlift Complex
10 Each Way Figure 8s
20 Swings
Half Pax Ran to playground to do 5 Pull-ups the other half jumped roped.  Then switch.

Mary:

LBCs
Homer To Marge
Have a nice Day

Announcements:

Healing Transition auction for Breath Taker at Cletus COT

Prayer:

Pikachu’s Niece
Chip’s Friend Marriage issue

Message:
Serenity Prayer:
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference

Indian Run Stackem Up Suicide for Fritters

Pax of 12 came out for EC (1 just for EC) and 22 for the main event to help support some #HIM as they continued their journey to become a member of the #fritterfoundation

Warm Up:

2 laps around the parking lot. SSH IC x 20, IW IC x 10, HB IC x 10, Fazio Arm Circles IC x 10 forward x 10 backwards, michael phelps
The Workout:

Pax split in groups of 4 or 5 and began their indian run to the road that runs adjacent to the large parking lot.  Pax then began their stackem up suicide in indian run with 5 pain stations at each intersection on the road.  Pax ran to station 1 and did assigned exercise, then back to the beginning to repeat exercise from station 1.  Then run to station 2 to complete assigned exercise, then back to beginning to repeat station 1 and station 2 exercise, and so on… until all stations were complete and all exercises were repeated and stacked together at the beginning.  Exercises were as follows:  Station 1: 5 prisoner cell merkin burpees (PCMBs), Station 2: 10 Turkish getups, Station 3: 15 WWIIs, Station 4: 20 merkins, Station 5: 25 Prisoner Squats.  Pax then did indian run back to flag for Mary
Mary:

LBC ICx20, Single leg homer to marge x 10 each side.
Announcements:

Fritter foundation continues at Ivan tomorrow with pre-run at 5:05, Please wear a red shirt on Fridays to support those deployed serving our country.  Breath Taker challenge final bid at Cletus COT for next week.
Prayer:

Friend of M4L diagnosed with prostate cancer, crab legs, boy george’s son, all those dealing with challenges in their life, unspoken prayers