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Possum Takes the Downtown Train

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AO: Downtown Train
Workout Date: 06/21/21
Last week at Coffeeteria, YHC was told that the Downtown Train PAX were not big fans of running. I figured a standard bootcamp would be OK, but I would keep my eyes and ears open to see if we needed to limit the running even more. I knew there was a rockpile based on previous backblasts. I showed up too late for a scouting run, but the site Qs Quiver and Bobby Boucher were very welcoming and helpful.

Warm Up:
State the mission, check for FNGs (0), and give the disclaimer
Side Straddle Hop x20 In Cadence (IC)
Good Morning x5 IC
Imperial Walker x20 IC
Sir Fazio Arm Circles forward x10 IC, reverse x10 IC

Main Event
1) Mosey around the Library to the neighborhood for a set of Sevens. Start with six Squats at the mailbox and one Star Jump back up the hill at the roundabout.
2) Mosey up the stairs to the parking load for Railroad Tracks. PAX all plank in a line like railroad ties. PAX at the end jumps over each PAX until he reaches the end, then he planks himself. Similar to an Indian Run. We worked our way around a quarter of the parking lot circle. Three cycles for each PAX.
3) Mosey back to the rock pile and partner up for AMRAP (As Many Reps As Possible) rock work by one partner while the other partner runs out to the second street light and back. Flapjack. Repeato with different exercises. Exercises were: Curl, Overhead Press, Triceps Extension, Bent Over Row, Shoulder Tap, Chest Press, Flutter Kick, Grounder Pounder
4) Mosey back to start and partner up for 1/2 Mary: 50 Merkins, 100 LBCs (Little Baby Crunches), 150 Squats. Running partner loops the small parking lot.

Mary:
Dolly x10 IC
Homer to Marge x10 IC
Rosalita x10 IC
Freddie Mercury x10 IC
Dying Cockroach x10 IC

COT:
7 PAX

Announcements:
South Wake picnic is this weekend
Carpex July 4 convergence is July 3 at Bond Park (Phoenix AO) for 1776 workout
YHC has the Q at the next South Wake Dads workout, also on July 3
Thanks to the PAX from Warbucks as he described the generosity of the PAX in supporting his efforts to provide newborn supplies to the hospital. The hospital was very appreciative, especially for the blankets.

Prayers for Tetanus’s M and 2.0s as they travel to Florida. Prayers for Tetanus’s coworkers and the driver of the car which ran into their office building up North. Prayers unspoken.
YHC took us out.

Naked Moleskin:
T-claps to Quiver and Bobby Boucher for helping me be successful this morning
Tetanus spotted a possum making his way across the field after COT. He must’ve thought we were Possum Trot!
Great fellowship, gentlemen. Thank you for the opportunity to lead!
This was my sixty-fifth #F3Q21 #2021Challenge Q (sixty-seventh overall). Next Q is Wednesday at Anchor Time (Raleigh).
-Pigpen

QIC: Pigpen
PAX: Quiver, Warbucks, Coal Ash, Tetanus, Woody, Bobby Boucher, Pigpen
Workout Date: 06/21/21

Juneteenth at AGS

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FNGs: none
Warm Up: butt-kickers, high knees, kareoke, imperial walkers and good mornings
The Workout: Yesterday was Juneteenth, the celebration of the official end of slavery in the United States. As a celebration and recognition of the impact that black people have had on our community, we made five stops in town while getting in 4.4 and some good hill work. Here are the five stops we made:

Holly Springs Elementary (Hunt Center)
– a public school teaching black children
– served Holly Springs for 50 years
– the Hunt Center is named for W.E. Hunt, former principal of Holly Springs Elementary

Grigsby House (412 Grigsby Ave)
– home of George and Gladys Grigsby
– an influential black family in Holly Springs
– ran the Packhouse (local meeting place)

First Baptist Church (208 Grigsby Ave)
– started by about 50 freed black men after Civil War
– originally a log cabin
– many black people who helped start the town before civil war stayed after emancipation

Dessie Mae Womble (Police station)
– first black female police chief in NC

The Packhouse (412 N Main St)
– popular local meeting place
– ran by the Grigsby family
– currently, there is a push to preserve it

Parrish Womble Park
– named after Parrish “Ham” Womble
– first black LEO at Wake County’s Sheriffs Dept
– went on to serve on the Holly Springs town council and as Mayor of Holly Springs
– nicknamed “Mr Holly Springs” for his devotion to the town

This really only scratches the surface of black history in Holly Springs and the surrounding communities. You can read some more at the linked resources below.

T-Claps (Recognition): Warbucks for gathering supplies for the UNC NCCC (and for those who donated). Good work HIM.
Prayer: Prayers for all of the fathers out there.
Additional Resources:
https://www.hollyspringsnc.us/1661/Black-History-Month
https://hollysprings.suburbanlivingmag.com/these-old-houses-part-vii-by-barbara-koblich-town-of-holly-springs-historian-2/
https://www.findingpatiencemusical.com/about

Holy Humidity Batman! 6/12/21

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This was about as humid of a morning I’ve experienced running so far this year.  I figured it would be bad because it rained all day Friday and as the sun came up it felt like a steam room.  The only relief was a little bit of sporadic drizzling rain that hit us on the rain.  I’m truly amazed at anyone who’s running in this type of weather without some type of hydration pack, or water bottle, or hydrating gel pack, or whatever else may be out there that I don’t know about.

FNGs: none

Warm Up: quick parking lot mosey, 10x Good Mornings, 10x Daisy Pickers, 30-35 Merkins OYO

The Workout: 6mi, 3.5mi, or ruck.  6mi route included a search for the albino deer, which eluded me this morning as usual

Mary: no time

Announcements: Warbucks collecting baby, preemie, and newborn items at AO’s to donate to the Newborn Critical Care Center at UNC Children’s Hospital to celebrate and honor his lost 5-week old son every year.

T-Claps (Recognition): Elton for coming all the way out to Holly Springs from Wake Forest to celebrate his 1yr anniversary.

Prayer: Axe father getting knee replacement surgery, Alpine travelling with family to Switzerland, safety for all those running the Grasshopper 5k

Fritter returned to Possum Trot

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19 PAX, including 10 who are in hot pursuit of the coveted fritter, posted at Possum Trot for a beatdown delivered by the Fritter Foundation.

Fritter Quitters: None

FNGs: None

Warm Up: Lap around the tennis courts; circled up for SSH, IW, HB, Fazio arm circles, good mornings; I had to throw in some burpees to calm the mumble chatter

The Workout: PAX moseyed to the tennis court and lined up on one end. PAX were instructed to travel the width of the 4 tennis courts by broad jump, 5 star jumps, broad jump, 5 prisoner squats, wash-rinse-repeat until you reach the other side and squat-hold for the 6.  PAX then traveled back to the start across the 4 courts with the Obama (named after the 44th president) 4 steps in bear crawl followed by 4 merkins, wash-rinse-repeat until you reach the other side and plank-hold for the 6.  PAX loved these so much, we decided to do it again but had to limit each to the halfway mark to save on time.  Once complete, PAX traveled to the concession stand via Indian run for more fun.  Half the pax held BTTW, while the other pax did an exercise, then switch.  (exercises were 1:step ups x10 each leg, 2:bulgarian squats x5 each leg, 3:Erkins-Derkins-Dips x5 each).  Half the pax then held People’s chair while the other half did exercises, then switch. (exercises were 1:American Hammer, 2:Mountain Climbers).  PAX then indian ran back to the courts for Mary.

Mary: Plank-O-Rama until time

Announcements: Picnic- check slack

T-Claps (Recognition): Sunshine- strong first week!

Prayer: Kevin, Heidi, Warbucks, Woody’s son traveling, First responders and military

Baby Yoga at Disney.

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Several PAX had indicated over a couple of months that we should do more stretching or yoga during a workout.  YHC thought what better time to drop it on my 2 year celebration week.  40 min of  yoga from a non-YOGI master.  Names of moves and fluidity were suspect, but nonetheless we made it through. DRP taken!

FNGs: John P. AKA: Cheesy Tots
Warm Up: SSH, SFAC, Frankenstein’s
The Workout: Various Yoga poses.  Don’t know all the names, but we moved through Vinyasa’s, Triangles, Warriors, Reverse Warriors, Runner pose, Twisting Triangle, Etc…etc…..etc… Groan, grunt, cuss, Groan….breath……hold breath…..breath……groan, cuss, breath again……..CUSS!  “Damn that was fun, different and great! Let’s do it again sometime.” said various PAX’s.  Cue a “That’s what she said line” by Quiver every 30 sec during the ME.
Mary: LBC, Rev LBC, Full LBC, Butterfly’s, Two hand heel tap, Oblique V-ups, Scissors.
Announcements: Too many to list, check Slack.
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: Woody’s son traveling to West Coast, Family in Golf cart accident. Fram daughter in NE.

Rock Toss at the Trot

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FNGs: nope

Warm Up:
Mosey around tennis courts with stops for SSH, Windmill, Sir Fazio arm circles, squats, merkins, etc

The Workout:
Thing 1: 4 corners on tennis courts

Round 1: Exercises at each corner
Round 2: Stack up exercises at each corner

Exercises
5 Absolutions
10 Turkish get ups
15 pistol squats
20 American hammers

Thing 2: Rock Toss
Toss rock and bear crawl to rock and do 1 merkin. Continue until you get to the street. Cusack rock back to rock pile and circle up on courts for Mary.

Mary:
Plank hold-o-rama with some mission and core principle education and a few other core exercises.

Announcements:
See social media, fritter next week

T-Claps (Recognition):
Strong work by all and for putting up with absolutions and turkish get-ups

Prayer:
Injured PAX, YHC, unspoken
YHC took us out

We’re not doing Irkins are we?

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FNGs: Nope
Warm Up:
Mosey to dumpster area for: GM, SSH, Imperial Walkers, Sir Fazio arm circles, merkins
The Workout:
Mosey to goodwill parking lot circuit
PAX chose an exercise (1 jump rope, 2 sets of rocks, and rest were bodyweight) for their spot and did that while runner goes to light pole for 10 monkey humpers and PAX rotated through all stations. Round 2 PAX chose new exercises and did pickle pounders by light pole.

Mosey to dumpsters
1 PAX held peoples chair while holding partner’s legs. Partner did 2 derkins and switch. Then all PAX held peoples chair for a 10 count by everyone. Repeated 2nd time with 20 count peoples chair for a nice burn.
There was some mumblechatter about partner irkins, but not on my watch.

mosey across the street for suicides. Stops were end of 6 islands on teeter side of lot – at stop alternate between 10 count of LBCs and LSF.

Mary:
Boat canoes, american hammers, 6 inch hold

Announcements:
Picnic, UNC donations

T-Claps (Recognition):
Woody for his strong F3 start. Almost a month now of nearly posting everyday.

Prayer:
Hasselhoff’s mom, injured PAX

Bondo took us out.

Four Corners……..Audible to some sort of Triangle.

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FNGs: Nope
Warm Up: SSH, Good mornings, Sir mazio arm circles, Willie Mays Hays & Michael Phelps.
The Workout: Took a mosey over to the rock pile to grab a medium size rock then over to the library parking lot. Due to my time constraints YHC called an audible.

5-10-15-20 reps of Chest press, skull crushers & WW1 (with a rock).

5-10-15-20 reps of Merkins, squats, lunges & monkey humpers.

5-10-15-20 reps of Mountain climbers, plank jacks & star jumps.

10 reps each of curls for the girls (full curl, half & half), overhead triceps, shoulder press & bus drivers.
Mary: Ankle grabbers, box cutters, homer to marge, American hammer.
Announcements: Checkout slack for Warbuck’s donations to UNC in honor of his son Maddox.
T-Claps (Recognition): Grasshopper 5K which raised $30k for Sgt Leach.
Prayer: Prayers for our injured F3 brothers. Safe travels to Buford for work.

AGS 5/23/21 Get Your Sunday On-Better Late Than Never

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Pre-blast featured Florida Georgia Line’s song, Get Your Sunday On. Had this song in my head all day Saturday and Sunday.

“Work a little less, play a little more…”

Picked up the Q as part of the May Challenge
Warm Up: Good mornings, Frankensteins
The Workout: New route for AGS. See map.
Mary: No Mary, just COT
Announcements: Register for F3 picnic, finish out the May Challenge strong
T-Claps (Recognition): Forceps was planning on doing only three, but had to “suck it up, buttercup” and hammer out 5+ with the group.
Prayer: Unspoken

Ultimate Mutiny Pre-Summer Edition

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19 PAX joined in on some Ultimate for a pre-summer humid filled workout. We had one visitor from F3 Raleigh come by and partake (@Oloff)!

Prayers for Warbuck and the passing of his son 5 years ago. Flo-Jo family healing from Cancer.