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283 backblasts mention “Crystal Lake”

CLYDESDALES · WED OCT 21 Figure 8's With Horses Q: maximus · 14 PAX WARMUP: Nope THE THANG: 2 "instructions" 1. The route: Attempt to run figure-8's through new/old Kingsley 2. Interval-style running which means .25mi quicker run and .25 just slower than normal run. Do this the entire… FLIGHT PLAN · MON OCT 19 Bad Route Q: Time Machine · 20 PAX WARMUP: Too cold to warm up so we just ran THE THANG: YHC posted a route the night before, was all downhill, but driving up Sutton realized there was less sidewalk and minimal shoulder to safely run on so quickly… SLOW BURN · FRI OCT 16 Dora & Mosey Q: Grout · 10 PAX WARMUP: BACKBLAST: NO SHORTCUTS, JUST WORK Warm-Up – Mosey to Lowe’s - Mosey to Lowe’s and circle up - 20 Side Straddle Hops - 10 Imperial Walkers - 10 Hillbilly Walkers - 10 Cherry Pickers DORA – Partner Workout - 100… BLOCK PARTY · TUE OCT 13 Benches and Hills Q: Kaiser · 14 PAX WARMUP: SSH, lizard and plank stretches, windmills THE THANG: 1) 5 Burpees at each set of benches until reaching playground 2) Dora at Playground 100 Irkins, 125 dips, 150 step ups, run the playground ring 3) 5 merkins… FLIGHT PLAN · MON OCT 12 Harvest Pointe Hill Q: Fogerty · 19 PAX WARMUP: Mumblechatter THE THANG: Out and Back - Harvest Pointe MARY: no ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: prayers and praises CURRAHEE · TUE OCT 6 Walmart has a weight room? Q: Crystal Lake · 7 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Walk to Walmart and back via Hubert Graham MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: BLOCK PARTY · TUE SEP 15 Of course, more burpees Q: Crystal Lake · 16 PAX WARMUP: Moroccan nightclubs Windmills Cherry pickers Hillbilly walkers Mosey to some curb merkins in cadence BurpBackMountain - partner up. Partner 1 does burpees while partner 2 nurs up the hill and runs down twice… MINNOW POND · THU SEP 10 Pre-BRR Squatch Beatdown Q: Sasquatch · 14 PAX WARMUP: run to Print Shop THE THANG: 5 pull-ups, 5 toes to bar, 5 dips Run to church Partner wheelbarrow 20yds, flapjack Run, turn left, run turn left down stairs to other church Partner push 20yds, flapjack Run, turn… COLOSSEUM · TUE SEP 1 Get better!! Q: Honkey Tonk · 11 PAX WARMUP: Mosey around drop off line and back to beginning of GHMS loop. THE THANG: 4 corners of stuff: (3 rounds) Station 1: 40 mtn climbers, 40 sec plank hold Station 2: 40 LBC, 40 Flutter Station 3: 40 reverse lung, 40… TRAINING GROUND · SUN AUG 30 Winding Down Q: Grout · 6 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: 160 to Stonecrest, Right @ roundabout on Hubert Graham all the way back to Gold Hill. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: COLOSSEUM · TUE AUG 25 Why do my Hips Hurt? Q: Crystal Lake · 12 PAX WARMUP: Moroccan nightclubs Windmills Cherry pickers Hillbilly walkers THE THANG: The Nolan Richardson Partner workout: Partner 1 starts the exercises while partner 2 nurs 50 yards, does 1 Bobby Hurley, then runs back… MINNOW POND · THU AUG 20 3 exercises on repeat...for 4 miles Q: maximus · 25 PAX WARMUP: Non existent THE THANG: Super simple...running with push-ups, V-ups and American Hammers. At every stop, the PAX would perform: 5 V-Ups, 10 Merkins, 15 American Hammers Here's the route we took: Up Massey and… COLOSSEUM · TUE AUG 18 Colosseum...The Return Q: maximus · 22 PAX WARMUP: You should've done that & stretched prior to launch. THE THANG: Run to the bottom of the hill at the entrance of the school compound for 5 of each of the following Merkin series: Wide-Arm, Diamond, Regular… COLOSSEUM · TUE AUG 11 Moving up Q: Cherry Pie · 6 PAX WARMUP: ssh, iw, hbw, windmill, cherry pickers THE THANG: Mosey around TCES drop off line and back to beginning of GHMS loop. 4 corners in GHMS car line loop Station 1: 40 mtn climbers Station 2: 40 reverse lunges… TRAINING GROUND · SUN AUG 9 Good luck Q: Crystal Lake · 4 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: MINNOW POND · THU AUG 6 Link street on my heart Q: Band Camp · 20 PAX Written by DOAH in slack: [commentary by Band Camp] Heart Breakers: Cubbie and almost Crystal Lake, but he uncommitted sometime last night… The Thang: Route attached [was attached in slack, you could look up today's… MINNOW POND · THU JUL 30 Minnow pond Q: Shaq · 17 PAX WARMUP: pledge THE THANG: squats, merkins, flutter kicks and hills MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: COLOSSEUM · TUE JUL 28 Catch me if you can Q: f3escargot · 9 PAX WARMUP: Mosey to front parking lot (20) LS Squats (10) Merkins (25) Imperial Walkers THE THANG: Mosey to Movement Mortgage parking lot Bear Crawl across parking lot (5) Merkins every other line. Crab walk back (5)… TRAINING GROUND · SUN JUL 26 Rain Rain Go Away Q: Crystal Lake · 3 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Down around Colosseum to Model A and finished around Brayden MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: MINNOW POND · THU JUL 23 We’re not worthy! Q: Crystal Lake · 14 PAX WARMUP: Moroccan night clubs, low slow squats THE THANG: The full zipper. Ascending burpee count starting at 1 each time you cross over Spring St. (1 then 2 then 3…). On the right side of the zipper 20 Fat Bastard sumo… TRAINING GROUND · SUN JUL 19 Just the 2 of us Q: Crystal Lake · 2 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Through Colosseum, behind Walmart, down Hubert Graham, right on Waterloo and back down 160 to COT MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: COLOSSEUM · TUE JUL 14 Curb Your Enthusiasm Q: Sasquatch · 10 PAX WARMUP: dynamic plank and broga, dynamic warmup LEs (ie: toy soldiers, lunge with twist) THE THANG: set 1 (x4 or 5 rounds): 10 dips on bench, 10 derkins on bench, 5 curb burpees, partner wheelbarrow shoulder taps x10… TRAINING GROUND · SUN JUL 12 Dog sleds? Q: Crystal Lake · 4 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: head to Tara Estates and finish through Brayden MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: TRAINING GROUND · SUN JUL 5 New Guy Q: Crystal Lake · 3 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: THE THANG: 160 through Walmart, to Hubert Graham and back MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: