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MINNOW POND · THU OCT 29 Tour of FM and 44 Reps Q: Splinter · 19 PAX Birthday Week Q #4. WARMUP: Pledge of Allegiance and Directions-ish THE THANG: Run for 5 minutes-ish then do 11 Squats, SSH, Hammers and calf raises all ways. Main St --> Springs St --> Summersby -->Unity St -->Hill St… 6@6 · SAT OCT 24 Vuvu’s 45th Birthday Bash Q: Barry Manilow · 10 PAX WARMUP: old men stretching THE THANG: running, 4mi on the low end, 16 on the high end MARY: still a no show ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, BBBB, trash pick up COT: pre 6 for coffee, Frittata and cinnamon rolls 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… MINNOW POND · FRI OCT 16 I felt like running Q: Pocahontas · 18 PAX WARMUP: pledge THE THANG: ran a lot, some pain stations throughout at humble cup, American legion, church of God were we did merkins, squats, big boys and a few of us did bear crawls MARY: flutters, hammers… 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… 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 MINNOW POND · THU OCT 1 Skipper zipper Q: Skipper · 22 PAX THE THANG: Zipper route starting at Elliott St. 10 merkins and 10 jump squats at the end of every street. 5 burpees each time the pax cross Springs St. Pax logged 3.5-4.5 miles. 6@6 · SAT SEP 26 Running with scissors Q: Barry Manilow · 14 PAX WARMUP: yes THE THANG: running MARY: no ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: yes MINNOW POND · THU SEP 24 Small Crowd at Minnow Pond Q: Fishstix · 10 PAX We had 6 BC, 3 Runners, I Rucker at Minnow Pond this morning. The rain kept some of the regulars at home. I switched my plans last minute due to the small numbers. Pledge and we were off to the Pharmacy for some warm-up… 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… MINNOW POND · THU SEP 3 Sweaty Q: Warning Track · 19 PAX Massey to Harris to McCammon to Clebourne to Main to Veteran’s Park Exercises at following: John Boys FM Pharmacy Veteran’s Park 10 Merkins 10 Squats 10 LBC’s CLYDESDALES · WED SEP 2 Missing in Action Q: Stagecoach · 20 PAX Munn then right on Harris. Enter neighborhood past Sam smith and run to masons Bend dead end and circle back to 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… MINNOW POND · THU AUG 13 Badland's 1 yr MANniversary Q: Badlands · 15 PAX Turned 41 today... 1 year anniversary of becoming a man they say. WARMUP: train going through town at 0510 caused a few late arrivals. Did pledge and then 41 ssh IC while the stragglers got parked and over to the flags… CLYDESDALES · WED AUG 12 2x Kingsley Q: Barry Manilow · 17 PAX WARMUP: OYO THE THANG: old and new Kingsley, with side pieces to add up to 4.6 MARY: no ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: yes RING OF FIRE · MON AUG 10 The Chad (Bleacher Edition) Q: Grout · 11 PAX WARMUP: 1 lap on track. 10 Seal Jacks, 10 Hill Billy Walkers, Plank THE THANG: STARTING SIDE 💪 10 Merkins ⬆️ Climb the stadium stairs ⬇️ Descend 🏟️ Work your way across the ENTIRE STADIUM — UP & DOWN every section Once… CLYDESDALES · MON AUG 3 We ran Q: Warning Track · 13 PAX We ran MINNOW POND · THU JUL 30 Minnow pond Q: Shaq · 17 PAX WARMUP: pledge THE THANG: squats, merkins, flutter kicks and hills MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: 6@6 · SAT JUL 25 it rained, still running Q: Stang · 20 PAX WARMUP: it was raining THE THANG: some did 3.2, some did 6, some did 15 MARY: does not go out in the rain ANNOUNCEMENTS: generally, yes COT: yes, COT was very nice THE FORGE · FRI JUL 24 10 Days to School Q: Grout · 13 PAX WARMUP: 20 SSH, 10 Hillbilly Walkers, 10 Goofballs THE THANG: Backblast – The Forge Q: Jason Workout: Ladder to 10 Distance: Just under 4 miles Great work by everyone who showed up at The Forge this morning. The focus… 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…