Expresso
Being my Second Q, the Warmups seem to be the worst part. 10 count of Side Straddle Hops & Humpys and we are off. The Thang- Mosey to the hill by Fourk- Complete a ladder exercise of Lunges at the bottom, run to the top and Pistol squats at the top. (1-10,2-9,3-8,4-7,5-6 etc) Pistol […]
Not Leg Day
Swinga asked me to Q several weeks ago. Of course I accepted. You see, I have a weakness for never saying no to a Q request. Well mostly. Sorry Abraham if you’re reading this. I promise I’m still working on getting to the Swamp soon. Promise. But seriously, Lenoir is not a quick hop and […]
America’s Birthday
I know, July 4th, America’s birthday, was last week, but this was the first workout at The Mount after the July 4th convergence. 5 #HIM got better on this ridiculously muggy morning. Temperature wise, not bad. Humidity level, almost unbearable. Warm up – in cadence x12 SSH ATT Humpy’s LAC’s RAC’s IST Mosey to parking […]
15 For Howitzer
Warm Up Good Mornings Lil Arm Circles ATT Smurf Jacks Imperial Storm Troopers Contra Burpees with Broad Jumps 1 Burpee with 1 Merkin with 1 Broad Jump 1 Burpee with 2 Merkin with 2 Broad Jumps 1 Burpee with 3 Merkin with 3 Broad Jumps Etc – until end of parking […]
Fourth of July Convergence
Man what a sight. Hickory’s Clown Car showed up at 6:25’ish and there was a sea of cars already there. That got ole CE’s blood pumping a bit. Lots of flags planted. Plenty of F3 shirts on dudes. Speaking of F3 shirts, it’s apparently time for me to Cut the Stink out of my red […]
HTFU 100 Relay Pre-Blast
HTFU: Acronym for Harden the F____ Up HTFU 100: A 3 or 6 man, 100 mile relay that will require all runners to HTFU. 11,000+ feet of elevation gain that starts at the bottom of a hill, includes a lap up and down Hibriten Mountain, goes through some of the most remote terrain in the […]
The Basics
I’ve made lots of assumptions with you guys. Lots. For one, I assume that all of you know that a lot of what I put on Slack, Twitter, Backblasts, emails, etc. is dripping with sarcasm. But not all of you know that. Now you do. I think I’m pretty safe w/ this one, but just […]
The Traveling Blimp
Patti Mayo, YHC and Flamer met for a 3 mile pre run this am…sounds like a good idea until I had the q. But if you are gonna go, you might as well go big (TWSS). The Thang Warm-up consisted of 12 on alternating toe touches, 20 side straddle hops, and 15 Humpys What came […]
Where did Cuz go?
Felt like I have not Qd in forever so I was excited about this morning. Warmup– ATT, Windmill, Humpies, Smurf Jacks (All IC X15) Mosey around the block of St. Lukes and head to block pile The Thang– Partner up and grab 2 bricks. Rule for the morning, if your bricks are put on the […]
The Six
We ran about 3.4 miles with some hills and we did stuff. The stuff: we stopped every 1/2 miles to do the following ladder. 5 Burpees, 10 Merkins, 15 Carolina Dry docks, 20 LBC’s, 25 Plank Jacks, 30 RBC’s. The was a decent amount of mumble chatter…probably because YHC’s pace was much to be desired. […]