PAX: 4howa, Crash, OCB, The Mick, PacRat, Optimus, Atticus, Editor (QIC).
As I did a tequila shot Sunday night during dinner it dawned on me that focusing on Jackie Robinson for my 42nd birthday would be bad, so instead I focused on it being my second 21st birthday and my first traditional A.M. Q in a long time. The power went out for about 45 minutes last night just as I sat down to complete the Q by lamp light, so I went to bed instead of waiting. Thus, the warmup was thematic and elaborate, perfect for a Monday, and the rest was mostly scripted on the drive to St. John, which was fine since my paper quickly became useless thanks to burpees in puddles in the parking lot. Here’s what we did.
WARMUP
11 SSH ic
11 IST ic
11 Bean Pickers ic
4 (hydro) burpees oyo
11 SSH ic
11 Hillbilly ic
11 MNC ic
4 8-ct Body-Builders ic
11 SSH ic
11 4-ct Big Arm Circles front and back
11 4-ct Skull Crushers ic
4 Navy SEAL burpees oyo
11 SSH ic
11 Coupon Rows, each arm ic
11 Coupon Jump-overs, each side oyo
4 (hydro) burpees oyo
THE THANG
Bring Coupons to base of The Amp
Indian Run down the trail along Golf Lake out to White Water Crossing and back
First “21” Ladder 1-20, Coupon Complex at the Base of the Amp, Picnic Table Leg Press Up Top (alternative: Lunges each leg)
Unfortunately we only got to 10-10 in this ladder.
MARY
4-ct LBC x11ic
4-ct Low Flutter x11ic
4-ct Freddie Mercury x11ic
4-ct Low Dolly x11ic
MOLESKIN
What a great way to start the week and a birthday. With the weather and the return from a dismal spring break, this was a nice necessary positive endorphin rush to start the day! I turned 40 a few weeks after the world shut down, and last year I shared my birthday with Easter and a tired, post-GORUCK, exhausted 7-hour drive home. Today I can’t complain. Lots of love coming from all over, including the fabulous Tawil Bros., The Mick, Optimus, and the first man in the parking lot – 4howa! All the men pushed today as Mumble Chatter was low, especially for a post with Atticus and PacRat in the same place.
The Indian Run was a slight case of “Can’t Q it, don’t do it” as I pulled up short of 100 percent effort, but my cardio has really taken a hit, and I got enough running and other leg work today to be a bit wobbly, so I guess that’s progress. The ambitious idea was to get a longer run in like some of the AO’s in the South. It also cut into the feasibility of finishing the full 21 ladder, but we tried like hell.
I hope it was fruitful for all of you, and I look forward to seeing some of you later in the week. Thanks again.
–Editor
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