What are these Bells for anyway?

 Posted on August 27, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  307 words  |  

YHC did something a bit unusual and decided to Q a Kettle bell workout today. This one required some prep work and I hit the ground at the newest of locations for Hells Bells and was greeted with 24 brave souls. My ride for the day (or really for most days) Nature Boy was a bit delingquent today so Earhart was really sweatting whether or not we would make it. We did - three minutes to spare - no problem. [Read More]
ashbury  ausfahrt  betsy-ross  captain-jack  crimson  earhart  face-paint  franklin  hanson  intimidator  johnny-utah  meatloaf  nature-boy  peeping-tom  puddles  qwerty  roasters  rooney  schlitz  sega  snooze  the-joker  wahoo  yahoo 

Ridiculousness

 Posted on August 26, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  439 words  |  

DATE: AUGUST 24, 2019 QIC: WRENCH CARPEX AO: PHEONIX PAX: BETSY ROSS, BLIND DATE, BROSEPH, CALLAHAN, FNG CHEESESTEAK, CRASH, CRIMSON, DEUCE, DISCO DUCK, FLAT STANLEY, FRISCO, GLOW, HEINZ 57, JIGGLYPUFF, KILMER, LOOM, OLD MAID, SMOKEY, SOOEY, SHIPPER, TECUMSAH, TEXAS RANGERS, TRAFFIC CONE, FNG 7 MILE, WRENCH YHC took on his VQ on his birthday. This workout has been loosely floating around in YHC’s mind for some time, and could not find a better time to drop it on the PAX. [Read More]

Two for the Price of One

 Posted on August 24, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  558 words  |  

YHC woke up and immediately checked the forecast. The predicted rain was GONE! 45 mins of rain, not a big deal. 90 mins of rain…a bit much. YHC also drove to the AO the day before to scout a rock pile spotted on Google Satellite (and DM’d Sub for recommended rock piles). The Google one was perfect so we were set! Upon arrival at TGM a cool breeze came as a shock. [Read More]
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Pair Up in Groups of 3

 Posted on August 23, 2019  |  5 minutes  |  975 words  |  

Day 6 of Frisco’s Week of Terror(ible) Qs. Picking up the 6 is a big deal to me. When I started F3, I was 25 lbs heavier than I am now, facing down a Sad Clown life, and on the edge of being too out-of-shape to keep up with my 2.0. As I lumbered along I had those thoughts of “I can’t do this. I let myself get too out-of-shape” or “I’ll workout on my own for a while then come back when I can hang with these guys. [Read More]
biner  callahan  captain-jack  crimson  doubled  frisco  headroom  heinz-57  hermes  hi-liter  hotty-toddy  huckleberry  lookout  ollie  pbx  shipper  stroganoff  swanson  traffic-cone 

Sweet Pickles

 Posted on August 23, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  210 words  |  

This was my first ever posting at the infamous Lion’s Den. So, what better way to kick the tire than to Q? Quick disclaimer (not really) and the pledge. Mosey through the back parking lot to the school entry – circle up and enjoy some Good Mornings, Sir Fazio’s (front and back), SSHs, alternating leg kicks, and of course, Ernie Davis Heismans (Biner’s form is a work-of-art). The Thang Mosey to the first pickle – Lion’s Den has A LOT of pickles. [Read More]
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welp

 Posted on August 23, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  453 words  |  

this one was rough. all the EC and none of the posts lately did NOT set me up for success today. here we go! FNG Check - got one - Disclaimer, wait for Sosa, start anyways Mosey around the pickle, but hang a U-turn (crash into Goose), pick up Sosa and rollllllll into the park. Pause in the large oval field for SSH // TT // GM // IW. Continue on down the hill and out toward the Black Creek Greenway. [Read More]
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3.5875 for Rucking the Maynard

 Posted on August 22, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  259 words  |  

Three of us gathered at SNS start point at 0330 to get out and ruck the May May. For all three of us, it was our VRTM although Slappy had previously run the Maynard. We waited a bit for Bartman, who had been a HC the night before. A quick disclaimer, and it was 0333. I had a perfect song queued up, thinking that we’d be leaving at either 0334 or 0335 - in reference to the classic Chicago hit, “25 or 6 to 4. [Read More]
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Calculated Risks

 Posted on August 22, 2019  |  4 minutes  |  727 words  |  

In the summer of 1993, YHC and his M had just graduated with our respective Bachelor’s degrees from The Dub (UNCW). My dad was a building contractor with a small crew of 2 men, and had just signed a contract to build a house. I was in need of gainful employment over the summer before starting grad school at UNC. So the M and I spent 12 somewhat awkward weeks in the summer of ‘93 living with my parents and spending some weekends at our freshly rented apartment in Chapel Hill. [Read More]
cataracts  chicken-little  crash  flat-stanley  flenderson  glow  liverpool  oxtail  queequeg  red-ryder  shipper  shut-in  slappy  sour-mash  theismann  yahoo 

Rush Hour can be Pain(stick)ful(l)

 Posted on August 22, 2019  |  5 minutes  |  1007 words  |  

It’s Tuesday night, which meant it was time for the finest evening 1st F AO in all of Carpex - Rush Hour! To truly make it Rush Hour, YHC strapped on my workout belt and blared some Rush tunes from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. One of the things you may not know about me is that I loved Rush when I was in middle school / high school, and I was a drummer, so I was always awed at the pure genius and precision of Neal Peart. [Read More]
bluewater  kermit  odouls  press-on  skipper  theismann 

The Triple Nickel

 Posted on August 22, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  273 words  |  

It’s BRR Season, and that means hills and excessive (debatable) running at most AO’s, especially if you’re not on a BRR team. Today was no exception, and 13 studs posted at the earliest AO in all of Carpex this warm, muggy morning, several of whom just ran the Maynard the day before. I remember when Recovery-sacking was customary after a Maynard. Those good ‘ole days were just last year! I wanted to ensure I was prepared, so in the event a pax or two were just adamantly opposed to doing the BRR Prep workout, I had something special for them, though I advised against it. [Read More]
bagels  bayonne  build-a-bear  captain-jack  chef  emeril  half  hermes  kermit  repeato  staubach  texas-ranger  yoga-mat