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The Forecast is for PAIN

Posted on June 13, 2018 | 3 minutes | 439 words |

Five HIM gathered in the hustle and bustle that is Rush Hour for 45 minutes of sweat & fellowship. Warm Up Mosey from the flag to the circle across from Ashworth’s. Along the way we paint some lines. Once there, we complete the requisite reps of SSHs, Hill Billies, Cotton Pickers, Sir Fazio both ways, Plank Jacks, and then 10 Merkins on YHC’s down and up. The Thang Mosey back past the flag to the parking deck. [Read More]

A Cool June Morning @ FMJ

Posted on June 12, 2018 | 3 minutes | 545 words |

When: June 12th, 2018 QIC: Earhart The PAX: GTL, Shank, Intimidator, Pet Sounds, Freebird, Nerf, Worley, Rooney, My Little Pony, Snots, Wonderbread, YHC Earhart A cool, drizzly morning greets us as we make our way out of our cars and circle around the flag at FMJ. 12 PAX wander out of the gloom and are ready for an Earhart beatdown, sort of. Must have been the 5:30 start because the PAX were quiet for a change. [Read More]

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Care and feeding of a Crazy Train

Posted on June 12, 2018 | 5 minutes | 996 words |

It was hot. No, seriously, it was hot. And the train was late. And there was a Pimento Cheese street festival bearing down on us like an ill names Hurricane in June. So as you can see, it was the perfect CATSUP. Disco, Dice, and I posted at Phoenix for a Kitty beat down. After an excellent beat down, we circled up and made sure we we had coolers, water, sports drinks and fruit. [Read More]

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Crazy Train Lifesavers 6/9/18

Posted on June 12, 2018 | 4 minutes | 650 words |

Lifesaver: A thing that saves one from serious difficulty, a ring-shaped life preserver, a piece of candy. AKA: Disco Duck, Yoga Mat and Dice! The Thang: 12 Pax Met at Bradford’s Ordinary 6/9 at 0745. Scratch that the train is delayed (of course), make it 0845. Some got in some 2nd F at LeFarm and some just hung out at the house a little longer. Mosey over to the Train Station and wait on the 92 Silver Star scheduled to leave Cary at 0808 and arrive in Raleigh at 0834. [Read More]

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Didn't Mean to Asterisk

Posted on June 12, 2018 | 3 minutes | 471 words |

YHC had a strange Sunday night. Two brews at the pool and things get discombobulated apparently. Took a “nap” from 1900-2000, then put the kids to bed, then put on the marriage study audiobook for Monday’s 3rdF at Starbucks by Costco from 0645-0715 and proceeded to wake up with the light on, one earbud in and the clock reading 0100…and no plan for the Krypto beatdown in place. 20 mins later the beatdown is planned and the light is off. [Read More]

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Rhyme For No Reason

Posted on June 12, 2018 | 1 minutes | 181 words |

4 HIM gathered, ’twas the break of dawn Bogo planted the flag in the lawn 2 more arrived, comin’ in hot Sabre was driving, the turn he forgot “Let’s do two laps ‘round that pickle, heck let’s make it three, I’m feelin’ fickle” Now time for a warmup, start from the top: GMs, windmills, Fazio, Straddle Hops. When what to my wondering eyes did appear? But a deck of cards, and a workout to fear. [Read More]

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There's a Tunnel at FWD?

Posted on June 12, 2018 | 2 minutes | 408 words |

Yes, you gotta jog up Tryon past Piney Plains and down past the fancy apartments on the left to get to it. 10 Pax circled up at 0530, we jogged up to the Veterinarian entrance for a standard Shut-In Warm-Up. Jog up Tryon Rd, do some irkins on the guard rail, jog up Tryon Road, do some LBC’s at the Nationwide office, jog up Tryon Road past the fancy entrance sign at the apartments, to the greenway and back down into the emergency spillway aka/greenway tunnel. [Read More]

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A Hot and Humid Mess

Posted on June 11, 2018 | 2 minutes | 342 words |

When: June 11th, 2018 QIC: Earhart The PAX: Matlock, Billy, Ausfarht, Kubota, Pickles, Leprechaun, WWW, Katniss, Monkey Nut, YHC Earhart A Shelter Workout! When it rains on the Hell’s Bell’s, the workout moves into the shelter (who wants to swing around a wet kettlebell). And man was it hot and humid, even at oh-dark-30. Katniss coming in hot, guess he didn’t pay the toll. We head out and down to our favorite circle for: [Read More]

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Back on the wagon....

Posted on June 11, 2018 | 2 minutes | 358 words |

Hard to believe - we are here- June 4, 2018 and YHC has not Q’d in 2018 (other than vesper). This from a guy that averaged close to 1x per week in 2017. Oh well, off the horse and here we go. Step 1 - on your 6 - Have a nice day. This was a not so subtle dig at the site Qs that moved their AO start time to 5:30. [Read More]

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Crazy(ish) Phoenix

Posted on June 11, 2018 | 2 minutes | 380 words |

Banjo hit the Pax with news of his trip to the IR and naturally YHC jumped on the chance to Q Carpex’s premiere AO on a Saturday morning. And with the boys headed out for Crazy Train, we had to get a good beatdown in, in their honor as well. Fellowship run at 0605 (sorry Chipper who had been waiting since 0545 chomping at the bit) and the rest of the Pax arrive on-time for a 0630 start. [Read More]