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8/24/17 Bear Shoulders

Posted on August 24, 2017 | 3 minutes | 514 words |

YHC was a little stiff from the long run Trifecta the day before, so 18 crepuscular PAX shouldered the weight of some shoulder work by bear crawling on the shoulder of the road at Bounty Hunters this morning! The warmup: Run around the ball field, circle up in the parking lot for some typical warm up stuff and some moderately random quantities. Made sure to include some Sir Fa(r)zio Arm Circles to get the shoulders warmed up. [Read More]

Insomnia 08/23/2017

Posted on August 23, 2017 | 1 minutes | 30 words |

Hot and Muggy. 9 PAX, 3 fast, 6 slower. We ran 4 miles. Callahan was slowest.

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Gimme my credit, fool.

Callahan

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Lost...in Cary

Posted on August 23, 2017 | 2 minutes | 348 words |

After a very long hiatus from Carpex F3 posts, Hotspot egged me on by stating that he and Hasslehoff were doing an abbreviated Insomnia, followed by Vesper, and asked if I wanted him to take the Shovel Flag there for me. Smack. So YHC HC’d to the double down. After a brisk (7'45"/mi) 4+ miles, I wrung (is that a word?) out my shirt and knew I was in trouble. Had called the route for Vesper long as James Jackson, the hard way, last night on the Groupme. [Read More]

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Paying the 540 Toll

Posted on August 23, 2017 | 2 minutes | 228 words |

14 HIM arrived at Tortoises this morning ready to pay the 540 toll. But this toll isn’t paid with money, it’s paid with sweat and effort and heart. Warm up One lap around the pickle, Imperial Walkers, Sir Fazio Arm Twirlies (both directions), Cotton Pickers. Thang Mosey over to the picnic tables for 24 merkins, 24 left-right step-ups, 24 dips, 24 squats and 24 LBCs. Repeat all five exercises, reducing the rep count by three each cycle. [Read More]

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Three Cool Cats

Posted on August 23, 2017 | 2 minutes | 394 words |

The downtown Cary heat was a little more intense than I was expecting when I arrived, so I considered calling an audible and retreating to the parking deck to prepare for the 9/11 Stair Climb. But my rhyming brothers were up to the challenge, so Three Cool Cats braved the heat. Warm Up Mosey up the sidewalk to the shade of one of the buildings. It was the last shade we’d see today. [Read More]

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Eclipse Phenomena

Posted on August 22, 2017 | 3 minutes | 471 words |

30 stallions rolled up to Field of Dreams all abuzz about the event of the century yesterday. Of course, I’m referring to the eclipse which evoked all kinds of emotions in humans and weird behavior in animals. What weird things would it cause at FoD? 0545: Pleasantries over. Listen up! Warm-up First exercise is the standard Merkin x 15 IC Jog (mix of regular and backwards) up to upper parking lot by the Thomas Brooks entrance and circle up for [Read More]

Flirtin' With a Double Dribble

Posted on August 22, 2017 | 3 minutes | 565 words |

On Wednesday, August 22nd, the Carpex Fighting Fish PAXetball team meet at Marla Dorrell park, the home of Carpex Court, for an early morning practice. 27 members of the team, YHC included and an FNG from New Jersey (lifelong friend of YHC) met at the hardwood (or pavement), because as YHC’s tweet pointed out, “Hard bodies are made on the hard wood (pavement).” And with that, practice was under way: [Read More]

Big Surprise!

Posted on August 21, 2017 | 8 minutes | 1613 words |

25 PAX denied the fartsack Saturday morning to put in some hard work with their brothers. It was clear, low 70’s, and perfect #schweaty weather. YHC knew he was Q’ing Phoenix the entire week, but when M.Callahan was told of it Thursday evening, the plan needed to be changed. And since it was a surprise for YHC, it would be a surprise for all the PAX. YHC teased the PAX on twitter claiming that a world-class surprise would be revealed the last 15 minutes of the Saturday beatdown. [Read More]

Kryptonite

Posted on August 21, 2017 | 1 minutes | 151 words |

Very Honored to be able to lead this great new high paced workout. Great clear humid morning. Welcome Tony Danza and Kleenex. Warmup 23 Merkins for my son Gibson Windmills, Plankjacks, LBC’s The Thang Indian run around lake, groups of 3 & 4, meet at amphitheater, wall squats and balls to the wall. Partnered off in 2 and did some speed work with CDD’s, Merkins, LBC’s. Did some 7’s with Merkins and Burpees. [Read More]

Solar Eclipse!

Posted on August 21, 2017 | 3 minutes | 454 words |

Today is the day for the solar eclipse so I felt compelled to create a workout that was both challenging and fun, relating as much as I could to the special astrological day. 21 PAX gather in the humid, gloom day for the themed-event. We take off down the road in a mosey imitating, the sun and moon traversing the sky. We make it, after a backwards run up the hill, to the first eclipse over Oregon for: [Read More]