All around the yard at Big House

AO: backblasts Q: Dick Clark PAX: Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis), Manish Bhansali (F3 – Aviator), Sherlock, Skynet, Srikanth Bondada (BabeRuth), Uday Jain (WallE) FNGs: None COUNT: 7 WARMUP: Full-scale DC stretch THE THANG: 1) 10 Burpee motivators: Do motivators , using the parts of the 4 burpee movements: e.g. 10 squats, 10 groiners, 10 merkins,Continue reading “All around the yard at Big House”

On the canal with wildlife

AO: backblasts Q: Dick Clark PAX: Aryaman Kulkarni (MasterChef), Hitchcock (Randy Sherman), Marc Rubenstein (ScarU), Wayne Frost (Takedown) FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: stretch by Takedown THE THANG: 50 mins on the canal Towpath, ScarU and DC did a run, others did a ruck MARY: none ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dad’s camp: RSVP COT: Takedown gave great andContinue reading “On the canal with wildlife”

Maggie stadium stair climb

AO: backblasts Q: Dick Clark PAX: Fred Kelly (Grassy Knoll), Hitchcock (Randy Sherman), Harjot Pannu (Cruiser) FNGs: None COUNT: 4 WARMUP: stretch OYO THE THANG: once around the stadium MARY: not today! ANNOUNCEMENTS: post to Prost tonight, and reply yes, no, or maybe, for dad‘s camp, on August 17 COT: thankful that Randy supported hisContinue reading “Maggie stadium stair climb”

20240718-NELSON-MANDELA-atTheSwamp

AO: ao-the-swamp Q: Patrick Chow (Black Hole) PAX: David Sherry (Bucky), JM ROONEY (GROVER), Marc Rubenstein (ScarU), Shepherd FNGs: 1 Shepherd COUNT: 5 Conditions: 71 deg and dry WARMUP: ArmCircles, CircleArms, AbeVigodas, IWSquats, Texan Motivators from 7 (7, 6, …, 2, 1, 7) THE THANG: Nelson Mandela International Day (his bday) – each person hasContinue reading “20240718-NELSON-MANDELA-atTheSwamp”

Prime Day for the Pax

AO: ao-the-big-house Q: Ryan K. (Scrubbing Bubbles) PAX: Noodle, Dick Clark, Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis), Uday Jain (WallE), beater FNGs: None COUNT: 6 WARMUP: – Motivators x 8 – Weed pickers x 11 – Chinooks x13 – Neck roll – Imperial Walker x 11 THE THANG: It’s PRIME DAY. To get the good deals, theContinue reading “Prime Day for the Pax”

[otb_off_the_books] AC Marathon Week 1 Training Complete

AO: otb_off_the_books Q: Achilles Estavillo (SideOut/JabJab/Scorpion King) PAX: Marc Rubenstein (ScarU), Harjot Pannu (Cruiser), 0 FNGs: 1 0 COUNT: 3 Week 1 of 18 prep run… WARMUP: OYO THE THANG: ScaRU & YHC – 6mi for week 1 long run Cruiser – 1/2 marathon miles MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: Dedicate minimum 10min stretch time before andContinue reading “[otb_off_the_books] AC Marathon Week 1 Training Complete”

E-Quad express, via the Danger Zone :bus:

AO: ao-the-big-house Q: Ryan K. (Scrubbing Bubbles) PAX: beater, Uday Jain (WallE), Patrick Chow (Black Hole), Milky Way, George Krailo KiloWaTT, Skynet, Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis), Manish Bhansali (F3 – Aviator) FNGs: None COUNT: 9 Hop on board the E-Quad express :bus:, which travels from Palmer Square to the Engineering Quad via the “Danger Zone”,Continue reading “E-Quad express, via the Danger Zone :bus:”

Stadium in the muggy air

AO: backblasts Q: Dick Clark PAX: Hitchcock (Randy Sherman), Attila (Jeremy Stitts), Harjot Pannu (Cruiser), Dustin Crosby (Kolisi), Fred Kelly (Grassy Knoll), Elliot Gordon FNGs: None COUNT: 7 WARMUP: stretch OYO THE THANG: around the stadium—in reverse (counter clockwise!) MARY: no thanks, maybe another time! ANNOUNCEMENTS: post to Prost and dad’s camp! COT: thankful forContinue reading “Stadium in the muggy air”

Canal ruck-run

AO: backblasts Q: Dick Clark PAX: Achilles Estavillo (SideOut/JabJab/Scorpion K, Attila (Jeremy Stitts), Elliot Gordon, Fred Kelly (Grassy Knoll), Hitchcock (Randy Sherman), Marc Rubenstein (ScarU), Wayne Frost (Takedown) FNGs: None COUNT: 8 WARMUP: basic stretches THE THANG: 50 glorious minutes on the canal Towpath, we saw two, count them two, bald eagles . Ruck OrContinue reading “Canal ruck-run”