The darknesss in the gloom of the Thicket was brightened as the Pax pulled into the parking lot of Woods Charter right at 530 on the button and the mumble chatter was thick. My pup joined the workout for further entertainment as we pushed ourselves for a great start to the week.

SSH 20 IC
Arm circles 10/10 Fwd/Back IC
High knees 20 IC
Harvester 10 IC
Slow squat 10 IC
Slow merkin 10 IC

The Thang
“Catch me if you can” around the inner loop of the lot, one parter moving, the other exercising (single count) and then running to catch the moving pax and switch. We took todays date, 10/24, as a guide to our counts.
Round 1: Bear crawl 24 Bonnie Blair’s
Round 2: Lunge walk 24 LBC
Round 3: Crab walk 10 dry docks
Round 4: Crawl bear 10 merkins

Single file line for
Round 1: Fellowship lap
Round 2: Walk to the wall with overhead clap 24 IC
Round 3: People’s chair with overhead press 24 IC
Round 4: People’s chair with seal clap 24 IC
Round 5: balls to the wall 10 slowwww count
Round 6: Hip slappers 10 IC

Back to startex for Mary
Paperjam led 12 Homer to Marge
American (dog) Hammer 20 IC
Mothman led 12 Chilly Willy IC
Hello Dolly 20 IC
Dewater led 10 WWII sit-ups

Announcements: Dewater Q 10/31, Mystery Q month of Nov for The Thicket, open spots for Dec, and the Bull in Durham Saturday 10/25

COT:
I spoke to the pax about the power of community, having participated in a camping retreat near Hanging Rock State Park with youth with Type 1 Diabetes and their families. Being with others facing similar struggles is powerful. Aye!