YHC always likes coming to Paradise because it is such a great AO with tons of options. Perhaps most challenging among them is ‘the hill’, which has kicked YHC’s butt many times. Rather than avoid it I decided to plan a Q to tackle it head on.
Warmup
SSH IC x20
Imperial Walkers IC x10
Arm Circles IC x10 (and reverse)
Willie Mays Hayes x10
Calf Stretches
Main Event
PAX lined up single file for follow the leader. Included Walking Lunges, Crab Walk, Bear Crawl, Crawl Bear, Reverse Walking Lunges
PAX moseyed to the top of ‘the hill’ where YHC revealed the deck of cards. 2s, 3s and 4s were removed leaving the rest (including both Jokers). Routine was to have each PAX draw a card. Suit determined the exercise, face value determined the reps. Face cards were 10, aces and jokers were special. After each card was drawn, PAX ran to the bottom of the hill to do the exercise, and then ran back to the top for another card to be drawn.
Clubs – WWIIs
Spades – Iron Mikes
Hearts – Merkins
Diamonds – Mountain Climbers
Aces – 11 burpees oyo
Only one joker was drawn, but that meant a brief reprieve from running for us to do the famed Yul Brynner Magnificent Seven. Seven sets of merkins, each PAX must hold plank in between each set. If any PAX breaks plank then all PAX must do 10 burpees. Proudly, nobody broke plank so no additional burpees were required.
Carolina Dry Docks x15
Wide Merkins x15
Regular Merkins x15
Ranger Merkins x10
Diamond Merkins x10
Crucible Merkins x10
Chuck Norris Merkins x10
Back to the hill for a few more rounds. Eddie the Eagle commented that we ran that hill at least 25 if not 30 times.
Mary
ABCs
Corpse Pose
COT
Announcements
Super Cooper Rockin’ Run 5K @ Southern Village on 9/29. Great cause and great fun for the whole family. Contact Eddie the Eagle for details if interested.
9/11 Stair Run @ Kenan Stadium coming up. Many AOs are closing down to converge. Assemble at Kenan AO at 5:45.
AMRAP convergence at Paradise toward the end of September. Details to follow.
Several AOs have open opportunities to Q coming up. Check the Q sheets and step up.
BOM
Last time YHC was Q at Paradise I had not posted anywhere for about 2 weeks prior, and had just come off a stomach bug. After about the 5th hill sprint I almost lost it in the bushes…. Rather than avoid the hill I decided to tackle it head on this time. Don’t avoid challenges but rather confront them head on. People rarely gain anything by running away. Until next time in the gloom…. Aye!