The Q devised a simple plan for the morning: lots of running and lots of merkins.
17 PAX achieved the objective with great effort and enthusiasm.
Warm-Up
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- Burpees
- Usual stuff
- Penalty burpees for 2 late PAX
- More usual stuff
- More burpees
Main Event
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- 25 merkins at the bottom of the ridge.
- Run up the ridge.
- 25 more merkins.
- Repeat.
- (Juco asks the Q if the brutal start is because the Q is a Ram’s fan.)
- (No — YHC is angry that Maroon 5 ruined the Big Boi halftime show.)
- 100 merkins in the bag before 5:40.
- Wind around Cameron, through sidewalk in the woods, around K-Ville.
- (YHC hisses ancient curse upon Cameron.)
- Run through various gothic quads.
- 20 body weight squats while waiting for the 6.
- 25 merkins, then 25 more merkins in front of the chapel.
- Re-trace steps.
- 20 BWSs, then 25 more merkins.
- Find way back to Cameron.
- 20 BWSs, then 25 more merkins.
- (Toolbox vents fumes, PAX re-arrange accordingly.)
- The Q thought to work in a quick shoulder burn…but could barely lift his arms.
- The Q wisely cut short the shoulder burn.
- Run back to base.
Mary
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- LBCs IC x25
- Heels to Heaven IC x25
- LBCx IC x25
- 25 more merkins
YHC counts ~250 merkins (including the burpees) and Google Maps measures ~1.9 miles. Good start to the week.
No announcements, no prayer requests, no one likes the Patriots. YHC closed with a short prayer.
Shout out to new recruit Jeeves — great attitude and great effort this morning.