It was a rather soupy Friday morning and it was obvious that the days are getting shorter as the 05:45 start time was still pretty dark. This was the finale of the Mystery Q series in Briar Chapel and YHCs were dead set on doing something radically different. We came up with the idea of drone/robot themed Q where we could incorporate the drones in the workout. Also gave us a great chance to get some aerial footage of the PAX in action. So, the drones were our masters, and when the drones became pissed we had to avoid them at all costs!

To kick off the workout, at precisely 05:45 a drone flew in from the dark and hovered directly over the PAX who were circled up. Frank Lloyd Bunyan respectfully acknowledged the drone and began the warmup.

Warmup

Bow to the Drone (Good Mornings x10)
The Chinook (So we could learn to fly like a drone – x10)
Reverse Chinook (x10)
Robot Makers (x10)
Iron Giants (Frankensteins x10)

The Thang

At this point the drone was getting pissed from having to wait so long. We got the distinct feeling that we needed to be prepared to run at any minute, so we warmed up our legs first.

Squat Jumps (x20)
Indian Run to Pollard (to try to get away from the drone, but it followed us the entire way)

The PAX were told that the drone did not like humans and was definitely in hot pursuit, and there was concern about what it might do next. The only way to ensure safety was to act like animals to confuse it. Surprisingly, another drone showed up at this point and the PAX realized there was double trouble.

Bear Crawl down stairs, up the hill, and back down stairs again.
Gorilla Walk/Hop across field
Crab Crawl Back

Unfortunately, some PAX were injured by the drones (not really, just part of the script) and needed to be carried to safety.

Buddy Carry across field, Flapjack

We discovered that there was a secret way to deactivate the drones, but it was all the way across the field. The only way to get there safely was to have the PAX form a camouflage tunnel and have PAX army crawl through it one at time until a PAX could reach the deactivation switch. Finally we were safe after reaching the deactivation switch. (And yes, we will be itching for days after the damn chiggers ate us up!)

The PAX then did some robot merkins (slow count merkins down, hold in a low plank position in the bottom – x10) in celebration for deactivating the drones.

Fellowship Indian Run back to the AO. One of the drones self-activated again and pursued the PAX back to the AO.

Mary

Merkin Ring of Fire (x3/PAX)
James Bonds
Seated Arm Circles
Boat/Canoe
American Hammer (x20)
WWIIs (x10)
Peter Parker Merkins (x10)

COT
Announcements

Coco’s going away shindig is coming up at He’s Not Here – Wednesday, Aug 1, 6 pm. M’s are invited but 2.0s are discouraged.
Monday’s Thicket Workout is the 2-year anniversary; it will be an hour long and starts at 05:30
Another Friday AO (The Mustang) in BC starts next Friday (8/3) at 05:30

BOM
When presented with the opportunity to serve as mystery Q’s, YHCs jumped at the idea because we had already been discussing the opportunity to use drones in a Q. Planning over the past few weeks has been a lot of fun, and just another example of how F3 adds a whole new dimension to our lives. Thanks to the PAX for indulging us in what turned out to be a rather unorthodox workout. We got some great footage and will be sharing soon. Until next time in the gloom…. Aye!