7 EC ruckers navigated their way around through the mean streets of Briar Chapel for a warmup loop.
1 solo PAX gutted it out for solo Spartan training. While the ruckers enjoyed fellowship and 2.5 miles of good living, I’m quite certain the solo Spartan chalked up the following stats:
50 spear throws (99.9% accuracy rating); 150 burpees; 200 pullups; 5 mile sprint. The solo PAX (initials: SP) was barely even sweating when the remaining 23 PAX converged at The Wall for the ME.
After a quick intro & disclaimer for our 2 FNGs – we got warm by obliging (partially, at least) Fieri’s request for 202 SSH.
The Warm Up
SSH (x102 IC) – 100 more assigned as homework.
BWS (x10)
Merkins (x20 IC)
The Thang
The PAX moseyed over to Briar Chapel Parkway (BCP) and up to the intersection with Wildwind Dr. YHC had logged into the secret spy satellite above BC last night to calculate some advanced measurements and coordinates. YHC identified a stretch of the BCP that was approx. 400 meters long; coincidently the length of one lap around a track.
Borrowing a page out of Au Jus’ playbook, we launched into the ‘Burpee 400’. Set a timer for 4 minutes; run 400 meters, burpees until your 4 minutes is up. Evil in its simplicity and seemingly easy description, we finished 4 rounds (1 mile; approx. 8-ish minutes of burpees per PAX) before we moved further into the dark.
Run back up to Wildwind Dr. and hang a hard right. The advanced satellite imagery suggested that we’d just entered into a horseshoe which would bring us back to the BCP and ultimately back to the AO. As we descended along Wildwind, Boyardee was aware of YHC’s directional challenge within the massive Briar Chapel enclave and stated that we were essentially ‘going the wrong way’. However, the course had been scouted from above and we were right on track.
1st street sign: 5 burpees. Plank. Recover and keep moving.
2nd street sign: 5 burpees. 10 merkins. Plank.
3rd street sign: 5 burpees: 10 merkins. 15 BWS. Plank.
(The PAX passed around the horn of the horseshoe and began our ascent back up to the BCP).
4th street sign: 5 burpees. 10 merkins. 15 BWS. Plank.
5th street sign: 5 burpees. 10 merkins. Plank.
6th street sign: 5 burpees. Plank.
With only a few more minutes on the clock we moseyed back to the AO to chalk up 2 miles on the GPS.
We used our final 1:30 for Mary.
Flutters (x50 IC).
COT
Nescafe is to begin work on the official F3 Briar Chapel workout permits. Permits shall be issued to all F3BC PAX and carried on their person at all times. Permits shall be presented to any fellow Briar Chapel resident who may question the validity or permission to work out anywhere on the BC premises.
Super Cooper 5K tomorrow (9.16) in Southern Village. Amazing event & cause. Be there to support it!
SOS Spartan Race in Fayetteville (9.24). Also be there! Over 40 Churham PAX currently registered.
Note: especially awesome offer from FNG Rick Roll this AM who extended the use of his van to use for travel to Fayetteville next week. Thanks for the offer Rick Roll!
Tclaps to FNGs Rick Roll & Hollywood for their first F3 post. Glad the remaining 28 of us had the chance to share that with you.
Prayers to those affected by Hurricanes Harvey & Irma in Houston & Florida.
Continued prayers for DOI & his family. Sending strength and support to his M.
Briar Chapel is awesome.
Aye!
-Coco