Host Workout Q backup plan

Past Due shared an old photo from his VQ on Slack.  YHC made a comment and suggested he do an anniversary Q and see how many kotters from the picture he could get to return along with the regulars and newer F3ENC studs who post routinely these days (vs then, several years back).  He liked the idea so much, he responded with an AYE and immediately got scheduled to Q at Starbucks Run Club (when the anniversary date fell).  As well, he thanked YHC for the idea by offering up a Q opportunity for YHC at #runstrong.  An AYE for an AYE was given, but as YHC has done in the past, whenever a Host Workout Q requests a Q, YHC proposes a Q switcheroo.  Past Due was not originally on a Blue Ridge Relay (BRR) team when scheduling this gloom for his Q. However, between then and now he joined a BRR team and needed to reschedule as he is set to run for miles and miles (and over some steep ass hills along the way) this weekend.  All that said, YHC filled in this morning and Q’ed, but looks forward to 9/23 when Past Due is rescheduled to deliver the beatdown that was almost given today.  Here’s how the Host Workout Q backup plan went down:

Warmups: some punch jacks x 12, good mornings x 10, windmills x 10, dips x 15, then mosey towards Memorial Baptist church…stopped along the way and did some merkins x 7, moseyed some more and stopped for some LBCs x 7, moseyed/stopped for a burpee, moseyed/stopped for Carolina Dry docks x 7, and moseyed/stopped for freddie mercuries x 7.  Our mosey took us to the back parking lot at the church where 7 cones were set and waiting to begin The Thang:

7 cones set out for this workout:
1. Set of suicides
2. 10 merkins at each cone (70 total), bear crawl between cones
3. Set of suicides
4. 10 LBCs at each cone (70 total), crab walk between cones
5. Set of suicides
6. 5 burpees at each cone (35 total), backwards run or lunge (PAX choice) between cones
7. Set of suicides

With time running short we modified.  PAX were given a choice between what remained on the weinke, Carolina Dry Docks or Freddie Mercuries, in case time did not allow for both.  Votes were split and Chicken Wang said let’s just do both.  So we did with modifying reps instead of exercises.

8. 5 Carolina Dry Docks at each cone (35 total), bear crawl or crab walk (PAX choice) between cones
9. Set of suicides
10. 5 Freddie Mercuries at every other cone (20 total), bear crawl or crab walk (PAX choice) between cones
11. Sprint the distance of the cones (so YHC could pick them all up) and mosey back to shovel flag

YHC did a variation of this weinke at West Side Story back in January.  Then, there were 6 cones and time remained at the end for a round of Mary.  YHC thought adding a cone would fill the 45 minutes better and it of course did.  Too well though as modifications were warranted to assure we’d get back to the shovel flag in time for the hard stop.

COT/BOM – continued job searches; 2.0s and teachers with the start of the school year; elections lie ahead, we need leaders

Announcements: The Closed Hand will be Q’ing the IPC at #thegoodfight tomorrow (9/10); Convergence on Friday for 9/11 – Gate 6 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium; Beer Garden has the Q this Monday at MASH; Blood Drive in October – F3 FreedToBleed, location will be Drew Steele Center (see Rafiki and/or Newfie for additional details)

Moleskin: Looking ahead on the calendar for #theschoolyard, YHC was concerned who might Q the end of the month and lead us into the October month.  Asked when circling up this morning if any PAX amongst us were inclined to lead/Q and the response factor was quiet.  Acknowledged that was okay as I’d ask again so, plenty of time to think it over.  We finished the above workout and before namearama, YHC told the PAX it’s not a matter of what you can do when your fresh, but rather what you can do when you get tired…asked again if anyone was interested in Q’ing at the end of the month and going into October.  Response wasn’t immediate, but three did step up to lead.  I look forward to each one.  You can see who they were/are/will be by checking out the F3ENC calendar.  Tweets and Slack announcements to follow come their week to deliver the BEATDOWNS!