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Seven of Diamonds and Four of Suck…

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By on Richmond, VA
  • When: 08/25/20
  • QIC: Doublemint
  • The PAX: Dr. Try Hard, Mr. Roper, Fresh Prince, Florence, Oyster, Tobit, Doozy, Orange Crush, Last Call, Doner Kebab, Bullseye, Snuff, Bone Thug, Boberry, Rosie, Doublemint

Sixteen BAMFs buckled the chinstraps for No Toll this morning, and here’s how it went:

Warmarama mosey to the parking lot for SSHs, IWs, Russian Soldiers, DQs, Flutter Sugar Kickstix, Freddie Mercuries, APDs. To the corner of the lot for:

The THANG

COP 1 – Seven of Diamonds

  • 4 x 7 burpees
  • 4 x 14 2ct flutter kicks
  • 4 x 21 merkins
  • 4 x 28 squats
  • 4 x 21 2ct American hammers
  • 4 x 14 Carolina Dry Docks
  • 4 x 7 Lt. Dans; bear crawl to the soccer field for:

COP 2 – Football Conditioning (a/k/a the Cleveland Steamer)

  • 50 yard 75% sprint; run in place, drop to mountain climbers, roll right/left; sprint 50 yards.
  • 50 yard Bernie Sanders; run in place, drop to mountain climbers, roll right/left; sprint 50 yards.
  • 50 yard carioca* right; run in place, drop to mountain climbers, roll right/left; sprint 50 yards.
  • 50 yard carioca left; run in place, drop to mountain climbers, roll right/left; sprint 50 yards. This was as awful as I remember it being during two-a-day football practices in high school. Only thing missing was a whistle and ammonia-smelling shoulder pads.

*Car·i·o·ca/ˌkerēˈōkə/noun

  1. a native of Rio de Janeiro.
  2. a Brazilian dance resembling the samba.

BTTF for cool down stretching. Numbers, names and YHC took us out (some cars almost did the job for me).

Announcements: Prayers for Brenda, Florence’s m/i/l as the family awaits news of the second lung cancer surgery. Sign up for the Iron Pax challenge. Treat Yo Self! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU0h7TlZGO4

NMMS: Great work today gents. Garmin sez 782 kCal burned, 145 bpm av HR, 170 bpm max HR — I believe it!!

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  1. Dr. Tryhard on

    My Spirit loved it, my body hated it. Thx for pushing us Dmint! Enjoyed the mumble chatter this morning and good catching up w Rosie after.

  2. Rosie on

    Nice work Doublemint, chasing Fresh Prince is always fun. YHC will be running from SOT tomorrow for anyone interested in 5ish miles.
    Sign up for Iron PAX to Challenge yo-self 2020.
    Baby steps DTH

  3. BoBerry on

    Nice Q Doublemint! Way to lay down a challenge! Those 2 a days at the end were a struggle for real. Always good to catch up w the pax. Even got a DK sighting today!

  4. Tobit on

    Well done Dmint!…that was a satisfyingly brutal Q this morning. Thanks for pushing us hard at the end.