7 Summer Tour finishers shared the podium to collect their Tie-Dye Trophies in the latest edition of First Watch. Conditions remained steady at 70 and sunny. According to the lone tomato running on South Ridge, the following might have happened.
04:59 Grab a block
04:59:05 Someone coughs extensively
04:59:30 Someone has an ankle injury
05:00:00 Let’s mosey
05:00:05 Handshake announces he has a headache
05:00:15 The Ghost of Gypsy recounts the famous First Watch words,”Is this an IR workout?”
With that, we are off running (walking) with the blocks.
05:10:00 PAX reaches the Smallest Park in Henrico for the COP
COP
SSHs. Some made it to 40, some to 30, some did their own thing.
Lather, rinse, repeat for lots of stretching. Don Quixotes, Imperial Walkers, Hill-Billies.
Set your block on the ground in the ready position.
Do 20 little baby crunches.
Set your block on end on the ground.
Do 20 flutter kicks.
05:15:00
Slow mosey (walk/run, depending on health status) to Stop Sign, roughly 30 yards distance.
05:20:00 Arrive at stop sign. 20 curls while waiting for car to pass.
20 minutes of traveling COP. Carry block. Curls, block burpees, overhead presses, squats, etc., etc. Accelerate to your maximum speed.
05:35:00
Arrive at street sign. Run, with block, down hill, then uphill, then do 20 curls and 5 block burpees. Repeat this, alone, 3 times. Or, walk to the mailbox, and do the same, 3x.
Stop after 2 rounds.
Walk / Run with block back to the virtual shovel flag.
05:43:00 – Stretching
05:45:00 – Time
Numbers, names, YHC took us out.
Announcements:
Best to those with parents dealing with health challenges, or kids looking at schools, or carrying other burdens.
NMS: Headaches, ankles, lung challenges, etc., abounded today. But, a fresh, gorgeous, sparkling Summer Tour t-shirt cures all. Mine fits great. Thanks, HoneyDo, for your hard work on this. Great to see you today.
