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Super Kettlebell

By Spit on January 31, 2018

When: 01/31/18
QIC: Spit
The PAX: Pick 2, Mud Face, No Idea, Helix, Spit

5 Football Fanatic (well at least one, more on that later), drove up to Washington-Henry ES for a super bowl themed beatdown. This how it went down: Warm up: Karaoke one lap around the parking lot COP (ALL IC) Invisible Jumprope LBC’s Merkins DQ Arm Circles (30 sec hold at the end) THANG Superbowl Trivia The PAX was asked a series of Superbowl related questions. If answered correctly the PAX would complete 20 KB LBC’s IC. If answer incorrectly the PAX would run a lap around the parking lot then roll the dice to determine the exercise. Exercise were has…

Nothing better than Hot Potato Soup on a Snowy Day

By Circle K on January 30, 2018

When: 01/30/18
QIC: Circle K, The Carpenter, Spit, Phonics, Opus
The PAX: Circle K, the Carpenter, Spit, Phonics, Opus

5 men greeted the day by kicking it into high gear as they converged in the gloom and did something like this: SPIT Q : COP included SSH, Invisible Jumpropes, LBCs and Merkins all IC Mosey to playground for 10 jerkins, 10 pullups, and 10 Burp Ups each. Opus Q : Mosey to bus loop for Catch me if you Can. Pax runs backwards around bus loop while one PAX member chases them while running forward. Once caught, PAX performs 10 burpees and another PAX members circles the bus loop until catching the PAX. Repeat until all PAX members have…

Birds of a Feather, Flock Together

By Flatline on January 30, 2018

When: 01/30/18
QIC: Flatline
The PAX: Oyster, Swirly, Gumbo, Rosie, Honeymoon, Flatline, Marmaduke, Mr. Roper, Shakedown

YHC arrived to No Toll this morning with no set plan and more a personal challenge to Q on the fly–sorta! Big Blue was there and YHC immediate thought…don’t f–k up and draw a blank. Rosie’s SUV had lights planted right on an owl, in the grips of breakfast or dinner-owls are nocturnal correct? 8 regular SOJ men and one geographical SOJ man were ready for a tactical, on the fly Flatline Q. 0530-BOOM…10 Burpees to start. Mosey to the parking lot at soccer fields for COP: Arm Circles x 15, 10 small, 5 big. Forward than reverse. Well actually…

The F3 Defense

By Offshore on January 30, 2018

When: 01/30/18
QIC: Offshore
The PAX: Attila, HoneyDo, Offshore

Two SOPers joined YHC in the rain, then freezing rain, then snow for something like this: Lap around the track to the concession stand for COP: Dirty Birds, Carolina Dry Docks, Imperial Walkers, Mountain Climbers, Freddie Mercurys IC. Mosey to the east bleachers and partner up for partner 11s: Dips at the bleachers and pull-ups at the pull-up bars, with a run in between. Mosey to the blacktop for Donkey Kicks at the wall x20, run to the other end, Lt. Dans x20; repeato 3x. Descending Derkins: Mosey back to the track and around, performing Derkins at each bench/bleacher starting…

When he runs fast, it smells like bacon.

By Lockjaw on January 30, 2018

When: 01/30/18
QIC: Lockjaw
The PAX: Taxi Cab, Wedding Singer, Swiper, EF Hutton, Sippy Cup, Saab, The Yankee Aggressor, Lockjaw, Pucker

9 Descended to the Bottom of All Hills: The start of Spider Run The Routes: 4s, 5s, 6, all start and finish the same way. Exit UR using the River Rd entrance near the intramural fields and go across the shopping center to pick up Westham Station. Climb the hill as it turns into Ridge and take the Country Squire jug handle to Westham Parkway. At the University Dr intersection, 4s take a right and do a lap and a half around the lake. 5s and 6s, turn left and head west. Dogleg right at Ralston to pick up University…

Puddle Jumping

By Mud Face on January 29, 2018

When: 01/29/18
QIC: Mudface
The PAX: Chum Bucket, Phonics, Spit, No Idea, Mudface

5 men gathered to test out the water proffing on their shoes. Phonics and Spit ran 5 miles, No Idea and YHC ran 3. Chum Buckets ran some of both and there is no idea (see what I did there) how many he got in. It was good seeing everyone this morning. Thanks for letting me lead

It if walks like a duck…

By Hardywood on January 29, 2018

When: 01/29/18
QIC: Hot Potato Q
The PAX: Sippy Cup, Bootleg, Hardywood

3 warriors rose to greet the dawn of a new day for a hot potato Q. The forecast met expectations and the conditions were a near perfect 70 and sunny. According to legend, it went a little something like this. Mosey down to the duck pond for a Hardywood COP IC 10 SSH regular, 10 SSH Right Leg UP, 10 SSH Left Leg Up IC 10 HRM regular, 10 HRM left leg up, 10 HRM right leg up IC 10 Flutter Kicks IC 20 Mark Spitz IC 20 WWII Situps Pass to Sippy: At each light post complete 10 merkins. …

Easy does it

By Rosie on January 29, 2018

When: 01/29/18
QIC: Rosie
The PAX: Honeymoon, Rosie

2 posted, expecting a couple others that inquired about OTB but did not make it, for a few miles around Midlothian. Woolridge to Midlothian to Le Gordon back to the start with some additional on Coalfield to get to 5. After late nights SOJ neither runner was pushing hard through the mileage so it made for some good conversation. YHC will be out of town next Sunday so if you want to post see Honeymoon to make sure OTB is on.

Tootle, Pip and Cheerio…To DK’s House We Go

By Gumbo on January 29, 2018

When: 01/29/18
QIC: Gumbo
The PAX: LugNut, Rosie, Gumbo

3 eager chaps paid no mind to the rain and posted to River Run to start the work week with a leisurely stroll, that went something like this (at least for 2 of us): Waste no time increasing the heart rate – head straight to and up Twin Team hill, right on Cawood Drive into Powderham, right on Drakewood Rd, left on Glendowner Rd – cross Ellesmere and take a right on Gryphon Rd. Around the corner it turns into Stonegate briefly, then right on Radstock – that turns into Kings Lynn Rd. Cross Salisbury Rd and continue until we…

Slip N Slide

By Slurpee on January 29, 2018

When: 01/29/18
QIC: Slurpee
The PAX: Keymaster, Splinter, Honeydo, Garbage Plate, Mr. Holland, BT, Wedding Singer, Kubota, Ronnie, Slurpee

10 Strong resisted the warm, dry fartsack this morning, and posted to Sunny and 70 conditions. COP Side Straddle Hop X 15 DonQ X 10 Merkins X 10 LBC’s X15 Flutter Kicks X15 Copperhead Squats X 10 Arm Circles (Large and Small) X 20 total Mosey to Bottom of Lindsay for some Lazy Dora -100 Merkins, sets of 10, P2 planks while P1 exercises -200 LBC’s, sets of 25, P2 holds legs 6 inches while P1 exercises -300 Squats (modified to 200) – Sets of 50 while P2 holds squat lunge position. Partner Carry up Lindsay to the stop Sign…

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