15 men gathered for this weeks First Watch Episode and this is what transpired: Mosey and the parking lot 1 lap and circle up for a COP Mosey to where Overlook splits from S. Ridge Road and partner up. P1 Runs to the Cul-de-sac and does 10 Burpees, P2 does WWII’s until P1 returns. (1/3rd of mile for out and back) Mosey to the bottom of the S Ridge and partner up. P1 does Squats and P2 runs to Old Bridge Road and back. P1 switches to Flutter Kicks halfway through. (.45 miles for out and back) Get 2 Partners…

The Season of Giving at First Watch generates much excitement, kinda like a snow day. But then you tune in to the local news only to find out all but your county’s schools are closed. That’s the sentiment regarding the Green Pill. Here’s what transpired: Mosey to the Church patio. COP Don Quixotes Helicopters Copperhead Squats Ukranian Soldiers Jazzercises Hand Release Merkins Plankorama Freddie Mercurys Hello Dollys SSHs Mosey back to rear corner of parking lot to the “Green Shrine.” Endless Escalator – Exercise 1, Run a Lap, Exercise 1 + 2, Run a Lap, Exercise 1+2+3, Run…..Exercise 1-10 and…

Actually, YHC does donate to charities, but the words didn’t come out the way YHC wanted. Nine warm and toasty PAX gathered in the moonlit freezer that is the large First Watch Area of Operations ready to try to stay warm, snug and cozy. Lets begin with: COP in front of the church: Helicopters, DQ’s, Russian – no, Ukrainian – no, Israeli Soldiers (many a laugh after a Hornydo comment to begin these), Imperial Walkers Enough, let’s mosey to River Road Hills. Lindsay down Gaymont (Carolina Drydocks and LBC’s) Extend the Lindsay over on Kingston to Ralston Gather up at…

14 stallions, including a gaggle of SOJ guests, formed up before the crack of dawn in the latest edition of First Watch. Temperatures remained 70 and conditions sunny. According to the teenagers shaking off their slumber party, the following might have happened: COP Circle the campus, stopping per local custom for a burpee at each speed bump, to arrive in front of the main chapel. Senor Frog wins his first “find the puddle” competition. Dead Man Hang for the six. Brief intro. Welcome. Recap of our purpose. Like the rest of life, F3 is a “you vs. you” workout. The…

A magnificent nine early risers – including an out of towner descended on the region’s earlier AO. Over to Kubota’s truck to pick up coupons and mosey to the small triangle park after exchanging the usual insults. A COP including a special First Watch disclaimer. Off to Westham Parkway where we stopped in the median and circled up. But what is that in the shadows? An 80# sandbag! One member of the Pax picks up the sandbag and runs the median island. The others did flutter kicks and bench with their blocks. The bag was passed around as we took…

17 eager beavers appeared in the gloom for a Fudd FW beatdown. The Thang: COP in the parking lot – arm circles, merkins, yoga, SSH’s, flutter kicks, rosalitas, DQ’s, and maybe something else Mosey to corner of Westham & River – 2 burpees OYO Mosey to Saab’s house – 5 burpees OYO Mosey around the front hedge to the meat of Saab’s front yard, line up in a row, face the street and do Monkey Humpers in cadence until Saab appeared, quite unexpectedly, on his front porch and sat down to put his running shoes on. Mosey to College and…

A somewhat hesitant, post-Halloween crew of 7 showed up this morning. The Q sensed a lack of enthusiasm, but the pax soldiered on. Here’s what went down: Mosey to the triangle for COP: SSH, Ukrainian soldiers, Don Quixotes, merkins, and LBCs. Off to the neighborhood where we looked for Halloween decorations. Houses decorated on the left = 5 merkins; on the right = 3 burpees. The pax was less than happy, but a mutiny was averted. After making our way back to Ridge Road, we headed to the Church parking lot for People’s chair and balls to the wall. Then…

YHC was pumped to see the First Watch AO again, so flag was planted and here is what went down COP Mosey from Flag to corner of lot and circle up for 20 SSH, 10 DQ, 10 Helicopters, 10 Ukrainian Soldiers, 20 LBC’s, 10 reverse scorpions, 10 Scorpions. THANG with 9 people a triple check is in order and P1 ran a lap around the lot as the timer, P2 – Hand release merkins, P3 – LBC’s. Rotate through all partners to complete a set and performed 3 sets for a triple check. Mosey to parking lot behind church. We…

6 regulars and a former regular (me) showed up to embark on an early workout. Temperatures were about perfect; the parking lot could use a bit of lighting but I digress. COP: DQs, DMHs, merkins, MCs, and ACs. There was a little complaining of the COP location (it was a little tighter than the normal spot). Mosey to main entrance (one that looks like it is for valet parking). Elevens with HRMs and WWIIs. Mosey to Pine tree road in SW Westham. 2. Catch me if you cans starting with bear crawls and the other partner doing 10 jump squats.…