17 PAX including one Willy Loman from COLA and one FNG posted for Christmas in July Co-VQ delivered by Santa Crab and PA the Late-Ass Reindeer.
QIC: Crablegs/Princess Aurora
PAX: Frequency, Hi-Viz, T-Cell, Eldrick (COLA), FNG Fetch, Porcelain, Rocket League, Harvey Updyke, ABC, Third Person, Blue Mule, En Fuego, Keep the Change, BnB, Reveille
Quick story: YHC had his alarm set for 4:30 per usual and had promised Crablegs to be there by 5:20 to finalize the “bag of toys” being delivered. Well, much to my surprise, I wake up, notice it being lighter than usual, and roll over to see it’s 5:23. Apparently my volume was basically 1 decibel above mute (probably from watching Instagram vids in bed). Good thing Viz still had his phone when I texted as he led the PAX on the mosey and warm-o-rama.
THE THANG:
Little fuzzy on the details here as I arrived at 5:36, but there was some running and a COP involved. Only I didn’t hear that the COP part and made a fool of myself when I circled the PAX up once again. I took the opportunity to shame myself for my tardiness.
Handed over the reins(!) to Crablegs where he explained Christmas in July and reminded us that we have 5 months to do our shopping. Then it was over to the Hill of Sisyphus for a doozy of an acronym to work through: S.A.N.T.A., each letter corresponding to the mode of transportation up the hill. Plank and wait for six each of the first 4 rounds. Elf Jacks after the final round.
- S – San Antonio Shuffle (L Lunge, R Lunge, Merkin, Plank Jack)
- A – Alligator Crawl
- N – Nadal (creative license on the baseline-to-baseline sprints) x 2
- T – Traveling Burpees
- A – Ape Crawl (Bear Crawl with your hips up and legs straight)
Back to me with just enough time to share my gift of C.O.A.L. with the PAX:
- Crunchy Frogs x 25 IC
- “O’s” (making circles with legs extended, feet together) x 12 CC, 12 CCW
- American Hammers x 12 IC
- Leg Raises x 15 IC
COT/BOM
MOLESKINE:
- I’ve said enough already, so I’ll keep it brief. While I hated being late, I was glad to know that any one of the guys could’ve taken over if I hadn’t texted Hi-Viz. Tclaps to him and to you all.
- Welcome FNG Paul Barnett aka Fetch! He’s from Natchez, MS, a Bulldog fan (the maroon kind), and works in supply chain management for Mars Petcare. Apparently he’s been following us on social media for a couple of years but has been afraid to ask us out.
- Also glad to have Eldrick joining us from COLA. He’s a Clemson Tiger, so he’s welcome back anytime at all.
- Awesome job by Crablegs today. He’ll be Qing all by himself before we know it. Who’s next!?
BULLHORN:
- Big thanks to all those who rucked and donated for the TN CAN RUCK this past weekend. It was an awesome event, and we will do it again soon.
- 4:13 Strong is back in the rotation. With 10 guys in this class, let’s make sure we get enough of our own out there to have 1-to-1 opportunities with them.
- Third Person’s last hurrah is tomorrow morning at Bomber. Show up (assuming you’re reading this at 10:20 pm).
PA out.