4 Stations for 4 Decades

AO: the-knoll
Q: Malibu
PAX: Legos, Derby, AAA, El Capitan, Half Lyfe, Lady Liberty, Malibu, morning stār, Pebbles, Étouffée, Wolfpack, Bumblebee, Link, Slapshot, Agent-Eh
FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
CONDITIONS:
Spectacular late summer morning. Starting to get dark and extra gloomy.

WARMUP:
Mosy to stop sign, SSH, Imperial walkers, slow Mericans and squats, stretching OYO

THE THANG:

4 stations: 3’ of work, 60sec of rest and rotate
1. burpees
2. lt dans
3. WWI/WWII/twists
4. Plank hold

Simple, and not easy.

MOLESKINE:
Life sometimes takes a while. Be patient, the best things take time, work, and a lot of love and service. It’s worth grinding out the work in the dark, and even more when you get to do it with others (esp in the gloom).

ANNOUNCEMENTS: hit me up if you’re interested in a Tussle team!

COT: we lifted up prayers of thanksgiving, for grace and strength to live our lives in service of others at home and work and in our community.

Rucking Legend

AO: the_eddy
Q: Sooie
PAX: Wolfpack, Siri, Choo Choo, FLO, Grape, Legos, Roadkill, Sooie, Stubs, Lady Liberty
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: *michael fassbender “Perfection” gif

WARMUP:
“let’s go ahead and do 20 burpees”
*silence
“j/k lol. Let’s get the ruck out of here!”
*relieved laughter

THE THANG:
Proverbs 24:5-6
A wise man is full of strength,
and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
for by wise guidance you can wage your war,
and in abundance of counselors there is victory.

A lovely 2.29 mile trek beginning on the blue trail and finishing on the old roadway loop. Excellent mumblechatter throughout. T-Claps to Roadkill ‘s rum buffer! No one lagged, no one lacked. The total trek went 5 past our 06:15 target.

I propose that we end promptly at 0615 wherever we’re at on the trail. We’ll all just walk back to our cars together.

MOLESKINE:
Reflected in Proverbs 24:5-6. Encouraged PAX to face their daily battles together.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP 50
30 mile ruck sometime/somewhere Choo Choo
Wolfpack / Siri in search of an architect to join their houses together via glass skywalk

COT:
Prayers requested and offered.

Detour Ahead

AO: the_eddy
Q: Stubs
PAX: Chunks, Lady Liberty, SalPal, Half Lyfe, Stubs, Pitmaster, Squatter, Legos, Sooie, Natural Ice, Gecko, Salami, Siri, Choo Choo, Grape, DintyMoore, Wolfpack, FLO
FNGs: None
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: sticky

WARMUP: none

THE THANG: a slightly longer ruck than initially planned.

MOLESKINE: “Perhaps some detours aren’t detours at all. Perhaps they are actually THE Path” – Katherine Wolf

A fitting quote for the official kick off of the Eddy.
Much like life we encountered some detours this morning.

Thank to everyone who joined us today to officially launch The Eddy
Apologies for going 8 mins over.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 50 mile CSAUP coming up
F3 dads event in October
As always check slack

COT: prayers and coffee

Ten, 3 times

AO: the-knoll
Q: morning stār
PAX: Pebbles, Ex-Pat, Lady Liberty, morning stār, Sooie, Legos, Stubs, Sparrow, Bumble Bee (2.0 and Q)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: moist and foggy

WARMUP: SSH, low slow squats, willie mays hayes

THE THANG:
3 rounds of a 10 down ladder:
– merkins, dips, SSH
– squats, lunches, SSH
– crunches, leg raises

There was a mosie thrown in there and 5 burpies and group mary at the end with bear crawling (Bumble bee’s moleskin was “never bear crawl in that black stuff”)

MOLESKINE: very cool to see Bumble bee continue to practice his leadership.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: check slack

COT: ended with prayer, and trust on 3.

Fun and Games Part 2

AO: the-knoll
Q: Stubs
PAX: Wolfpack, Derby, Ex-Pat, Gold Digger, Half Lyfe, Malibu, morning stār, Pebbles, Stubs, Legos, the judge2.0, top gun2.0, rubix 2.0, samwise 2.0, Iowa 2.0, Blackhawk 2.0, bumblebee 2.0, Federer 2.0
FNGs: None
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: 70 and beautiful

WARMUP:
5 mins

12x SSh
12x Bacs
12x bacbacs
6x slow squats
6x slow merkins
Good mornings OYO
Willie Mays Hays OYO
Slow mosey to stop sign

THE THANG:
Deck of cards 25 mins
Round 1
18 cards
Hearts = hand release merkins
Diamonds =dips
Clubs= Carolina Dry Docks
Spades = Step ups

Round 2
18 cards
Hearts = hammers
Diamonds = Diamond Merkins
Clubs = Crunches
Spades = Squats

Deuces were wild so we had some burpees

Last 15 mins ultimate frisbee!

MOLESKINE:
Trying to keep the fun going for the last week before my twins go back to school and soak up the summer.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Tussle and other events upcoming this fall. Check slack.
Ruck at the Eddy officially kicks off 8/18
COT:
Silent Prayer, coffee and chocolate milk

The highest good is like water

AO: the_eddy
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Stubs, FLO, Choo Choo, Legos, Jon King
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Let’s go ahead and hit pause on the morning temp. 72 is perf for a ruck

WARMUP: “The highest good is like water.”

THE THANG: Rucked across the road to Percy and back. Strava says 3.38km today. Only 22m elevation gain. Easy peasy.

MOLESKINE: Too many spiderwebs in the front row for my taste.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Slack… check it!

COT: I’m another year wiser today and anytime I need some Wisdom I pull out the Tao Te Ching. Here’s my favorite and most meaningful chapter:

Chapter 8
The highest good is like water
Water gives life to the ten thousand things and does not strive
It flows in places men reject and so is like the Tao
In dwelling, be close to the land
In meditation, go deep in the heart
In speech, be true
In ruling, be just
In business, be competent
In action, be aware of the time and season
No Fight
No Blame

Dragonforce Beatdown

AO: the-knoll
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Stubs, morning stār, Half Lyfe, Timber, G-string, Gold Digger, Legos, AAA, Shakira, Étouffée, Pebbles, Bumblebee (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: Freezing cold… 😀

WARMUP: The usual suspects OYO

THE THANG:

Hit Play on DRAGONFORCE playlist (Automatically increases BPM by 50-200)

5 exercises
40 seconds per exercise consecutively
1 minute rest

Round 1 (2 sets)
Hip Bridges
Air Squats
Right Leg Reverse/Front Lunges
Left Leg Reverse/Front Lunges
Lateral Lunges

2 minutes Bear Crawl Tag

Round 2 (2 sets)
Merkins
Right Arm Bird Dogs
Carolina Dry Docks
Left Arm Bird Dogs
Dips

2 minute Bear Crawl Tag

Round 3 (2 sets)
Plank
WWII
LBCs
Crunchy Frogs
Plank

EMOM (6 minutes)
3 Jump Squats
3 Burpees
3 Pull Ups

annnnnnnnnnnd music fades into the ether.

MOLESKINE: Timber learned how to use a shirt to wipe sweat from his eyes.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: NERF WARS TONIGHT! Check out f3dads for more!

the_eddy is a ruck on Monday mornings. Come join! Official launch on 8/11

COT: Lots of reflection as of late on my general attitude towards life. I’d like to be more grateful throughout my day. Not just when something big happens, but through all the little things as well. So I’d like to change my Attitude to my Grattitude and encourage all PAX to do the same.

Running

AO: the-knoll
Q: Pebbles
PAX: AAA, Timber, The Banker, morning stār, Stubs, Legos, Étouffée, Gold Digger, El Capitan, Sooie, Half Lyfe, Sparrow, Bumble Bee, The Judge, Smoltz, Gabby Cat, Foxy,
FNGs: None
COUNT: 19
CONDITIONS: Not as muggy as it could have been

WARMUP: Bacs, BacBacs, Don Quixotes, Inch Worms

THE THANG:
11s on the road hill – Carolina Dry Docks & Iron Mike
7s on the grass hill – Dips, Merkins
Split into 2 teams for 40 yard relay races!
Bear Crawl
Crab Walk
Politician
Broad Jump
Sprint
Duck walk

MOLESKINE:
Life is short

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Check Slack

COT: Prayed for all intentions

Circuit w/ Accessories

AO: the-knoll
Q: Derby
PAX: The Banker, Pebbles, Hair Band, Shakira, Lady Liberty, Stubs, Gold Digger, Ex-Pat, Legos, Étouffée, @Bumblebee, @Deuce
FNGs: 1 @Deuce
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: BACs, BAC BACs, Willie Mays Hayes, Good Mornings, Mosey

THE THANG: 6 Station Partner Circuit w/ one being a 45-60lb ruck/jog to hydrant and back as our Timer

Round 1 (3x): Hero Burpees, WWII’s, Merkins, Coupon Step Ups, Dips

Quick Mosey to catch our breath

Round 2 (2x): Hangs, Wall Sits, Plank, Coupon Squats, Butterfly kicks

Round 3 (1x): SSH, LBC’s, C. Dry Docks, Coupon Rows, Sit Thru’s

MOLESKINE: Take a moment to be proud of where you’re at and what you’ve accomplished. We tend to be way too hard on ourselves and not take the time to reflect on the positives.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Night Moves w/ SalPal at the Parthenon this evening at 7:30 PM

Hair Band and I tossing around putting a team together for the Aug 29th 50 Mile Ragnar

COT: Prayed us out putting emphasis on physical and mental health of those mentioned.

Thank you for the opportunity to lead today!