I Can Drive 55 with a Few Friends

AO: bomber
Q: Vector
PAX: Pep, Firefox, Papa Bear, Strutter, DintyMoore, Chunks, CubCadet, SalPal, Cream Cheese, Wet Wipes, Tim the Toolman, Sherlock
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
Today’s Q was to acknowledge YHC’s 55th birthday a few weeks back. The theme? What’s the best part about birthday parties? No, not the gift bags. The friends. So today (after a Strutter request for a Hagar classic), we celebrated friends.

CONDITIONS: Balmy

WARMUP:
Standard Vector Birthday SSH set — 55 (set to I Can’t Drive 55 – Sammy Hagar. You’re welcome, Strutter)
LBAC x 20
RLBAC x 20
Overhead Press x 20

THE THANG:
Count off and get a partner. Your homework – find out an unknown fact about your friend t reveal at COT.

Mosey to Rec Center.
Pair of friends run around the Rec Center (fun fact finding time) while the rest of PAX work on 55 reps of the following:
Freddy Mercs
Regular Pull-Ups
Iron Mikes
Excellent Form Squats
Normal Merkins
Dips
SSH

Rinse and repeat x 3.

Mosey back to flag for Mary with Hello Dollys, Flutter Kicks, and Box Cutters.

PLAYLIST:
Why Can’t We be Friends? – War
Friends in Low Places – Garth Brooks
Friends – Jody Watley with Eric B. & Rakim
With a Little Help from My Friends – Beatles
You’re My Best Friend – Queen
Thank You for Being a Friend – Andrew Gold
Just a Friend – Biz Markie
You’ve Got a Friend in Me – Randy Newman
All My Rowdy Friends are Coming Over Tonight – Hank Jr.
Best Friends – English Beat
My Best Friend’s Girl – The Cars
All the Right Friends – R.E.M.

COT:
Prayers for those affected by cuts in public health and research.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Spring Fling this Saturday April 6th — check Slack for deets (right Cream Cheese?)

A Few Select Random Facts:
Wet Wipes posing nude in print
CubCadet doing black ops security for Yo-Yo Ma’s son
DintyMoore’s old bottle collection (which he puts highlighters inside off with black light backlighting?)

Thanks HIM for pushing me into year 55!
SYITG,
Vector :microbe:

We got pesto…

AO: the-castle
Q: Strutter
PAX: Chunks, Every Other, Strutter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
CONDITIONS: Clear and sunny. High 60’s.

WARMUP:

THE THANG:

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

Oh Hill No!

AO: the-castle
Q: Strutter
PAX: Chunks, Pep, hambone, SalPal, Son of Red Skull, Salami, Tea Party, The Merchant, Strutter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Not raining! As promised.

WARMUP: The warmup consisted of the following exercises, all in cadence:
20) SSH’s
20) Imperial Storm Troopers
40) Arm Circle Complex
A short Mosey to the base of the hill.

THE THANG: Run to the top of the hill and return for an exercise. We performed these in sets of 3.
The first 3 trips were paired with 10) merkins IC.
The next 3 trips up the hill featured 10) American Hammers IC.
The 3rd set of hill climbs were followed by a merkin complex consisting of 10) merkins OYO (that fulfilled the 70/day requirement of a few of the Pax), 10) Wide Grip merkins IC, and 10) Diamond merkins IC.
To

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

Track Intervals

AO: the-castle
Q: Chunks
PAX: hambone, Strutter, Splitter, Red Skull
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Warm for December

WARMUP: No warm up

THE THANG:

Mosey to High School Track

Lap 1: Jog the curves run fast on the straights
Lap 2: Jog the curves run faster on the straights
Lap 3: Jog the curves run fastest on the straights
Lap 4: Recover

Lap 5: Jog the curves run fastest on the straights
Lap 6: Jog the curves run faster on the straights
Lap 7: Jog the curves run fast on the straights
Lap 8: Recover

Mosey back to Startex

Finished with some stretching

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

NYD Convergence at Titan
LeanPax is coming

COT:

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AO: the-castle
Q: Strutter
PAX: Strutter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 1
CONDITIONS: Lonely

WARMUP: it was warm and toasty in my car.

THE THANG: there was no Thang.

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

A Lot of Running Q!!!

AO: the-castle
Q: Chunks
PAX: Strutter, Pep, hambone
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: COLD and Windy

WARMUP:
If you need to stretch, get there early or do it at home.

MOSEY!

THE THANG:
Party Pace Mosey till my watch hit 1 mile.
BOMBS
5 Burpees
10 Overhead Press
15 Merkins
20 Big Boy Situps
25 Squats

Mosey halfway back to Startex
BOMBS
10 Burpees
15 Overhead Press
20 Merkins
25 Big Boy Situps
30 Squats

Mosey back to Startex
BOMBS
5 Burpees
10 Overhead Press
15 Merkins
20 Big Boy Situps
25 Squats

That’s it and that’s all.

A Lot of Running Q – Strutter

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Check Slack
COT:
Prayed out and discussed lots of Topics at Coffee.

Saturday extended coffee at Black Elm is top notch.

Dadbod run club

AO: the-castle
Q: Strutter , hambone
PAX: hambone, Strutter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 2
CONDITIONS: chilly.

WARMUP:

THE THANG: We ran, I complained.

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Stay tuned for a very Castle Christmas.

COT: yes.