Cloudy with a chance of Merkins
All All MECA BackblastsNovember 10th, 2015
12 of Harrisburg’s mightiest warriors took to the drenched battlefield this morning at The Ridge. Those who are participating in #Merkvember (including YHC) were destined to get a jump start on the days work load. YHC was feeling a bit nervous around 1 AM when he awoke to the sounds of Zeus banging the drums up in the heavens. Luckily, the rain subsided. At the request of @SoloCup, there was promise made to stay off the soccer field. Seemed several had just dried out from a previous post over the weekend. With that, we were off..
- ( ) – Denotes merkin credit toward #Merkvember
Warm Up
- Windmill x 10 IC
- Mosey to stop sign – SSH x 15 IC
- Mosey to 1st intersection – Merkin x 10 IC (20)
- Mosey to 2nd intersection – IST x 10 IC
- Mosey to middle school road – Hands of Time x 5 each position OYO, repeato in reverse (40)
- Mosey to middle school track, jumping the fence…
The Thang – Four Corners
- Corner 1 – Wide Merkins x 25 (50)
- Corner 2 – Squats x 25
- Corner 3 – Close/Diamond Merkins x 25 (50)
- Corner 4 – WWII Sit Ups x 25
Repeato for 2 laps around the track. Recover and pick up the six to finish. A few of the pax may have gotten some extra reps in on corner 1 at the end. Give yourself credit toward #Merkvember as needed.
Jump the fence and mosey back toward Raging Ridge Rd, stopping along the way for…
- Hands of Time x 5 each position OYO, repeato in reverse (40)
2 line Indian Run to the hill….
- Carolina Dry Dock (1-10)/Jump Squat (10-1) Ladder OYO *No credit for Carolina Dry Dock toward #Merkvember thanks to @Gamma ruling that they only count at Curves. He may or may not have been at the poker table in Vegas during this decision.
Jail break to Mary…
Mary
- Merkin x 10 IC (20) – Audible called by YHC to add this to Mary, just for a few extra reps
- LBC x 25 IC
- Crunchy Frog x 15 IC
- Squirm x 25 IC
- The W x 15 (?) IC – @Othello
Announcements
- Harrisburg Food Pantry still needs help. See @SoloCup by this Saturday to donate.
- Santa Scramble 5K in Concord 11/21, get with @Diesel for more information (https://www.racemine.com/RunConcord/events/2015/SantaScramble5K)
- Jingle Bull Run 5K 12/5 in Harrisburg, @Starsky has the details
- Christmas (or insert Holiday here) Party coming up soon. @Tumbler has the Q
- @SoloCup’s church has a BBQ fundraiser this Saturday in Harrisburg. Get with him for details. I believe he mentioned information would be posted.
- Good luck to everyone taking on Thunder Road this weekend.
Moleskin
- Strong work this morning Gents. By my count that’s 220 reps credit toward #Merkvember for those who need it. Extra credit may apply if you finished more than 2 laps on the track.
- Not much #mumblechatter this morning. Either we were all busy trying to finish, or it wasn’t challenging enough.
- YHC stayed true to the promise to stay off the soccer field. However, the hill work was a little dicey. Some shoes may need to dry out again.
- @Bull – you’re still a machine.
8 Comments on “Cloudy with a chance of Merkins”
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Thank you for the opportunity to lead this morning fellas. It’s an honor to be a part of such a strong group of men. Thank you to each of you for the inspiration to be accountable and keep moving forward. To anyone who hasn’t led yet…take the plunge. This post is proof that it doesn’t have to be rocket science. There are plenty of people ready and willing to help you get through your VQ if needed. If I can lead, anyone can lead.
Great lead this morning.
I didn’t do the 4 coners merkins in cadence, so I am at half the the group on those.
BBQ information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9TyqTJZnhR8TkE5VUNBQ3c1TTg/view?usp=sharing
They weren’t in cadence. Two laps with 25 reps each. 100 reps total for wide and close combined. Unless I’m wrong, you know where I was educated…
I just don’t read very well…you Know where I was educated
Well hey, it’s MerkVember, not CarolinaDryDockVember! And “ruling” implies I have the authority to make a ruling, which is not the case. Just stating my humble opinion….and giving you fair warning that I’ll mock you if you count them! Besides, the Curves joke never gets old…
Looks like another solid workout – hated to miss it, even if you didn’t get on the field…
I think that since you are the only one that objected, that was overturning the original decision to Half Ass it. Thanks for holding us accountable.
You were correct in your opinion. Would’ve been phoning it in if we counted them.
Strong Q @Tbone! 4 corners is a challenging workout. Thanks for keeping us out of the soggy field on the WW2 sit-ups but I have to say….I missed it. Keep up the good work!