December 20th, 2016 By Alcatraz

Men from Highlands along with some Skywalkers created a PAX 27 strong in the cold, but not too cold gloom.  The Q was quick to acknowledge the plan was wrought with multiple issues and probably was not the best idea YHC has brought to F3. So with disclaimer given, shovel flag planted the PAX was off.

A brief mosey began to through the Rabbit Hole to the Highland Creek Parkway sidewalk.  The PAX lined up for what would become a beatdown that combined WARMARAMA with THE THANG and was basically an Indian Run format where the back of the line would transition to the front of the line while the non runners performed various exercises.  The goal was to move to a long section of wall and it began with…

• SSH
• IST
• Cotton Picker
• Mountain Climber
• Squat
• Merkin

At this point YHC realized we were taking more time than expected and a Riot Run run began down HC Pkwy.  Loosely inspired by the events in CLT this fall the PAX proceeded to run 27 strong blocking both northbound lanes (or is it westbound, eastbound or southbound section – that road curves a lot).

The PAX arrived at The Great Wall of Chaos for some wall based exercises of…

• Muscle Ups (YHC was convinced that wall was much shorter when driving by)
• Donkey Kicks
• Mustard Merkins (Merkin followed by placing both hands on wall before the next Merkin named for Col. Mustard who introduced them to YHC)
• Derpees (Decline Burpees with feet on wall)
  • there may have been People’s Chair with Airpress but it’s all kind of fuzzy now

Journey from the wall…

• Leap Frog (if someone stepped on your hand, sorry)
• Indian Run
• Monkey Humpers (@Tugboat was made slightly more comfortable with the fact that the runners were passing in front and not behind him)
• Carolina Dry Docks
• Indian Run
• Lunging Indian Run

At the rail:

• Dips x 10
• Incline Merkins x 10
• Derkins x 10
• Negative Derkins x 5

Mosey to sidewalk near school and partner up.  Partner 1 does LBCs and Partner 2 runs to playground for 10 Pull Ups, switch. Another round with Reverse Crunches and 10 Pull Ups.

Mosey to…

MARY:

• Box Cutter x 15
• Pretzel Crunch x 15
• Low Flutter x 25
• The W x 10

COT and BOM!

THE CHAOTIC MOLESKIN:

1. Great work today and thank you for participating in the chaotic thought world of YHC and your willingness to follow is either a testimony to trust or ignorance.  Either way works.
2. @Chopper was really happy today’s workout required almost no counting so he could dedicate more energy to #mumblechatter.  He claimed those around him enjoyed it, so feel free to confirm or deny the validity of those claims in the comments
3. Once again @Stampede seems to be the most joyful person I’ve ever meet at 0530.
4. @Google challenged @Pavarotti to jump the biggest bush on the way back to MARY.  Although it wasn’t a clean jump, it was way better than YHC could accomplish.
5. HDHH resumes next week with some possible soft openings earlier (see @Google for details).
6. Remember one another as many will be traveling as well as those who face their first Christmas without loved ones.

Always an honor to lead the PAX!

Highlands, Skywalker

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