Tour de Afton
All Afton BackblastsJune 12th, 2019
Six men shook off the hump day fart sacks to enjoy a beautiful morning for a beat down. Temperatures were near perfect, humidity was low and no rain falling… what more could you want?
Once again, a few notables were absent (I’m starting to get a complex) but a visitor that we had not seen in a while came to support the Q. Last week I was thinking of doing a beat down with the coupons but since we used them last Wed and Sat (and they were used Friday at the dawghouse) I figured we needed a little change. We have not seen much of the extended AO as of late so…..
Warm-arama – mosey around parking lot with some high knees and butt kickers thrown in. Circle up: SSH IC * 13, Windmill IC * 13, Apollo Ono IC * 13, Merkins IC * 13 (“What’s up with 13?” someone asked. The answer – 13 in honor of the US Women’s Soccer Team 13 – nil thumping of Thailand)
Mosey out of the park to one of the side streets – Burpee Dans (4:1 ratio lunges:burpees) half way up the street. Bear crawl the other half. Mosey to base of Mount Afton.
The Thang – Partner up. P1 starts quadrophilia up Mount Afton. P2 performs a burpee then sprints to catch P1. P2 then turns and quadrophilias while P1 performs a burpee and sprints to catch up. Continue until you reach the top. Same thing on the way back down mount Afton and then rinse and repeat.
Mosey to steps in front of YMCA. (For some reason, lots of groaning and mumble chatter.) 5 – 10 ladder RBC at top of stairs, 10-5 ladder Merkins at bottom.
Mosey back to shelter but perform 5 merkins at every light post on way back.
Mary – Abs Challenge: 25 Mountain Climbers IC, 25 WWII, 25 Freddie Mercury IC
Prayers for Spauldini’s M. Pentecost Sunday was last Sunday – the Birthday of the Church. Remembering the Holy Spirit giving the apostles the courage to leave their locked room and go out to preach the good news. May we all have the courage to be true witnesses to God’s greatness.
Signups for the Streak (run at least 1 mile per day) DM Big Blue if interested.
Moleskin – Always a pleasure to lead. I must say I had really hoped the main BRR instigator would have been here for the beatdown as I think this was good BRR training. Just want you to know that even though I AM NOT RUNNING the BRR, I do fully support you. I’m glad the other BRR runners, 4-wide and Patagonia, were there to reap the benefits.