June 7th, 2022 By Hops

Date: 6/4/2022

AO: OCT

QIC: Total Package

Pax:  Spud, Homeland, Catfish, Tombstone, Capt. Morgan, Scooter, Hops, Fire Chicken, Mountie, Popeye, Neverland, Mayhem

 

Warm up:

Jog to Bum wash in downtown Concord

 

Circle up:

SSH x 20

IST’s x 15

Soap grab

Arm circles

 

The Thang:

5 Stations named for one of the famous beaches at Normandy, France in honor of all Allied military personnel who gave their lives for us on this D-day anniversary 78 years ago minus 2.

Pax is asked to carry a small rock and pass among themselves the entire workout.

 

Top of Mugga

Sword Beach (East flank-secure Pegasus Bridge)

6-1 Ladder   (V-ups, squats)

Jog to first curve, return to top of Mugga

 

Mosey to steep parking lot next to 5/3 Bank

Juno Beach

5-1 Ladder (Burpees, Mtn. Climbers)

 

Mosey to Core Athletics baseball field on Church St.

Gold Beach

Bear crawl 40 yards on astroturf

10 windmill merkins

 

Mosey to Webb Field (Q lost key so Plan B implemented)

Omaha Beach

Partner up

Wheelbarrow up hill

Switch partner, repeato

 

Mosey to Coltrane Webb track

Utah Beach

5-1 Ladder   (Pullups, LBC’s)

Jog ½ lap around track

 

Mosey to Mary at OTC:

Low flutter

Criss cross flutter

Freddie Merck x 20

Pigeon stretch

Runners stretch

Windmill stretch

Deep breaths

 

Moleskin:

1. Thirteen faithful Pax gathered on a pleasant, 68 degree morning at OTC  for a Saturday morning DDay minus 2 beat down. A small rock was shown at the beginning of the workout and asked to be carried equally amongst the group for the duration.
2. The five workout stations were named after the five beaches of Allied invasion force who landed in Normandy, France on June 6, 1944 in honor of the 78^th anniversary of DDay. This workout had been recycled a number of times, however today held special meaning as Q had just returned from Normandy two weeks ago after having walked on those same beaches.
3. A new workout place, Core Athletics on Church Street, was used this morning to be a make believe Gold Beach and is probably where Q lost the key to Webb Field doing bear crawls.

Sorry about the improvisation at make believe Omaha Beach. I know how some of you really missed the Tunnel of Love on the grass! By Tombstone’s watch, we covered four miles of running and got an excellent full-body workout.

4. I appreciated everyone carrying an authentic Omaha Beach rock this morning. It’s hard for we young Americans to realize the extent of suffering and human carnage our Allied soldiers went through nearly eighty years ago. Not only did they contend with exploding mortars, mines and bullets, but those same rocks exploded as well.
5. D-day was always remembered at my house. Growing up with a father who was a B-17 pilot, he made sure we understood the importance of what happened on June 6, 1944. There isn’t a day that goes by I don’t think about him and the sacrifices that he and his entire generation made to allow our generation to live in freedom. So, thank your lucky stars that you live in the USA and always remember that freedom is not free!

 

Moleskin faithfully submitted by Total Package   6/4/22

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