6, then 7, then 6, then 5 came out for some old school Speed in glorious December weather…. PAX: Pavarotti (Q), Poutine (WD), Skipper, Powerball, Moscow Mule (WB), Shazam, Cat Call =>Follow the leader around AO to the front of RRMS and then partner up The Thang: Middle School Island Partner 1 run around the […]
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Pickle Burpee
A full dozen (12) joined a new Respect and got after it on a cold, windy morning…. =>Moving warmup around the parking lot with various exercises and then partner up The Thang: Figure Eights (for Murdock) You know the drill, but we only did each exercise twice Round 1 – Wall air press Round 2 […]
Cardio with a side of Speed
A halftener (5) laced ’em up for the return of a reformed Highlands Speed Q…. =>Warm up run to the bottom of the haunted hill at the entrance of RRMS The Thang: Haunted Hill Series Sprint up hill changing exercise every tree and then mosey back down Round 1 – front, back Round 2 – […]
The Huntersville Hustle
A halftener (5) laced ’em up for the return of a recovering Speed Q…. =>Warm up lap around the lot with some stairs in the mix (until grumpy golf guy arrived) The Thang: Sprints between the 2 parking islands (20 reps total for each) 10 mericans/merkins each (depending on the spelling) 5 merkins each 2 […]
Virtual Q Cardio Ladder
4 did some cardio using a regular, ol’ step ladder…. The Thang: Walk off 10 steps and set up ladder Warm up Run in place, 20 knee touches Run in place, 10 jump squats and rotate Run in place, 10 squat thrusts Repeato LADDER SERIES Round 1 20 mericans, 5 each and run around ladder […]
The Cruise Greatest Hits
6 Cruisers headed out in the gloom to take in the Greatest Hits of our Wednesday morning routes…. The Greatest Hits Thang: Firehouse loop Skyline Greenway 5k loop Parkway Golf course HCE entrance COT Pray Moleskin: Well, the rain held off and it was a decent morning for a run. I wanted to cover some […]
Iron Q-less Cardio
A great eight headed out in the cold gloom for some Speed….er….Cardio. It went something like this…. =>Follow the leader around AO to the golf course parking lot: The Thang: LADDER Line up at one island, sprint to other island, do exercise, sprint back, do exercise Rocky Balboas and Jump Squats – 10x to 1x […]
Cardio with Brinkley’s (tennis) Balls
A halftener (5) laced them up this morning to get the heart rate up utilizing some balls. It went something like this…. =>Grab one of Brinkley’s (tennis) balls and then follow the leader around the AO to the back side of the middle school (while looking for Skipper’s classic CRV) The Thang: WARM UP Do […]
Cardio 200
A great 8 decided to join a reformed “Speed” Q for a lil’ bit of cardio. It went something like this…. =>Follow the leader around AO to the back of HCE The Thang: Warm up Native American run around the DOT 200M track and then partner up. Partners do a set of the exercises given […]
Lake Loop Cruise
A great 8 ventured out into the mild gloom for a pre-Thanksgiving loop around the lake. The Thang: =>Gather the PAX and then shoot out the rabbit hole (after the Q forgot the directions he just instructed)….. Route Down Highland Creek Parkway towards the Eastfield entrance Take a left on McChesney and follow it all […]