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Rucking Party

Backblast! Rucking PartyCOUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:

Date: 5/24/2021

AO: Flag Pole Hill

PAX: Alright Alright Icebox Jennay Oatmeal Silent Bob Stingray Trash Panda Rabbit from F3 Memphis (I think?)
Q: Teasip
Count: 9
 
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Given as we started
 
WARM-O-RAMA:
N/A
 
THA THANG:
Did the normal ruck route
 
MARY:
N/A
 
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out
 
MOLESKIN:
Big crowd for MRM, including 4 pups (Larry, Green, Maverick/F3 Goose and Stingray‘s pup whose name escapes me). Good mumble chatter amongst the group, including the first day away from the 2.0 for Alright Alright‘s M, moving and all that fun, Hilton Head and I’m sure other stuff I missed as Larry was much more interested in the smells than keeping up with the other ruckers. A lot of discussion about poor Green and how he would probably crush the DT route since he was ready to be let loose
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
  1. Carry the Load Next Weekend – Lots of open spots!
  2. Broga the weekend after (June 5th). M’s and 2.0s welcome!
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Beginning of the 2022 Mother’s Day Bod

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Avril, Draper, Gold Digger, Maverick, Meatball, Silent Bob
QIC: Teasip/Icebox

AO: FPH #doubletime #mrm
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given with COIVD Disclaimer

WARM-O-RAMA:
Chatter about Cane’s (see NMM for more detail)

THA THANG:
DT’ers ran two loops with 20 upright rows with coupons in between laps

Ruckers rucked up and down the big hill, with descending T Merkins at top and descending reverse crunches at bottom. Started at 20 and got to 17

MOLESKIN:
Several of the PAX got concerned when YHC started pulling out his coupons, but YHC explained it was just for between laps for the DTers. There was discussion about Avril’s Mother’s Day gift idea to Slippy and how he was a big fan and went “once a month.” As he was challenged by Draper about how good it is, Avril explained he really only goes for the sauce, as the chicken is simply the medium through which the sauce is delivered to his taste buds. 

YHC wasn’t sure of mumblechatter on the run, as Meatball, YHC, and Draper all ran separately with Avril and Gold Digger running and chatting together.

Icebox was sure to mention that the hills with the exercises led to him and Silent Bob “hoofing it pretty good”, but this was “a better beatdown than Rump’s bear crawl vision quest” 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. F3 McKinney Launch
2. Memorial Day Carry the Load

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MRM/DT

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Swiper
QIC: Oatmeal

AO: FPH

F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given

WARM-O-RAMA:
None

THA THANG:

Swiper ran 5 miles

YHC rucked a little less than 3 miles

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out.

OLESKIN:

None since we were no where in the same vicinity.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • GrowRuck Alamo 4/9-4/11
  • F3 Golf…
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Doubletime – MRM (no mutts)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Oatmeal, PowPow
QIC: Swiper

AO: Flag Pole Hill     
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Yes

THA THANG:
Swiper – DT Loop (2x); Oatmeal, PowPow – Ruck (1x)

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out, and asked for strength this week. 

MOLESKIN:
Some talk about soreness in groins, hips and calves after the 4x4x24; focus on shifting from running to rucking in preparation for TX Independence Day.  There may have also been some chatter about attendance being light this morning, probably due to the windy conditions.  YHC also spotted a coyote before starting, which provided an extra reason to stay alert.  

 

 

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DT – Cold Enough to Sweat

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Slippy, Avril, Draper, 
QIC: Swiper

AO: Flag Pole Hill
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given

THA THANG:
2 x 2.5 mi. DT Laps 

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out and encouraged all to pray for strength this week, in anything they do.  

MOLESKIN:
PAX were impressed with the amount of sweat the Slippy generated in the sub-40 degree temps while clipping a ~7:15 pace. Draper was pleased that the six pickup wasn’t too far and was able to keep Avril and YHC in his sights. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. 4x4x24 discussed as all are planning to participate on some level
2. INSERT

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Synchronized DT

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Slippy
QIC: Oatmeal

AO: Flag Pole Hill
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given

WARM-O-RAMA & THA THING:

2x 2.5mi lap


CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Skipped due to deluge and lightning.

MOLESKIN:

Slippy warned YHC that the skies were threatening.  YHC said we could Omaha if there was lightning.  Lap 2 the skies unleashed their fury.  We were too far in when the lightning started to turn around.  Finished the 5 mi and parted ways quickly!

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Frosty Double Time

Swiper Michael Ryan and Slippy joined YHC for a frosty double time run this AM

The above mentioned, more athletic PAX cruised at a sub 8 minute pace and left me in their dust. So similarly to MRM I was alone but still managed to complete the loop twice before 0615

Mumblechatter was going strong after the run but a suspicious looking vehicle came in hot into the parking lot and beached themselves a few feet away from us so we called it a day

HBD Oatmeal!

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MRM/DT

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Princess Turtlehead, AlrightAlright, Stingray, Big Tex
QIC: Oatmeal

AO: Flag Pole Hill
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Ooops

WARM-O-RAMA:
None

THA THANG:

Princess Turtlehead, AlrightAlright and YHC ran the 2.5m loop x 2

Stingray and Big Tex rucked the loop once

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out. 

Jan 1 @ midnight: Oatmeal’s Completely Unplanned and Utterly Solo workout at Klyde Warren Park

Feb 5/6: Sauce’s 4x4x24.  Even if you cannot run every four hours, show up and ruck, walk, bear crawl, duck walk the four-mile stretches!

MOLESKIN:
Obviously no mumble chatter between the runners.  Ruckers, I assume were on the verge of solving for world peace.  I’ll let them comment if there was anything less pithy. 

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Arctic Blast DT/MRM

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: AlrightAlright (DT), Special Sauce (DT), Swiper (DT), Icebox (Ruck), F150 (Ruck)
QIC: Oatmeal

AO: Flag Pole Hill
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given via telepathy (All PAX were veterans)

THA THANG:
Four PAX took off on a DT run around the normal course.  

Two PAX took off with their rucks sans mutts as it was deemed too chilly for the pooches.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out

MOLESKIN:
YHC was proud to keep AlrightAlright in his sights for most of the run, something that is normally not the case.  YHC set a new PR, to which I attribute to some R&R over Thanksgiving.  AA attributed his sub-par performance to a full weeks worth of workouts and no rest, which proves that even the studs among us need rest!

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The Return of the Sweetest of Babies

AlrightAlright Sweet Baby PowPow joined YHC and Mav for this AM’s ruck

Swiper teamed up with Oatmeal for Double Time action

AA texted me while he was clearing the mechanism asking what the plan was for the ruck. Seemed like he was interested in accelerating his rucking/baby bjorn’ing skills so told him we’d do the don’t get lapped challenge

F150 also texted me this morning while he was clearing the mechanism, but that was about taking a picture, must have needed more time to clear since he didn’t make it to MRM

Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes Sweet Baby pulled up to MRM like it ain’t no thang, PowPow was so jazzed to see him that he ditched the jogging shoes for the ruck and combined forces with the Sweetest of Babies.

Oatmeal thought he was going to run alone a la the last two Stingray vision quest rucks but Swiper came in to give him some company

The runners did some hill work so the don’t get lapped challenge wasn’t as exciting

Ruckers split up into two groups, the idiots running with rucks and the non idiots normal rucking.

Everyone finished up with 5-10 minutes to spare so we did an AMRAP of 5 Special Sauce horizontal rope pull-ups (to be Lexicon’d later), 5 LBC’s, and 5 crab cakes

Mav was pretty pissed to be tied up during the AMRAP

Oatmeal led a great COT where the PAX opened up with prayer requests