VQ – Hear a Train a Comin

5:30 Gathered at the place a flag might be if someone brought one.  Because we were headed toward the river, and not the Skinny’s usual lakebound direction, YHC held for an extra 30 seconds for PAX who didn’t watch GoT until the 11:00pm slot and were lateshows. Mosey across Magazine to  zoo overflow parking field for warm up COP:

• SSH x20 IC
• Peter Parkers x20 IC
• Smurfjacks x20IC
• Parker Peters x20 IC
• Kentucky Uncles (hillbillies) 20 IC

Then we used the four corners of the squarish field for some OYO BLIMPS.

• 5 Burpees. Run to next corner.
• 10 Lunges each leg. Run to next corner.
• 15 Imperial Walkers. Run to next corner.
• 20 Merkins. Run to next corner.
• 25 Plank Jacks. Run to next corner.
• 30 Squats. Run to next corner.
• Plank and wait for the PAX to finish.

Next we moseyed around the NORD pool toward downtown to the long green wall in front of the Reptile House that protects the animals of the zoo from the wildlings of NOLA. PAX grabbed some wall for Ascending Testicles. Feet on the wall in a plank, working through:

•  15degrees (10 derkins)
• 45 deg (10 derkins);
• finishing with BTTW (hold for one minute)

There was some mumble chatter about loose rock in front of the wall and YHC promises to revisit this exercise under conditions that can accommodate the soft hands of the uptown PAX.

Next we moseyed back across the parking lot toward the ‘Fly, with the intention of finding some elevation at the levee.  However, a train announced it’s presence as we approached the gateway across the tracks. It was sitting still, and so as not to repeat the less-than-solid example of some carrollton booster dads clambering over parked train cars, YHC led the PAX back to the over flow parking field and the treeline along Magazine for some modified Dora. PAX partnered up and alternated running the tree line to the last tree and completed:

• 50 Dan Taylors (squat followed by 4 lunges is 1)
• 100 Iron Hulks (merkin followed by 4 air presses is 1)
• 150 LBCs

Time was working against us, so YHC modified to 75 Iron Hulks and PAX finished out the LBCs. We moseyed back to the flag and then did the count and name-o-rama. Three PAX skedaddled before COT, and one was a FNG. There were some proposed names for this FNG such as “splits” or “ghost,”  but there was consensus that we will find an appropriate name when he returns. Wrap with announcements and intentions, and the jesus prayer.

Thanks for the opportunity to Q .

-sandbar

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