YHC woke to the rumbling sounds of thunder in the distance. Pulled up the weather app on the phone – and it looked like it might be trouble. But – Rain or Shine, the workout is on. So out of bed, and off to the races. I did make one concession to the weather, grabbing the older shoes thinking that the rains and muds of Okwata might go well with the smelly dirty footwear…
Driving to Okwata, plenty of lightning strokes brightened the sky. But no rain. Pulled in to an empty lot at 5:25 and started to wonder whether all the rest of the PAX had more sense than I. But headlights did appear in the distance, and by 5:30 our PAX party of 6 was ready to roll. Disclaimer, then mosey towards the fountain.
Quick warm-up to get the blood flowing.
- SSH x30
- Slow Windmills x15
- IW x30
Walls of Jericho: Joshua, Chapter 6. The Lord commands Joshua to march his army around the walls of Jericho for 7 days. Each day, 7 priests carry rams heads. And the 7th day will bring the downfall of the walls. Commemorate this with a 7x7x7 exercise. 7 Exercises, each done for 7 reps – all IC. Then a lap around the walls (of the Mardi Gras Fountain). Repeat 7 times. Because its what I do, all 7 exercises are planks:
- Peter Parker
- Mountain Climber
- Parker Peter
- Plank Jacks
- Floyd Mayweather
- Shoulder Taps
- Merkins
Alas, the walls of the Mardi Gras fountain remained standing. In the midst of this (around day 4, I suppose), the rains started coming down. “How refreshing”, remarked Maverick. Strange one, that Mav…. But we mosey to the House of Pain to try and find a place to finish up out of the weather.
Wall of Fire: Another from the F3 Lexicon. Everyone grab some column space for People’s Chair. 1 by 1, each PAX steps out of the chair for 5 Burpees, 10 Merkins, 15 LBCs. Then return to the chair while the next PAX takes a turn. YHC had to call for a midway shake-em-out break. But we persevered.
The lightning was starting to make for a serious show. But Mav and Cowbell repeatedly assured the PAX that the storms were at least 2 or 3 miles away. So we continued.
Iron Sharpening: To give everyone a head start on their Pull Ups challenge, we split for 3 stations:
- Pull Ups AMRAP
- Alternating Step Ups AMRAP
- 20x Dips
Two cycles of this (covering 2 or 3 serious lightning flashes).
YHC had the seriously dumb though that “hey, maybe the storm has passed” based on about a 2 minute break without lightning. So decides to head to the top of the levee for some Quadrophelia. Right as we get to the top (as Milkman is already pressed to the ground to try and become as small as possible), one more massive lightning stroke is enough to convince YHC to call the session to a close 10 mins early.
Circle up in the HOP for Count-off, Name-o-rama, and our closing prayer. Lord, please bring blessings on those who care for the sick. Thanksgiving for the rains that bring life for all of us. See to the needs of the Farmers and Food Preparers who feed us all.
Hope to see you all tonight – 6:30 on the Greenway Circle outside Bayou Beer Garden for an F2 workout and social.
