The skies were clear, Okwata was quiet, and a brisk breeze was blowing from the south as 8 men gathered in the gloom. Disclaimer, then mosey . . . a quick lap around the fountain then across the street to the seawall and turn . . . east? Already the mumble chatter starts – “I’ve never been this way before; are we lost?” “Are we still in New Orleans?” – but we stop at the end of the palm trees and circle up.
COP # 1: Warmup (all x 20 IC)
- SSHs
- Abe Vigodas
- Bird Dogs
- Peter Parkers
- Plank Jacks
- IWs
- Sun Gods (10 each way)
Quick mosey . . . 10 yards to the first palm tree.
COP #2 (well, not really a circle): King of Hearts
- 10 planters, so 10 Irkins on the first planter, then sprint to the end and backpedal to the second planter, 9 Irkins, sprint, backpedal, and so on. Plank and wait at the end.
A lot of huffing and puffing from the PAX, as the backpedaling took its toll. So onward. Mosey to the west and, oh look, more palm trees.
- 8 planters, so 8 dips on the first planter, Carioca to the end on the street side and back on the lake side (to avoid collisions), always facing Okwata, 7 dips on the second planter, Carioca, and so on.
Now that the PAX are warmed up, continue moseying to the west, and guess what? More palm trees.
- 3 planters, so 6 Derkins, lateral shuffle to the end and back, 3 Derkins on the second planter, shuffle, and 1 Derkin on the last planter
Still some time left, so mosey across the street to Canal.
COP #3 (again, not really a circle): 4 Corners
YHC wrote down “horizontal squats” for the first corner, but couldn’t remember what he intended (resulting in much mumble chatter), so:
- Sprint up the levee to the second corner for Iron Mikes (split jumps) x 10 IC
- Crossover run to the third corner for Squat Jumps x 10 IC
- Sprint down the levee to the fourth corner for Hillbillies x 10 IC
- Crossover run back to the first corner for Low Slow Squats x 10 IC (during which YHC remembered what he meant by “horizontal squats” – another day)
Mosey back to the Flag for some Mary (all x 10 IC):
- American Hammers
- Hello Dollys
- Rosalitas
- Flutter Kicks
- Lance Armstrongs (both sides)
Time’s up so Count-Off, Name-o-rama, Announcements/Intentions, and a Prayer.
Thanks for giving me the opportunity to lead.
