Growing up in the Bluegrass state, the first Saturday in May was always a holy day of obligation for YHC. Now in New Orleans with Jazzfest, my faith has evolved. But today the PAX indulged YHC in some Kentucky Derby minutiae.
WARM UP – Slow mosey to WWI Memorial and Oval (the paddock) – and circle up.
- Windmills IC x 20
- SSH IC x 25 (There are 25 3 year olds in the Derby this year)
- Imperial Walkers IC x 25
- Turfgrabbers IC x 10
- More stretching
Then slow mosey on the track to the fork in the path to Prytania St. From there around the track down to Magazine is 10 furlongs, or 1.25 miles – the length of the Derby. Thoroughbreds run that distance in the most exciting 2 minutes in sports. PAX self-divided into 3 groups based on speed. The steady group left first, while two speedier groups did freddy mercury for one minute. Second group left after one minute while the last group did LBCs for one minute. Then last group took off. Despite a solid AYG showing from the PAX, the event was decidedly less exciting then the Derby.
Reconvened at Magazine St. LBCs and Planks until all the PAX arrived.
THANG#2 Mosey toward the parking area near the flag for The Triple Crown. PAX pair up, while one exercises, the other makes a loop around the parking lot.
- 75 (1875 first year of the Derby) Burpees
- 91 lunges (2 is 1) (91-1 are the the longest odds of a Derby Winner – Donerail in 1913)
- 150 Muhammad Ali s, the Louisville Legend (aka, floyd mayweathers) (150,000 of your closest friends attend the Derby every year)
YHC modified the Muhammad Alis as time was running out. Quick mosey to the Flag, Counterama, Name-o-rama, Announcements and Intentions.
