Without Coconuts or Ringo to provide the kind of steady care that Granny needs, she has been on her last gasps for a few months now. We won’t go too far with the dying grandmother imagery (because that’s just tasteless), but let’s just say it’s been pretty bad here on Tuesday mornings. Four men, however, posted on this particularly gloomy morning to provide a little resuscitation. (Yes, this included Ei on his second consecutive post and third post of the month – don’t worry, Ei, no one’s keeping track.) And, with the promise of Chewy returning from his triathlon and Cowbell firmly locked in, things should hopefully be looking up this summer for our dear Granny.
So the intent of today’s workout was not to… take it easy, per se… but after Shooter’s brutal whipping yesterday at the Marsh, a lighter load might not be such a bad thing. So we started with…
Warmorama: Abe Vigodas x10 IC, good mornings x10 IC, arm circles… at this point Ei interrupted to note that this was actually exactly how Shooter began yesterday’s beatdown.
Exactly?
Oh well. On to reverse arm circles x20 IC, seal jacks x20 IC, and we’re off on a mosey to the tunnel.
The Thang:
First up, a set of 11’s: starting at the base of the tunnel with x1 burpee, backpedal up the largest hill in Mandeville and, with no Wacker in sight to complain, perform Sister Mary K’s x10 IC. With such a light crowd we did the 11’s together, and there was more chatter about The Dawn Wall (where we discovered that Cowbell was also a huge fan and had read the book), until the lack of moving air and burpees finally set in.
Mosey back toward the trailhead with a quick stop at the benches for Freak Nasties, x10 IC.
Onward, with Cowbell showing off his athleticism with a few cow-gongs, and then we were at the amphitheater stage for some Rochamburpees. Partners were Zoo and Ei, Cowbell and YHC. Chillcut plank, rock-paper-scissors, winner takes the merkins and loser takes the burpees. Count starts at 1 and play was up to 10. Losing in the beginning is pretty inconsequential, but a loss on the final two is just brutal. YHC was not sure what was going on with Zoo and Ei, as it looked like Ei was just laying on the ground watching Zoo do a bunch of burpees. Maybe he’s just that good at rock-paper-scissors?
Finally, back at the flag for a simple Mary of flutter kicks, x40 IC.
COT and Zoo prayed us out. Thank you guys for posting in this ideal weather, and giving me the opportunity to lead. SYITG.
