After several nights of great parade weather with many of the PAX riding and/or reveling, YHC was figuring we’d have a light turnout at The Mothership. Fortunately, a dozen die-hards mustered up the courage and energy to post for what would be a slight twist on our normal Saturday workouts. T-claps to Pace Car from F3 Houston for joining us. It was Mardi Gras weekend and lots going on near City Park with prep for Endymion so the plan called for some running up and down the parade route. With my co-Q having to back out last minute, all eyes were on YHC to bring a king cake burning beatdown. After briefing the PAX on what would be in store, we circled up under the Peristyle for a warmup COP:
- SSH X30
- Arm Circle X30
- IPW X20
- Low Slow Squat X20
- Low Country Crab (or Crab Cakes?) x20
- Mardi Gras Mambo Plank…back by popular demand (hold high plank while Mardi Gras Mambo is played. A plank jack for every “Mambo” in the song and a merkin for each “New Orleans”. Total count was a 2+ minute plank with about a dozen merkins and two dozen plank jacks)
After getting the juices flowing and in the carnival spirit, we moseyed over near City Park Ave and stopped for a Sudden Change of 10 Burpees. From there, we made our way to Orleans Ave with plans to reconvene past the red light at Carrollton. The PAX gradually spaced apart into a few groups that allowed the fast guys to go fast and the almost fast guys to run at a comfortable pace. Lots of other runners going up and down the route along with plenty of early morning parade goers, some of which offered us beads and beer. After planking to wait for the Six, YHC handed the mic over to Mr. Awesome for a round of:
- Jack Webs – One Merkin, two air presses,….up to 10 Merkins and 20 Shoulder Presses.
Short trot down Carrollton and ducked off on the Lafitte Greenway for an impromptu DJ style COP consisting of:
- High Post/Ledge Hip Slappers x10
- Russian Twist x20
- Freddie Merc x20
- Slow Dying Cockroach x20
- Nolan Ryan x10L, x10R
- Box Cutters x20
Run back to previous spot on neutral ground for another COP. Since the co-Q didn’t make it, YHC offered up the next five minutes to someone else. T-claps to Triple Shift for leading the following:
- Anti-Pullup (?) routine with Superman Pulls (?)x1 followed by Air Press x2 all the way up to x10&x20. Some mumble chatter about how awkward this may look to all of the nearby onlookers…like some strange ritual. It brought the burn.
Catch our breath and head back down the parade route on Orleans Ave and plank by the floats on Marconi….about 1/2 mile. Regroup for a jog past the floats to the nearby field for:
- Bearpees – 4 count Bear Crawl followed by 1 Burpee. Ascending count up to 40ct Bear Crawl and 10 Burpees. These were not easy but the PAX dug deep and made it happen.
With two minutes left, time to head back to the flag with a quick detour on the Great Lawn for another sudden change of 10 Burpees.
Total distance covered was 2.5 miles. T-claps to the guys for hopping in to help lead the COP’s and fill in for Amensty who was unable to make it. Solid COT and prayed for those in need as well as a safe Mardi Gras.
Thanks for giving me the chance to lead. Happy Mardi Gras to all!
Tool
Side Note: The intersection (Carrollton&Orleans) near where we did two COP’s is just feet from where the very bad car accident occurred later that night during the parade. Let’s make an extra effort to ensure that we we don’t let anyone we know get behind the wheel while intoxicated. Prayers to all of those injured that night.
