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No Flags, One Ball

No flags in the city or apparently in the rocky outskirts this morning. The uptown PAX instead turned their attention to a medicine ball resting in the circle. After a brief disclaimer, we moseyed to the bandstand. Luckily the intimidating, statuesque figure from last week was no where to be …

Goodyear

Gathered around Old Glory in the damned cold (47). Then after a lame disclaimer, off to The Thang. We first moseyed around until we came to the front of Tulane for a COP: 30x IC SSH 5 burpees 20x IC lunges 20x IC imperial walkers 25x merkins 25x plank jacks …

9,600

“In union, there is strength” – Aesop A chilly gloom this morning.  It was also my VQ at a Saturday City Park and final AO for the #cycleQ. Cowbell and YHC were worried no one would show up as we pulled in about 10 minutes early, but like clockwork with 5 …

Japanese Torture

18 men in the gloom. A beautiful thing, and the weather was pleasantly cool. Mosey to bandstand down to the ledge by the pond to put on a show for the man standing and staring on the bandstand. Channing Tatum x15 in cadence (right leg step up) Tatum Channing x15 …

610 Stomp #16

As the QIC (Q In Charge), I selected the route for today’s stomp. Nine men, including one FNG, headed towards the bayou. We went a little further on this route this time. At Stomp #15 per my GPS watch, two blocks past Canal Street is 4.3 miles. We ran to …

Carrying your cross

“I believe God puts adversity in our lives not to hold us back, but to push us forward.  Adversity forces us out of our comfort zone to make us better and stronger.” – Dr. Gene Orlowsky. 8 men gathered for this downPAINment in the Gloom.  As the clock was approaching …

Museum tour

A mild morning: nice day for a museum tour for JV’s first Saturday Q. To the great lawn (to pick up stragglers) for a short warm-up: 30x IC SSH, 29x IC Hill Billies, 15+15x IC arm circles. I think there was something else, but I can’t remember what it was. …

Black Friday Beatdown

Five men gathered around the virtual shovel-flag, gave the Disclaimer and….one more joins us as we step off. Mosey straight to the Tulane sign for COP: -SSH x 30 IC -IW x 30 IC -Arm Circles x 30 IC (15 each direction) -Peter Parkers x 20 IC Mosey to the …