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Tag: The 610 Stomp

  • 610 Stomp #69

    Yeah, yeah… YHC finally posted in the gloom… Rudy, Amnesty and Tool led the talking like this:

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    Not saying it wasn’t deserved.. this is the beauty of the 2nd F.   Let’s get to it, but first:

    DISCLAIMER

    The Thang

    We went the Bayou St. John route and turned around after 15 min to get in some track work. Rudy, Tool and YHC made it to Orleans Ave (3.15 miles roundtrip).  Amnesty, Da Parish, and Puddles kept on running out after the 15 min mark… not sure where they made it to.

    At 0600 hrs, Rudy, Tool and YHC started our laps around the track. The routine was simple.  Accelerated Sprint (start with slow jog and finish with sprint) the 100 m straight runs, and walk the curves.  We got around the track six times.

    With 2 minutes to spare, the track group moseyed to the flag to meet up with our distance runners, where we sealed the deal with 10x Burpees OYO and held the COT.  Thanks for letting me lead!

    Moleskin

    Tough Mudder is March 18th… all you have to do is sign up!

  • Puddles’s Kotter

    Five of F3 Nola’s finest met at the SF eager to improve. This was Puddles kotter after posting last year. He was asking for his buddy, Rudy. We explained he was out of town and would join us again soon. We stepped off for a nice easy four mile run. There was conversation and F2 for the whole run. On the way to and from the 2 mile turn around, Bienville St., Puddles hit every puddle along the way. It was a lovely morning for a run…with Puddles… After arriving at the SF, we “Sealed the Deal” with the traditional 10 burpees.

    Countoff, namerama, announcements, shoutouts, prayer and we’re out….

  • Stomp #67 – Change Up

    A modest PAX of 4 posted on Tuesday for the usual run/cardio fix.  An iffy forecast may have scared some of the fair weather fans away but we were greeted with dry conditions.  No one signed up for this week so YHC, being the site Q, decided to try a few variations of previous workouts.  The “standard” Bayou St. John route is always enjoyable but YHC thought we could use a change of scenery.  After the disclaimer, we were off in an Indian Run past the museum, then picking up the pace a notch down Lelong Ave and back to the track making for 1.5 miles total.  Quick breather at the edge of the track while YHC got the PAX on board for part B:  Goal of 10 laps on the track OYO, starting the first lap with 10 Burpees and descending down on each lap….always adding up to 11…which is something YHC realized halfway through.  T-claps to Rudy for pushing hard and making all ten laps.  T-claps to the rest of the PAX for getting near the goal.  T-claps to the SUNO track team that was practicing out there and making hurdle jumping look easy.  Time was ticking so mosey back to the virtual flag where we sealed the deal with 10 more Burpees.  Total distance for the morning was 3-4 miles and 55-65 Burpees.  Ended with a COT and prayer.

    The turnout on Tuesdays have been spotty.  Hopefully we can think of ways to keep it fresh and appealing…whether it be through straight up runs or other running/cardio variations or new routes or???  YHC asks the PAX to put their thinking caps on and sign up on the Q list.

    Tool

     

     

     

  • 610 Stomp #66 Merkins and Burpees

    It was a chilly, brisk morning in the gloom, where 7 men of F3 Nation gathered to take on the 610 Stomp.  YHC gave the disclaimer and the PAX was off.  YHC wanted to change things up, but not too much, so the PAX ran the traditional route along Bayou St. John and onto the Greenway.

    The Thang

    4:30 run, 0:30 Burpees,0:30 Rest
    4:30 run, 0:30 Merkins IC,0:30 Rest
    4:30 run, 0:30 Burpees,0:30 Rest
    4:30 run, 0:30 Merkins IC,0:30 Rest – Turnaround and head back
    4:30 run, 0:30 Burpees,0:30 Rest
    4:30 run, 0:30 Merkins IC,0:30 Rest
    4:30 run, 0:30 Burpees,0:30 Rest
    4:30 run, 0:30 Burpees,0:30 Rest – The PAX was too far ahead of slow YHC, so the IC Merkins probably wouldn’t have worked on the last evolution…..

    COT, sound off, name-o-rama, announcements, intentions and prayers. It’s always a pleasure to join the F3 NOLA PAX, but it’s an honor to lead.

  • 610 Stomp And Ruck

    Cool morning.  Front yesterday cooled the air in addition to dropping copious amounts of rain.  Thanks to the rain, the ground was finally soft enough to enable planting of a shovel flag (2 of them, in fact!).  Could have been a clean trifecta, but the owner of the 3rd flag continues to be #MIA.

    5 Ruckers and 3 Runners took off for the traditional 610 Stomp route.  Ruckers target 3 mile out and back, Runners target the 4.5 mile loop to Banks Street.  And they are off….

    FracSac, Tool and Rudy enjoyed the crisp air, and good conversations around the perils of buckling hardwood floors.  Who knew that humidity could wreak such trouble!  Finished back at the shovel flags to wrap up with Putins to Seal the Deal.  Quick Count-off, Name-o-Rama and Triangle of Man for closing prayer.  Thanks, guys!

    Ruckers finished shortly after the runners had went on their way.  Count-off, Name-o-Rama and a Pentagon of Man to close.

    Good luck to the Ruckers this week!!!

    All: It has been a long and contentious campaign season.  YHC has dug through his memory banks and finds very few that have matched this in rancor and tone.  YHC has been saddened at the number of conversations among friends and family that have devolved into bitterness and acrimony over the last many months.  I hope and pray earnestly for unity and forgiveness – for the people I have hurt when I have let passions get the better of me.  Disagree on proposals and plans of the party you consider the opposition.  But stop and look at the human being you are speaking (or arguing) with and realize that they yearn as desperately as you for leadership, for a better economy and the benefits that it brings, for peace and harmony, for the improvement in conditions for all.  Stop and consider the point of view and opinion of those you disagree with.  Try to understand them, and in that understanding try to learn something that you hadn’t previously known.  If you fail to understand today, try again tomorrow.  And try again the next day.  Let us live a life where we never stop seeking to understand those around us.

    Proverbs 18:2 A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.

  • 610 Stomp #61

    Luckily YHC went out the plan for my Q on #groupme the night before.  Ruck if you are a rucker and run if not.  As I rolled in hot, the group was already headed out – 3 runners and 2 ruckers (plus me).

    The Thang

    Amnesty, Cowbell, and I got in 2.75 miles of rucking, at a 15:45 pace.  We met the runners at the end and sealed the deal with 10 burpees.

    Moleskin

    • 15 minute pace is pretty fast when you are rucking.

  • 610 Stomp #60

    “Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear.” — Marcus Aurelius

    The Thang

    Mosey/ruck to the track.  Since we had 3 Rucks and 5 Pax, we split into 2 groups so we could share our rucks.

    Group #1: Rucked one lap OR ran two laps (the choice is yours) – they were the timer
    Group #2: Did the following exercises each round:

    Round #1: SSH – these sucked
    Round #2: Spider Holds (High Plank, then Right foot to Right hand – hold for 2 sec, then back…repeat other side)
    Round #3: Hip Openers (On your back, then right foot across left knee, and pull towards your body – hold for 2 sec, then back…repeat other side)
    Round #4: Flutter Kicks

    After that, used the track for some rucking/running.  Group #1 (3 Pax w/ rucks) rucked to the right. Group #2 (2 Pax w/out rucks) ran to the left.  Every time a runner meets a rucker; rucker passes the ruck to the runner, and both continue in their same direction.

    Times up.  Back to the flag for the COT.  Thanks for letting me lead.

    Naked Man Moleskin

    Convergence should be your only morning plans this Saturday!  Also, Amnesty will be hosting breakfast afterwards.  Bring what you can to help out.

    Tclaps to the Q’s for incorporating Ruck Training into their beatdowns.

  • Tuesday Change Up

    Seven men posted this morning for our usual Tuesday running/cardio fix.  City Park was bustling in the gloom with plenty of other fitness gurus…always good to see.  A few minutes before takeoff, YHC briefed the PAX on our plan which would be a twist on some of the normal Stomp workouts.  Disclaimer and off for:

    Round 1:  Indian Run past NOMA to red light near the bayou and back to flag.  Steady mosey to start and increase the pace past the museum.  Distance approx 1.5miles with a pace of 8:30 or so.  T-claps to Cowbell for tracking the pace.

    Round 2:  Mosey to the track where the PAX had the option to branch off in two groups

    Run/Burpee Group:  10 Brupees, 1 lap, 9 Burpees, 1 lap, 8 Burpees,….down to 1.  Goal was to run 10 laps total and 55 Burpees.  T-claps to Rudy for pushing hard and knocking out all 10 laps.  Way to show up us young bucks who did 8 before running out of time.

    Ruck Training Group:  Run Lap, stop for squat/lunge circuit, rinse and repeat a few times.  I’m not sure of the specifics on this but it was obvious the crew was pushing hard.  T-claps to Shorty, Cowbell, and Amnesty for committing to the upcoming GORUCK.

    COT announcements included:

    Need Q’s for Stomp (and Okwata)

    5k run this (and every?) Thursday w/ the Crescent City Closers.  Meet at The Basin in LV for 6:30.  Contact Da Parish for details.

    Two Year Convergence coming up on Sat, Oct 15.  Be there or be square.

    Many upcoming races and half-marathons along with the GORUCK.  Rumor has it Shorty is planning a Mt. Everest climb next spring and a swim across the Atlantic next summer.  Contact him for details.

    Prayer intentions for Mason, Da Parish’s grandmother, Brady (YHC’s son), and the residents/patients at Pinecrest where Brady has been for the past few months.

    Glad to lead and looking forward to the next one.

    Tool

     

     

     

  • 610 Stomp #58

    In the increasingly gloomier, but not really cooler gloom approached our 4 member PAX for the 58th running of the 610 Stomp.  After the disclaimer we set off on the bayou path with the intention of running 6 minutes at a normal pace and a 1 minute pick-up pace without breaks for 45 minutes.  Beetle (F3 ATL) joined after about 10 strides and pushed YHC the rest of the journey.

    After a short mooping break, YHC and Beetle finished a few minutes late to find the rest of the PAX (minus Forest) hanging around and relaxing Uptown style by the flag. How long had they been there, we may never know!

    Shout-Outs
    Brady receiving treatment and therapy in Pineville (Tool)
    Mason treatment and side effects from Chrons (Amnesty)
    Side Effects family moving – thank you

  • 610 Stomp #56

    Good turnout today at the 56th running of the 610 Stomp with 6 participants.  We went traditional today – Bayou route, 6 minutes on / 1 minute off with burpees during the “recovery.”  YHC gave the disclaimer, but didn’t take the time to explain where we were going to Da Parrish who was enjoying his first Stomp.  Luckily Tool and Amnesty were around to make sure he didn’t get lost.

    Moleskin

    T-claps all around:  To Amnesty and Tool for being faithful members of the Stomp, to Da Parrish for completing his first stom, to my running buddies, DQ and Fracsac.  They pushed it hard today.  We went to Cleveland Street, which according to Google Maps is a 4.2 mile round trip run.  That puts us at a 10:36  per mile pace for the entire stomp.  If it makes anyone feel better we were running at a 9:24  per mile pace during the running part.  Don’t worry about how I calculated that, just know that I have a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the Harvard of the South aka Arkansas State University.  (Actually, rumor has it that Harvard refers to itself as the Arkansas State of the North).

    Prayers for all of those that are suffering in our community.  Let’s look for opportunities everyday where we can help.

    -Hawg