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  • 610 Stomp #33

    A light crowd today…guess the thoroughbreds stayed in the stable, fartsacking… (that’s right, I’m calling you out).
    Four real men, YHC included- ;-), showed up to improve and grow. Plant the flag, Disclaimer and let’s step. This time we pushed through and skipped the stops. We made it a Tempo run. As we started, we had an Aggie take off like he was being chased by a Bengal Tiger. Yep, caught him. It was a beautiful morning for a hard run. When all four finished, we sealed the deal with 10 burpees, Countoff, namerama, announcements, shoutouts, and a prayer. See you at the Birdcage tomorrow with Mr. Awesome…always a severe beatdown.

  • 610 Stomp #31 – More Sprints!

    After back-to-back sprint workouts (thanks Hawg and Amnesty), my hammys were screaming at me as I dragged them out of bed.  What better way to start a cold New Orleans day than with MORE SPRINTS!

    First the Disclaimer for the 5 brave men and 1 Friendly New Dog.  Then off to the races.  6 minute run, 30 second sprint, 30 second recovery down the usual Bayou St John route.  But wait – who is that coming in hot?  Who else – welcome to the festivities, Hawg.  Thanks for pushing me guys, I hadn’t made it that far (top of the overpass) on the 610 stomp before.  I thought my hammys were sore before…

    Returned to the flag (1 minute late) for 10 OYO burpees to Seal the Deal.  Count off, Name-o-rama, Naming of the FND, and closing with a prayer.  As usual, I like to finish with St Ignatius Prayer for Generosity (though I drew a temporary blank on the first line – too much sprinting, I guess)

    Lord, teach me to be generous.

    Teach me to serve you as you deserve;

    to give, and not to count the costs;

    to fight, and not to heed the wounds;

    to toil, and not to seek for rest;

    to labor, and not to ask for reward, except that of knowing I am doing your will.

     

  • 610 Stomp #30

    “A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence.” – Jim Watkins

    Six men of NOLA, one man from Hartsville, SC (Tclaps Yankee of #WarZone), and YHC made up the Pax on this Tuesday gloom.  Lots of jargon being thrown around the flag as I attempted to give a quick overview of the route. Things settled down and I explained the theme of the workout – Persistence (YHC likes themes), and how I wanted the Pax to push themselves today… and as usual, the Pax killed it!  So let’s get to it, but first….

    DISCLAIMER

    The Thang:

    This is a workout that Q’s itself…4.5 mile run along the bayou to Banks St. and back & stop every 6 minutes to do burpees and/or walk and/or sprint for 1 minute.  Rinse and repeat until completing the course.  Each Pax modifies the workout at his own pace/distance.

    Pax held together for the first six minutes, then everyone fell in stride. Griswold and OSHA were off to the races.  Tool was giving Yankee a taste of his History Lessons around City Park.  At the end of the beatdown, everyone was accounted for around the flag, where we sealed the deal with 10OYO x Burpees, Name-o-rama, Shoutouts, and Prayer.

    Come out for the first ever double-Q hosted by Amnesty tomorrow:  1st Q @ 0530 at Birdcage; 2nd Q @ 1900 (a.k.a. 7pm) at Bayou Beer Garden (this is a 2nd F event = no beatdown, except maybe so 12oz curls)

  • 610 Stomp #29

    Sure, I’ll take the Q. DISCLAIMER.

    To break the usual routine, we started our run towards to museum, down the bayou and towards Banks Street. Crazy, I know! We started with 6 men eager to grow and improve themselves…get stronger, faster. As we reach the bayou, there was a flash and a gust of wind…oh, it’s only Nip/Tuck. Six minutes of running, one minute walking break (some did burpees). The studs ran to Banks and back. Others turned sooner, working to eventually keep up with the fast group. T-Claps to Rudy who has greatly improved over the last couple of months and is now a member of the lead group. When we met back at the flag, 10 burpees, countoff, namerama, announcements, shoutouts and a prayer.

  • 610 Stomp #28

    YHC returned to action at The 610 Stomp.  It was good to be back.  Some of the regulars were treated to a visit by RY as his M recovered from a PR in the Rock ‘n Roll half.  Some chit-chat, a quick disclaimer, a quick overview of the route and we were off.

    The Thang

    PAX choice today regarding how to treat the 1 minute interval.  Burpees seemed to be the pain of choice today.  Two groups of three formed.  The group YHC was in made it past Canal, but didn’t make it to Airline.  Banks St. I think.  It was dark and I was tired.  RY treated our group to some interesting history lessons about the statue of the Cuban National Hero Jose Marti at Banks and Jeff Davis.  Once we got back to Roosevelt Mall Nip/Tuck kicked it in to another gear.  T-claps for finishing strong.  Our group met back up with the others at the flag and we sealed the deal with 15 burpees, at which time RY let out a guttural yell akin to a Spartan going into battle, screaming 15! with all his might.

    Announcements

    Baton Rouge Mud Run 4/16 – Let’s do it! – http://www.battle611.com/battleofbatonrouge/

    Shout Outs

    Continued thanksgiving for our health and opportunity to come out and get better.  Special prayers for our Ms and 2.0s

     

  • 610 Stomp- 1 pax expected, 2 flag reality

    Based on RY’s email YHC went to bed the night before expecting the worst in the gloom- horrible rain storms and a one man PAX….

    …but that was definitely not the case.  The rain decided to hold off and the gloom in the park couldn’t have been nicer.  Much to my surprise, we had a PAX of 9 with 2 flags!!  I knew it was going to be a great day.

    Quick chatter about the weather and a little disclaimer and we were off.

    Most of the PAX decided to use the usual 1 minute of “free time” to sprint, while YHC stuck to some burpees.  They were like…

    The whole PAX ran their respective paces and before I knew it, it was 0615 and we were all gathered around the flag.

    Of course we had to finish with 10 burpees OYO.

    tclaps to Nip/Tuck for his first 610 Stomp post.

    We prayed for a great rest of the week and to stay safe for the storm to come.

    Thanks to all for joining me in the gloom!

    -Cowbell

  • 610 Stomp – SOBB

    Delightful crisp NOLA morning gloom.  Where was everyone?  Its my VQ – someone better be there!  And yes, out from the gloom emerge our #MidCity contingent of SFx and Tool, and Griswold too.  #Tclaps for you guys for making my first Q.  After almost forgetting the disclaimer – we were off.

    Sprint Out / Burpie Back

    Usual Bayou route.  6 Minute run, 30 second sprint, 30 second walk on the outbound leg.  6 minute run, 10 burpees on the inbound leg.  While clear in my head, I failed to articulate it.  No, we weren’t running 6 minute miles.  No, we weren’t sprinting for 6 minutes.  No, we weren’t doing 30 burpies.

    After getting everyone on the same page, off we ran. And sprinted. And burpied. And enjoyed the slow appearance of the sunrise showing a beautiful mist over The Big Lake.

    Griswold, Tool and YHC passed the time at the end with LBC x25 while waiting on SFx, who needed to show off by running further, farther and faster…. Then we gathered around the flag for 10 OYO burpies.

    Shout Out

    Prayers for Tool and his family, as they celebrate the life of his Grandmother. Shout out of joy for Griswold’s brother, welcoming a new son.  And prayers for our local F3 family – RY’s aunt, OSHA and Bubba’s wives, and Amnesty – get well soon, we miss you out here.

    Finish with St. Ignatius’s Prayer for Generosity.

    Thanks guys!

  • Two will do

    I thought Monday was lonely, but then there was this morning. Thanks, Tool, for not making me a PAX o’ one.
    A cool, crisp morning with not a single other person in sight. A ghost town in City Park, not a single car passed us along the Bayou. A steady if sluggish slog to Canal and back. Thanks, Tool, for holding back and hanging with a Q who’s slower than molasses. Running sux, so that’s why I do it. Tool did way more Burpees than the Q: about 20 to 1.
    But, hey, it’s Mardi Gras. Pass a good time.

  • 610 Stomp #22

    “To Fartlek tis better than to Fartsack” – Anonymous

    A sub-40s morning in NOLA as five men braved the cold to stomp the gloom.  We were missing some of the usual suspects.  Rumor has it that they have started a 6 days on / 6 days off routine.  YHC gave the disclaimer and we were off.

    The Thang

    We took the usual Bayou route.  6 minutes of jogging followed by 1 minute of the PAX choice.  Rinse and Repeat.  YHC has been wanting to substitute a 30 second sprint for the burpees every since I read about it’s introduction by SFx a few weeks ago.  I was also looking to stay away from burpees after the beatdown my lower back received during Heisenberg’s Rock City Q yesterday.  Thankfully SFx joined me in the sprints.  We made it to the middle of I-10 before we had to turn around.  On the way back we past a man impersonating Griswold.  Finally, at the start of Roosevelt Mall, we caught up to the real Griswold along with Tool and OSHA.  SFx was excited about the opportunity for the PAX to finish together for the first time in Stomp history.  Then Tool dashed his hopes as he shouted out “Finish Strong” and took off in a sprint.  This “Finish Strong” call proved to be far to early as YHC finished very weakly.  We sealed the deal with 15 burpees.  That’s how we Stomp.

    Shout Out

    Continues prayers for family members and friends facing health issue.

     

  • 610 Stomp #21

    “Whether you think you can, or whether you think you can’t, you’re right.”  – Henry Ford

    It was a brisky 41 degrees for this Stomp.  Rudy was first on the scene when YHC pulled up:

    I think he was reminiscing.. anyway, Cowbell and FNG (Rebelette) were next on the scene.. Rebelette was worried about his key placement, and should take a lesson from Cowbell (throwing them in the back of his truck) or Jingle Vador (puts them on his rear wheel)… any other suggestions by F3NOLA on key placement?? #preach  Once the N/S/W/E/Middle Park crew trekked over, the Pax had a lot of bouncing around the flag to get the cold away, so I decided to help them stay warm by starting the workout, but first….

    DISCLAIMER

    The Thang:

    This is a workout that Q’s itself…4.5 mile run along the bayou to Banks St. and back & stop every 6 minutes to do burpees and/or walk and/or sprint for 1 minute.  Rinse and repeat until completing the course.  Each man modifies the workout at his own pace/distance.

    This morning, SFX & YHC split off from the group, and our usual “1-minute-in” convo transpired:

    YHC: what you feel like doing today?

    SFX: you pick.

    YHC: (1-minute goes by) 12 burpees… what you think?

    SFX: (sighs) I guess that works.

    In the end, we decided on doing 12 burpees going out, and coming back we sprinted for 30 sec (I recommend this method).  We approached Banks St. with Amnesty and Rudy at our heels (Tclaps).  I don’t think Rudy enjoyed when we told him we were going to be sprinting for our 1-minute Lagniappe on the way back in … it’s too eplicit for this backblast.

    On the way back in, Tool was still doing burpees along the bayou (Tclaps), and Cowbell & Rebelette were the first to finish (Tclaps to both, esp. Rebelette who dove into his first 610 Stomp this gloom).

    Once the PAX was accounted for, we sealed the deal with 10 more burpees.  Tclaps to the Pax for the downPAINment today.. everyone was not feeling the cold by the end of this beatdown. Here is a picture of how each Pax looked:

    We ended with a COT, which included the Name-O-Rama (probably should change Rebelette’s name.. we had nothing except he hates Ole Miss), Shout-Outs, & Prayer.