Walking back to my house from the Uptowner, I met a man and woman walking their dogs. The man was in his 50s and dressed as if he might own a sailboat. It stood out to me that he was wearing sunglasses at 0630, so I will call him Shades.
Shades: You alright?
Hawgcycle: Yeah, why? Do I not look alright?
Shades: ….
Hawgcycle: …..
Shades: Well, I can tell you are not a bum.
Hawgcycle: …..
Shades: Where do you live?
Hawgcycle: …..
I’m pretty sure the fact that Shades told me he could tell I was not a bum means:
- He was pretty sure I was bum when he first saw me.
- He was still not sure that I was not a bum.
I’m not sure what the term bum means to Shades, but I am going to take this interaction as a compliment. My alarming appearance and fatigued stagger leaving the Uptowner Arena means I left it all at the AO. There is also the possibility that my disheveled hair, $3 flip-flops, painted toenails, and horrendous stench formed his opinion. I’m sticking with the former.
Here’s what put me in that state:
Warm-up
SSH x 30; IW x 31; Don Quixote x 15; Hug it out OYO while YHC gave some instructions.
Iron-Pax Pre-Challenge
20 Hand Release Merkins – 100 yard Bear Crawl – 20 Hand Release Merkins – 100 yard Bear Crawl for time.
Wood Hero WOD
400 meter run – 10 Burpee Box Jumps – 10 Sumo-Deadlift High-Pulls – 10 Rock Thrusters. AMRAP.
Most of us used the T-Shift Laundry Detergent Buckets to jump over for the Burpee Box Jumps. A few used the pump wall. We also used the buckets for the Sumo-Deadlift High-Pulls.
NMM
Many things were impressive about this group today:
- 9 guys posted – big turnout
- 5 guys wore red. Most ever
- All 9 were sub 8:00 on the challenge and ranked top 60ish
- All 9 attacked the Hero WOD after bearcrawling for days
Thanks to all those protecting freedoms around the world.
