Here is the story of the 14 PAX who met in the gloom at the Birkdale clubhouse undeterred by vacations past, vacations future, and very high dew points.
5 PAX met earlier than the already early standard standard time to run 4 miles before boot camp. YHC was lured with an EZ pace disclaimer and quickly learned the previous week’s beach runs with minimal elevation gain would do no favors this morning. The rest of the group, including Don Ho, Auto, Turncoat, and Hoodie, all seemed to fare better and even discussed summer vacations for most of the route.
Tagless also ran a solo standard run prior to bootcamp.
Warmorama:
All IC: SSH, IST, Carrot Pullers, Mountain Climbers, Glute Bridges (not the other name I called them)
Thang: the idea was to have an out & back style bootcamp on the move across the fine Arnie’s Army AO…because BRR, ya know?
- Mosey to picnic tables:
- Dips x 10 IC
- Leg step ups x 10
- Mosey to/through monkey bars and Al Gore until everyone makes it through (It just didn't look like I was doing it, Toxic, because I'm tall). Some PAX went for bonus pull ups…either the workout was already too easy or YHC was not clear in commands (or some of both). Either way, kudos on those pull ups!
- Incline merkins x 10 IC
- Touch them butts (OYO!) x 20
- Mosey to the bridge for bearcrawl under plank bridge
- Mosey to Cockerham Dr for some Merkins (cut short due to oncoming traffic)
- Mosey to the teebox for hole 3 at Birkdale: Ladder up the hill, burpee 1 -> 5, squats 5 -> 1
- Head back to the bridge for another bearcrawl
- Mosey all the way back to the picnic tables for another set of dips
- Mosey to the pull up bars x 10 pull ups
- Mosey to parking lot for Mary: low flutter, crunchy frog, WW2 sit up, mason twist, merkin, plank
- Recover, recover!
YHC was thankful for a large, lively group this morning. There was a lot of good chatter throughout the morning and it was definitely needed to get through the soupy conditions (especially for YHC). The group looked like pros at everything as YHC was gasping for air, which in turn provided a push for the Q. Thanks, Auto, for the opportunity to lead today's workout.
Always an honor!
BM