Conditions :  51F and just finished raining!
Q : Spike
Beatdown  : 19 PAX posted, 1 FNG

YHC arrived early enough to get a good spot along the curb (no simple feat these days as the Blast Furnace!), planted the flag, and began stretching a bit.  The rain had just stopped (cheer!  Almost non-stop the past week) and guys were just starting to arrive. Boyant pulled up with 2 other PAX I hadn’t seen in forever (Chowdah and Gizmo) which was great to see.

Then Humboldt drives by, rolling down his window, as an FNG walks up to us.  Apparently Humboldt has been EH’ing him, but there goes Humboldt, off to jujitsu!  His loss!  05:30, time to roll.

A solid disclaimer was given, and a hearty AYE! was raised and then we circled up.

Warmup :  (5 minutes)

1. 10x SSHs – IC
2. 10x arm circles – IC
3. 10x circle arms IC
4. 10x chinooks IC
5. 10x sprinklers IC
6. 10x grass pickers IC
7. Plank Position – push down on toes (heels to ground) stretch
8. Best Stretch Ever – right leg 10 seconds, left leg 10 seconds with hands in the air
9. 10x Plank Jacks IC

The Thang :  Burpee Ladder

We moseyed down to the end of Reeves Park (on the 3rd avenue and Main Street corner) to start us off.
Each round, you start with the exercises from the previous round, add more.   YHC varied the merkin varieties, starting out with tempo merkins, then moving onto diamond, hand release, fingertip, knerkin and Mike Tysons.

Round 1 : 5 burpees

Mosey around to the corner by 2nd and Main Street.
Round 2 : 5 burpees + 10 tempo merkins

Mosey to the middle point along 2nd Avenue.
Round 3 : 5 burpees + 10 merkins + 15 Tempo LBCs

Mosey to the corner of 2nd Ave and Starr Street.
Round 4 : 5 burpees + 10 merkins + 15 Tempo  LBCs + 20 lunges

Mosey down to the VFW.
Round 5 : 5 burpees + 10 merkins + 15 Tempo LBCs + 20 lunges + 25 mountain climbers

Mosey down to the Bluebird Distillery on Starr and Bridge.
Round 6 : 5 burpees + 10 merkins + 15 Tempo LBCs + 20 lunges + 25 mountain climbers + 30 bobby hurleys

Mosey over to the parking lot behind the Ashland Street Public Parking garage on Bridge.
Round 7 : 5 burpees + 10 merkins + 15 Tempo LBCs + 20 lunges + 25 mountain climbers + 30 bobby hurleys + 35 sec plank

Mosey back to the Bluebird Distillery.
Round 8 : 5 burpees + 10 merkins + 15 Tempo LBCs + 20 lunges + 25 mountain climbers + 30 bobby hurleys + 35 sec plank + 40 SSHs

Mosey back to the VFW to circle up.  At that point, Peach whispered, “don’t we end at 0615?”  Looking down at my watch, YHC gasped and we did COT right then and there, because it was, as Peach pointed out, already 0615, and we had run out of time!

After COT, we moseyed back to the flag for a picture.

COUNT-O-RAMA : 19

COT / Announcements / Prayer Requests : 
Slinky VQ this Saturday!  We shared prayers regarding a local funeral, and reminded everyone to try and make the most of their time!

As always, it’s a blast to Q at the Blast Furnace  (pun intended!).  The rain held off, the weather was lovely at 51F (best we’ve seen in a long time in our area) and the guys were great this morning.  It is honor to be with these men in the Gloom!