F3/Gauntlet-BackBlast.1/7/12-Back in Black

An opportunity dawns with the new year for those committed to your Brothers in the gloom. The shovel flag was planted and we got at it. 

The Pax:

BlackBird
L10
Dredd
OBT
Pinch
TD
Purple Crayon
Hawaii 5-0
Red Warrior
Peggy
Neil
Assless Chaps
Rook (LIFO)
Robo
Super Dave
Harley
Heat Miser
Gris
Dino

and…Canadian

Memory gets foggy from here…please sound off below. 

The Thang:

- katabasis

- hades crossing

- wall of shame

- plankarama

- merkins

- troll pull-ups (over and under-handed)

- bridge lunges

- greenway pivot squats

- greenway run

- one-legged wall squat knee-ups

- stair rail hill run

Pinch takes the helm…

- run to hamburger hill, partner up

- sprint halfway (2x)

- partner carry halfway to top (2x)

- merkins

- widearms

- triangles

- alternating partner carry to top

- silverado trail

- COT

3.3 miles, 53 minutes…http://connect.garmin.com/activity/139271469 is the output from OBT’s garmin.

Naked Moleskine:

_ After some holiday travel and word that RW was just being plain cruel in our absence, it was time to get back in the black. 

_ Mayans…There was a solid crew out this morning. Whether taking the Mayan calendar seriously and trying to get the most out of the final days or just feeling mean from giving up ____ for the new year, the crew had no quit…some abstentions, but no quiters. 

_ Snooze…For the first time in, I don’t know how long, I was up and on site early. Pinch was not so fortunate. The man of steel has systems and systems require time. The alarm failed him in its relentlessness and his system was disrupted. I believe that the pain he inflicted on us with the hill runs et al are directly correllated to his uncallibrated system. Let’s hope that his alarm works better this week. 

_ 49th Parallel…I don’t know if y’all have been paying attention, but this guy is quietly sneaking up toward the front of the pack at most stops. Watch out. 

_ Bell curve…the 43′s are under attack by 30 sometings. It’s going to be one heck of a fight. 

“The first and best victory is to conquer self.” – Plato

TD