Pax in Attendance:
Lincoln Logs, Vlassic, Brad Pitt, 2 Step, Sister Act, Keilbassa, LifeLine, Father Time, FNG Portal (WELCOME!!) and YHC, Kill Switch
Started with a Mosey to the football field
Warm-a-Rama
10 – side straddle hops
10 – Don Quixote
10 – Tappy Taps
10 – SunGods each direction
Pre-Thang
Ze Triple nickel:
Pax lined up on the 50 yard line of the field
5 Bobby hurleys
Back pedal to the 30 yard line
5 Merkins
Run back to goal line
repeat twice more
The Thang
Moseyed up the hill to the shotput field. 6 cones were spread out. Playlist of instrumental horn music going. Not sure why I chose that, but it felt right for the morning.
Jumping right into it, pax split off into 3 groups
Six stations – the dice roll chooses your fate. Sprint to the station, complete the exercise at the station and come back for more. Dice can’t be Rolled until the 6 gets in, and Side-Straddle-Hop until the 6 gets there.
1 –Station 1 at the North Corner of the field
- 10 Merkins
- 10 Werkins
- 10 Chuck Norris
2 – Station 2 at the East corner of the field
- Lunge walk on the way back to Center field
3 – Station 3 at the South corner of the field
- 5 Alarm Clocks
- 15 Bobby Hurleys
4 – station 4 at the West corner of the field
- 15 Jump Tucks
5 – 5 burpees
6 – on your six!
30 big boy situps
Omaha was called at 6:06
The final run up the hill back to the shovel flags felt like it wasn’t going to end, but it did!
Mary –
American Hammers, Rancid Style, YHC sat in a puddle of water. This was oddly comforting.
TAPS
Father Time back in Action!!
Keilbassa’s wife traveling
COT – eyes up!
I got to see Dan Thurman talk last week at a work conference. The guy was amazing. 54 years old and did a hand stand on the podium of the conference room we were in. He could ride a unicycle and… He could juggle, not just tissues or tennis balls, but an axe, machete, and flail. He is a goal completer.
He explained the key to juggling is not ever looking down. You keep your eyes up and your hand will find the object. The only thing that matters is where you’re throwing the ball to, and that’s where your eyes stay.
He also explained that you need to keep your eyes up when you’re riding a unicycle, and that you’re always balancing. Theres no such thing as stability, so you lean towards the direction you want to go and then your legs will pedal to chase your lean.
These things are why Dan is a goal completer. He keeps his eyes up and while he’s focused upward, he leans toward the direction he wants his life to go and works to keep it going. There’s no such thing as the perfect balance of life, and it is a constant struggle to keep these balls of work family personal interests and faith in the air, but believe in yourself and put the work in, keep accelerating and crush your goal.
AYE!