Always climbing

QIC: Sunshine

Date: 05/02/2019

PAX: Dirk, Sunburn, Ringwald, Sidekick, Free Candy, Jabooti, Back Pew, Peanuts, Goose, The Count, V2, Skitch, Iron Butt, Money Ball, Laces Out, Blind side

AO: Hill City


Conditions

Brace yourselves, summer is coming… a humid mid-60s with clear skies.


COP

Warmup at the Great Hall

  • Side Straddle Hop x20 in cadence
  • Cotton pickers x10 in cadence
  • Willy Mays Hays x10 in cadence
  • Mountain climbers x 10 in cadence
  • Alternating shoulder taps x 10 in cadence
  • Windmill x 15 in cadence
  • Little baby arm circles – forward x10 in cadence
  • Little baby arm circles – backwards x10 in cadence
  • Seal claps x10 in cadence
  • Moroccan night club x 10 in cadence

Mosey down the river, with a squats stop.

The Thang

Once we reached the big-steps, the fun began.

Climb-Descend-Climb

  • On big steps, 3 incline merkins, then shuffle in plank position, then move up, reversing direction each time
  • At top, reverse for decline merkins
  • Come back up to the top doing same with dips

Mt. Moriama suicide sprints

Everybody loves suicide sprints, so why not do them uphill as well? A walking rest was provided.


COT

On a long climb up, sometimes a down climb is required before you can go up again.


Moleskin

Hopeful for a speedy recovery to Roadhouse. Man of the day is Money Ball, on whom the Golden Glove was bestowed.



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