And now, for something completely different…

The BackBlast:

It started in the bushes. Quite literally. The workout and the bitching. And that just pokes the bear. Well, pokes the Teddy Bear.

The Thang: Launch at 0530 and start down the same hill we always do. But wait, the Q suddenly jinks left and starts going UP the parking lot and runs off into bushes (and along the top of the hill above the baseball field and then back out onto the lot). Utter chaos and confusion. Cursing begins. The Rabbits, who hadn’t gotten into the bushes because they were the furthest ahead and now are at the back, see that they can skip the bushes and just run to catch YHC, which they promptly do. Diddy notices that YHC is huffing and puffing. “Gassed, Scrooge?” I can’t answer, as I’m in motion and cannot run and talk at the same time (I can barely run, as you already know). We arrive at Sedgefield & Poindexter, where most stop and get to watch Pusher, Diddy and Bo (rabbits) run an extra bit before heading back to us for a round of SSH. Recover and head UP Poindexter and towards South Blvd. (“Down Poindexter” would mean towards Park Rd – isn’t that obvious?). Stop and turn at Dorchester and up to the church. By this time, Geppetto is mumbling behind me about where this is going – “he’s taking us to the blocks”. How to slow down rabbits? Give them 60#. Block Party Partner Chase. Partner-up with one guy staying for an exercise and the other heading out with a coupon in each hand. Stationary PAX does 10 reps and catches his partner and they switch. Do that till we reach an intersection and then plank for the Six. Curly calls squats. Out of the parking lot to Dorchester and on a nice, leisurely tour of Sedgefield. Squats, Lunges, Sumo Jump Squats, Merkins, Burpees, Diamonds, etc. We covered 2.5 miles. My intel says that there was a bit of complaining.

NMM: Don’t think that giving Pusher 60# will matter much, as I mistakenly got him for a partner and watched him shuffle off rather quickly. Something must’ve been right about this Q, as it seemed to go as expected. Props will be given where earned, and I will say that Diddy and Geppetto were following along with Pusher, in that they moved along quite quickly with the blocks in-hand. The rest of us, well, we finished and that counts for a lot.
– KGB Alpha found out last Wednesday, that when he and KGB Beta are in the same AO, there is not a tear in the Space-Time Continuum that causes a Worm Hole, and thus, the end of existence – noted.
– Bo – how many beans can you carry in the International CXT – Macramé has offered to count for you, as long as you deposit the beans in a high-yield account that he has set-up
– Misenheimer said that carrying blocks has given him a new, ROSEy outlook on life – see what I did there?
– Curly was lost, as we took too many turns and didn’t stay in Dilworth.
– TIger Dog played “Tricycle” today. Figure out what that means…
– Chimay didn’t make it (must’ve not seen the pre-blast where he was mentioned) and has now HC’d for “the next time” and he is pushing to make some IMPROVEMENTS. I can’t wait. I know that you can’t either.
– Skyline admitted that that the whole “heart thing” was a joke, because there is NO WAY a guy that just had heart surgery could be back out posting again already (yes, I’ll say for this line that I’m being an ASS and we are GLAD to have him back this quickly!)
– As expected, Doobie sang the praises of the Q and said that after today, his dream is to join Dredd at ShoreCard on Tuesday (you can borrow my gear, brother)
– Snots and CT must’ve taken their blocks and run off into the darkness for an extra 4 miles. I’ll bring rucks for them when this happens again

YHC took us out.

PS – you bastards are great and I love coming out in the morning for an ass-kicking.