3 for a Q-Go-Round

Pax: Condensor, Papa Smurf, Snapshot. Temp: hot and muggy 7:00 am was getting close and we did not have a Q on hand.  With no FNG, we decided to split the beatdown into thirds.  Condensor took the lead and around the east side of the hill we went.  Our mosey consisted of circling the hill.  …

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Glory Days

IMG_7957 FullSizeRender IMG_7959 HIM = 9 VQ = Tugboat  2nd Q = Sir Wallace FNG = Tune Up PAX = SnapShot, Check Mate, Clutch, Pudge, Shotgun, Captain Ron 79F  82% Humidity   Warm up: Mosey around hill (the elevation changes took its toll as pax started to slow their pace). Regrouped at base of hill …

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An Up Hill Battle

  Q: Lancelot    Pax:  Clutch, Lancelot, & FNG, Brent Yoder “Dr. Feelgood”   Coming in on the end of an 8 mile Pre-Run, I scan the lot to see if any familiar cars have arrived, relieved to see that the Yukon was there. So thinking we’d be “The Lone Ranger & Tonto” this am, …

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Seeing some familiar faces

After making some contact with some pax I had not seen in awhile we had four for a Celery Beatdown this morning. Good to have Clutch, Diesel and Slater join me today. 5 core priciples Mozey around the Audubon building. We then began withOld man stretches, SSH, Strawberry, Michael Phelps, and Good mornings. We then …

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Just the Two of Us

Nice morning a little muggy 72 degrees. I arrived early at Mount Celery to get few hills in to see Steel had already beat me.  He had started his own workout.  So I started the hill.  I came back down the second time to find Papa Smurf looking around like he was lost.  We waited …

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Pre Skyway 10K Beatdown

Brisk morning 50ish degrees. As 7:00 am rolled around there was just three of us: Snapshot, Steel and Tin Man.  We began with some stretching excercises and then we mozied around the Audobon building to the east parking lot.  There we took a shot at Bings new Motivator. Tabata: 20 sec work, 10 sec off, …

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No Easy Way Out

        43F clear and breezy QIC: Sir Wallace PAX: Steel, Papa Smurf, F3 Toledo Ohio guests: Moana and Romano, FNG’s: ArmBar and TinMan           Intro: Spoke on core principles, welcomed F3 visitors and new guys to the group. Warmup: Big Mosie around Hill with HighKnees, Buttkickers, and Karaokes. …

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Your Name Is Your Beatdown

Saturday 1.18.2020  60 degrees. I arrived early at Celery Fields to a group of cyclers headed out for a cruise.  Hang Ten approached me as he was getting ready to head out with them.  Prayers for their safe return. The 7:00 o’clock bell rang and I was by myself.  Took a mosey around the outside …

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