Winter is here. But that didn’t stop 4 hardy PAX from appearing on the angry shores of Okwata, where the winds were howling. YHC’s car said 37 degrees. Alas, YHC’s car does not have a wind-chill measurement; perhaps that is for the best. Somethings are best left unknown. 5:30 arrives, so the 4 frozen horsemen from setting off.
The Thang
YHC abandoned the planned Q in order to seek shelter behind the levee. Lets mosey! 10 seconds later, time for a quick return to the sidewalk to find an alternate path. Thank you, trailblazing Abacus, for alerting us to the puddles of mud and water! Sorry you had to step in it to discover for us…
Instead: Mosey down to Canal St, up and over the levee, seek shelter and dry ground on the City side of the levee.
Warmup with SSH, IW, then plank-o-rama. Cold seems to mess with Frac’s counting abilities. But we persevere…
Dora 1-2-3
Burpees x100, Merkins x200, Squats x300.
While Pax 1 reps, Pax 2 Lunge Walks up and down the levee – feel that howing, freezing wind hit your face at the top! The walk down added the extra “don’t slip and slide” risk. Frac and JV got the benefit of extra reps waiting on YHC and Abacus.
Head to the top for a 20 count (and grumbling about why we didn’t do the 20 count in the shelter at the bottom. Because we’re tough, that’s why)
HOP
Mosey to HOP for 4 stations: Bear crawl Up/Down the levee (the timer), Dips, Pull-Ups, LBCs. 2 rounds. I’m not exactly sure what JV does on the bear crawl down, but I think it involved frequent stops to smell the flowers. We don’t have all day, here….
Mosey back through the mud and puddles to the flag. Dang, that water is C.O.L.D. on the feets.
Time for Flutter Kicks x25.
Then close up with the faster countoff, name-o-rama, intentions and prayers that I’ve ever been a part of. “Nice seeing you gents, gotta run….” says everyone as they hustle back to their cars to try and restore feeling to extremeties.
