There’s been a lot of buzz recently around The Uptowner at Pontiff and being brought back to its original form and greatness after a F3 Pontiff Forefather stepped up as Site Q. I think another Site Q has felt a little slighted by this love for Friday over Wednesday.

So when I signed up for the next available Uptowner a month from now, I had to pick up the next El Diablo which was wide open for the taking.

Pax of 8
– [ ] Bogey first at site
– [ ] Two more arrived by bike
– [ ] One by foot with a coffee in hand
– [ ] One from Uptown making his first appearance at Pontiff
– [ ] One rolled up half way through Warmup
– [ ] And One (long awaited second post) got stuck by the train and never could find us so did his own work and joined as at the flag for COT

Warmup at the Field:

31 IC SSH
Grass Grabbers
Low slow squat
Hill Billies
Thai Fighters
Tempo merkins
Mountain climbers
Self love

The Thang (inspired by a recent Down range Q called a string of pearls).

The string was the pontiff path and there were pearls (stations) along the way. It was designed for 10 stations but accomplished 8 in the time allotted. This was my first trial run so plan to perfect in the future.

We went in a South to North direction stopping about every 100 yards or so

Station 1:

2 rounds
10 burpees OYO
20 plank jacks

Station 2:

2 rounds
20 squats
20 LBC’s

Station 3: (playground)
2 rounds
5 – 10 pull-ups
20 flutter kicks

Station 4:
2 rounds
20 Bonnie Blairs 2 is one
20 American hammers

It was around this time I noticed Mr. Rogers had modified. I asked if he was having back issues and answered no it’s stomach cramps.

Station 5:
2 rounds
10 alternating side lunges
15 crunchy frogs

By the time we had come to a halt, Mr. Rogers was telling the pax he was off to find a restroom and before anyone could tell him all bathrooms were locked.

Bogey proceeded to share his SHARTING story about being in an elevator in a hotel after a lot of red wine at dinner and he shit himself. Right after he was joined by a couple. He said the smell was vile.

Station 6:
2 rounds
20 wife pleasers
20 penguins

Station 7:
2 rounds
20 monkey humpers
20 hello dolly’s

Mr. Rogers returns with a huge smile on his face and a few pounds lighter. We asked where he took care of business and he said behind the wooden fence on the railroad tracks. I had a lot of Questions but stayed on course with the Q.

Station 8:
2 rounds
5 Mayhem Merkins
20 Freddie mercuries

This ended up being the last pearl partly due to my MM count floundering in Round 2 after Mr. Roger’s refused to go along with the count.

Around this time a female walker walked over the tracks right near Mr. Roger’s land mine. She was about 5 mins late of catching him in the act.

As 6:14 approached, we bypassed the rock pile (Station 9) and headed back to the Flag.

Ended with COT, prayer of generosity, and memories hard to forgot!