One of our best AOs, OKWATA, is known for a few things: beautiful sunrises, H8!, the fountain, derkinns in the water, and of course… Quadraphilia!

The festivities actually began at app. 4:40 AM, when one dedicated PAX arrived to cut the grass on the levee. A true dedication to the AO. Whether he was preparing for the beatdown or auditioning for the landscaping crew remains unclear.

A decision had to be made this morning. At 5:15, five runners departed for a mosey, leaving behind four HIMs ready to work hard(er) by 5:30. Squints got the warm up started. I heard the black asphalt grabbers were amazing. YHC, meanwhile, gracefully meandered in at approximately 5:32, bringing the grand total to 11 PAX. Squints gracefully passed the torch to Mayhem. The group headed to the top of the levee, led by the ever-reliable Hawg. Warmup continued, but everyone knew what was coming.

The Main Attraction, why wait: Quadraphilia
Four minutes. Simple rules.
Always face the lake.
Run downhill to the grass line.
Backpedal up the levee to the apex.
Don’t stop. The goal = you vs. you.

4 minutes later, we discussed the numbers. Reports are in. All six PAX finished with exactly <10 laps each. Next time that will be different. Someone(s) will get 10 or 11. Oh the poor quads. Head to the Lakefront Eight benches. 1 Mayhem Merkin, 8 burpees 2 Mayhem Merkins, 7 burpees 3 Mayhem Merkins, 6 burpees …all the way through: 8 Mayhem Merkins, 1 burpee To the Fountain Three benches. Partner up. 25 dips as the timer Other two benches were step-ups and squats After every set: 3 Eight-Count Body Builders Two total rounds (six sets) for a grand total of 18 Eight-Count Body Builders and a bunch of other stuff, because somebody thought that sounded fun. To the Fountain’s Railing Jack Jack Webb Time was running short, so we started at six. 6 Merkins / Plank Jacks, 12 Air Presses 7 / 14 8 / 16 9 / 18 YHC declared - last upper or lower body, so push… 10 / 20 Mosey to the flag (where we saw some “runners” sitting and talking) for an easy two minutes of stretching. COT Close out passed to Saban, he did amazing Renaming of Cowbell 2 (Bongo’s 2.0). Why? Because he got stuck with Cowbell 2. Welcome back Fitch! NOTC tonight @ 6:30 NMM -When duty calls, you choose duty over being prompt - YHC late -Finally WP chose hanging out with YHC in lieu of a mosey or suggesting someone else mosey with YHC -Happy Birthday Saban! -Run, get beatdown, doesn’t matter, just show up -Always great to see the 2.0s in the gloom -Hawg is Hawg and will always be Hawg -YHC will surpass the Quadraphilia "goal" next time *OTHER UPDATE* Rudy has done an amazing job starting, running and growing Run Cajun Run. His search for an amazing replacement came up short. So he settled on YHC. Today the commitment was made. There will be more people involved and called upon than he had in his committee lending a hand because I’m no Rudy. I need the help. Be ready for the call. Enjoy leading this group of men. SYITG!

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