Where is Santa?

YHC was in charge to lead the #PAX at Iron Throne. @Schlitz was supposed to, but something about not being able to Q twice in a row?! Yeah okay, sure thing @Schlitzy – I got you covered! To be honest, YHC is a little tired of the Christmas...

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TWIT (The Wet Iron Throne)

The weatherpersons got it right this time.  It was raining.  It was mid-40s.  It would have deterred many lesser men (including possibly YHC), but not the 10 HIMs who joined YHC at TIT for their morning red pill. Warmarama: SSHs, Abes, Whirlies...

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Jingle All The Way

YHC proclaimed that the EC run would start at 0500 on the dot, and rolled in the parking lot at 0502 to find a couple of loiterers. Thankfully they didn’t leave me behind, but they’re bad at following directions. The run was excellent...

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Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!

I knew I had the Q at Iron Throne in the month of October. I was desperately waiting to hear the challenge of the month so I could plan my beatdown. Oh, it’s Mike Tysons. Let’s bring it back to an old millennial’s childhood and do a Mike Tyson’s...

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Are You Calling Me a Cheater?

TIME WASTERS. Nobody cares.   BEATDOWN. Grab a block.   Reverse Peloton Rifle Carry blocks to the far end of the tennis court.  At any point, if someone needs to lower the block, all PAX do 3 blockees and earn a 5-count.   Do the...

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F3 makes coffee now?

YHC was up at 4:50, right as the first batch of that sweet, sweet bean finished brewing. One cup for me, the rest in the airport, the second batch started. I almost lost track of time (cat, book, comfy chair, a recipe for disaster…), but I...

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Hurts So Good

Sunday afternoon, Rubber Ducky messages me if I’m good for tomorrow. Wait, what? I thought my Iron Throne debut Q was in October. Okay, I can throw something together. I’ve had in the back of my mind a pain/hurt theme beatdown; there’s a lot of...

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Rowing Facts and Good Pain

Coming off a few weeks of stress and 14-hour days, I took the Murph off on Saturday and did Alcatraz which was perfect because it was a strength work minimal running workout to save my knees a bit.  I looked at the calendar on Sunday and messaged...

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IPC in July

BEATDOWN. Setup 4 cones were placed in the field about 20ish yards apart.  Note: I said “cone”, not “cup”.   Cone 1: Blockees Cone 2: Side-to-Side Merkins Cone 3: Coupon Thrusters Cone 4: Gas Pumps   Workout Murder Bunny from cone to...

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Cindy

A Bevo family trip to Alabama left an opening in the TIT Q-calendar that YHC happily claimed on a wickedly humid morning. Warmarama: SSHs, Abe Vigodas, Whirlies, Cherry Pies, Up/Down Dawg Stretches The Thang Mosey the long way around the school...

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