Getting Killery at the Distillery

YHC was halfway through his craziest week at work in the last 5 years when a text message from Madoff was received (and ignored til about 8pm) about hoping something killer was in store for my Q on Thursday. Maybe it was the frustration of the...

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Ayes can 22 too

The 5th edition of this year’s 22 challenge, it was the first day after YHC turned 22. YHC’s first beatdown as an Aye! After 8.5 years receiving Hate as a 30-something, it seemed appropriate to herald in a new era with a 22 beatdown...

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Man, I like arugula. F*** you!

YHC & Schlitz for the pre-5k. $5 got some EC work as well. 8 were gathered as the clock struck 0530, and by 0531 three more had joined and the MC was flowing. Schlitz was sounding his gloom horn and it was stinky as hell, and he went into...

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Not a good one after the Murph

What a morning and what a turn out! For the Murph and the Beatdown. Always good to see so many pax posting. So cheers to it!   I had no idea what the Murph was even though I could have googled it. I did not. Matter fact-I wrote the stupid...

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Do You Even Burpee Bro?

The Pain 100 Burpees 100 Monkey Humpers 100 Burpees 100 Skull Crushers 100 Burpees 100 Merkins 100 Burpees   PAX selected their rock. YHC advised that the rock would be their friend for the next 45 minutes so select one wisely. The theme was...

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Tools and Nature

An absolutely beautiful Winston Salem morning saw 7 knuckleheads try their darndest to get 1% better in the greater Sherwood Elementary area. Are you curious what that might have looked and sounded like? Would you be interested in a play-by-play...

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Out of Towners, or Symmetrical

Warmarama: SSHs, Abe Vigodas, Whirlies, Up/Down Dawgs, Calves, Cherry Pies   The Thang Mosey up from the park on 4th, left on Main, down to 1st Street.  Find some curb for bear crawl to median + 5 merkins + crawl bear back to curb.  Do it 3...

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Miller Time – High Life

3 Pax braved my virgin Q at the High Life yesterday at Miller Park.  The rain had stopped and while it was humid, YHC was surprised to see only 3 Pax waiting on my arrival.  This is a great AO and great chance to meet new Pax who find morning...

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Why 11 Matters

All was revealed this fine Saturday to the intrepid PAX. 11 is my M’s birthday and I REALLY like her. A LOT. So after the time wasting of warm ups we slow moseyed to the coupons and grabbed one for.. THE THANG: We met in 1981, so 81 squats...

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Keeping it moving at #TheIronThrone

The reached out a while back asking for a Q, so was happy and honored to oblige.  Twas a cool morning and a fine range of pax gathered,  In anticipation of a less than challenging beatdown, some wisely got some bonus running in beforehand.  Maybe...

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5-10-20-24 UA Beatdown

It was a nice 63 degree morning on the tenth of May in the year of our Lord 2024.  Pollen was thick but I was ready to go.   I had seen on Slack the night before that @Schlitz had a sick child and anyone who has children knows how heart-wrenching...

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