AO: backblasts Q: Wayne Frost (Takedown) PAX: Aryaman Kulkarni (MasterChef), Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis), Marc Rubenstein (ScarU), Matt Hopkins (Brisket), Ramesh Adusumilli (Shades), Satya Adusumilli(Walker Texas Ranger), Sunny The Machine Sehgal, W. Jason Griffith (F3 Risky Business), Unicorn FNGs: None COUNT: 10 WARMUP: various stretches THE THANG: 4 corners MARY: various ANNOUNCEMENTg
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Ruck Around the Campus
AO: backblasts Q: Dick Clark PAX: Fred Kelly (Grassy Knoll), Hitchcock (Randy Sherman) FNGs: None COUNT: 3 WARMUP: standing soccer stretch THE THANG: 35 minutes, rucking and speed walking around the university campus MARY: none ANNOUNCEMENTS: Rising AO workouts are 30 minutes earlier, starting next week COT: thankful for the constancy and steadiness of ourContinue reading “Ruck Around the Campus”
Monday Tag Team Q
AO: ao-the-rising Q: Thunder , Achilles Estavillo (SideOut/JabJab/Scorpion K PAX: Matt Hopkins (Brisket), Ramesh Adusumilli (Shades), Morpheus, Fred Kelly (Grassy Knoll), W. Jason Griffith (F3 Risky Business) FNGs: None COUNT: 7 No Q was scheduled… Thunder & SideOut co-Q WARMUP: SSH Tippy Taps Runner Stretches THE THANG: Colosseum by Thunder Legs BD 20x each StepContinue reading “Monday Tag Team Q”
8Track-atTheAerie-2025-09-15
AO: ao-the-swamp Q: Patrick Chow (Black Hole) PAX: JM ROONEY (GROVER), Alan Hockenjos (Walden), Switchblade (Jack C.), Dustin Crosby (Kolisi) FNGs: None COUNT: 5 Conditions: 58 deg WARMUP: :muscle:⭕️, ⭕️ :muscle:, IW THE THANG: Ironpax Challenge Wk2 (see pic) MARY: none ANNOUNCEMENTS: ruck & refresh on Thursday COT: 1% stronger
Stadium walk and run
AO: backblasts Q: Dick Clark PAX: Subramanian Triprayar (F1), Srikanth Bondada (BabeRuth), Ritesh Mitra (Munchies), Striper FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: stretch OYO THE THANG: 50 minutes from the stadium to the canal Towpath MARY: none ANNOUNCEMENTS: Thursday pub stop in Pennington COT: thankful for everyone coming out on a Sunday morning!
Thursday SOT and Miles on Track
AO: backblasts Q: Marc Rubenstein (ScarU) PAX: Hitchcock (Randy Sherman), Srikanth Bondada (BabeRuth) FNGs: None COUNT: 3 WARMUP: DC stretches THE THANG: Stairs or running MARY: none ANNOUNCEMENTS: Launch of Anchor Sat, CPR, Iron Pax COT: Grateful
9-10-25
AO: ao-the-rising Q: Matt Hopkins (Brisket) PAX: Fred Kelly (Grassy Knoll), Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis), Achilles Estavillo (SideOut/JabJab/Scorpion K, Aryaman Kulkarni (MasterChef), Marc Rubenstein (ScarU) FNGs: None COUNT: 6 F3 Workout: “9-10-25” Date theme: September 10, 2025 45 minutes total ⸻ Warm-Up (5 min) All in cadence unless noted: • 9 SSH • 10 WeedContinue reading “9-10-25”
Stadium walk-run
AO: backblasts Q: Dick Clark PAX: Fred Kelly (Grassy Knoll) FNGs: None COUNT: 2 WARMUP: stretch OYO THE THANG: 35 minutes walking or running on the PU track. Fred Kelly (Grassy Knoll) did a lot of prep for IPC Week 1! MARY: none ANNOUNCEMENTS: launching The Anchor in Burlington on Saturday—come and support! COT: thankfulContinue reading “Stadium walk-run”
IPC-wk1-atTheSwamp-2025-09-08
AO: ao-the-swamp Q: Patrick Chow (Black Hole) PAX: JM ROONEY (GROVER) FNGs: None COUNT: 2 Conditions: 50 deg, met up at the track (aka TheAerie, after the Pennington school eagle mascot) WARMUP: :muscle:⭕️, ⭕️ :muscle:, windmills THE THANG: Feeks WOD (50 mins of thrusters w coupons and 100m sprints, see WOD pic) MARY: none ANNOUNCEMENTS:Continue reading “IPC-wk1-atTheSwamp-2025-09-08”
Wet Stadium-canal walk
AO: backblasts Q: Dick Clark PAX: Marc Rubenstein (ScarU), Srikanth Bondada (BabeRuth), Subramanian Triprayar (F1) FNGs: None COUNT: 4 WARMUP: thunders standing soccer stretches. THE THANG: 50 minutes, hiking from the stadium down to the Canal Towpath, over to Mapleton Road parking lot, and back. Marc Rubenstein (ScarU) set off on a half marathon, forContinue reading “Wet Stadium-canal walk”