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Blackjack in the Rain

So what happens when the Q plans a beatdown during his lunch break while taking the bar exam? And then the skies open up during the warmup and change almost all those plans? 7 pax found out firsthand in today’s saturated gloom. Here is what happened. Warmup: SSH Cotton Picker …

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The Electric Slide up 141

11 PAX posted strong on a balmy(comparatively speaking) Monday.  QIC stepped up our run game today and you guys did great.  If it was easy, then everybody would do it.  You are not everybody, you are weird and being weird is good.  Embrace the weirdness!  We are called to be …

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And….5-6-7-8!

6 posted this cool morning for a little warmup in between the fields in the dark spot, and on to several stations throughout The Rubicon. The Thang 20 SSH 20 Mountain Climbers 20 Cotton Pickers 20 Merkins Mosey to the Hill Triple Nickels; Triple 5’s 5 Merkins at bottom 5 …

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Dream Team

9 showed up this brisk morning for the Alpharetta Road Race. The weather has been cold so 38 degrees felt kinda warm this morning. The Pax might have actually dropped some sweat for a change. Warm up Mosey down to the children of the corn. 16 Side Straddle Hops 16 …

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Into the Abyss

It was still cold and dark this President’s Day, and 12 pax posted ready to descend into the darkness. Welcome Mr. Miyagi who was still standing even though he realized he was not in as good of shape as he thought. Welcome to the club. Wishing a half-hearted happy birthday …

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Partner up in threes

Today was a very partner based workout and since there were 5 PAX this AM, three guys had to partner up together.  So, we partnered up and then split up for our mosey up to the stadium up.  Two partners went down Old Milton and up Will Dr, while 3 …

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11’s and Mucho Chesto on the menu

The Rubicon welcomed 8 PAX on a glorious morning to take a beatdown and YHC obliged.  One thing that is becoming a constant at the Rubicon (besides Mufasa leading the pack in almost everything and Boomer quietly taking care of business and making things look so easy) is Def Con …

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0.0 Workouts Can Be Tough Too

***0.0 = workout completed without traveling more than 0.10 miles of distance 9 PAX strong for the coldest workout of the year thus far.  Challenge accepted and met by 9 tough dudes (Ratatouille even posted in shorts).  This also settled an argument between YHC and Peachy that went on for …

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