BlackOp BackBlast: Cox’s Park 12.18.17. Just the Tip

So let me be clear. YHC loves Cox. I mean how can you not. It’s new which is always exciting. It’s huge which lets us try new things. And it’s close to home so in reality I could get to Cox whenever I want.

However, today we got to explore Just the Tip. So here is what went down.

Pax: Duece, Red Roof, Captain Insane-o, Wham!, Digiorno, OJ, Zartan(QIC)

Conditions: Glorious. About 40 degrees and a slight breeze coming off the river.

Disclaimer given as a few PAX roll in. Pointed out that today was about checking out Cox as well as getting a good WO in. So we circled up for some COP

5 Boy-0s

20 SSH RIC

Kendra Newman’s

15 Grass Grabbers IC

Brisk mosey to boat ramp for Thang 1

Bearcrawl Donkey Merkin 11’s (David Bowie Mix) Since the boat ramp declines towards the water we started at the waters edge. 10 bearcrawls (each hand is 1/2) then 1 Merkin with a planked donkey kick, jog (soft j) down and you know the rest of how 11’s work. This was new and Donkey Merkins are for jackasses. Sure I will use them again soon.

We then ran the width of Cox, more long than wide, and jumped into Thurman Hutchins Park. Even though the name is not as cool, THP has some great features for future beat downs.

I settled on the baseball bleachers for Thang 2 (Still David Bowie )

2 groups completed the following with stair runners signaling the switch

1 PAX ran up and down the bleacher stairs 3xs

1 did step ups until relieved

1 did decline merkins until relieved

1 did dips

We ran through this until everyone completed 2 rotations.

Did a little recon and discovered we can get into one of the 2 baseball fields. Nugget will surely utilize this feature.

Moseyed to small parking lot for Thang 3

Broad Jump first 2 parking spots, lunge 2 parking spots and all you got up and back to starting line. Did this 3xs.

PAX was geeked about the playground and Death Bridge so we fanned out and explored the new features. CI found some rings, plenty of spots for pull-ups (RR sized PAX only) balance beams, weird hanging features and a slide.

Time dwindling, we Native American ran back to River Rd, looked both ways and crossed back into Cox. Noticed some bicycle U bars that will surely come into play at a future post.

We stopped at the rock garden for some possible Lindsay’s(?). We all claimed a rock for 5 jump ups and 10 LBCs. The 6:9, 7:8 until we finished with 10 jump ups and 5 LBCs.

Hard run back to flags for some Mary go round. Each PAX called an exercise and we stressed proper introduction and counting. But since I love burpees we stared with 5 Boy-Os

YHC Phiffer Kicks on my count

Digiorno Plank Jacks

OJ Dying CockRoaches

CI Freddy Mercury’s

Duece Big Boy Sit Ups

Wham! Superman’s

RedRoof Pickle Pounders Side Note- Serious MC about pickles pounding the soil of this new spot. Not a typical first date and not enough time to share it all. Just the Tip.

-YHC called 5 Boy-Os, more phiffer kicks and 5 more Boy-Os because we can.

COR, NOR and a few quick announcements. We thanked the Sky-Q for the strength to continue to get better and the ability to be there for our fellow brothers.

This group of HIMs continues to impress and surprise me.

YHC out