10/08/2022 - foxtrot - The Race is On

BackBlast:

I stole this Amazing Race beatdown from another FiA location years ago and bring it out from time to time.  I tried earlier this year but it was raining and we weren’t able to do it.  Today the weather turned out to be gorgeous and the park wasn’t too crowded for the most part so it was a perfect day to do it.  A few of the ladies were running a couple of minutes behind so we started with some stretching, some toy soldiers IC, some through the tunnels IC, and some jumping jacks while everyone was driving in and getting ready to go.

For those of you who have seen the TV show “The Amazing Race” you know it is a game of physical and mental challenges, memory tests, and lots of endurance.  I asked the ladies to pair up in small groups with those of similar running/walking stamina.  Then we started the race.

Round 1

Five stacks of cones in 5 different colors are hidden around the park.  Each stack of cones has an associated exercise.  The PAX partnered up to race around the park to pick up the 5 different cone colors, then return to the mat for the win for that part of the race.  Need a hint on where to find a location?  That will cost you 10 inchworms or 10 burpees.  In the end, each PAX member will have a stack of 5 different color cones.

Exercises for Round 1

50 morracan night clubs

25 pushups

100 hallelujahs

25 sets of raggedy anns

50 sumo squats

Round 2

Starting at the mat, you will choose one color cone from the stack collected in Round 1.  You will run to the Round 1 locations, flip over the card to find a color and a new exercise.  You must match the cone to the color on the paper.  If you do not match, you must do the exercise and move on to another station until you find the corresponding color to your chosen cone.  If you match, do the exercise, leave the cone, then return to the mat to pick up your next cone.  Want to switch colors at the mat?  That will cost you the 10 inchworms or 10 burpees.  Once all of your cones are gone, return to the mat.

Round 2 exercises

30 lunge sets

25 front kick sets

30 imperial walker sets

50 calf raises

50 scarecrows

We had 2 very competitive teams but the ultimate winners were Smooth Operator, Semper Fi, and Aquamarine.  I think at the end several of the running teams had in around 3 miles. Thanks for racing with me ladies.