09/11/2019 - the-asylum - 9/11 Tribute

The Thang

YHC started by explaining what we were going to do.
9 exercises, doing 11 reps of each.
Run 2001 meters (about 1.25 miles)

YHC arrived early to mark out the field. Turns out it’s a little less than a quarter mile all the way around, so we added a short side of the field to make each lap 0.25 miles.

Run lap
11 Squats IC
11 LBC’s IC
Run lap
11 Merkins (4-count) IC
11 SSH IC
Run lap
11 Lunges IC
11 Overhead claps IC
Run lap
11 Flutter kicks IC
11 Mountain climbers IC
Run lap
11 Burpees IC

Swedish Ham kindly called the Burpees for YHC, who could barely breathe.

10 count recovery. Mosey to picnic tables.

The World Trade Center towers had 110 stories. Inspired by F3 Bremen, we did 5 sets of 22 step-ups, totaling 110.

Slow mosey back to flag.

Thor’s Hammer – 1 BBSU, 4 American Hammers….2 BBSU, 8 American Hammers…..until you get to 10 BBSU, 40 American Hammers.

High Plank, alternating arms up.
Low plank.

YHC called it right at 6:11. Yes, it’s 4 minutes early. But YHC wanted to read something about 9/11 and still respect everyone’s time. Here’s what was read:

“Nineteen men hijacked four fuel-loaded US commercial airplanes bound for west coast destinations. A total of 2,977 people were killed in New York City, Washington, DC and outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

The attack was orchestrated by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

The Victims:
At the World Trade Center (WTC) site in Lower Manhattan, 2,753 people were killed when hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 were intentionally crashed into the north and south towers, or as a result of the crashes.

Of those who perished during the initial attacks and the subsequent collapses of the towers, 343 were New York City firefighters, 23 were New York City police officers and 37 were officers at the Port Authority.

The victims ranged in age from two to 85 years. Approximately 75-80% of the victims were men.

At the Pentagon in Washington, 184 people were killed when hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building.

Near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, 40 passengers and crew members aboard United Airlines Flight 93 died when the plane crashed into a field. It is believed that the hijackers crashed the plane in that location, rather than their unknown target, after the passengers and crew attempted to retake control of the flight deck.

As of July 2019, 1,644 (60%) of 2,753 WTC victims’ remains have been positively identified, according to the medical examiner’s office.”