17 HIM showed up on a beautiful Saturday morning for a Yukon beatdown! @quattro, doodle, sinko, squirt, pick, @biddie, @bunt, @whirlybird, schwartz, @looney-tunes, @semi, @ruxpin, @tommy boy (down range from Cleveland, Ohio), @chauffer, @probe, @fireplex, @yukon all made it out and finished the running group! Great push men, we totaled 2.66 miles this morning. And some of you didn’t think you could run that far.
Warm-O-Rama
- 16 Side Straddle Hops (I/C)
- 16 Cherry Pickers (I/C)
- 16 Dancing Bears (I/C)
- 16 Windmills (I/C)
The Thang
- Leg #1-Patiot Run (two lines) to the intersection of Wagamon and Garden. 10 Burpees then Jail Break to the intersection of Garden and Rowland. 22 Peter Parkers (Spiderman) I/C. Jail Break back to the intersection of Wagamon and Garden. Toy Soldier set (50, 25, 15) and hold 6″ for the 6.
- Leg #2-Patriot Run (two lines) to the playground end of the Elementary School parking lot. 10 Compass Squats OYO then NUR to grass past the Middle School. 20 Merkins I/C. Toy Soldier set (50, 25, 15). Hold 6″ for the 6.
- Leg #3-Patriot Run (two lines) to the grass lot behind the Catholic Church. 10 Iron Mike’s OYO. 16 Mike Tyson’s I/C. Mosey back to the circle and finish the third leg with a Toy Soldier Set (50, 25, 15). Hold 6″ for the 6.
3rd F
Guantanamo Bay – On June 10, 1898, U.S. Marines landed at Guantanamo Bay. For the next month, American troops fought a land war in Cuba that resulted in the end of Spanish colonial rule in the Western Hemisphere. Cuban rebels had gained the sympathy of the American public while the explosion and sinking of the U.S.S Maine, widely blamed on the Spanish despite the absence of conclusive evidence, further boosted American nationalistic fervor. Popular demand for intervention in the Cuban-Spanish conflict led Congress to pass resolutions demanding the withdrawal of Spanish armed forces from Cuba, authorizing U.S. aid to effect this, and promising American support for Cuban self-rule. Spain declared war against the United States on April 24, 1898, and the United States promptly replied with a counter-declaration. While Spain was unprepared to sustain a war in its distant territories, America was ready and eager to show off its military strength. The Navy, under Admiral George Dewey’s command, easily broke Spanish control of the Philippine Islands in an engagement at Manila Bay on May 1. American attention then turned to the liberation of Cuba. On July 17, just five weeks after the landing at Guantanamo Bay, the Spanish forces under Admiral Pascual Cervera surrendered at Santiago. In the Treaty of Paris of 1898, the United States gained sovereignty over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. Spain lost its colonial empire while the United States emerged with greater influence in international affairs and an increased sense of national pride.