Day: September 22, 2019

It was a beautiful morning with perfect weather as 95 runners participated in this year’s Stop Soldier Suicide run. The course was set up in reverse of last year’s course.

14 F3 Members participated:

5 Pax ran Speed for Need

9 Pax ran either the 5K or 10K.

Pizza Man pushed an empty chair, which was kind of fitting as it could represent all of those who have served, or are currently serving, our country.

Bedpan’s uncle was our honored retired serviceman.

A little bit about this gentleman:

Terry Revels, Chief Petty Officer, Retired.

77 years of age

26 years military service: National Guard, Army, retired from Navy. 

1960 served with a recon unit in South Korea. Including 25 parachute jumps. 

Naval career: He served on several ships including: 

USS Belmont (a spy ship), 

Denebla, 

Blue Ridge,

Denver, 

Tarawa,

USS Saratoga (from which he retired as Air Traffic Control)

Bedpan said that he told him they followed France and watched them launch and drop their first Atomic Bomb. Said he was so close “He could see the flash”.  

We all share in thanking Retired Chief Petty Officer Revels for his service and for his willingness to participate in this year’s Stop Soldier Suicide Speed for Need Event!

Thanks also to Pizza Man for organizing and orchestrating the F3  Unit and to all who participated!

Seuss

14 Pax, including 1 FNC newly named Gordon Ramsay, came out for a Tophat Q.

I didn’t realize that Tophat really doesn’t write Backblasts lol; so I am doing this by memory as I can’t find the notes I thought I took for this workout.

We did a series of squats,

we did Triple Nickle, I believe..I remember Moroccan Nightclubs-a favorite of our Q.

We got in 1.53 miles.

Nice work done by all!

Seuss (for Tophat)

The BRR was my first ever relay, of any sort. I thought that I was training fairly well, but I was not prepared at all.  The more enlightening thing is I didn’t even do any crazy legs. So it is my commitment to myself to train harder this year and be more prepared. So a few studs set out, we said the pledge and began walking down the hill.   My plan was simple. Gastone’s hill as many times as we could. We started with 10 merkins went to the top  did 10 merkins and back down…Repeat 4 times.  We did some squats instead of merkins for the last trip.  Great work by everyone. I really enjoyed it. Food>Drink!!

COT:  Still pray for Tube’s friend who is doing some better.  HIPAA ‘s family with the passing of his uncle.

YHC took us out.

This week for some reason I just wasn’t as creative as I would liked to have been, but nevertheless we got some good work done.

Pledge

Warm-up:

SSH x 20 IC

MNC x 20 IC

LBC x 20 IC

The game is simple…Painolopy.   There were lots of burpees, merkins, squats, and presses. Great work by all. It also allowed for some good mumblechatter.

COT:  prayer requests:  Tube’s friend who has  health problems but always has positive outlook .  Prayer for his healing and that he gets to go home.

HIPAA lots his uncle.  Prayer for comfort and peace for his family.

YHC took us out