Month: January 2022 (Page 5 of 13)

it was a warm morning especially compared to the past few days.
With inflation going up on everything I had to go back to the car and get a bag of dimes so we could all cross at Heather Lock.

Prayer request:
turtle Man, Sarlacc, EZ Riders uncle who recently lost a loved one, a friend of Roscoe’s lost his Son to a Pulmonary Embolism.
Mike MacAffey battling covid, Bed Pan’s Mom and Step Dad while they travel.

Q-Skool cancelled due to weather. Stay up to date on slack and twitter for any upcoming events.

The Bed Pan is Full.

Freight, Dfib, Dr Seuss, Virus, Virus M, Sprinkler, Sprinkler M, Breaker Breaker and Tiger along with organizers of Gastonia Rice n Beans gathered to serve.

The number served was down compared to first two weeks.  We learned that a warming shelter was open.  Organizers still assessing the best spot to serve, may change in the future, will let you know.

The food left over was taken to Salvation Army.  Donations of clothing and blankets and stored and will be brought out again next week.

Thanks to all who served and donated items.  Please consider this service opportunity in the future.

Tiger

Four plus the Q showed for mid-week work at TRB.  Started with the mission of F3, took two trys but no worry.  Nantan joined when he finally decided he was ready, rest of us already broke a sweat.

SSH, IW, 5 burpees and some stretching.  Mosey to the neighborhood and down the hill.  Q calls for dirty 11.  11 hand release merkins up the hill for 11 jump squats.  Repeat 11x.  At the end of 11, 50 LBC oyo.

Mosey back to the school.  Head to benches for step ups, dips and derkins.  10 15 20 with a run to end of parking lot after each set.  A few mins remain so we got in some Mary, big boys, flutters and hello dolly. Back to flag.

YHC mentioned that first Q source topic is disruption.  Part of leading with love is to disrupt the status quo.  How are you doing on your new year goals?  Are you falling back into habits that need to be disrupted. Do you need to disrupt anything at your home or work?  Everyday is a  chance to get better.

Announcements:  Lunch at Wild wing 12:00 1/19, Flat Rock Retreat in February – room for 16 more, Rice n Beans on Tuesday evenings.

Prayer requests: Huck dad, Gumby, families with Covid, Tesla and family, Tiger and family

YHC took us out

Pledge

Always an honor

Tiger

Warm up:

We started with 4 PAX for Seal Jacks IC.  Bubba Sparxx came rolling in to give 5 Pax for Imperial Walkers, however I was doing Hillbilly Walkers,  so do as I do not as I say.  All of a sudden we are back down to 4 PAX as Bubba Sparxx heads back to his car for some reason.  Back up to 5 PAX for 10 Merkins OYO.

Super slow Mosey to the school as there is still a bit of ice in the parking lot.  It’s all clear at the school.  Today’s routine, Rack and Stack, is brought to you by Sister Act as he did this at The Storm a couple of years ago. Here we will go get an exercise and bring them back to the side entrance to stack them.  Here are the exercises:

5 Burpees

10 Jump Squats

15 Inch Worm Merkins

20 Michael Phelps

25 Calf Raises

30 Overhead Claps

35 Freddie Mercury’s

Head back to the flag for the pledge, anouncements, prayer requests and COT.

Finished with 5 PAX.

Thanks for coming out today gentlemen.

Dirt

3 men @ Coconut Horse saw an opportunity to post in the snow and couldn’t pass it up.  Kudos to Defib and Roscoe for a massive 10 mile run.  YHC pulled up and saw two sets of tracks on the sidewalk in front of the Teeter and knew that there were guys out there gettin after it.  YHC got 45 minutes of solo rucking in.

QSource was cancelled for the week.

Announcements:

• Rice & Beans – Tuesday
• Sandlot time change – 5:30 PM

Prayer Requests:

• Roscoe’s Father-in-law and family
• Huck’s dad

Moleskin:

“No bad weather.  Just poor equipment.”

Defib’s post on Slack is just good stuff.  Weather just adds excitement to the workout.  Y’all know around here it’s not everyday we get to make tracks in the snow.  Gotta take the opportunities when they come.

It was a good day to ruck all by myself.  With the route I picked, I wasn’t near any main roads for any length of time, so it really felt like I was all alone in the world.  No signs of any other tracks, and every step I took was recorded in the snow, like I owned it all.  The sun wasn’t up, but the heavy snow both falling and on the ground created an eerie glow.  It was just a morning to soak in and remember, as new and unique feelings can be hard to come by when all my days have a tendency to feel the same.

At the same time, I wouldn’t want to stay by myself.  I say it often, but the biggest realization I’ve had as an F3 Gastonia PAX is that I need to get out of my own head and be part of the group, because there’s so much to learn and share being around the rest of you.  And really, over the last year+, I’ve found that the less time I spend alone in my own head, the better off I am.  Your support and your example have made things that were impossible on my own seem relatively effortless and natural.

So sure, it was good to get out and make my own tracks today, but I don’t plan on getting used to it.  Grateful to be part of this group.

Yabba Dabba Doo

Me and GearWrench Rucked in the Snow 2ish miles.

1 Corinthians 16:13

Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.

Ball Joint/GearWrench