Month: August 2023 (Page 10 of 11)

Do you even park, Bro?

August 7, 2023 / Roscoe / 0 Comments

YHC arrived at Coconut a little early for a quick mosey around the AO. Whoopee and Breaker Breaker were cycling but Whoopee’s truck was dangerously close to being over the parking space line, disregarding the others who may arrive at 0540 and want to park a far piece away from the Harris Teeter beside his truck. Putting his truck in enormous jeopardy to receive a well deserved door ding, and with Stroganoff out of town, YHC instinctively knew that he would have to call out Whoopee for not backing into the space as well. You hate to see it. YHC called him out on text. Even thought the topic of Q Source was “Run to the Sound of the Guns”, we could also throw in Q 2.6, Correction. Correction is zealous advocacy for Shared Virtue, which are the standards of moral excellence that are Essential to the Group. By calling out Whoopee for his precarious parking job, he was exhorted to uphold the parking standards of F3 Nation. Only later, did YHC receive a text from Whoopee proclaiming his apologies and error or his ways and begging for another chance. He proved it with a picture of his truck backed into a space with ample room on either side of his parking space. Like a wolf who feeds on the sheep without mercy, we, as men of F3, should give no slack to other men when upholding our shared virtues.

In other news, Captain Steubing showed up for his first Coconut Horse lap. Is he eyeing a shot at the Coconut Derby belt? Winehouse is now a Coconut Horse regular. JJ and YHC ran and Sledge, Scrat, and Hunchback rucked the Heatherloch route. We then had 7 for Q Source.

As usual, it was a great Sunday morning!

September 4th Convergeance at the FUSE Stadium at 0700

Prayer Requests: Turtleman, Norwood, Huckleberry, Radar’s family, Sledge’s M, Tiger’s Dad

Roscoe

Purpose

August 7, 2023 / Broke / 0 Comments

Sister Act and Ball Joint decided to sleep in, but a good crowd started the week off right with a Monday morning run. We discussed the importance of recognizing and submitting to God’s purpose for us and maintaining a relationship with him.

Announcements

F3 Dads at Folsom 8/19

2nd F lunch at Pita Wheel Belmont 8/16

Coconut Derby 9/3

Convergence 9/4

Hike 8/27

Pray for Norwood, Swimmer’s brother, Hacksaw, Turtleman, Huck, Steve Alexander, Smith family, Sarlaac family, Ball Joint’s aunt, Westside family, Mayor and Craft family.

Sarlaac took us out.

I’m Broke

Leadership Styles

August 7, 2023 / Broke / 0 Comments

Some ran, some rode, some ran and rode. Most stayed for a QSource discussion on leadership styles and examples of people in each category.

Announcements

F3 Dads at Folsom 8/19

2nd F lunch at Pita Wheel Belmont 8/16

Coconut Derby 9/3

Convergence 9/4

Hike 8/27

Pray for Norwood, Swimmer’s brother, Hacksaw, Turtleman, Huck, Steve Alexander, Smith family, Sarlaac family, Ball Joint’s aunt, Westside family, Mayor and Craft family.

Wichita took us out.

I’m Broke

Sherwood Lightning

August 5, 2023 / Whoopee / 0 Comments

I’ve been wanting to do the Lightning workout for awhile so when ShortSale was looking for a Q at GasHouse, this seemed like the right time. I thought I could poke the bear a little by issuing a challenge/bet the night before however nobody took the bait. I was willing to buy breakfast for anyone that wanted to wager a bet on beating me. A newish white pickup truck pulled in a few minutes early and Voodoo and I thought it might be Round Up. I looked at Voodoo and told him that I would be buying at least 1 PAX breakfast this am-no chance for me to beat him. Let’s just say I was not disappointed to see Mayor step out of the truck for more than 1 reason.

0700 rolled around and we did a quick warmup, disclaimer, and then I ‘splained the Lightning workout. I even brought some cardboard signs with written out instructions as I knew I would confuse things. Four of us took off for the Sherwood track. The Lightning workout is no joke. As Wirenut said the night before, this was a heart busting cardio workout. It was still a “You vs You” but knowing the time will likely be posted at some point, I was pushing myself while trying to keep up with JJ. We got through it and realized we still had about 30 minutes to go. Dang, should have gone slower. We kept pushing but it was not the same intensity, at least not for me. We eventually moseyed back home for COT with the PainLabbers.

Good work this am guys. I’m gonna try to do this again real soon, probably as EC.

A few of us went for some sammiches at CDA. Unfortunately JJ was not able to cash in on his free breakfast-I’ll get him another day. Coffeeteeria was a good turnout also. I was reminded of the impact this can have so if you are able, try to make it happen. The workouts are important, but sometimes we need more than that due to things going on in our lives. On a separate but related note, maybe CDA is not the best Coffeeteeria…..the runny bunnies were strong this am in at least 2 houses by 10 am.

Whoopee

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

August 5, 2023 / JJ / 0 Comments

Our story starts earlier in the week when YHC checked the Teamup app to see who had the Q Friday at Snooze and saw it was Nutria. Fast forward to the post-COT chat session after The Pub where YHC ran into Nutria. He had forgotten about the Q and his schedule wouldn’t allow him to be there. After a quick thought, YHC said he’d take it if nothing else to ensure he’d post on Friday. This would also continue the hijinx at the Snooze as to who the real Q would be once 0645 hit.

Forward once again to Friday morning where 3 PAX were standing in the circle as 0645 hit. Two of the three were already in on the hijinx so the small bit of shenanigans that could have been pulled off went off like a wet firework in a hurricane. Regardless, three posted to work so work we did. It went something like this…

Quick warm-up
SSH IC x 10
LBCs IC x 10
Imperial Walkers IC x 10

Mosey across the street and down the walking trail. We ended up at the back of the neighborhood and settled in at the bottom of a hill.
The plan was to partner for Dora 1,2,3, but the count would necessitate a threesome.
“1” PAX would run up the hill while the other “2” PAX would stay and AMRAP exercises. A round of exercises was completed when each PAX had run during that round.
“3” rounds of exercises: 1 – Merkins, 2 – Squats, 3 – SSH

Once this was complete mosey through the neighborhood to the elementary school parking lot
“4” Core-ners
Corner 1 – Crunchy Frogs x 10
Corner 2 – Crunchy Frogs x 10, Freddy Mercury’s x 20
Corner 3 – Crunchy Frogs x 10, Freddy Mercury’s x 20, LBCs x 30
Corner 4 – Crunchy Frogs x 10, Freddy Mercury’s x 20, LBCs x 30, Flutter Kicks x 40
Back to Corner 3 – Crunchy Frogs x 10, Freddy Mercury’s x 20, LBCs x 30
Back to Corner 2 – Crunchy Frogs x 10, Freddy Mercury’s x 20
Back to Corner 1 – Crunchy Frogs x 10

Mosey through the neighborhood with a section of lunges at one point ending up in the parking lot of Dynamo 31
For the “5”, triple nickle of Hand-Release Merkins and Jump Squats with partial bear crawl in-between.

Mosey back to the flag. A couple of minutes of Mary to finish out.

Announcements
Ruck Trifecta (Details TBD) but #1 will be on 8/27 Crowder Ruck, Linwood Access, be on the lookout for more details
Slaw Annihilation at Folsom this Sat
2F lunch Pita Wheel Belmont
F3 Dads Folsom 7am 8/19
Convergence on Labor Day, site TBD but IYKYK
Coconut Derby 9/3

Prayer Requests
Turtleman
Norwood
Termite

Prayer to take us out.

Until next time…

Coconut Derby

August 4, 2023 / Flintstone / 0 Comments

Routes were meant to be raced and belts were meant to be defended. Time to put the belt on the line with a good old fashioned horse race at the Coconut Horse.

Sunday, September 3rd

0630 Launch

5(ish) mile loop. For route details, check Strava. Or ask.

Start/Finish line will be the crosswalk at Hoffman and Kendrick. So we will start from where we finish. Purists be damned.

No fine print needed, if you need to cheat to get the belt, you don’t deserve it.

The cream will rise to the top. Ohhhhhhhh yeeeeeeeeeeeeeah!

Yabba Dabba Doo

For the record, this workout sucks.

August 4, 2023 / Roscoe / 0 Comments

Fourteen PAX and one rucker appeared at 0530 at Tequila Sunrise for a Q from the Nantan. Bubba Sparxx was supposed to have some PAX who will remain anonymous show up to ruck with him, but alas, he was solo. #hatetoseeit

We did get to see Quiche and Golddigger. Quiche reported that he recently thought of doing a burpee. #progress We also discussed the proper pronunciation of the country “Pakistan”.

Somebody said something smelled good and it was likely YHC compliments of Defib’s favorite laundry detergent, Tyler. “Diva” in particular. Virus discussed the merits of washing shirts in Vinegar along with Jane Fonda. Recently the Art of Manliness had an article about getting the stank out of workout shirt. HOT temps, light on detergent, and white vinegar is what I remember. Or you can just use Tyler Diva or if you have a different style, Tyler High Maintenance would work also. Quiche probably uses that.

Nonetheless, the disclaimer and warm up was given and we started like this. SSH, Squats, Imperial Walkers, 5 burpees for a train that we happened to hear.

Mosey to Foursquare church for the famous Berp and Merk 1-10. Some wanted to have the count descend at 8 but Blueprint got the right answer and kept us going up.

Next we moseyed to the cemetery. Lunge walk, then skip, then mosey and do 30 Big Boys. Tiger called out the PAX for facing downhill and said they should do 50 big boys so the Q made it happen. We then moseyed to the low point of the cemetery and ran up the steep hill. This would be the top of the modified Bombs route. We partnered up and ran to the bottom.
P1 starts with 50 burpees while P2 runs up the hill and back. Then 100 squats, then 150 Merkins, then 200 OH claps, and finally 250 Moroccan nightclubs. Due to time constraints, we Omaha’d back to start while doing some more skips and moseying. We arrived one minute late (Q-fail). We finished with the Pledge of Allegiance, announcements, nameorama, and COT.

Prayer requests this morning go out to Norwood on his surgery along with Huckleberry, Turtleman, Radar who lost his cousin, Tiger’s Dad, Termite, Teachers, Marriages, family, and friends.

Watt’s Up gets credit for naming the backblast. He proclaimed the title on an early trip up the hill during BOMBS, or since it was modified, we called it BSMOM’s. YHC considers it an honor. It was nice to see a good crowd this morning and get to partner with Kool Aid and meet Fruity Pebbles.
We also had a good Friday coffeerama at F&B’s where we EH’d the cook. BOLO for Tony at an AO near you soon.

It is Serena’s birthday today. The big 23! He gets to enjoy a nice Italian meal tonight at Momma Ricotta’s and the PAX demanded that Breaker break out his wallet and pay for it!

Roscoe

It Never Rains on The Pub

August 3, 2023 / JJ / 0 Comments

Over the years, that’s almost always been a true statement. It was tested this morning, but a light drizzle during part of the run and a clear COT would once again allow that to be factual.

With a strong crowd gathered, YHC called the route before the clock struck 0530. We’d mosey what YHC calls the Wachovia Route (the Wells Fargo Route backwards).

0530

The Pledge

Some ran. Some stayed to Sammich.

Out on Gaston Day School Rd / Armstrong Park Rd
Left on Armstrong Park Dr
Left on New Hope Rd
Right on Lee St
Left on East Perry St
Right on Armstrong Park Rd / Gaston Day School Rd

Prayer Requests
Turtleman, pray for our brother as he continues to fight
Norwood surgery on 8/4
Huck
Balljoint’s aunt
Termite
Maybelline’s cousin
Tube’s M kidney stone

Prayer to take us out.

Until next time…

Bringing the Rain means Bringing the

August 3, 2023 / Oompa Loompa / 0 Comments

Shoot fire and save matches. I’m turning into Slaw. It rains everytime it’s my turn to Q at Midoriyama.

However it’s not a bad thing.

How else could I become more like Slaw?
Be an absolute beast? Nope.
Be a former championship belt holder? Nope.
As Popeye says “I yam whut I am”.

Can only be an example to see if you will post forty, thirty, twenty, ten years from now when you’re my age.

For safety concerns over wet and slippery conditions on the soccer fields due to raining most of the day……
earlier YHC sent out word to meet at the picnic shelter by the playground near the pump track.

Simple instructions right?

No…it’s Midoriyama.

There’s always someone who doesn’t get the word.

I know how Short Sale feels about us cast of clowns.

Discovered one pax on the back side of the soccer fields getting in EC. Cannot admonish him now.

Get some! OOHRAH!
Run to join him.

Passed the word for him to stay by the turdshack and let any late arriving pax know location changed.

Was at the appointed place by the appointed time.

Okay gang’s all here.
Let’s get going.

Bringing Rain / Bringing the Pain

It’s pissing down rain like a cow on a flat rock.

Q fail. No disclaimer.
No pledge. Crap now, I’m turning into an un-American commie SOB.

Warmup

SSH. Abe Vigodas.
MNC.
Patented ROL-ROR, arm/ab/neck stretches.

Couple of Rounds of these sets of exercises with 10 to 25 reps in cadence (Except for cherry picker/droppers single counts like the burpees).

CDD
Superman-Iron Man
Cherry pickers, Cherry droppers, overhead claps

Incline merkins
Decline merkins
Mountain climbers
Dips

LBC
Pretzel crunch both sides
Flutters
low slow squats

MNC
Will Smiths
calf raisers
burpees

Shared some verses where Jesus used two word sentences to manifest his glory.

To the leper “Be clean”.
To the deaf mute “Be opened”.
To Jarius’ daughter “Child arise.”

Finish with more stretching.

Only had a single miscount event at Midoriyama.

Thanks guys for sharing in the fun!

Announcements
Lunch Belmont Pita Wheel.
Convergence coming up.
Coconut Horse 5 mile Sprint for the Belt.
Possible co-event with F3 Lake Wiley.
Thunder and lightning.
PT test.
Iron Pax challenge.
Check preblasts and previous backblasts for time and date.

Prayers for
Huck
Turtleman
Norwood
Mayor
Sargento
Def Leppard
Termite
Radar
Students back to school and their teachers/staff
Sarlacc
Hacksaw

All went home soaking wet from sweat.

Thanks for allowing me to Q.

Sprinklers in the rain and TV’s in the bedroom

August 3, 2023 / Nutria / 0 Comments

We rucked the “Linus route.” Stopped by his house for honorary monkey humpers. Good mumblechatter on a warm rainy morning.

Lots of events coming up:
Annihilation, PT tests, and IPC – various dates and AO’s
2nd F lunch 8/16 at Belmont Pita Wheel
F3 Dads 8/19 at Folsom – 0700 start
Kings to Crowders CSAUP 8/27 – see preblast for details
Convergence 9/04 – location TBD

Prayers for Turtleman, Norwood, Huckleberry, Termite, Tube’s M and others. Lots of struggles that need our prayers and support.

– Nutria

Month: August 2023 (Page 10 of 11)

Do you even park, Bro?

Purpose

Leadership Styles

Sherwood Lightning

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Coconut Derby

For the record, this workout sucks.

It Never Rains on The Pub

Bringing the Rain means Bringing the

Sprinklers in the rain and TV’s in the bedroom

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