My Whistle, My Rules! 3/16/24

As twelve hard charging HIMS returned from bonus point workout number one for the day; a CSAUP pillaging of the neighborhood Harris Teeter, we found quite a group of guys assembling for bootcamp.   What a great day to get two points for double posting!  A CSAUP and a Bootcamp.

The guys above and a handful of boot campers offloaded their groceries into YHC’s truck and it was time to get busy.

No FNGs this morning but we were blessed with five nomads from Metro on their way to Crowders Mountain for a shield lock hike.  Our usual late arrivals scurried to the flag while the disclaimer was underway and a dull roar of  mumblechatter…already.   After a quick count and another quick count and a fly by from Tiger and his 2.0 we were on our way to the bunker for warm up.

BOS’ usual warm up.  (yawn)  15 reps in cadence – Side Straddle Hop, Imperial Walker, Gravel Pickers (which according to the peanut gallery “is not an exercise”) plank jacks (met with approval).  Followed by Arm stretches, Leg stretches R/L, L/R and Feet Together.   Lots of groaning with these but nobody seems to like them.  Don’t worry you will thank YHC later.

Enough of that on to a Four Corner Stack.  Count off by Fours.  Handed cards to the first four guys and told them to take their like numbers to one of the four bunker corners.  The cards for this stack moved them five times bringing them back to where they started. Each corner starts with Burpees and adds the previous corners work.

First corner – 10 Burpees.  Second corner add 20 Merkins.  Third corner add 30 Monkey Humpers.  Fourth corner – add 40 American Hammers.  Back to corner you started in – add 50 LBC.

While this was happening we had plenty of mumble chatter and some good conversation with our new Metro brothers.  The plan was coming together.  YHC and Anchorman had the plan to slip out early so we could get set on the upper field.  YHC asked Gavel to round up the PAX when finished for a mosey up to meet us.

A little back story…during a ruck, or maybe coffee, probably both YHC talked with Anchorman about the food ruck and the beatdown following that was rattling around in YHC’s head.  Anchorman said sounds fun but not sure its for me.   Well, we need a fair and impartial referee; which actually sounds awful to most anyone who knows F3 Gastonia PAX.   With a laugh or two we came up with “MY WHISTLE, MY RULES!” and it was on.

As the PAX began to reach the top of the hill in Stowe Park our referee, donned in a green referee jersey blew his whistle and greeted the guys to a muddy Ultimate Frisbee field all coned off and ready for battle.  Teams 1 & 3 from earlier and teams 2 & 4 joined forces to make the teams and we were ready to go.  Not quite, our referee blew his whistle and announced he could not tell the teams apart so one team needs to be skins.  Without debate one team started stripping.  Thank the lord it was only their shirts!   Before the first throw the whistle is blown again.  5 Merkin penalty for the shirt team for not volunteering to take their shirts off quick enough.

Play began and the skins scored, and scored again, and scored again and they were the old guys!  Anchorman issued penalties to the team that got scored on.  Penalties for mouthing off, for telling the ref what penalty should be called, for not wearing green and for whatever he wanted because It’s “My Whistle, My Rules!”  There were slips and slides, impressive footwork and a lot of mud.  Best part there were no injuries reported!

Honorable Mentions – Goose (he may be named Goose but he was running some Stealthy plays.)  Whoope (play making on his feet, on his back it didn’t matter.)  Tardi Gras (Highlight reel – Catch of the day.)  Tooth Fairy (He played Rugby you know!?!)  The Skins – (Guess being shirtless on a muddy field in March gets you pumped.)  The Shirts (for fighting the good fight and knowing to mosey to the track when those bullies called LBCs for your penalty when they scored.) The Ref (cuz it’s his whistle!)

The final score needs to be confirmed by the ref but I remember it as “a lot to a little.”

After the final whistle the PAX moseyed to The Fighting Yank Statue for a short Mary.  Orangeman called his patented Six Shooters and when don we were at the final whistle.  Time!

Announcements: 3/20 2ndF Lunch at Bad Daddy’s.  4/13 – Community Foundation Run (Speed For Need – See Purple Haze)  4/20 – Extinction Run 0900 at Primal Brewery (See BOS or Anchorman)

Prayers: Gavel & Family, Anchorman & Family, Fannie Mae & Family, Jane Fonda & Family, Hall Family