The rain was afraid of Goose so it barely sprinkled on our ruck this morning. Turned out to be a great day to be out there. 3 ruckers, followed by Q Source where a few more brothers joined us.
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5 ruckers and 1 runner. Started the 4th quadrant of Q-Source with Leave Right. Find your ULP and act on it brothers.
You stay classy Gastonia,
Anchorman
A perfect day for an awesome ruck with every PAX finishing the distance! If you aren’t rucking, I encourage you to give it a try. It’s a great way to gain fitness while having some solid fellowship with your brothers. YHC was especially proud of a few PAX that were experiencing a bit more discomfort than the rest but kept moving forward knowing that finishing meant a child in foster care was going to get gifts for Christmas this year. Good work as well to Doodles who did a solo ruck the day before because he couldn’t be there this morning.
We started the day with someone giving a $1,500 donation for 10 kids if we had 10 finishers. We finished the event with 14 total and because of donations coming from the PAX, we’re at $2,100 and 14 kids. This is what makes F3 so awesome. Thank you everyone!
**Update…..more donations came in, we’re at $2,250 and 15 kids!!!
~Anchorman
A morning of Route 66 with changing exercises and modes of transportation.
Announcements
Half Marathon Ruck 10/21 benefitting Least of These Carolinas
https://lotcarolinas.com/programs-services/12-hours-of-christmas/
https://f3gastonia.com/2023/09/05/half-marathon-ruck/
Roundup 24hr run
Prayers for Tesla doing his Rim to Rim hike this weekend.
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/arizona/rim-to-rim-north-kaibab-to-grand-canyon-village
The event is simple, we’ll ruck 13.1 miles, but with an extra incentive for finishing the half marathon distance. It will be a 2-loop course that is a combination of our Wednesday Ground Assault & Sunday Members Only ruck routes, and it will start at The Yank at 06:00. Route maps will be provided the morning of the ruck. Carrying your normal ruck weight is encouraged but you can participate with any amount of weight…..you versus you. The 2-loop course will give you options to stop at your car at The Yank for supplies that you bring or at Harris Teeter for bathrooms or supplies that you can purchase. We’ll gather at Everyday Market after the ruck for breakfast.
And here’s your extra incentive. Each year, Least of These Carolinas (LOTC) provides Christmas presents for about 900 children in foster care. Each child is able to send in a wish list of presents that they would like for Christmas and donors/volunteers take care of the rest to ensure they receive their presents on Christmas morning. On average LOTC needs about $150 per child to fulfill their wishes, Your part in making this happen is simple……for every person who finishes the half marathon ruck, a donation of $150 will be made in your name to LOTC to provide a child with all of their presents for Christmas this year. That’s it, just finish. The first 10 finishers/$1,500 of donations are covered. If we end up with more than 10 finishers, there are options to get them covered too. Let’s show them the heart of F3 Gastonia this Christmas!
Additional info:
- We’ll be starting in the dark, so come equipped with lights and reflective gear. This is actually mandatory for you and your PAX’s safety.
- Bring extra fluids and nutrition to leave in your car.
- Bring money for necessities at Harris Teeter.
- An extra pair of socks in case you need to change them halfway through.
- Glide or other anti-chaffing products could come in handy.
- A change of clothes for after.
- Finish times will likely be in the 3.5 to 4.5 hour range, so the six should be in by 10:30 am or so.
A few started early with an EC ruck before the regular ruck. Others ran. Frozen watermelon for recovery. The group finished up with Q-Source on Trust. It was a good discussion, you should join us next time.
Prayers:
Bubba Sparxxx’s younger brother and family, tornado came close and damaged house and property.
Tiger’s Mom & Dad with health issues….going day by day.
Norwood
Turtleman
Termite and family.
YHC – Sue still tackling a variety of health issues but staying positive.
You stay classy, Gastonia.
~Anchorman
Part bootcamp, part angleball, 100% good time.
Angleball notes:
- Brutus can run down a ball faster than anyone.
- Tooth Fairy may be running for mayor of Belmont, but he’ll take you out if you get in the way.
- Not one of us has a good shot but that’s ok, see #1.
Watt’s Up said to read the other back blasts for the latest announcements.
Prayer requests:
- Norwood, surgery Friday.
- Turtleman, treatment every Monday & Thursday.
- Tiger’s Mom, ongoing cancer treatment.
- Brutus’ brother, Steve, just had a heart attack but doing ok.
- Tesla’s sister and ex-wife.
- Sargento’s middle one turning 16……and will be out driving on his own.
You stay classy Gastonia.
~Anchorman
3 ruckers and 2 runners for a sweaty Ground Assault…..and a Tiger fly by.
I wanted to share a quote from Mother Teresa….”If you can’t feed a hundred people, feed just one.”
Go out and find your “one” today.
~Anchorman
Small but mighty ruck/run group and a welcomed visit from Norwood. Please keep Norwood in your prayers as he goes through more tests and appointments to prepare for his upcoming surgery. Prayers for Tiger’s Mom as well as she continues through her cancer treatments.
We had a solid discussion on Accountability and the importance of being in a Shield Lock. Tiger said it well in Slack:
https://f3gastonia.slack.com/archives/C5TC1MGFN/p1687712796684679
Let’s make it part of our discussions in the coming weeks, brothers.
3 runners, 3 ruckers, and Q Source moved to the second quadrant. It’s time to focus on having a positive impact on others. “The Live Right is focused on the HIM’s IMPACT on the lives of other people and how he helps them to Accelerate.” I encourage everyone to look for such an opportunity this week and act on it……and I would love to hear about it.
You stay classy, Gastonia.
Anchorman