5 Pub members posted for a crisp morning mosey through the Willow Creek neighborhood. All 5 made it back alive!
Author: Defib (Page 3 of 16)
9 HIM posted for a ruck or run then stayed for a discussion on whether or not after your make decisions you can stand before the “long green table”. In the military when soldiers make questionable decisions they must defend themselves in front a panel of experts. The chapter focuses on thinking through your decisions beforehand but to also stand by your convictions once you make them.
As always it was an honor to serve. Until next time Defib out
4 HIM met in the rain for a run to the armory and back. Fellowship in the rain always seems better.
8 HIM posted on a cooler morning for quick mosey to Panera and back.
Announcements:
Gaston county young life fundraiser 10/19. Reach out to Breaker for details
Second F lunch: Pappas and Beer 10/18
Prayers:
Turtleman
Clavin’s M upcoming surgery
Somehow I must have forgotten to save/send this one. I do not remember much about this beatdown other than it was hot and the mumberchatter sounded like a bunch of middle school girls who were forced to go to PE class . Anyway work was done on the picnic benches and running around the parking lot . We then did 11’s and wrapped up with some Ab work.
Holy blockees batman – This was certainly one to remember. Thanks F3 Greenwood – You guys know how to go out with a bang. this was certainly the hardest of the challenges (at least this year). 7 HIM posted this morning for a hellish beatdown. Special Thanks to Roscoe for showing up with the blocks and providing the music! That certainly helped. If you haven’t seen the you-tube video from F3 Greenwood check it out. Briefly it involved Kraken burpees every 5 mins, Perfect form merkinsx5 15 times, over 70 Manmakers (AKA Blockees), 70 Thrusters and 70 WWIII situps for time, all while doing Murder Bunnies or reverse Murder Bunnies and Bear crawls between sets. Truly awful
YHC is very grateful this was the last IronPax of the year.
Prayers for Roscoe’s mom recovering from knee surgery, Turtleman, Huck and all those on IR.
Until next time Defib out!
7 HIM posted to enjoy the cooler weather for a 5 mile run through Willow Creek neighborhood.
Prayers:
Turtleman, Huckleberry, Tiger’s parents, Norwood and anchorman father-in-law
Nice showing of Mortimer veterans this morning (Missed you Breaker) for a humid 5 mile run. 2 pax even put in EC with step ups to train for the Chad 1000 on Nov 11th – good work pushing the rock Whoopee and Roscoe. The route today was the OG route — Martha’s and back. Everyone sweat out at least 20 Liters. I promise no more hot humid pub runs for the rest of the year!
Announcements:
Second ruck event of the fall – Oct 21 in Belmont – check out he pre-blast
JJ5K 9/30
Prayers:
Roscoe’s mom recovering from knee surgery
Stroganoff and family
Turtleman
Until next time – Defib out
7 HIM threw caution to the wind (although we never found it) and posted for a Defib Q in 90+ degree weather at Midoriyama on Tuesday Sept 5th. I had planned to try to keep pax in shade as much as possible – here’s what happened.
Warmup – SSH, Merkins, Imperial walkers, grass pickers.
Mosey towards shelter near pond. On way stopped in shade twice for some reverse burpees and Big Boys
At the picnic tables we did a series of sets of exercises:
Dips, Derkins, Reverse crunches, step ups, single leg squats, and decline CDDs ( a real crowd pleaser)
First set of 10 reps, then 15, 20 and 25 each. After each set take a lap around shaded part of parking lot. There was not a lot of mumblechatter but what I do recall was complaints about the lack of air movement under the shelter. – Noted – Lets go find some breeze. So moseyed across the street parking lot for some 11’s – Mike Tysons and Big Boys. You would think being out in open we would get some breeze (no such luck). Before we could complete the 11s it was time to mosey back for pledge and COT. Oh well maybe next time will be cooler.
Announcements
2nd F lunch Pita Wheel downtown sept 20
JJ5K Sept 30
Prayers
Wirenut, Happy Trees sons, Montross’s cousins baby, Purple Haze’s father
This special edition of the coconut horse was brought to you by none other than our 1st F Q and current belt holder – Flintstone. After capturing the belt from Slaw in June by posting more times than Slaw he challenged us to a 5 mile race around the horse. This would be no easy task to dethrone him since he has been really pushing the rock and then some with his marathon training. 12 HIM however posted in an effort to steal the belt. After a quick disclaimer and explanation of the rules the runners were off. Our finish line judge was Hunchback who also doubled as our photo finish photographer. The pax were pretty bunched together for the first half mile but then Flintstone and Maybelline started to pull away. Unfortunately some of the pax caught a 6 minute light (or so I was told) at Hudson which negatively impacted their ability to win.- -I will get in touch with the race director and plan to refund their entry fee. Maybe next year we can get some of Gastonia’s finest to control traffic. By the time we hit the greenway it was pretty clear there would be only two competitors. Both Flintstone and Maybelline enjoyed a commanding lead with JJ and me giving all we could in hopes that one of them would run out of gas. However the two of them pushed all the way to the finish with Maybelline stealing the belt with an average time of 7:26/mile. Kudos to the rest of the pax who all turned in performances better than their usual averages. Congrats to Maybelline who proved that you can be last (to show up for a workout) and still come in first. Next opportunity to steal the belt will be the pax with best rank in Ironpax so sign up if you haven’t already. After COT 10 men stayed Q Source with a discussion of “No Plan Survives First Contact with the Enemy” from Wisdom of the Bullfrog by Admiral William McRaven.
Announcements:
Lunch 9/20 Pita Wheel downtown
Fall Ruck event
Austin Half Marathon Feb 18th
JJ 5K Sept 30th
Prayers:
Turtleman, Tooth Fairy’s wife and daughter, Huckleberry, Jackson Hall