Fitness, Fellowship, Faith

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Who Pushes Who?

It was a clear chilly morning for the long awaited return of the Community Foundation Run and YHC’s debut Speed for Need event.  I arrived early to lock down a few parking spots to give us plenty of room to set up.  I unlocked the trailer and lowered the tailgate like on one of those NASCAR promo videos in slow motion with the sunrise and a little ACDC in the background!!!  Out came the tent and chairs, and a few connections later, BOOM we were ready to roll.  By this time a few HIMs showed to help out, some went to the field, some stayed around the tent, and some I never got to see, but I heard they were there!

As we neared “go time” we were short two track commanders… a few phone calls later and it was discovered that one family was having trouble getting past Gastonia’s finest and into the parking lot and the other was going to be a no-show.  No problem, one crew headed to the S/F line with one commander and the other grabbed a chair and raced to the top of the parking lot.  A few quick clicks and track commander number two was ready to go.  Uh oh, in comes TC 3 that was totally unexpected an not one of the original.  I’ve never been more proud of the HIMs that jumped into action to secure a third chair (we’d already closed it up in the trailer by now).  Here click, there click, everywhere click click.  A few pic clicks and we scurried to the line.  Although the runners were off, it didn’t take us long to start racking up the kill shots as we worked our way through the crowd of walkers and finally to the back of the running pack.  We were having a blast but nowhere near as much fun as our TC.  The crowds were awesome and cheered him on at every turn.  We swapped around to share in the load and the fun!  Before we knew it we were back at the ballpark, crossing the finish line, and joining with the other crews!  Some final shots… all smiles of course and we were done.  What a day!  Count your blessings gents cause we’ve sure got’em.  I think all would agree on who pushed who!!!

Move over Rover… and let Jimi take over!  PH

Cigarette Butts

12 men stayed after Gashouse on Saturday for the Adopt a Street cleanup. Our area runs from S Clara st to S Church st on Garrison blvd. That is the area around Lineberger park. All in all it went pretty well. In total it only took us about an hour. Many hands make light work! Nothing to crazy was found. A piece of a bomb, Broke found a gum box with several dollars worth of change. Sargento found what appeared to be someones stash of PB & J’s. We would have left them but the ants found them first so we cleaned them up. There was a lot of cigarette butts. I mean a lot. As a former smoker I am guilty of tossing these out of the window so I guess it’s only right I go out and clean them up. Thanks again to the men that volunteered! Round two will be in 2 months.

Speed for Need Info (The Community Foundation Run 2022)

Guys,

Not sure who all has agreed to help w/ the SFN event Saturday but the last word was we have two Track Commanders.  I am picking up the SFN trailer later today & am planning to arrive at the FUSE parking lot around 7am.  I plan to set up in the lower corner of the main parking lot (see photo) and have the caretakers park beside me for ease of access.  We will make our way to the S/F line before 9am in hopes that they will let us start a few minutes early.  Please reply to this post if you still plan to help push so I’ll have a headcount.  Give me a shout if you have any questions (980-448-8140).  Thanks & we’ll see you Saturday!

SFN Assembly Area (Community Foundation Run 2022)

Jacked Up Leg 5K / Crossroads

YHC rolled into the parking lot prepared for a little solo bike ride, or so I thought… dang it, forgot the helmet again!  Following the ridicule I received from Mayor the last time and the fact that I am a “Safety Guy” I decided to sit and read up on the day’s QSource Qpoint (Correction) when a few minutes later in rolled Broke.  I decided to join him for an 80% 5K as a warm up for the Jacked Up Leg 5K later.  As we rolled back into Ingles the lot was busy with HIMs.  11 in all showed for the fundraiser 5K.

Broke quickly decided to complete his 100% with a blistering 7:05 out the gate but Balljoint would have nothing of the sort so round about the college entrance he decided he had carried YHC long enough and set his sites on the lead HIM.  Within short order, a homicide was committed before my very eyes as Balljoint implemented an excellent kill shot… but of course by this time I was far enough back I probably would not be considered a creditable witness in a court of law!  As the battle raged, I came across several other PAX puttin the work in.  Gave a shout out to Termite as I didn’t realize he was back from his western sabbatical.  All said and done, Balljoint was awarded the prestigious “Jacked Up Leg” along with a couple of new PRs for himself and others.  Some heavy rock pushin was done today… nice work men!  Now inside for the QSource.

Pledge / COT

Announcements:  Last week for nail clippers & chapstick / F3 Dads @ Gashouse 7-21 / Lost audio after that for some reason???

Prayer Requests: Turtleman / Sister Act / Big Pappy / Traveling PAX / Others

Monthly 5k

We have decided that, as a region, we are going to initiate a monthly 5k.  There will be no medals (sorry Sister Act) and there will be no official times.  You may be asking what’s the point.  That’s a good question.  It has been thought that it would be good to combine two things our region is really good at doing.  Running and donating money.  That’s the purpose of this – to raise money.  All the money raised through the run in December will be donated to a worthy cause.  The cause has not been decided, and feel free to offer your suggestions.   The runs will alternate between our normally scheduled running locations.  Each race will be named after a different PAX. You don’t actually have to pay to join, but if you’re able, it will definitely be appreciated.  If you feel so led you can donate at any time.  Feel free to give your money to myself or Broke.

Ok Ok – I will personally buy the PAX that’s wins the most events a medal.  We will also think of other prizes and such along the way.  Consider this like a skillet, but a little different.

That being said, our first race will be the Jacked Up Leg 5k.  The event will be help at Crossroads on Sunday, June 27th at the normal starting time.

I’m sure some of you may be thinking this is a dumb idea, and you may be right.   Sometimes you just throw ideas at a wall and see what sticks.  The main goal is raising money, but hopefully we can have some fun also.

Hope you’re all doing well and SYITG.

Huckleberry

NUOS

GrowRuck is coming (? some time in August if I remember correctly)-get signed up then show up for some EC with your ruck. Every Saturday we will have a few options. Today it was GasHouse and The Yank. We did similar workouts and the focus is more on ruck exercises and less on mileage with the ruck on. Both are important, but the mileage with the ruck takes a bit of time and this workout is meant to get you (un)comfortable with your ruck and exercises that maybe we don’t work on as much with regular boot camp stuff.  HIPAA took The Yank and I had GasHouse this week. Below is what we did at GasHouse. HIPAA probably did something similar-we discussed briefly earlier this week.

WU: 10 reps each X total of 4 sets: ruck military press, bent row, upright row, squat. At the start and between sets we did 25 big boy situps (total 100). WU over, we grabbed the toys out of the truck and went into the woods behind the Schiele. Today the toys were a 40# sandbag, old bicycle, and wheelbarrow with 80# weights in it. We got to the bottom of the hill in the woods and dropped the toys, made a few laps with lunges, bear crawls, short mosey then picked up the toys and did a few laps up and down the hill. At the top we did some squats and Merkins. We eventually did some Bear with Me: ruck on and do an exercise with 20 reps after bear crawling about 10 yards. The exercises were Merkins, Squats, Mtn Climbers, Flutter Kicks, and Upright Rows. We grabbed the toys and headed back to start.

This was a good start but definitely needs to grow in intensity and duration. I think we did about 40 minutes total. Honestly, I thought I was going to spew Merlot. My twins graduated high school today and last night we had a little celebration with some friends.

I guess I could have picked a better weekend to start this but sometimes you just have to say Nut Up or Shut up….

Regular EC

Gentlemen-

We have an opportunity to prepare for GrowRuck in Charlotte schedule for the weekend of August 6 which is really just over 2 months from now. A few of us have been talking about this and it’s time to nut up or shut up. It starts this weekend, 5/29/21 at GasHouse. All you need to know is we start at 0600 and will go for approximately 50 minutes. It will involve weight (bring your own) and be a mix of boot camp stuff and PainLab stuff but no likely running. Future NUOS workouts and locations will be determined at a later date.

And yes, there will still be GasHouse starting at 0700 with coffeeteeria to follow.  Remember, nut up or shut up. I’m talking to you.

Whoopee

GrowRuck 24

GrowRuck is coming to our back yard this Summer.  Weekend of August 6 will kick off GrowRuck in Charlotte.  Weekend will consist of 2nd F event Friday the 6th, convergence boot camp Saturday morning, Grow School later Saturday morning, and then the Ruck event launches at 6:00 Saturday evening.

This is a great opportunity to attend leadership training, get to know Pax from other regions, and challenge yourself by taking on a task that maybe you’re a little unsure if you can complete.  Growth does not happen without stepping out of your comfort zone and challenging yourself.  Yes, it will be difficult, it will be hot and humid, but that part will only last a few hours, but the benefit of the weekend can impact your life and the lives of those around you every day (virous leadership).

If you can’t participate in the ruck event, you can register for and attend only Grow School.

We should be able to send 20 Pax from Gastonia Region.  There will be training throughout the next few months to get an idea of what to expect.   Register at Growruck.com

Step up men!

Tiger

Freed to Bleed – Part Two

Okay guys round one of our blood giving was a huge success, collected 33 units if memory serves.  We have another opportunity to give on Wednesday, June 16 from 1:30 – 6:00.  The site this time will be at Tech Works in Belmont, which is in the same building as Primal Brewery.  Address is 52 Ervin Street, Belmont, NC 28012.

Registration is on American Red Cross website, but you have to be very specific in the search criteria to find the drive.  When you search for the drive, type ” FThree Gaston” in the search field.  You will not find the drive if searching any other words.  Drive is open to M’s and 2.0s.

Blood need is critical, this is a great way to show leadership.

Site Q’s. please pass this along, and specifically mention the search criteria.

Tiger

 

CSAUP – Amoeba Ruck 5/22/21

Grab your 4 man team, a ruck sack and some weight and lets throw down a few miles!

Launching from Primal Brewery at 0900 on 5/22/21 four man teams will navigate their way to six checkpoints before circling back to the finish at Primal.   At the start you will receive a team packet containing addresses of the checkpoints  and a picture of the “thing” you need to find when you get there.  With your team phone take a team selfie with the “thing” and text it back to YHC.  Now move on to the next until you hit all six.  Oh wait…  There will be something for your team to complete at each check point before you move on.  More on that later.

Once you find all six checkpoints get your team back to Primal to the finish line.

FACTS:

Estimated mileage ~ 12 miles by road.   (If you are creative it should/ could be less.)

Estimated time ~ 3 hours.   Back in time for lunch and a beer.

PACKING LIST:

Rucksack – Team must carry 100# minimum in rucks.  This does not have to be an official GoRuck rucksack.  Grab any backpack and throw some weight in it.  Don’t have a backpack?  Still no excuse.  YHC has three loaners if you need one!

Smart Phone – for navigation and picture check ins.

FNG / Kotter –  Bring em out!

This starts at 0900 so you can still post at your favorite Saturday AO.  Come hit the Fighting Yank or our brand new,  yet to be named “Bulldoggish” workout.

Sign up link will be posted soon.

See you there!
BOS

 

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