Stonehenge – Today’s Episode: Make Today Count…or…We Are All Lexington PAX

Stonehenge – Today’s Episode: Make Today Count…or…We Are All Lexington PAX

15 men joined YHC at this morning’s Stonehenge convergence in purpose with many other PAX and AOs this morning.

COP:
– SSHx25
– MtnClimbersx15

Off we ran to the rear of the Ballantyne Corporate Park.

THANG:
YHC connected with the Fort’s Convergence Qs and learned that the plan to honor F3 Lexington’s Cheech was to ensure that the PAX did at least 1,000 of each called exercise to recognize Cheech’s accomplishment of running 1,000 miles last year. The Fort’s convergence had 1,000 burps, 1,000 bomb jacks, and 1,000 big boy situps on tap. Since Stonehenge remains open for business as is tradition, we couldn’t converge with the other regions. But we were with them every step of the way. Each man had 25 of the called exercise to complete at each of the four quadrants (100 total PP). Teddy ate his wheaties this am and blazed through the burps…probably to get them over with.

When you finished your loop, you head back for the six, who was mostly YHC.

With 15 PAX on, hand, the math was easy:

1,500 Burpees
1,500 bomb jacks
1,500 big boy situps – partner up and plank while P1 sits up. Flapjack. Tclaps to Haggis and Frehley’s for joining me. I won’t be calling either of you for a 2nd date.

With time to spare, we stacked up shoulder to shoulder for Planker’s Delight. That sucked.

We moseyed back to the launchpad, planking for the six. Once the six pulled in, one by one we did a merk, also stating how we were going to make today Matter: spend quality time with our kids, meet someone we haven’t met before, pray for Cheech’s family, call our parents, check in on our loved ones. As the PAX finished, we held plank for 60 seconds. FIN

MOLESKIN:
Strong work by all. Glad to see lots of familiar faces like Morning After, Bucky, Frehley’s, Turkey, my new friend Fredo, Toolbag…hell, everyone. Great work men.

I’ve gotta be honest, Cheech’s story hit YHC hard this week. Like so many tragedies, his day started out like everyone else’s – not an expectation in the least that he would be Called Home. Depending on your beliefs, you may share a sense of relief at where his story goes from here….but that doesn’t take away from the loss and unexpected emptiness that is left in this corporeal existence among those needing to pick up and keep moving forward – his M, his children, his friends & family.

Years ago, Chris Rice came out with a song called “Life Means So Much”…one of the verses came back to YHC this week:

“Every day is a bank account
And time is our currency
So nobody’s rich, nobody’s poor
We get 24 hours each
So how are you gonna spend
Will you invest, or squander
Try to get ahead
Or help someone who’s under

Teach us to count the days
Teach us to make the days count
Lead us in better ways
That somehow our souls forgot
Life means so much….”

Count the days. Make the Days Count. Aye.

It was an honor to share this morning with you all. Thank you for kneeling w/YHC this am.

Announcements:
– F3 Dads
Details:
Dates: 6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24
Area 51 – Colonel Francis Beatty Park 9:00-9:45
SOB – Bull Ring in Ballantyne 9:00-9:45 (Corner of Brixham Hill Ave/Ballantyne Corporate Place)
2.0’s have a blast at these workouts. Dads do too. Be sure to bring hydration. Spread the word and post with your kids.
– Da Vinci and Stonehenge are looking for Qs – If you can do it, you can Q it. Get on the Q calendar for da Vinci by talking to Fredo. Contact Wild Turkey and Nard Dog for the Stonehenge Q calendar.