FNG Convergence Round 2

FNG Convergence Round 2

46 PAX, including 4 FNGs and some kotters/2NGs made their way out to Bagpipe on this cool, misty morning for SOB’s latest FNG Convergence. Earlier in the morning, 2 pickup trucks (one larger than the other) had been unloaded into the fields to set the stage for what followed.

Thang

• Disclaimer and prompt departure. Mosey to the large open field next to Loch Ness.
• COP (all IC) – SSH x10, LSS x10, IW x10, Merkins x10, Mtn Climber x10, turn it over to MT to explain the rest
• Divide into 5 groups and each will start at one of 5 stations. After 3 minutes (audibled to 3.5 when Frehley’s complained he couldn’t get there fast enough), YHC would shout for the switch. Continue rotating through stations until all groups hit each station twice.
  • Station 1 (low wall across the pond): 20 Derkins, 20 Dips, run down hill to pond and back, repeat until switch
  • Station 2 (low wall closest to Sara’s Y): 20 Jump Ups, 20 Burpees, run to pond and back, repeat until switch
  • Station 3 (COP field with 2 tractor tires and 4 sandbags/slam balls): Take turns flipping tires and lifting heavy things from ground to overhead until switch
  • Station 4 (Snyders Lance parking lot): Pick a plate, do hairburners until you can’t, weighted walking lunges until you can do hairburners again, repeat until switch
  • Station 5 (pull up bars): 10 Pull Ups, 20 Merkins, run to bridge and back, repeat until switch
• Mosey back to bank parking lot next to launch and circle up for Mary (LBC, Flutter, High Flutter, H2H, American Hammer)
• Keep the circle for count, name-o-rama, FNG naming, announcements and Hops on the takeout

Moleskin

46 men on a rainy Tuesday morning is a pretty good showing for our SOBs. The mumble chatter was in full effect for some groups. Other groups were quiet and focused on the work at hand. Kirby was focused only on holding in the merlot.

A few observations MT and I found worth sharing….

1. Too bad Outback is headed to the west coast on Friday, he really needs to practice his pull-ups.
2. Mic Check is looking sort of scrawny these days. He really should spend some more time in the Gloom.
3. Philmont is ALIVE! But is he back for good?
4. Chanel, ditto.
5. Loading the trucks after the workout, Madame Tussauds nearly lost his tractor tire, Nessie, for good. While rolling down the hill towards the bridge, it got away from him heading straight for the ditch when it slammed into the last tree it could possibly hit. After, when asked about the incident, it turns out he would have abandoned it there in true redneck fashion.
6. Hairburners were popular today with everyone except the lady who REALLY wanted to park in that one exact spot right where all those guys were pushing the plates and not any of those other spots in the completely empty lot. #dibs
7. Alibaba didn’t seem to care it was his first day and spent the majority of the time running out in front of all of us.
8. Speaking of the runs, Paper Jam also disappeared into the darkness at one point during pull-ups and re-emerged quite light on his feet.
9. Thought the count was in safe hands with MT (the accountant) while YHC ran to get his phone. MT (the accountant) reported 46 upon my return. Listened to the recording 3 times and only have 45 names. If I missed you, please sound off. Otherwise, don’t be surprised when MT (the accountant) starts up F3 Morocco come audit season.

Unfortunately, we missed out on what went down in the other groups during the stations this AM. If you were there and have an observation to share, please note it below in the comments. Thanks to MT for the majority of the gear and workout planning. Thank you to Hops for the takeout and to Bucky and Morning After for turning over Bagpipe this morning for the convergence.

Big welcome to our 4 FNGs:

• Sean Fogarty -> John Fogerty -> Proud Mary (Easy one for the old guys to come up with. I know the song, but had to Google the name.)
• Curtis Guy -> big Crimson Tide fan -> Auburn -> War Eagle (he hated it, so we loved it)
• Steve Stein -> Went to Cincinnatti -> Skyline as in Chili (he liked this, so nope) -> Hormel
• Jeff Bazo -> Jeff Bezos -> Alibaba

Looking forward to seeing you all out again.

Announcements

• Outback farewell Q at The Maul tomorrow (0530 AM, Stonecrest in front of the movie theater).
• Labor Day Convergence, 0700 at the Big House in Pineville. Park at Jack Hughes Baseball Park.
• Isabella Santos 5K/10K. SOBs first SFN race, please consider signing up or just showing up to support. Saturday, 9/30. Pre-blast is here. If you need any inspiration to be there, check out this backblast about the recent GreekFest 5K.
• A relaunch of The Foxhole is set for 9/11. Patriotic workout. 0530 at Elon Park. For all you BRR folk, come get some gear work in while you take a well-deserved hiatus from running.
• Great Wolf Lodge family outing 11/17-18. Handful of rooms left. 35+ families, 130+ PAX, Ms and 2.0s attending. Negotiated rate of $189 plus tax. If interested, please call 1-866-751-9653. Let the person know that you are with a group and give them Reservation # 1711F3BA. More details on Slack in the _sob channel.
• Church on the Street needs help. Get out and serve. Frehley’s will definitely oversleep this weekend so they could use one more this Sunday. Otherwise, sign-up for future trips here.
• F3 Golf – consider getting a foursome together to join the F3 Golf outing. I can guarantee from firsthand experience that you don’t need to be good at golf to have fun. Proceeds benefit Leap expansion efforts. For more information and to sign-up go here.