Queen was right… ‘Don’t try suicide(s)’

Queen was right… ‘Don’t try suicide(s)’

…Nobody’s worth it… who knew a 70’s-80’s rock band knew so much about F3?  Despite the chilly temp, the gloom and a warning to bring running shoes given in the pre-blast, 9 PAX showed up to Thrive.  It went down like this…

The Thang:

A proper and heartfelt disclaimer was given and we were off on a mosey around the parking lot.  Some karaoke left, right and backwards running was inserted to ensure the PAX was alert, i.e. awake.

COP

Side Straddle Hops X 20

Low Slow Squats X 20

Imperial Walkers X 20

Mountain climbers X 20

…Nobody cares…. Mosey to the playground as Hairband came screaming into the parking lot up on two wheels.  A member of the PAX accused Q of going to the playground in an effort to hide from HB.  Even though the evolution at the playground was on the Weinke, Q didn’t feel he could ethically deny the allegation so it remained unaddressed.  At the playground we tackled the ’80 Ds’.  And no, the title of this evolution has no connection to Q’s college transcript.  20 each of derkins, dips, diamond merkins and donkey kicks, OYO.  Plank exercises until everyone finished.  Then 5 burpees in celebration of HB’s successful imitation of Bullwinkle – who was missed today.

….Ya just gonna hate it …. Mosey over to the road with the islands/peninsulas/archipelagoes/etc.  Straight run down this road with a stop at each ‘land mass intrusion’.  Do 20 Dolly’s at the first and add 5 at each succeeding stop.  I believe that totaled 150 Dolly’s.  Mosey to the hill for a series of 9s:  jump squats and bomb jacks.  And just to ensure the quads were on fire each trip up the hill was run backwards.

…Nobody gives a damn…. Returning to the intersection at the back right of the AO, we ran suicides with an evil twist along the back road using 5 light poles as turn-around points.  The twist being start each lap with 10 merkins and do 2 burpees at the 1st light pole, 4 at the second light pole, etc. Total of 50 merkins + 30 burpees.  Back at the intersection, LBC’s until the six was in.  Then more suicides!  Now down the road with land mass intrusions, bouncing back at each such intrusion.  No merkins or burpees – just running.  And some say Q doesn’t have a heart!  Freddie Merqs at the end till six was done.  Mosey back through the parking lot and time mercifully expired.

Moleskin

Great group of men who put the work in.  Glass Joe and Shake n Bake spent a lot of time out front as usual.  eHarmony and Arsenel – do you have any idea how far you’ve come?  You both were busting it today – this Weinke would have smoked you just a few months ago.  Great job.  Solid work as always from HB, Bonhoffer, Gypsy and Shepherd.

Thanks to GJ who spoke about the effect of F3 in his life.  5 years ago today he lost his mother to cancer.  She made him promise that he would take care of his wife and daughters.  The reality was he was out of shape, overweight and on his way to high blood pressure and whatever else.  So he started running and then being a regular at F3.  He lost a lot of weight, his blood pressure is way down; his health is way up.  His example has rubbed off on his family as his middle school aged daughter is running cross country.  That’s real life change.  That’s a wife who in all likelihood has had widowhood pushed much farther out.  That’s daughters having daddy able to play in the park with them or perhaps be there one day to walk them down the aisle.  This is why when our clock still says 4-something and sane people are still sleeping, we are rolling out into the gloom to moderately torture ourselves.  Thanks for the testimonial GJ.

Announcements… sign ups for Joe Davis 5k/10k run are open )early Jan race)…new moderate running workout started Thursday mornings at Socrates Academy on Weddington Road, 0515 start….Area 51 Christmas party signups are posted.

Putting out a call for Qs to sign up on Sign Up Genius.  If you post here, you need to Q here.  After next week it is VERY open.  Missed a number of regulars today: Lamont, kiloWatt, Playoffs, Bernanke,  Bullwinkle, Hoffa to name a few.  We prayed for ya….thanks to HB for taking us out!