Editor’s Note: Lois posting for Sensei.
12 men rolled out to the Peak this morning, to be joined later by 3 from Sparta to get a jump start on the day. With BRR kicking off tomorrow, YHC wanted to get in a shake out run mixed in with some moderate bootcamp exercises.
While I am certain BRR kicks off tomorrow, I am not quite as certain that it is September with temps in the mid 70s and the humidity hovering somewhere in the 90s. Did they move it to July? Anyways, it is what it is; put one foot in front of the other; it’s just a hill, get over it; shut up and run; insert your favorite running motivational line here.
No FNGs, so a quick and heartfelt disclaimer was given and off we went.
Run around the front of FBC to the driveway beside MAC’s and circle up for COP
Mosey to the bottom of FBCM side parking lot and line up
Mosey over to the track and partner up
Mosey over to the monkey bars
Back to the track and repeato earlier partner work x 2
Back to launch and done.
Sweaty Moleskin:
Editor’s Note: Lois posting on behalf of Bernie, who did an outstanding job on his VQ.
13 PAX showed up at Peak this morning for YHC’s VQ. It’s only been a few months since I first posted with F3, but I have enjoyed every minute of it. The fellowship, banter and accountability have been what keep me coming back. Anyway, enough with the mushy stuff, let’s get down to it.
Brief disclaimer and we were off.
COP
The Thang
Mosey over to the bus lot for a round of Starfish workouts. There was discussion as to how many points a Starfish has, some thought 4, some 6. One week at Peak we did a 4 corner starfish, which really had me scratching my head. After my pre-Q research it was confirmed that there were in fact 5 points on a Starfish. As a side note from my research, did you know they make Starfish Sushi? Disgusting…
Anyways, the 5 points of the Starfish were as follows:
Every time the PAX were in the middle there were 30 LBCs, that’s 180 for those counting at home (we started in the middle).
Plank for the six.
There was some confusion as to where the middle of the parking lot actually was, so Smokey lent us his hat with the Power T on it as a marker. I think this was also the first time I had ever seen Smokey workout without something on his dome.
Lap around the track to come back to the middle for another round of Starfish, but opted for legs this time.
15 Flutter Kicks per leg in the middle.
Editor’s note: Lois again … I did 20 flutters in the middle. What the what?
YHC was initially worried about time management and was unsure if we would be able to get a few other things in. The PAX blew through the above exercises and left us with plenty of time for the other things on the Weinke.
The great news was we had time for some Jack Webbs, the bad news was I don’t really like Jack Webbs. But in sticking to the plan we rolled with it. There was a little banter from Sensei encouraging the Q “to not modify as needed”, so we all pushed through.
Glad that’s down, but I am sure somewhere down the road I will be better for it. There was cause for concern from Madoff and Sardine that I would call that we just roll around in the wet grass, but that just isn’t how we do things at Peak, and plus I had just dried out from last week’s soaking.
After finishing YHC realized we still had some time and I had been dying to use the newly painted lines in the parking lot for the suicide work so we did, however without a good start and stop line, this turned into PAX confusion … blame it on the VQ.
2 All you Got sprints before moseying back to Launch for some Mary.
Moleskine
There wasn’t too much banter today, at least not much that I heard. Sensei did try to throw YHC off a time or two with counts, but YHC wasn’t too phased.
Sardine warned us about his upcoming Q and how he was going to rip our chests apart, too bad YHC will be on vacation then, but look forward to hearing about the massacre.
Thanks to Slim Fast on his brief but appreciated Q hijack during Jack Webbs.
Thank you all for the opportunity to lead and for continuing to put in the work and be out there every Thursday. It is certainly something that I look forward to doing each and every week!
13 beastly PAX decided to thumb their nose at #Cantore and show up to Matthews Elementary School to see whether or not the legend is true — that it doesn’t rain at Peak 51.
Time and time again, YHC has shown up to the parking lot, and at 5:29:59, the rain stops, and at 6:15:01, it starts back up. Of course, there is the problem of the rain going during a pre-run, or just in general stretching time before getting started, but, you can’t have it all.
There is a theory that Slim Fast has a special tribal dance that makes this happen … but anyway …
Disclaimer — it is a little drizzly, and we will be on wet surfaces, so be careful, but, in the end, you’re responsible for your own safety.
Mosey around the front of FBC Matthews to the parking lot behind.
COP
Midway through COP, it was 5:33, and, the rain had just about stopped. I think the delay was because Slim did his rain dance shirtless.
Mosey to the bus lot behind MES.
THANG
Okay, we’re doing one of YHC’s favorite routines — The Beast. 6 reps of 6 exercises at 6 stations.
The stations:
Once you’re finished, mosey back to the starting spot and regroup to get the next exercise.
Well, after the bomb jacks, we needed a little rest, so let’s go over to the wall — and — weird, the rain kind of picked up again. Thankfully, we are under cover.
Anyway, PEOPLE’S CHAIR! Have a seat!
Air presses x50 civilian count
Recover. Shake it out. Back in the chair.
Air presses x100 civilian count
Rain … mostly stopped. Still a little misty.
Out to the curb, find a spot.
Nomad said that 20 reps would have been better. So, round 2 …
Round 3: Same thing, 15 reps. Round 4: Same thing, 10 reps.
Alright, line up on the curb and admire the freshly painted lines in the bus lot. Glad that CMS found the money to paint the lot but not repave it. Sigh. Anyway.
Short suicides. Mid-line and back, other side of the lot and back.
On the second one, well, let’s have a quick aside for a Bible lesson, shall we?
“… all the springs of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.”
-Genesis 6:11(B), NIV
Lesson over. Rain or no rain, we still have 5 minutes left. Well, let’s mosey back to launch.
As we round the corner, there were our friends from Sparta, hanging out at the art center. Under the cover. And only wet from running. Ahem.
Well, since we still have time, and we’re now all waterlogged, so, what does it matter if we’re on wet pavement.
MARY
It’s about 6:13. Mr. “It never rains at Peak” tried to pull a Q-jack and call time. Nope.
Okay, 6:14:30? Close enough.
COT
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
It was raining. Hard. You can find stuff on Twitter and Slack.
SKINE OF THE MOLE
The life of a Site Q … sometimes you have a potential Q vanish and you have to fill in. No matter, the wisest of us have favorites at the ready. The Beast is one of my go-tos.
I was reflecting on this on the ride home, especially as it relates to Slim Fast’s no rain hex.
I was first introduced to it during a downpour at a workout in Murrell’s Inlet last summer … led by our very own Mermaid, oddly enough.
I led The Beast at Base Camp once, but, it rained the night before, and I had to move it out to Strawberry because the track was flooded.
Now, today, I led it … and it was another morning of rain.
I think I see a pattern.
Now, Slim Fast claims the rain came because of lack of belief on the part of the PAX. But, my counterargument is — Slim is the only one who went the whole workout shirtless, so, was he preparing to get rained on?
Sardine I think was actually pumped up about a rainy workout. I think it gave him some extra energy to push through. For him and some of the crew, this was the first time that weather played into a workout, outside of “miserably hot and humid.”
Major #kotters to Booyah for his triumphant return. The best part was that he was able to pick up right where he left off with #mumblechatter. And speaking of #mumblechatter, among the high-level topics discussed:
Coming up next week: Bernie (who was powering through the dips/derkins this morning like a boss) is stepping up next week for his VQ. Compliance will follow suit next week, and Sardine a couple of weeks after that. I’m very excited for the newer guys to be taking the next step here in the wild world of F3.
Even though I was a substiQ this morning, it’s somewhat providential, as this past Sunday marked 2 years since I hobbled into Mountain Goat for my first-ever workout. Also filed under “providential” is that Booyah returned today, as he kept me company during that first-ever workout, and, well, whether he knows it or not, assuaged my biggest fear about showing up (well, aside from being radically out of shape), and that fear was that the “no man left behind” mantra was just clever marketing. Turns out, it is real, and, turns out, I stuck with this F3 business. I also discovered that there is a second part to that mantra — yes, there is “no man left behind,” but also, “we don’t leave you where we found you.” And a lot of the guys around today have been a part of it. I can’t thank y’all enough, and know that it’s an honor to lead the best dang workout in Area 51.
Alright, enough sentiment. Time to go dry off.
Actually, that subject line is true, at least as it pertains to the world of F3. Anyway, 7 descended upon the venerable Scout Hut at Matthews United Methodist Church for this week’s edition of Gumby.
It’s been a while since YHC Q’d at Gumby, so, out came the special Gumby t-shirt and a special playlist — the shortest in the history of Gumby in terms of number of songs: 5.
More on that later. Let’s actually get down to it.
*hit play*
DEVO
No specific Bible verse this week, but, YHC took an excerpt from a John MacArthur study guide on a study of the life of Solomon (1 Kings, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes) for this week’s devo. In short — much like a pro athlete has to devote himself or herself to constant practice, so must we have the devotion to seek wisdom.
Asking for wisdom, as Solomon did, is the start, but, we must be anchored in the source of wisdom — the Word of God — and actively remain there.
THANG
Corpse pose — stretch out, arms up, move feet and hands.
Knees up, windshield wipers.
Knees up, bridge. Try and bind your hands underneath your hips.
Move to Table Top
Cat/Cow
Bird dog — left arm out, right leg back, flapjack
Odell Beckham, moving legs out to fire hydrant, then rotating knees in a circle clockwise, then counterclockwise. Flapjack.
Child’s pose — arms out, to the right, back to center, to the left, back to center.
Sit up, sit back on the balls of your feet for a plantar stretch.
1 Sun Salutation — Stretch up, forward fold, halfway lift, forward fold, plank, Chattanooga, up dog, down dog, halfway lift, forward fold, stretch ip.
Grab a strap/rope
On your back, wrap the strap around your right foot and bring leg straight up, holding it (replicating the partner stretch from Brew’s Q last week). Hold for approximately 1 minute.
Relax.
Leg back up, then out to the side. Hold for approximately 1 minute.
Relax. Flapjack.
On your feet, 1 Sun Salutation OYO
Move into Chair. Arms up, then out. Lean forward with right arm extended in front and left leg behind in Dancer. Back to chair, arms out, then up.
1 SS OYO, then repeato with dancer on the other side.
1 SS OYO
Move into Tree. Right foot up, then left foot up.
1 SS OYO
Kick back right foot into Warrior 1, then Warrior 2, then Peaceful Warrior, back to Warrior 2.
Turn and face the wall, into Star, lower down to the mat, stretch in the middle, then right, the left.
Back into Star, then Warrior 2, Warrior 1, then a SS OYO.
Repeato/Flapjack, this time with Star, go down, do a pair of triangle stretches, leaving the left hand on the mat and rotating up with the right hand, then flapjacking.
While we’re down here, let’s get in one of YHC’s favorite stretches, the Ninja. Rotate the right foot up, then sit back on the left foot. Flapjack, the come up into star, and finish out the Warrior set.
1 SS OYO
Grab the strap, back on your back. Round two of strapped leg stretching, this time holding for 45 seconds and only doing the leg straight back. Pay attention to how the stretch (and your capability to do it) changes after being active.
Flip over into Down Dog, right leg back, swing through for Pigeon. Suffer a bit, unwind, back to Down Dog, then flapjack/repeato.
Down dog. Corpse. Revisit devo.
*music ends*
15 seconds of silence, then, the timer goes off. That’s a wrap.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
F3 Dads, Saturdays at 9AM at Col. Francis Beatty park, on the softball fields.
SKIN
As usual, I had my overly complicated setup going — I had my iPad running the music, and a timer, since the Scout Hut clock is behind the Q in the typical Gumby setup. I read the devo from my phone.
I was also running the music through my M’s nice DOSS Box speaker — this did not go unnoticed by Arena, who openly pined for the days where I would bring in my keychain speaker (which famously has no low end) which usually hangs in my bathroom. And given what Arena called said speaker, “hang” is incredibly appropriate here.
So, here are the five songs:
As you can tell, the songs were selected for length and/or the existence of a famous coda. The playlist clocked in at just under 45 minutes.
Given the move from classic rock to old-school hip-hop, the overall length of “Rapper’s Delight” I think was noticed more than the others. But, I knew when I started the endeavor that I wanted it in there. If I’m in a mood, and prompted, I can pull off the entire 14-minute rap with no cheats. It’s on my special skills resume.
There were also a few laughs because my voice is still in recovery after a concert in Greensboro on Sunday night. Well, lots of in-car conversation driving to and from Greensboro with friends, then a lot of off-key accompaniment at the show. Given that Gumby does require the most guidance of any F3 workout, I knew it would be rough. It gave me a few flashbacks to middle school, for sure.
As far as the workout itself goes — I tried to liven things up with the shout-out to Strange Brew’s mobility stuff from last week. Hope it was well received.
T-claps to Arena and Grave Dancer for pre-running. I would have joined in, except, well, I was feeling lazy and just didn’t want to do it. #BRRReady(?)
As always, it’s fun to Q Gumby– praise be to Swiss Miss and Tweetsie (currently sipping Mimosas at The Cove on some sort of “work retreat”) for the opportunity to lead and for their continued leadership of such a great (and essential) site.
Alright, signing off, as my hands are now comfortably numb after all of that typing.
It was the day of days — Benny’s triumphant return to the gloom, if only on a part-time basis. 20 Peak PAX came out to discover that the man behind the workout has a busted leg — so, time to work on some arms.
Splitting up the execution of this tribute — your friendly neighborhood Site Qs.
Lois
Welcome to Bennyfest, here’s a disclaimer.
In addition to legal mumbo-jumbo, an addition of “I didn’t write this workout. If you don’t like it, complain to Benny at the end.”
Mosey to the church parking lot via the front of First Baptist. Circle up.
Sensei
COP
THANG
Line ’em up at the bottom of the parking lot. Partner up for partner suicides.
While partner 1 runs the gauntlet of lamp posts, partner 2 does AMRAP of called exercises. Flapjack.
After a 10 count, mosey to the back bus lot.
Lois
Okay, we’ve tackled one Peak 51 staple — suicides — now let’s do another one, the Starfish.
Again, this #weinke was composed by a man who is likely ignoring his doctor’s orders to take it easy on the legs.
After round 1, LBCs while everyone finishes up. Did we enjoy that? No? Well, too bad, because we’re going to do a second round. So, repeato.
After round 2, flutters until all have finished.
Mosey over toward Horsehead Valley to the grassy patch. Even though the ground is kind of wet, it wouldn’t be a Benny Q without a visit from Jack Webb.
Now, YHC managed to show off the awesomeness of his South Carolina public education (Kindergarten through Bachelor’s Degree, thank y’all very much) by skipping a step in the pyramid, so it went …
Enough of all that counting, time for the big finish. Mosey back to launch, where we find the man of the hour waiting by his car. We all greet him as we run past, and for the final stretch of Mary, we turn to …
Benny
Time called.
Circle up … countin’ … namin’ … Benny with the takeout … lots of good 2nd F afterward.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergences-a-plenty during the holiday weekend. There is the Rock Zero convergence Saturday (preblast here) and the Memorial Day convergence and Patriot 5K (preblast here … contact Little Mike if you want/need more info).
Today is the last day to order an Area 51 short-sleeve shirt.
SKIN:
First, it was awesome to have Benny out at the end to wrap up with Mary and take us out. Today was really a celebration of him and what he means to this group. It was awesome to see a big crowd come out.
Next, let’s talk about the workout. When he sent it to me and Sensei, we realized pretty quick that if we did everything he put on that #weinke, we very well might still be out there (and it is 2:03pm as I type that last sentence). I like to think that the Sky Q was looking out for us by making it rain last night and therefore making the fields a little too wet for things like Planker’s Delight and the Tunnel of Love. Luckily, I know what it’s like to chop up other people’s work for length considerations.
It was funny when we did the partner suicides — it’s easy to forget that there is a minor learning curve. We just threw out the suicides, thinking everyone knew where to stop. Not so, since we’ve been lucky to have an influx of new guys recently. Luckily, they sensed our deception when we told them to run through the brick wall at the other end of the parking lot.
Also funny was that during said partner suicides, Bullwinkle just, I don’t know, appeared. The man is a wizard.
I think during the starfish, Smokey and Slim Fast were discussing some sort of summer work to keep their soccer-playing boys sharp … they said something about flying in a private coach, some dude named “Christian Pulisic” or something. They probably cut a deal to get him on the cheap. I get the feeling this guy is not going to be busy this summer and is looking for something to do.
Also during the starfish, I was chatting with Jello about serious matters of recent bumps related to the Southern Baptist Convention, but, as usual, that didn’t last long as it came out that I, as an ordained Southern Baptist Deacon, am eligible to oversee a legal, binding wedding ceremony in the state of Florida (No Rules — Just Right).
As usual, if I missed any good #mumblechatter, sound off in the comments.
Thumper, Bernie, Madoff, Compliance — you guys are doing awesome. Glad to see you keep coming out. Also good to see Insomniac and Fireman Ed over on our side of town. Welcome back to Lumberjack, who managed to not only get up to Everest Base Camp, but get back down as well. He claims that Mountain Climbers are in fact a help if you ever find yourself over that way.
Days like today are ones I look to and think that I’m lucky to meet up with you guys every week and put in some work. It’s a privilege to be a Site Q for the best dang group in Area 51.
Now I’m just waiting for the next email from Benny as he’ll want to secure a date ASAP for his actual full return to F3 later this fall. I’m sure it’s coming soon.
Hey, what are you doing on Thursday? While there are a lot of high-quality workouts throughout Area 51, you should really show up to Peak 51, as we have a special Q — our brother Benny will be on Q.
Kinda sorta.
As a refresher, Benny was hit by a car back around MLK Day President’s Day on a training run for a marathon. Which one? That’s hard to remember, because as we all know, Benny had about 167 different races and events he was training for at the time. Anyway, after the accident, he had to have surgery to insert some metal rods in his leg and has been on the road to recovery ever since.
But, as for this Thursday, he had requested the date earlier this year, before the accident, as it’s the 1-year anniversary of his VQ.
So, we’re going to honor that, and honor him.
Benny has crafted a #Weinke, and Sensei and YHC will be leading the PAX through it. #SpoilerAlert: Jack Webb is on the list.
We’re also about 98 percent sure he’s going to come out for COT at the end. Obviously, a lot depends on how his legs are doing Thursday morning, but, he’s going to do his best to get out.
Also, YHC is trying to call in some favors to have Sir Elton John show up for a special live performance of “Candle in the Wind.” It’s not looking great, but a lot can change between now and Thursday.
Anyway, here’s to hoping you’ll show up just to show your support and show him that he’s missed, plus you’ll get a quality workout, which will feature Jack Webb.
So, show up to Matthews Elementary School on Thursday:
SYITG!
Editor’s Note: Lois posting on behalf of Sensei, who is still in shock that Slim Fast used the term “parabola” at one point during this workout.
13 men gathered in the Matthews Elementary parking lot on a random Thursday in April to get their day started right. The disclaimer was given, and we took off for the following.
Mosey to the basketball court for COP
Mosey to the baseball field for Jacob’s Ladder:
Repeato decreasing Merkins/Squats by 1 until done
Mosey to the bleachers for:
Repeato substituting Decline Merkins
Mosey over to the parking lot for Starfish:
That was so nice we did it twice.
We then found our way to the wall for PC
I heard “That wasn’t so bad.” So we did it again.
Mosey back to launch point and we’re finished. I heard someone say 1.8 miles done.
Announcements:
Remember these requests in your prayers please.
Moleskin:
Every week we meet, and the temps are somewhere in the 40’s. Each week we say something to the effect of “This is hopefully the last week of this.” Maybe one week it will be true. Though living in NC I think we all fear jumping from the 40’s and no humidity to 60’s and 80% humidity.
It was warm enough (relatively speaking) for a Snoopy sighting. Welcome back sir. Apparently Snoopy is like Camp Snoopy at Carowinds and only around during warmer weather.
Also great to see Simba and Swiss Miss back out. Hopefully you guys can make Peak a part of your regular schedule again.
We started out w/ Jacob’s Ladder to see how gassed I could get everyone. Tweetsie/Nomad kept saying something about coffee so they must not have been running hard enough. I’m not sure if Smokey was talking or not, he was so far out in front nobody knows.
Thanks to Nomad, Slim Fast and Tweetsie for the pre-run. 0450 every week this happens for those that want to join us.
Thanks for the takeout Smokey.
I didn’t hear a ton of chatter this morning. Please chime in with any other observations.
After a couple of days of decent temperatures, the cold settled in over Matthews Elementary this fine Thursday morning. Apparently, Slim Fast’s voodoo weather doll that keeps the rain away at Peak 51 doesn’t control the temperature. We gotta see about getting him an upgrade.
Anyway, slightly chillier temps did not keep 10 hearty PAX from making the best first choice of the day by showing up to Peak.
After a decent disclaimer, we took off, heading to the back church lot by way of the front of the church. Let’s circle up at the top end near the church and get this thing started:
COP w/SMELL OF MAC’S WAFTING IN
THANG
First up, let’s line up for the Peak 51 staple of suicides. Wait, don’t we usually start these at the bottom of the hill? Yeah, but we’re changing things this week. You get the final return leg going uphill! You’re welcome.
Three sets of suicides to get the blood flowing, with some planking in between.
Next up, mosey to the bus lot and the track. YHC starts explaining our main event while the six rolls in. Today, we’re doing something a little different — a mini-Murph.
Now, the full-on Murph consists of a 1-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats and another mile. Oh, and it’s timed.
Given that the lower half of YHC’s body is still not quite fully recovered from Thrive a couple of days ago, the running part is definitely getting cut down. And given that YHC missed his timed mile goal by 3 seconds at Mountain Goat a few weeks ago, timed things are still a sore subject.
So here’s what we’re going to do:
1 lap around the Outback Trail (TM) track
Then, 5 sets of:
Once you are finished with your 5th set, 1 lap around the Outback Trail (TM) track.
Regroup in the parking lot. Plank until the six comes in, then do some LBCs.
Next up, let’s mosey to the hill by the baseball field.
Now apparently there was some #mumblechatter that we would not do any sort of hill work, because apparently YHC has a reputation of avoiding hill things at all costs.
Actually, that’s pretty accurate.
But, again, we’re changing things up today. So let’s do a triple nickel:
Once that’s done, mosey back to launch. Find a spot on the sidewalk next to the wall, where the pavement isn’t “bed of nails” quality, and let’s do some Mary.
Annnnnnd … we are done.
COT
Count-o-rama, name-o-rama, announcements, takeout by Tweetsie
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Richard Sheltra run — Saturday, April 28 in Pineville. 10K and 5K options. I’m sure the Right Honourable Lord Spiritual and Temporal of Pineville Dumpster Fire would love to have you come out.
Also — want to Q at Peak? Yes, you do. Please get in touch with me and/or Sensei, before we sign you up. The calendar is wide open.
MOLESKINE
First up, an update — I got up with Benny earlier this week. He and I checked out “Ready Player One,” which I highly recommend. Engaging story, interesting commentary on the role of reality vs. digital reality and a metric ton of 1980s pop culture references.
He is doing well — currently he has a walker, but he can scoot around, and is working toward a cane. His spirits are predictably high and he sends his best to all y’all. Shoot him a text, or, better yet, find a time to go pay him a visit.
Anyway, so with today’s workout — we started off with a pleasant surprise of Early Bird and Entourage. Good to see those familiar faces.
We technically started 30 seconds late because of #mumblechatter regarding the end of the NCAA Tournament and whether a perfect bracket existed. Bullwinkle I think got the idea that one did exist from SportsNewsComrade.ru, but I can’t be certain.
The chatter was still strong such that people stopped counting during COP, well, except for Slim Fast. Thanks for maintaining some degree of F3 decorum.
We had to split up amongst two playground sets for the bulk of the mini-Murph. I know there wasn’t much chatter on our end, aside from a lot of grunts and groans and such.
During the triple nickel, Slim Fast and I were talking BBQ. He apparently is trying his hand at making some pulled pork this weekend, so, he will be rubbing a butt on Friday at some point. Wish him luck in all of his butt-rubbing endeavors.
I hope everyone enjoyed our mini-Murph. I feel like breaking it up into sets makes it a little more digestible. After a couple of weeks of run-heavy, off-campus work, I wanted to keep us close to home, and, seriously, my abs and quads are still a little off-kilter. Note to the wise, if you venture into Union County and find Glass Joe on Q, just go somewhere else.
It is a privilege to lead this group as Co-Site Q and it’s always fun to lead a workout here as well. You guys make it awesome week after week.
Sound off with any missed mumblechatter in the comments!
Editor’s note: Lois posting on behalf of Sensei. He apparently has already partied too hard on Spring Break …
10 fine men…
Well, gentlemen…
Well 10 men gathered at Peak 51 today to see what the first day of CMS spring break would behold. I guess it was the fact that it was finally shorts & t-shirts weather, or the excitement for spring break, or something since the mumble chatter started immediately. I’m not sure that anyone actually heard the disclaimer, but it is good enough for my mail order lawyer so we took off for the following.
The theme was spring break, so we moseyed to the parking lot beside Mac’s for COP. When leaving on a road trip you must eat well before you head out.
Then we went across John St. to the Post Office. One might possibly send a post card to Mom and Dad while on break telling them how it is quiet, you are getting studying done, etc.
We then left out of the back of the Post Office, up Charles St. and stopped at the Pizza Peel. Spring break, pizza, beer, ‘nuf said. Everyone partnered up for the following.
Next stop was the library because…Well everyone agreed that spring break and the library had absolutely nothing in common. Much like studying, ab work is necessary but never fun.
Partner Up
Repeato x 3 times
We then moseyed up to Trade St. and gazed longingly upon Brakeman’s Coffee before heading back towards the launch point. We detoured to Stumptown Park for some bench work.
Repeato substituting Decline Merkins.
Head back across the street to the launch point where we practiced sprinting away from ALE officers. Tweetsie had to explain what these were, so obviously this is something he has much experience with.
3 rounds of AYG (about 50 yards) with a mosey recovery.
Finally we made it back to the launch point with 90 seconds remaining. We did nice slow Merkins until time was called.
Announcements:
Moleskin:
Where to begin? YHC has been a part of F3 for almost 4 years now, and have never overslept. This is especially true when I was the Q, since, well let’s be honest, the excitement always has us up way before time to leave. Maybe knowing that someone is sitting in my driveway waiting on me has always been a good motivating factor for me as well. Today was a first, as I slept through my alarm and 2 texts from Slim Fast before my phone rang. “Are you coming or are you going to sleep all day.”
Fortunately I remembered to stuff my Weinke in my shorts on the way out the door and made it in time for an abbreviated prerun. Thanks Geraldo, Nomad and Tweetsie for waiting on me.
Nice work by everyone today. We got in about 2.2 miles. Myself, Slim Fast, Nomad, Lois and Tweetsie had a post workout coffee at Brakeman’s.
Excellent takeout by Slim Fast. God created the heavens and the earth, Mt. Everest and everything in between. We should all stop and appreciate the creations and wonders that are all around us.
In YHC’s reading this week, I have spent time thinking of how 2,000 years ago Jesus knowingly and willingly walked to his death for each one of us. He is fully God and fully man, so was feeling the same emotions we would feel, and He did it anyways. We all know the Easter story, but my challenge to everyone is to stop for more than a moment and try to let that set in. We can never thank Him enough for grace, but we can do what He asked of us, go spread the good news. I hope everyone has a good Easter. He is risen. He is risen, indeed.