Southern Hospitality and Serenity
Tired of the hustle and bustle of the running at #F3DevilsTurn? Fed up with the traffic on Rea Road drowning out the cadence of even the loudest Q at #F3Hydra? Then you need to make #F3RebelYell your Thursday morning destination spot. Nestled in the woods of South Charlotte, just off the beaten path, you’ll find #F3RebelYell. And once you step foot on the hallowed grounds of Polo Ridge, you’ll feel that serenity that’s eluded you at other sites, where the city lights drown out the natural beauty of the moon and stars. And when you are greeted by the site Qs with a handshake and pat on the back, you’ll know whatever you had to do to get there was worth it. And if you’ve ever been offered a cup of Spackler’s magic cider, you know you won’t find a site more welcoming…that’s guaranteed.
Never was the southern hospitality more evident than this morning, when #F3RebelYell welcomed several site FNGs, including one Dirty McDeuce. But before his full indoctrination, there came the COP. A nice run along the path by the historic log cabin school houses to the back lot of the property brought us to a place of utmost tranquility, where the stillness of the moment was only interrupted by the sounds of deer scampering through an adjacent field, squirrels foraging in the nearby woods, birds welcoming the rising dawn from their perch in the treetops, 12 men enthusiastically counting in cadence and Joker unleashing natural gases into the atmosphere. Never has a COP of 40 SSHs, 20 Merkins, 25 IWs, 25 Mountain Climbers and 25 LBCs been more exhilarating.
Then our guest for the morning was introduced and Dirty McDeuce took center stage for 4 sets of 3 exercises to 12 in cadence reps with a 12 second rest in between each exercise. So that the Pax could fully experience the vastness of the Polo Ridge property, we toured the site by moving from one location to another in between the Dirty McDeuce sets. Since the back lot had much to offer to engage all the senses, we stayed there for the first set that included Merkins, Dollies and Jump Squats. From there we moved to one end of the paved paradise behind the scholastic center for the second set that included CDDs, Flutters and Jumping Lunges. For the third set, we traversed to the other side of the paved paradise where we did Narrow Merkins, Rosalitas and Slow Squats. Settled at the base of a rolling hill on one side of the property there’s a beautiful picnic area where we accomplished Decline Merkins, LBCs and Step Ups for our fourth set. Thank you Dirty McDeuce for all that was done.
Next we moved to an onsite rock wall for People’s Chair… a couple of rounds of left leg up, right leg up, on tip-toes with some 10 counts and words of encouragement with an international flair from Long Distance. Again, the natural sounds and smells of Joker’s flatulence filled the air. There was an indescribable oneness among the group at that moment. Despite the Pax affinity for the rock wall, we returned to the paved paradise for a vitalizing round of the Burpee/Squat Suicide Ladder with stops by each basketball goal. Another reminder that #F3RebelYell has something for everyone.
With the time of our departure drawing near, we ran back towards the site Welcome Center. But first a slow down to take it all in with some Lunge Walk followed by Squat Pivots, which offered the unique perspective of a panoramic view of this picturesque location. A mosey to our launch point left us with time for some Mary of 25 Dollies, Various Protractor Angles, 10 Groiners, 25 Peter Parkers, Some Plank Work and 25 LBCs. Having completed our tasks, we gathered for a COT and said our goodbyes. All of us left with the satisfaction of a job well done but not before Crabcake took this experience over the top by offering us pinch of his mystical recovery snack. There’s just something about #F3RebelYell that feels like home.
Announcements – All the same ones.
The Real Key To Any Stop Motion Exercise Is The Stopping
While 3 pax finished up an early, extra credit KB routine, 14 men pulled into the Calvary Church parking lot for another rendition of #F3Anvil. From 0500 to 0530, no one knows what the 3 did, other than themselves…and one pax Spackler who watched most of their routine from the warmth of his vehicle. But from 0530 to 0615, here are the exercises all 17 pax did.
The Thang
Once the last man Abacus arrived, we ran from the launch point to the front parking lot adjacent to 51 for COP:
- SSHs – 25 IC
- Merkins – 20 IC
- Squats – 25 IC
- IWs – 24 IC
- Plank
- Mission Impossible (10 count)
- Back to Plank
- Peter Parkers – 10 IC
- Mission Impossible Peter Parkers – 10 IC (crowd pleaser)
Run from our COP location, along the side of the Church, to the top of Entrance #3. Count off by 3s for some constant motion running and exercises…exercises at the top and bottom of Entrance #3 and running to and from in between.
- Rounds 1 and 2 – Merkins at the bottom, squats at the top
- Rounds 3 and 4 – Flutter kicks at the bottom, CDDs at the top
Run from Entrance #3 to the bottom of the hill at Entrance #4 for some leg work.
- Lunge walk to the top, mosey back down
- Squat pivots to the top, mosey back down
- Stop motion lunge walk for ~10 feet then sprint to the top, mosey back down
- Stop motion squat pivots for ~10 feet then sprint to the top, mosey back down
- By request, backwards lunge walk to the top, mosey back down
- Burpee broad jump to the top
Run from the top of Entrance #4 back to the launch point. Grab a couple sets of Mary:
- LBCs – 25 IC
- Dollies – 25 IC
COT – Solid send-off by Busch.
Moleskine
The colder weather brings with it a variety of looks that you just don’t get in the summer when guys can just throw on shorts and a t-shirt and roll. This morning was no exception. Some pax Red Card and Salt Lick went full warm-up suit. Some pax TR and Busch went with a short sleeve shirt to show their lack of respect for temps in the low 40s. Several pax including Radar chose the prison beanie while one Semi-Gloss wore his signature bright yellow toboggan hat with the fuzzy ball on top. Only one Cane, despite the cold, still came out in the barefoot running shoes. Even saw a pax that Udder had on long running pants but, in an attempt to hold onto summer, covered them with what appeared to be boardshorts. Long Distance, where were you in your Reebok sweat suit when we needed you most? But enough about the fashionistas…what about the workout?
YHC has become a fan of the Mission Impossible Peter Parkers. They require determination to not bust your face and focus to not scrape your knees. Also, they hurt. YHC tried to cover some ground this morning and the work we did on Entrance #3 was more about the running than the exercises, as those were mostly straight-forward. The work on the Entrance #4 hill was meant to burn and YHC thinks that was accomplished. When you are doing lunge walks and squat pivots, that hill is always longer than it needs to be. An overt Q-jack attempt was thwarted after the squat pivots, as a strong push for backward lunge walks was made by one of the pax TR. In a compromise, the “request” was taken but only after the stop motion exercises YHC already had in mind. However, the same pax TR questioned the validity of the stop motion lunge walks, claiming there simply wasn’t enough pause in the stop motion for them to be called stop motion. The burpee broad jump closer was met with resistance from all the pax…but we did them anyway. YHC was chastised by Radar for doing the broad jump first…so from this point forward, YHC shall refer to them as broad jump burpees. According to the internet, either is correct.
Announcements
The usual ones.
(Sweat) Suit Up, Gentlemen!
26 men gathered at CCHS on this Friday morning to flat out get after it. Here’s what we did.
The Thang
Run the long way around the football field to the right side parking lot for COP:
- Slow squat – 20
- Merkins – 20 (IC)
- IWs – 20 (IC)
- Diamond merkins – 10 (IC)
- SSHs – 20 (IC)
- Wide-arm merkins – 20 (IC)
- LBCs – 20 (IC)
- Narrow merkins – 10 (IC)
Run to the square parking lot behind the activity buses and break into four groups for some four corners:
- Round 1: 10 burpees at each corner. Lunge walks in between on two opposite sides. Squat pivots in between on the other two opposite sides.
- Round 2: 10 hand release merkins at each corner. Lunge walks in between on two opposite sides. Squat pivots in between on the other two opposite sides.
Run from the square parking lot to the bottom of the hill at the aquatic center lot for more fun:
- Mission impossible – 20 seconds
- Peter parkers – 10 (IC)
- Mission impossible peter parkers – 10 (IC)
- Sprint to the top, mosey back down
- Stop motion lunge walk (on Q count), sprint to the top, mosey back down
- Stop motion squat pivots (on Q count), hold for Long Distance 10 count, sprint to the top, mosey back down
- CDDs – 15 (IC)
- Sprint to the top, mosey back down
- Flutter kicks – 20 (IC)
- Sprint to the top
Mosey to the back parking lot of the hospice center for Mary:
- Dollies – 20 (IC); hold it, spread ’em, together, repeat
- Exploding merkins – 10, on Q count
- Rosalitas – 20 (IC)
- Groiners – 15, on Q count
- LBCs – 20 (IC)
- Burpees – 10 (OYO)
- Elbow plank with multiple 10 counts
Take the long way around back to the start for COT.
Moleskin
- Judging from this rag tag crew, a return to chilly temperatures had the most of the Pax pulling out anything from the back of closets or from attic boxes to put on that might be warm…most of the Pax, save two that is.
- First, Long Distance emerged from his vehicle this morning in a brand new Reebok sweat suit…grey jacket with yellow stripes down each side, along with matching britches…backwards mesh hat and striped tube socks a distant memory…in their place, this new, dapper workout look. The man shamed us all and rubbed it in with a shout of “Suffer!” during his extended 10-count in the stop motion squat pivots…good looks have already gone to his head.
- Second, Leroy showed up all #GQ with the collared polo shirt buttoned all the way to the top. While it was underneath a long-sleeve t-shirt, there was no way to hide keen fashion sense…nor the disappointment of the rest of the Pax who showed up in old t-shirts worn over a simple long sleeve Under Armour.
- Runstopper, with his burpee and hand release merkin prowess, literally ran circles around us in the four corners…it had several of the Heels in the group reminiscing about the good ole days of Coach Smith watching Phil Ford drain the clock in a 19-17 UNC victory.
- Mission impossible peter parkers are hard.
- Kotters to Centurion site Q Escargot after some time on the IR. Great to have you back in the gloom brother!
- Solid work out there by all. Always an honor to lead such a great group of men.
- Great send off into our day by Hops.
Announcements
- Marine Corp birthday convergence this Sunday – 0700 at MPHS.
- Panther football this Sunday – 1500 at Fox & Hound Ballantyne
- Only 5 days remain to sign up for the Spring Mud Run – JUST DO IT!!
- Joe Davis (Rock Thrill’s brother) Memorial convergence and 5K in Fort Mill – 0700 on January 4th. Sign up. Comment on the web site.
It’s About How You Finish
30 men gathered under the lights of the South Charlotte Middle School parking lot awaiting the latest trip down into the real Death Valley. According to the #MadHatter, it’s where dreams go to die…for us, it is at least where we go to work out hard for 45 minutes. The temperature was perfect, with just enough chill in the air to have the Pax eager for the start. Off we went at 0530.
The Thang
Mosey down into the Valley for a warmup lap around the track (no clipboarders, just us)
Circle up around mid-field for some COP:
- Diamond Merkins (total confusion among the Pax) – 15 cadence
- SSHs (ahh, now we can begin) – 20 cadence
- Wide-Arm Merkins – 15 cadence
- IWs (wheelhouse) – 20 cadence
- Narrow Merkins – 15 cadence
- Squats – 20 cadence
- Merkins – 15 cadence
- Peter Parkers – 20 cadence
- Mission Impossible
Line-up on the line along the goal post for some exercises and sprints:
- 20 Jump Squats, sprint to the opposite goal post, 20 Jump Squats, sprint back
- Plank on the end line. Bear Crawl 10 yards to the goal line, Backward Bear Crawl back
- Repeat above but with the following exercises: 20 Merkins, 20 Jumping Lunges, 20 CDDs, 20 Squats and 20 Flutter Kicks
Back to mid-field and circle up for the finish:
- LBCs – 20 cadence
- 10 x 10 – 10 burpees a minute for 10 minutes
Mosey back to the parking lot…a little bit of time left: Dollies – 20 cadence
COT
Naked Moleskin
- In the wait before the workout, Tiger Rag, as part of his personal mission to eradicate long-sleeves from any Area51 workout, threatened to go skins while chastising Stagecoach for his Under Armour cold gear. TR was wearing his pre-game fleece at the time.
- We launched into what YHC thought would be the complete darkness of the #F3DeathValley field. But with Bulldog’s headlamp, which YHC believes is simply a KC Hilite sewn into an old Wilson headband, there was plenty of light out there. YHC was blinded a couple times as Bulldog checked to make sure appropriate form was being applied during the COP merkins.
- There was complete confusion and borderline mutiny when YHC called for the first exercise…diamond merkins. #Mumblechatter of that’s not how we roll at #F3DeathValley were heard. We did side straddle hops immediately following…and all was right in the world again.
- O2 was in short supply this AM during the exercise-sprint-exercise-sprint-bear crawl-backward bear crawl part of the workout. Some planks and 10 counts were called…more for YHC’s benefit that anyone else in particular.
- The mumbled suggestion for burpees from someone close by was heard loud and clear by YHC…so we ended the workout with a little 10×10. 10 burpees a minute for 10 minutes…100 burpees in 10 minutes. The first 20-30 second rest seems to take a while…but after that, the recovery time goes fast. There were some complaints about YHC’s timing…guess the Ironman watch needs to recalibrated.
- We finished strong today! Solid effort by the men of #F3DeathValley. Stagecoach, thanks for giving me the reins.
Announcements
- Check out the 3rdF opportunities: Aftermath on Wednesdays at Greenway Starbucks, Yardstick on Thursdays at SouthPark Panera, Compass on Fridays at the Arbo Chick-Fil-A and The Stand on Fridays at the Carmel/51 Panera.
- MudRun sign-ups are happening now! See Stagecoach.
- Convergence / 5k on 1-4-14 in support of Rock Thrill and his family. Info here: http://f3nation.com/2013/10/20/convergence-and-5k-run/. Sign up now. Smoke Boot award will be on the line.
- USMC birthday convergence on 11/10: http://f3nation.com/2013/10/22/usmc-birthday-convergence/
- 2ndF Panther Football watching party on 11/10 at Fox & Hound – Ballantyne
- Christmas Party on 12/7 at TR’s house. See the Evite.
Fight of the Century
The shovel flag was planted at the entrance to the Proving Grounds as 6 men stepped into the ring for the Fight of the Century.
The Thang
Warmup lap around the McAlpine track and then onto the soccer field for 100 reps (in cadence) in COP:
- 20 SSHs
- 20 Merkins
- 20 IWs
- 20 Slow Squats
- 20 Mountain Climbers
10 x 10 = 100
- 10 burpees a minute for 10 minutes
Century Club
- Mosey to the rock pile and grab a rock for 25 bicep curls, 25 tricep extensions, 25 shoulder presses and 25 man-maker merkins = 100 total reps
- Put your rock back in the pile and take a lap around the McAlpine track. Circle up on the basketball court for 25 jump squats, 25 CDDs, 25 jumping lunges and 25 LBCs = 100 total reps
- Take a lap around the McAlpine track. A little plank work until we all arrived back to the basketball court. Then circle up for 25 squats, 25 merkins, 25 knee jumps and 25 dollies = 100 total reps
100s
- Mosey to the front of the school. Partner up for 100s. Partner A runs lap around front parking lot while Partner B performs called exercise. Flapjack until you reach 100 as a team. Exercises were Step Ups, Dips and Decline Merkins
Mosey to the side parking lot. On your six for 100 reps (in cadence) of Mary:
- 50 Flutter Kicks
- 50 LBCs
No mas. COT.
Moleskin
- Yes Radar, there were only 6 of us. And yes, YHC knows he has disappointed you…again.
- Nonetheless, it was a solid group of men. We worked hard throughout.
- After the pre-blast tweet referencing the Fight of the Century, Stagecoach was expecting Tae-Bo…sorry Stage, only everything in 100s.
- Burpees don’t get easier. And the rest time in the 10×10 goes faster than it should.
- Great send-off by Hacker.
Announcements
- MudRun 4/12/14. It’s fun. Sign-up now. Let Stagecoach know.
- New Saturday gear workout launches next week at Elizabeth Lane Elementary…Gullah and The Hoff on Q.
Emergency Evacuation
24 men, including 2 FNGs, met up in the Calvary Church parking lot this morning to sharpen themselves on the #F3Anvil. For reasons noted below, we stayed on the move…some of us more than others.
The Thang
Jog down to the soccer fields for a little COP:
- Merkins – 20 cadence
- SSHs – 20 cadence
- IWs – 20 cadence
- Dollies – 20 cadence
- Slow Squat – 20 cadence
Emergency evacuation to the hill for 11s:
- Jump Squats at the top
- Merkins at the bottom
Mosey to the parking lot on 51 for The Beast…6 exercises, 6 stations, 6 reps:
- Round 1 – Diamond Merkins, plank
- Round 2 – Jumping Lunges, chair plank
- Round 3 – Flutter Kicks, plank
- Round 4 – Wide-Arm Merkins, plank
- Round 5 – Deep Squats, chair plank
- Round 6 – LBCs
- Bonus Round – Burpees
Mosey back for COT…but first time for one set of Mary:
- Flutter Kicks – 40 cadence
Moleskin
- It was very nice out this morning and the Pax were very lively as we launched from the parking lot down to the soccer pitch. There was a decent amount of mumble chatter during the first couple of COP exercises, which YHC didn’t mind, knowing there was plenty of pain to come. Then all hell…and other things…broke loose.
- The serenity of lying in the cool, wet grass, staring up at the stars on a clear, beautiful morning, while knocking out some Dollies was interrupted by what can only be described as an incessant onslaught of loud and bubbling flatulence like nothing heard before. And that only served as a primer for what followed during the Slow Squats…causing an emergency evacuation of the Pax to the hill for 11s.
- A quick note on the Slow Squats…the count had Dora exclaiming that he couldn’t keep up until YHC explained that it was down on 3 and then up. Apparently they do everything different at SPEARHEAD…either that or once you lose the ruck, you just do everything faster.
- The 11s were unsavory, especially the jump squats at the top. The burn on the 10 after running the hill all those times was very real.
- Then came The Beast…running the front parking lot by 51, which probably measures around 100 yards or so, and stopping at every other island for the exercises. YHC tried to hit the full body, with exercises for the chest, legs and core. And to combat The Beast, since 7 is the number of perfection, YHC threw in a bonus round of Burpees at the end. Burpees + Running = O2 Deprivation.
- Apparently the Dollies and Slow Squats during COP had produced a peeping turtle. After Round 1 of The Beast, Radar exclaimed that he had to take care of some business…emergency evacuation to the onsite facilities…door locked…sphincter tightening. Severe emergency evacuation to Starbucks…back in time to see us finish up the bonus round of burpees. As we left the parking lot after COT, the onsite facilities now open and lit up. #cruelirony
- Welcome to FNGs I.C. Light and Red Card. Hope to see you out in the gloom again very soon.
- Great group of men at #F3Anvil. Thanks to Baracus and Young Love for letting YHC lead.
Announcements
- 3rdF on Wednesdays at the Greenway Starbucks with Skywalker and Busch…#F3Aftermath (a double meaning on this day, given Radar’s emergency at the very same Starbucks)
- Look for announcements regarding the Area51 Holiday party and a new save the date
Living Up to the Hype
The #F3DayZero Challenge
The shovel flag was planted, the tunes were cued up and the giant weinke that held the day’s tasks was hammered into the ground. 14 men, including 1 FNG, gathered in early morning coolness and stared at what we were about to undertake.
In between each exercise, we ran a lap around the 1/3 mile McAlpine Elementary track.
The Challenge was tough, living up to the hype. It showed us no mercy. But we gave it none in return. All the pax worked hard this morning. Most of those that did the Challenge the first time around improved on their results…#MissionAccomplished. And those that did it for the first time battled from start to finish. Congratulations to all who took on the #F3DayZero Challenge.
The next Challenge day is 11/23…mark it down.
Straight Up Rebel Yell Burns
As Billy Idol’s rock classic “Rebel Yell” blared from the Crabcake’s hatchback, Spackler firmly planted the site’s shovel flag into the earth at Polo Ridge Elementary School. 13 men assembled and stretched, in anticipation of the workout that was to come. Then, at 0530, we launched into the foggy gloom to pay our last respects to the Thursday we were about to crush.
The Thang
A baby jog from the parking lot to the soccer pitch where, with the sounds of our running on the rain soaked ground filling the air, we gathered for COP:
- SSHs – 20 cadence
- Diamonds, Narrow, Regular – 5 cadence each
- IWs – 20 cadence
- Regular, Stagger R, Stagger L – 5 cadence each
- Squats – 20 cadence (hold at the bottom on the last one for a 10 count)
- CDDs, Wide-Arm, Regular – 5 cadence each
- Flutters – 30 cadence
- Regular, Narrow, Diamonds – 5 cadence each
Line it up at one soccer goal for sprints. Sprint to other soccer goal and perform called exercise. Sprint back and plank it up. Called exercises:
- 10 burpees
- 20 jump squats
- 30 LBCs
- Rinse and repeat
Then just sprint down and mosey back…x2.
Run from the soccer pitch to the bus parking lot. Each pax find a bus parking space line.
- Bear crawl to end, backwards bear crawl back…x2
- Rinse and repeat
Run from the bus parking lot to the far side of the school…find yourself a bench on the picnic tables.
- 10 step-ups each leg
- 15 dips
- 15 decline merkins
- Hold the decline merkin plank at the end
- Rinse and repeat…x2
Mosey back to the front of the school and circle up for some Mary:
- Dollies – 30 cadence, hold it, spread ’em, together
- Protractor – 45 degrees, spread ’em, together; 90 degrees, spread ’em, together
- Exploding merkins – 15, on YHC’s count
- Rosalitas – 30 cadence
- Freddy Mercury – 20 cadence
- Groiners – 15, on YHC’s count
- Elbow plank – 1 minute…then 10 count…then 10 count…then 10 count (this one lasted about 20 seconds actually)…then one last 10 count
COT
Moleskin
- As the Rebel Yell label says above, this morning brought forth an Original Time Honored Recipe for pain: push-o-rama supersets, burpees and jump squats in between sprints, backwards bear crawls, exploding merkins, groiners and holding a plank well after you thought you were done.
- A great group of men this morning who pushed it hard throughout…so there wasn’t much mumble chatter…except a twerking callout during the squat hold at the bottom and some complaints about the water soaking through our shorts and shirts as we went to our six for the flutters in COP.
- The bear crawls, especially the backwards ones, on the school bus parking lot lines seemed to be a crowd pleaser…so much so that we did it again. It is amazing how all coordination is lost on the last backwards bear crawl of each set.
- YHC loved adding the multiple 10 counts at the end of the 1 minute elbow plank…there’s something about going past when you think you are done that brings on an added element of burn. Deadwood’s 10 count lasted at least 20 seconds.
Announcements
- New workouts – Friday bootcamp #F3Joust; Sunday run #F3Nomad
- 3rdF on Friday after #F3Centurion at the Carmel/51 Panera – #F3TheStand
- #F3DayZero Challenge – Saturday 0700 at McAlpine Elementary
- Young Life Mud Run this Saturday
- ThunderRoad Half and Full sign-ups
1/2 Reverse Devil’s Turn with a Merkin Twist
12 men, including 1 defector from #F3Bagpipe, showed up at #F3FastTwitch on a nice morning for running. At 0515, we set off into the gloom. Here’s what we did.
The Thang
Ran from the parking lot to the front of the school for COP…
- SSHs – 30 cadence
- Buttkicks – 15 cadence
- High Knees – 15 cadence
- Merkins – 15 cadence
After COP, we took it to the road…
- R on Strawberry. Stop at Rosecliff. Plank it up. 15 cadence merkins.
- R on Rosecliff. Stop at Coburn Ct. Plank it up. 15 cadence merkins.
- R on Coburn Ct. Up the hill and stop at Bevington. Plank it up. 15 cadence merkins
- Give it all you got for the 3/4 mile run down Bevington to Rea. Stop. On your six. 30 cadence flutter kicks.
- Up the hill on Rea from Bevington to 51. Stop every 30 seconds or so for 10 merkins on your own. 4 stops…40 merkins total.
- Plank it up at the corner of Rea and 51. 20 cadence merkins.
- Run the final 1.25 miles from Rea back to South CLT Middle at your own pace.
- Circle up for some Mary…led by Turkey Leg (because he beat YHC back to the school): 30 cadence dollies, hold it. 30 cadence LBCs
COT – great send off by Chelms a/k/a Tatertot
Moleskin
- We covered 4 miles in 45 minutes with several stops along the way. That means all the Pax pushed it hard on the runs which enabled us to enjoy some 2ndF along with our 1stF.
- By YHC’s count, we knocked out 200 merkins this morning. Does stopping and doing merkins while running decrease or increase the chances of nipple chafing? But trust that YHC will not be gathering any data from this morning’s field study…thus, we may never know.
- In either an undercover mission to discover what makes #F3FastTwitch so good or a complete defection from the dark side that is #F3Bagpipe, Mighty Mite joined us this morning. He got out of car explaining that he had to train for ThunderRoad and thus wanted to join an elite running workout. So wise for such as young man.
- All in all, a solid effort by all the Pax.
Announcements
- Sign up for ThunderRoad full or half under the Area51 team. Let 49er know.
- Please pray for M. Passport.
- Several 3rdF meetings going on…check one of them out.
- DayZero Challenge this Saturday…come get some.
Hair of the Dog
8 men gathered in the shadows of the parking lot lights of the Arbo ABC store at 0615 on Sunday morning to shake off the effects of Saturday morning workouts (or the lingering soreness of Tiger Rag’s #F3RebelYell leg annihilation) and go for a little #RumRunner stroll through Carrington and Raintree.
The Thang
- L out of the Arbo onto 51
- L onto Cary Ridge Dr into Carrington
- L onto Coburn Ct
- R onto Rosecliff Ct
- L onto Strawberry Ln
- R onto Woodfox Dr
- L onto Rounding Run Rd
- R onto Raintree Ln
- L onto Providence Rd
- L onto Windbluff Dr
- R onto Raintree Ln
- R onto 51
- R into the Arbo
Moleskin
- Our route started out innocent enough with some flat road on 51, where we shared some sidewalk with the #RunForYourLifers.
- But then came the hills…Coburn Ct, Rosecliff Ct, Rounding Run Rd, Raintree Ln, Providence Rd from High Ridge and #F3FastTwitch’s favorite hill, Windbluff.
- As we hit Windbluff as the sun was coming up, SoulGlow was excited to see what it looked like in the light of day…the excitement faded fast.
- Uncle Leo summed it up so succinctly…”Hills suck. That is all.”
- All the Pax ended up grabbing 7.2 miles at about an 8.40 pace…solid work by all the men. Some of the men grabbed some extra credit miles: Slim Fast doubled back to grab some extra hill work, Brew missed one of our turns but linked up with Scissor Hands to run past where we stopped…then came back having knocked out 7.4 miles. Scissor Hands, training for the Full Thunder Road, just kept running after that…rumor has it he was headed for 6 more miles or so.
- Come out and join the Sunday morning run known as #F3Nomad. The route will change and maybe even the launching point. It was great out there this morning.