- When:09/11/2014
- QIC: Slim Fast, Geraldo, Crabcake, The Hoff, Brown, Bugeater
- The PAX: 89 strong
Area 51 9/11 Convergence – Never Forget
F3 brothers from Charlotte, Winston Salem and Raleigh were all represented among the 89 who joined in today’s workout that went something like this.
Mosey to COP (variety of stretching runs)
Announcement: No chit chat – the pax will remain silent today in honor of those lost on 9/11 and the only ones talking will be Q’s running the stations.
COP: SSH, MC, Merkins
Count off and rotate 4 stations for 8 minutes each.
Station 1: Meathead Kettlebell rotation
Station 2: Rebel Yell Triple Nickel rotation
Station 3: Spearhead partner work rotation
Station 4: Peak 51 9’s and 11’s rotation
COT for Mary (Dolleys, Mason Twists)
Count-o-rama 1…89
Skipped the name-o-rama
Lord’s Prayer
Moleskine: Great execution by station leads for this special 9/11 workout. It was great to meet Manram from F3 Raleigh and see Starfish from F3 Winston Salem in addition to the many solid Area 51 pax coming together in this convergence. Great work by all and let’s spend today recognizing and remembering that fateful September 11, 2001 day in which we lost 2,977 men and women, 414 of which were first responders called to action to serve, protect, and save lives doing their jobs. We learned as a country, as a community, and as families – that we will endure, that we will get up when we have been knocked down. We are a strong band of F3 brothers who can lean on each other in times of need. We workout in the gloom, run in mud and over obstacles, run over mountains, and march go ruck style – together as brothers. Iron sharpens Iron.
Announcements:
Brew Ruck – bring cans to upcoming Saturday workout for Brew Ruck – reach out to Hoff for details
Columbia Mudrun sign ups final-final deadline is 9/15. F3 nation web site or reach out to Gummy for questions.
5k Kids Run For Cancer on September 20 in Ballantyne. Email Header or Honey Bee for details and let them know you are participating. Will be working out/warming up the kids for their 1-mile run and will actually run the mile with them. Great cause. Wear your F3 shirts and show what F3 is about!
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Great lead this morning Qs – and great words Bug. I can’t help but think that those first responders who rushed into the Trade Centers while they were burning, to help people, while everyone else was trying to get out is the perfect picture of “I am Third”. They were more concerned with helping those in need then their own safety. Aye
Excellent execution fellas. Thanks for putting another great convergence together. While standing in the enormous COP it is humbling to be around so many solid men gathering together with a common purpose. The best way to honor those fallen is to continue to lead our families and communities in a positive way, making this a better world than we found it.
Aye!
@Hops, thanks for the EH…missed you out there.
Definitely one of my more memorable F3 experiences to date. The partner work on 9/11 was very motivating/special/sobering.
Thanks to all my adopted Area 51 brothers for letting me crash….y’all are welcome up at the Dash anytime and would love to have you join in the GSO launch fun too.
Bugeater and Area 51 Brothers, it was great to meet some of you. Please come see us in Raleigh anytime you’re in town. The silence and Lords Prayer at the end was powerful. As we were praying I remembered the story of Todd Beamer who was on Flight 93 and said that prayer with the phone operator right before he helped lead the effort to take back the plane. Truly a man who was #FreedToLead. Thanks for a memorable convergence this AM. #HonorTheFallen #IronSharpensIron
DT…my bad, didn’t mean to startle you. I just wanted to make sure pax understood proper technique and I appreciate you letting me demonstrate. Those first responders carried hundreds of people…so if anyone struggles with partner carry, please practice it as we never know when we will need it, but if ever we do we will need to be prepared. It was an honor to lead and all the Q’s crushed it.
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