Ball Players We Are Not

Ball Players We Are Not

11 men showed up at #F3DayZero for some work and were treated to surprise reunion.  For the first time in a long time the original OGs were here with the millennial, new Qs.  Pleasantries were exchanged, hugs were given by Haze and insults were given by Radar to kick off the morning.

I received two separate text from pax that will remain anonymous making sure there would not be a lot of running.  Something about this or that.  #GettingOldSucks.  So the modification of the high intensity work out for the region was put in place for the unprepared.  #YourOnlyAsStrongAsYourSix.

What we did: Start with a warm up lap around the School track at a slow pace.  Circle up and do IW x 15, merkins x 10 and slow squat x10.  Partner up to complete 100 combined pull ups while the other partner planks.  One group had 150 since we were three.  Radar provided emotional support for Haze during his portion.  Radar in turn got defensive when Haze provided a meager come back.  By the end everyone was turning on each other pointing out weight and form.  The Pax completed mary lead by Hairball while my group stumbled to the finish line of our 150.

Now for the basketball main event.  Radar was nice enough to bring a basketball at the Q’s request.  I thought he would bring a real ball.  Instead he brought a ball “he won at Carowinds.” I question the “won” part after his display of shooting. The task was shoot a lap up, free throw and three pointer.  Each miss accumulated merkins.  The penalty for missing was 20 for missed lap up, 15 for free throw and 10 for three pointer.  The rest of the Pax did called Mary while the one guy displayed his skills.  Needless to say out of 11 of us we might have made four to five shots total.  #LotsOfMerkins  Everyone, YHC included, made fun of the guy that missed the layup until almost all of us missed the layup.  #TrickRims

After this miserable display of skill we mosed over to the rock pile where you and your partner picked a lifting rock.  Then we ran over to the shopping center for four corners in honor of the Tar Heels win last night.  At each corner you completed an exercise until the next group came to relieve you.  You carried one of Radar’s sandbags between the corners.  The called exercises were wide arm/diamond merkins, squat, merkins and curls with rock.  This took a little longer than anticipated.  We did one round.

Once we were completed with four corners we collected everyone at the bottom of Carswell and Bevington.  There we completed, most of us anyway, 7s.  Merkins at the top and squats at the bottom.  Run the hill up backwards, most of us anyway, and forward going down.  Dodging cars was thrown in as fun.

Radar kept complaining about time and it was time to do Mary.  I am good at ignoring and come to find out his watch was 19 minutes fast.  After completing most of 7s we collected our rocks and returned them to the school.

In true basketball form we went into overtime.  Time for redemption, kinda.  Everyone takes a free throw.  If you miss then you do 10 merkins.  Everyone missed the first round.  It was decided that we were not leaving until one shot was made.  Everyone missed the second round.  Finally the Mugsy Bogues of Area 51, Purple Haze, made the shot.  High fives all the way around and a lot of shame we circled up.

I am not sure what we learned today other than we probably all thought we were a little better at basketball than we are.  Very little running for my #F3FreeRange teammates.  BRR is only six months away.  Getting to be about that time to start training.  Not sure about the intensity part today but the fellowship was high.

Thanks for Hairball and Prohibition for letting me lead.  I’ll see you again in a few months.

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Thanks for the take out Haze.  Everyone enjoy your Easter weekend and enjoy your kid’s spring break.