Getting the fields ready for Strawberry season

Getting the fields ready for Strawberry season

15 farmers plowed the fields of Stonecrest shopping center. We prepared the ground, and some of us almost dropped seeds prematurely. In the end though; all of us felt like the whipped cream icing on top of a Strawberry Shortcake.

What we did:

Mosey to the far end down in front of Target and circle up. Disclaimer was given and we began.
– SSH X 20
– IW X 20

Enough with the pleasantries – let’s get really started.

All Pax will run up the parking rows stopping at the top for 5 merkins and then back down to the bottom for 10 LBC. Goal is to push yourself as hard as you can knowing that this exercise will be more of a marathon than a sprint. Not sure if we will finish on time. However, all of us did in less than 30 minutes. After completion, instructions given for 50 additional merkins and 100 LBC.

Brisket led Protractor and Rosalita until we all finished.

Mosey to the theatre for People’s Chair
– Arms out front and take turns raising right foot then left for silent 10 count.
– Air presses: 50 regular; 50 with right foot raised; 50 with left foot raised.

Mosey for 8 minutes of Mary….but wait. Loogie and Brisket remind me that there is a very nicely mowed hill waiting for us so….

Triple Nickel – 5 LBC at top; 5 LBC at bottom; 5 times up and down.

Mary: Heels to Heaven X 20; Flutter X 20; Freddy Mercury X 20

DONE!

Moleskin:
– Kudos for the best insult from Crab Cake for my ‘well thought out plan’ of running back and forth – might not have been bells and whistles but it turned out quite effective.
– Beaker is fast. That’s about all there needs to be said. He left all of us. Well; Brisket was hot on his heels. But those two just toyed with us it seemed.
– Wingman coined it best in describing Heartbreaker. He’s like a locomotive. Starts slow, and speeds up to an unstoppable force. He passed me 1/3 of the way in and almost chased down Brisket.
– Brisket led the slowest Rosalita I’ve ever experienced. I felt quite dirty after that one.
– I don’t think he and Loogie made many friends in reminding me of that nice perfect hill to run up.
– Kudos for Tuck for the original idea of the zig zags in the parking lanes.
– I didn’t know if we would finish the zig zags, but we all did in less than 30 minutes. That’s outstanding and we all pushed hard the entire time. No one got too far behind (unless your vantage point was Beaker because he smoked us all).
– Thanks for letting me lead and take us out. F3 means so much to me because of the men that support each other when we need it most. YHC has had some personal trials befall me recently, and the amount of fellow Pax reaching out and praying for me has been nothing short of humbling. I can only thank them and F3 and hope to be able to pay it forward to someone else experiencing pain.

Announcements:
– Convergence at The Arsenal this Saturday. Stonehenge and daVinci closed. Start at 6am for a 15 minute obstacle course, and workout begins at 6:30am.
– F3 Dads at the Charlotte Knights – May 14th. Signup and pay by April 28th. This will sell out so make plans and sign up know.
– F3 Camp tweeted out and pre-blast on the website. If you never have done it before YHC HIGHLY recommends it. F3 has the entire Camp Thunderbird on the shores of Lake Wylie at our disposal. It is a blast! Held mid-August (12th – 14th I believe). Additional information forthcoming.