Pineville, NC lost one of its own nearly a year ago.
Richard Sheltra, a 20 year old firefighter, died in the line of duty while battling a three alarm blaze in Pineville on Saturday, April 30, 2016. He is survived by his parents and sister.
In the wake of the tragedy that took Richard from his family all too soon, the Pineville FD, Sheltra Family, and Pineville community came together to honor his memory through the Richard Sheltra Memorial Run last October.
Last year’s 5k race had just 116 participants. In 2017, the Memorial Run takes place on the anniversary of his death. We can help.
This run is another way we can demonstrate F3’s support of our local community.
– We can support a Dad and Mom who lost their boy. A sister who lost her brother.
– We can support our local volunteers who don’t ask much in return. This run is how they all get to hold on to their brother who was taken from them.
Click this link to Register for the Richard Sheltra Memorial Run.
(10k, 5k, 1mi fun run option for 2.0s & families)
Taken from the Registration Website:
“Join us in bringing our community, family & friends together to celebrate the life of Richard Sheltra and raise money to support his foundation. We want to honor and recognize him for his commitment and dedication to our community. All proceeds for this event will benefit the “Richard Sheltra Memorial Foundation.” This Foundation is designed to purchase New Turnout Gear and Educational Expenses for first responders. These were two areas of great concern and empathy for Richard.”
Share with your AOs, PAX, and your friends/coworkers. If you’re looking for a race to run, this is a great one to gear up for.
Questions? Contact Dumpster Fire and Cheddar at jbmaxim@hotmail.com / nigel65@gmail.com.
6 PAX, including 1 FNG, converged on The Big House’s shovel flag this gloomy, wet, cold morn’ in search of gifts…but the greatest gift of all was what they found inside themselves. Also, there’s probably a pill you can take for whatever you have, Udder.
Disclaimer was given for said FNG (friendly new guy) Tim, who YHC, Cinnamon, and Private Benjamin all knew from our neighborhood. Once YHC was convinced that errrbody got the message, we were off for a 1 mile run from the AO lauch pad (Pineville PD) to Pineville Lake Park for some 12 pains of Christmas, but not before some of the following:
COP.
Windmills x15
Low slow Merk x15
The Thang
On the 1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th/6th/7th/8th/9th/10th/11th/12th day of christmas my brothers EH’d me…
(into)
One F’ing bur-ur-urp-ee
Two Lunges Lunging
Three Low-Slow-Squats
Four Freddie-Mercs
Fiiive Box-Cut-ters
Six Peter Parkers
Seven Parker Peters
Eight Merkins Merking
Nine Floyds (Mayweathers…see F3 dictionary) a’punching
Ten Carolina Dry Docks (too many syllables, can’t Christmasize it)
Eleven Wide-Arm-Merkins
Twelve Makhtar N’Diayes (Pronounced Mak-tar JAI…see F3 Exercise dictionary…really sucks after all that)
Time to mosey back to base via Indian Run…for a mile.
Mosey past launch point over to Concrete Tree Farm for 12 up, 1 down.
11 Step Ups, 1 Dip
10 Step Ups, 2 Dips
etc etc etc
…………1 Step Up, 11 Dips.
Done? Done. Mosey back to base…RIGHT ON TIME! Great success.
COT
Name-o-rama introduced us to Tim, who DF first met when they were both going through new daddy boot camp over two years ago. Small world, brother. Tim’s wife is in residence right now in town, and Tim travels a lot for work and was looking for something to smack him around a bit. YHC observed he seemed to handle most of the pain, but is pretty certain that Makhtar got the better of him. Given his M is on her way to full-bird MD status, so he was dubbed Patient Zero. For those among us familiar with Max Brooks’ World War Z novel, this means something. For the rest of us, it was the most suggestive thing available short of something like “Hellooooo NURSE!”, which in retrospect, might have worked as well (fair comment, Utah). Welcome Patient Zero!
Other Observations:
– TCLAPS to Udder for leading the way for most of the workout and for attempting to sing the 12 pains all the way through to himself. Only made me want to end it quicker.
– Cinnamon and Private Benjamin…hands down are regulars at The Big House now. Pvt Benji was a game-time decision thanks to a nice game of dodge-rock played at RockZero on Sat. Glad you made it out Brother.
– Utah – Good to see you back out at the Big House w/us!
– About to send an APB out for Tramp Stamp and Alice, who we haven’t seen in a while…gotta EH dem boys back out.
– White Collar planning to return once he stops smoking – just kidding dude, stop trying to get sick so you get to skip the winter workouts.
– Banana Boat being worked to death by Tuck (I’m guessing). Filing a complaint w/Labor Dept tomorrow.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Joe Davis Run for Recovery – The run this year will be on 01/07/2017. Sign up (I’m looking at you, Cinnamon & Pvt Benjamin)
*****THE BIG HOUSE WILL RETURN ON MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2017*****
(Alternate options MIGHT be available for Monday 12/26 workouts…check the Q schedules and the Twitter for any deets)
MERRY CHRISTMAS F3 PAX, and PAX of The Big House. This AO was launched during the least opportune times, but it’s survived and thrived thanks to men pushing themselves to become better than they were the week before. Thankful for all of you.
13 lept out of bed to see what was the matter on this gloomy morn’. With the disclaimer duly given – clear instruction that YHC was not providing any fitness instruction, and that the PAX duly were not paying me to do so, as well as a very lawyerly underscore of each individual (and not F3) assuming maximum liability for any action undertaken (I’m a graduate of the Booyah School of Disclaimers…DM me for college application, I’m the Registrar) – we were off and moseying.
Here’s what happened.
COP
A nice stroll around the parking lot before commencing COP
SSH x25
IW x20
Floyd Mayweathers x15 (Look it up in the F3 exercise dictionary)
The Thang
Mosey to Theater handicapped spots, partner up. YHC didn’t have a dance partner for the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance, so he shadowed Private Benjamin and Mic Check along the way to see if he could cut in.
On the way back
Four corners of Merkin’ around Target & Teeter
Plank up or run back for the 6, finish with them. Tclaps to Escobar, Cinnamon, and someone else who I can’t recall for joining me for extra credit run back to sweep the 6. #Team
After a 10-count that included a few .5s and .75s…we eventually got down to zero…
Mosey over to La Cantina, line up shoulder to shoulder for Planker’s Delight! 13 PAX planked shoulder to shoulder, while each man & his dog went down the line doing two hand slap merkins with each PAX. That means each did 24 handslap merkins going down the line, then another 24 handslap merkins while shoulder to shoulder for 48 handslap merkins in total…while planking.
Side shuffle down the Dean & Deluca Parking Lot, past the yellow car, do 20 LBCs once you get to the end…plan was for another four corners exercise, but let’s just say that the distance beyond the yellow car was further than YHC had anticipated (or viewed from Google Maps the the night before).
Mosey back over to Smoke for some People’s Chair Merks – Errrbody line up on same wall. One by one, PAX drop and do one hand release merkin all the way down the line and then all the way back up. That’s 2 more merkins each.
That’s 110! 110 merkins in various styles (and in some cases, forms)! Ah! Ah! Ahhhh! #TheCount
Finito
COT
Name-o-rama and more counting. Thanks to myself for taking us out.
Announcements
Joe Davis Run – Sign up if you haven’t! http://joedavisrun.com/
Let me know if you aren’t getting the newsletters..also, get on the Twitters for business casual discussion of F3 stuff @F3SOB and @F3Area51. Get on Slack for 2-drink minimum discussions. https://f3sob.slack.com/ or https://f3sclt.slack.com…or both, whatevs.
24 PAX (including 2 FNGs) went easy on the Pepsi and avoided sleeping in the hide-a-bed with Fuller the night before only to arrive this morning and completely wet the bed in this week’s edition of Peak 51.
After a good welcome and THE most professional disclaimer the world had ever heard (YHC always makes sure to use the phrasing “you assume any and all liability by attending this work out and you cannot hold me or F3 responsible for anything that may or may not happen”…most of that is out of the Booyah Risk Management Handbook entitled “They Ain’t Gonna Git Me!” On shelves everywhere), <comma> we went on with it for a long lap around the grounds.
Furthermore, Tclaps to YHC who always has a stockpile of extra gloves (yours for a low low offer of $10,000…your move, Pharma Bro) for when we dance with asphalt and concrete, as you’ll find out later….
COP
The Thang
Partner up at First Baptist parking lot
On the way back
Next up (For reference: one lap around school grounds = .42 miles)
When Partners meet up, BOTH do 10 hand-slap merkins. Do that for 3 laps around school. Hand Slap merks every time you run past your partner. Plank up & Mary while we wait for the 6 to finish.
Next up
People’s Chair – Errrbody line up on same wall. One by one, PAX drop and do one hand release merkin all the way down the line and then all the way back up.
Fin
COT
Moleskine
Thanks to Slim Fast for taking us out.
Announcements
Joe Davis Run – Sign up! You basically ran the distance at this workout: http://joedavisrun.com/ Do eet. Do eet now!
Operation Sweet Tooth Backblast: http://f3nation.com/2016/12/05/operation-sweet-tooth-christmas-initative-16-the-sun-shines-today-on-alexander-youth-network-through-ost/
And with the newly minted Shovel Flag planted, 30 SOBs and A51s were booked & arraigned on charges at The Big House…SOBs/A51’s westernmost AO. 30…that’s a lot of cats to herd.
….but NOT before three of Pineville’s Finest exited the station (with a Police Car pulling up to a halt) suspiciously asking us what we thought we were doing here in their visitors lot. FF through 10 uncomfortable seconds of “Oh, Sh*t we’re all getting arrested,” YHC managed to pull himself together in the nick of time to remind our esteemed officers that YHC had received clearance from the Chief of Police on more than one occasion, and was happy to produce emails as recent as Saturday for proof. No such papers were needed, and they happily let us get on with it, remarking that YHC could do their share of called exercises. Yes sirs.
COP:
Thorough disclaimer given FNGs present, we went on a leisurely lap around the baseball park – warm up lap was approximately .5 miles from the launch point….a helpful scenic tour & appropriate warm up for the temps. Plank up & wait for the 6…or listen to Fire Hazard talk about his feelings.
Everyone here? Let’s begin.
SSHx30
Merkx5
IWx20
Merkx10
LSSx20
Merkx15
The Thang:
Partner Up, Mosey to Tree Farm
Partner 1 – Run to first half, 30 LBCs, run back & tag Partner 2
Partner 2 – CDDs until Partner 1 returns
Partner 2 – Run to first half, 30 LBCs, run back & tag Partner 1
Partner 1 – CDDs until Partner 1 returns
PAX plank up until all are finished.
Partner 1 – Run to second half, 15 boxcutters, run back & tag Partner 2
Partner 2 – Floyd Mayweathers until Partner 1 returns
Partner 2 – Run to second half, 15 boxcutters, run back
Partner 1 – Floyd Mayweathers until Partner 2 returns
Mosey to brick dugout, grab some wall.
People’s chair with arm raises up to 100, stop for a 10 count (thank you Outback)
Recovery lap around the parking lots, mosey over to the main baseball field, plank up & wait for the 6 to roll in. Hold a plank and lower to 6 in. Mumblechatter suggested it felt more like one inch. Don’t feel bad, brother.
Grab some concrete-scape for some low, slow dips (that’s DIPS, Kirby…DIPS)
Partner 1 – Low, Slow Dips
Partner 2 – Lap around the large baseball field (.36 miles…we did it twice, which Ickey Shuffle did not approve of)
Flapjack x2, Plank up when complete
Mosey to parking lot, PAX line up on end of parking lot side.
LBCs, Flutters, Dolleys x15 each set. Mosey back to launch point.
Fin.
COT:
COT had your usual announcements, name-o-rama, including the naming of our three Pinevillian FNGs:
Observations
Announcements:
Joe Davis Run, 1/7/2017– F3 is involved because our brother, Rock Thrill, lost his brother to addiction and this race was founded in order to raise awareness about the effects of addiction. Read all about it at the link. Also, if/when you sign up…make sure you sign up for the 10K. You call can do it.
F3 South Charlotte Christmas Party, 12/2/2016 – Sign up, or Mr. Bean loses his house on the $$ that he fronted to book the party. As an FYI, Christmas party toy drive goes to benefit Operation Sweet Tooth – As most of you know F3 Olive’s daughter died suddenly about 6 months ago. He is from Isotope. Operation Sweet Tooth is a non-profit organization created to honor her memory by bringing joy to other kids. We are pushing a drive for donations of toys for Operation Sweet Tooth to benefit Alexander Youth Network. Specific details to follow regarding what to donate.
We’re looking for Qs at The Big House in February and March already. Let Cheddar and I know and we’ll get you on the roster.
Thanks to Slim Fast for the close-out. It was an honor to lead this morning.
Welcome to the Big House, SOBs/A51’s westernmost AO. First launch up and running bright and early tomorrow am at 0530. We’ll meet at the Police Station’s visitors lot. Expect +5 FNGs. Team effort and keeping bringing up the 6 are the priorities.
COP:
Thorough disclaimer given FNGs likely present, 1 lap around the entire AO – Scenic tour & warm up for the temps.
The Thang:
Partner Up, Mosey to Tree Farm
Mosey to parking lot, PAX line up on end of parking lot side.
PAX plank up until all are finished.
Recovery lap around the baseball field. Mosey to brick dugout, grab some wall
Mosey to Grassy area for Planker’s delight – PAX Plank up, 1 by 1, PAX go down the line for handslap merkins (if merkins aren’t an option, then modify to side-plank walk down the line and give your man 1 five each hand).
LBCs, Flutters, Dolleys if PAX are still feeling spry. Mosey back to launch point.
COT
Ready position, move.
In cadence, exercise.
On this brisk Monday morning, the PAX rolled in at various times, each preparing for the weather in his own way…and Big Top dressed to go skiing in head to toe Northface gear. Tawny strutting around in shorts and a T shirt. Whatever gets you out of the fartsack, right?
A quick roll call for FNGs (none this am), a truncated disclaimer and 1.5 laps around the parking lot , off we head for COP. Here we go.
COP:
SSHx25 (had planned on making all of the PAX do 28 except Goonie…he could stop at 27…but alas, YHC felt it was too soon after ND’s loss to Navy for that sort of shot to be fired. #NiceGuy)
IWx20
CDDx15
The Thang:
PAX Partner Up, each grabs a curling/tricep extension/shoulder pressing rock
Mosey to the track
PAX line up on the Football Field for some Las Vegas Casino Style exercises.s
Cash in your rock, mosey down to baseball fields.
Partner Work
20 Flutters, then AYG to the parking lot, plank when you arrive. Hold plank & wait for 6 to roll in.
Time called. Thanks to Simba for taking us out….very poignant send-off.
The Moleskin:
In an attempt to introduce some variety to these workouts, which can usually be boiled down to sets of the same ole, same ole, YHC overestimated the volume of work that could be done in 45 quick minutes. Lesson learned. Hindsight being 20/20, YHC is somewhat relieved that we did not get to see the PAX do pole dancing of any sort. #silverlining
Announcements:
Joe Davis Run – F3 is involved because our brother, Rock Thrill, lost his brother to addiction and this race was founded in order to raise awareness about the effects of addiction. Read all about it at the link. Sign up! (Was not mentioned, but certainly deserves repeating)
F3 South Charlotte Christmas Party – Sign up. As an FYI, Christmas party toy drive goes to benefit Operation Sweet Tooth – As most of you know F3 Olive’s daughter died suddenly about 6 months ago. He is from Isotope. Operation Sweet Tooth is a non-profit organization created to honor her memory by bringing joy to other kids. We are pushing a drive for donations of toys for Operation Sweet Tooth to benefit Alexander Youth Network. Specific details to follow regarding what to donate.
New AO in Pineville, NC (Defined as an SOB/Indian Land region AO) – The Big House – Launching Monday, November 14th at 0530. Not likely to see any of you gents who post here at Base Camp…this is a SOLID AO run by solid Site Qs Simba and Goonie.
15 Goats posted at Mountain Goat on a very moderate temp November 4 for a Texas Breakfast (in honor of our Brother Slim Fast, who delegated today’s Q to YHC).
Prior to The Thang, YHC and Nomad took off for a leisurely yog down Strawberry and back for an extra mile. I was so overjoyed by the thought of running w/Nomad that I completely lost my senses. More on that later.
Since it had been nearly a month since 30-30-1 made an appearance at this AO AND YHC hates interval training, there was no other option than to drive a bus-full of PAX up and down Strawberry Ln.
LOP (Lap of Pain)/ The Thang:
4.5-5 miles… DONE! (YHC and Nomad 4.5-5)
COT:
began much like most of this workout…a Dumpster Fire #seewhatIdidthere. While the PAX waited for YHC to retrieve his phone, there seemed to be a bit of a problem…surely I put the key magnet behind my front tire, right? Nope. YHC was so JACKED about the prerun that he threw his keys in his car and locked it up behind him. Que Nomad to the rescue with his phone and away we went for Name-o-Rama and close-out. Thanks to Tweetsie for dialing up the Almighty, even a shout-out for YHC who begun to work out a plan for retrieving his keys.
MEGA TClaps for Drano driving me back to my crib. Drano’s the man.
You better believe the M was terrified at the sight of someone on her back porch before she realized it was me. It’s okay I’ll just get the spare, call an Uber and…wait what? No spare to be found? It’s in my locked car as well, you say? …….<expletive>
Que USAA’s roadside assistance contractor who was an hour late (8:30am, by my reckoning, but then again, my watch was off all morning) to meeting me back at the AO – which at this point had fully transformed back into a normal school with School Buses and weirdo children wondering what this guy in flip flops and running shorts was doing camped out in between all of the parked buses. Thankful that the resident police officer left me alone as I stood there for 45+ mins (I called USAA while en route, if you’re doing math)…that’s fine, USAA guy. Don’t worry about being late. You probably only were responsible for me being put on two Neighborhood Watch lists. Whatever, just let me get in the car. Thank you for your support, and thank you for serving our Nation’s veterans.
Okay now, let’s hurry up and get this day over with. Aye. And here we are. Who needs a beer?
Observations:
Always an honor to lead.
Announcements:
Joe Davis Run – F3 is involved because our brother, Rock Thrill, lost his brother to addiction and this race was founded in order to raise awareness about the effects of addiction. Read all about it at the link.
J.R.R. Tolkien Joe Davis Run Challenge: Anyone doing their first 5k, first 10k, or set a PR?Tolkien will do 10 burpees. For anyone that beats him, he will do 10 burpees + cash donation to Joe Davis charity.
F3 South Charlotte Christmas Party – Sign up, or Mr. Bean loses his house on the $$ that he fronted to book the party. As an FYI, Christmas party toy drive goes to benefit Operation Sweet Tooth – As most of you know F3 Olive’s daughter died suddenly about 6 months ago. He is from Isotope. Operation Sweet Tooth is a non-profit organization created to honor her memory by bringing joy to other kids. We are pushing a drive for donations of toys for Operation Sweet Tooth to benefit Alexander Youth Network. Specific details to follow regarding what to donate.
New AO in Pineville, NC – The Big House – Launching Monday, November 14th at 0530. Park at Pineville Police Department vistor’s lot and the Q will take it from there. Bring an FNG from Pineville who always complains about how far away the workouts are. Zero time for that noise w/this AO in-place. DM me (Dumpster Fire) or Cheddar for further info.
26 PAX, including 2 FNGs, posted in the Thursday gloom to partake in YHC’s VQ for a properly balanced meal.
With the disclaimer duly given – clear instruction that this was a moderate workout and YHC was not providing any fitness instruction, and that the PAX duly were not paying me to do so, as well as a very lawyerly underscore of each individual (and not F3) assuming maximum liability for any action undertaken (Tx Booyah) – we were off and moseying.
COP:
Mosey around the rear of Matthews Elementary School, hold a plank for 30 seconds (standard unit of time, AKA such time until the 6 arrives, then recover) and circle up for COP
SSH (“Side Straddle Hop”) x 20
IW (“Imperial Walkers”) x 20
Merkins (“American style push-ups”) x 10
The Thang:
Appetizer:
Mosey over to the baseball field parking lot for the following:
Main course:
Partner 1 runs in one direction around Matthews Elementary, Partner 2 runs in other direction – when they meet, both drop and do 10 hand-slap Merkins (down-left slap, down-right slap = 1). Meet up four times, then mosey back to COP spot – wait for PAX to finish. [FYI gents – 2x around the school = +/- 1.1 miles….well done]
Mosey over to grassy area for what I’ve come to know as the Planker’s Delight. PAX planked shoulder to shoulder, while groups of four went down the line doing a hand slap merkin with every other man (Header: Tunnel of love without the tunnel…perfect way to describe it.). Shout-out to Thunder Road for introducing me to that one at Base Camp in July. This one left a mark.
Dessert:
With no time to waste, mosey to nearby Matthews First Baptist Church parking lot.
Right before Round 3, Booyah suggested that Garmin’s satellite feed on YHC’s timekeeping device might have been 60-120 seconds slower than Booyah’s watch and shouldn’t we be heading home. Guess Garmin’s satellite was 2nd to go up after BY’s and in a slightly higher orbit (or however that stuff works). Between you and me, I think he just had enough and wanted to shout “Matte” (bonus points for someone who gets that reference).
Mosey back to launch point. And time was called, Thus began the COT.
Tclaps to Drop Thrill for taking us out.
The Moleskin:
COT had your usual announcements, name-o-rama, including the naming of our two FNGs:
Announcements:
BRR 2017 – Booyah wants the vans packed already. Just keep refreshing the BRR page hourly until 2017 registrations actually open up.
Drop Thrill is on Q at The Vet (Bootcamp) this Saturday, located at Mint Hill’s Veterans Memorial Park. 0700 – he promises to make it a 0.0 for all you Meathead types.
Post-Credits Scene
Then
“Email received by Tiger Rag, 10/7/2014, Subject: New F3 Charlotte South submission, Contents: Name, Email, Question Regarding, etc./What would you like to tell F3 Charlotte South?
Pineville, NC resident interested in being an FNG at an upcoming F3 workout to see what it’s like. My current condition? 33yrs, 5ft10, 225 lbs, 3-4 miles in 28 – 38 minutes, and maybe 20 pushups. So, basically, a walking dumpster fire. I’ve been using #1 of your “Top 5 Excuses” for the past year and a half despite my brother-in-law (F3-Raleigh alum Costco) telling me I didn’t need to worry about that. Any recommendations with respect to a good Q [I meant AO…silly new guy] to break me in? Looking forward to picking up what you guys put down. -Joe“
Now
On October 9, 2014, two years ago, we got started (Tclaps Swiss Miss, Freedom, Sensei, & Geraldo for posting then and posting today). Since then, M had our 14 mo. daughter, now a 2.0 on the way, and a whole host of brothers in arms who push to be better men than they were the day before. Better husbands, fathers, sons, friends, coworkers…examples. Thanks to the men of Area51, Peak51 and all other workouts that dare us to be more, do better, and push further than was possible on Day One – of anything.
To Be Continued…