American Greed
It’s imporatant to parse verb tense and mood in order to understand the author’s intent.
Some Observations: – taggart was on time and working hard. – The Worm was strong and wise on his modifications. #respect – Uncle Leo brought more bells out then high_tide. Whoa! – wildturkey was quiet, efficient, and lifting heavy! – flipper was argumentative and entertaining all at the same time. He found ways to say my name using all the blue-comedy cartoon voices. – ickey_shuffle I am thankful he says what we all are thinking, especially when someone disparages our Metallica. – high_tide was so happy to use his XXL mat!
WARMUP: Standard fare of SSH, swings, LSS, Cleans, Arm Circles, Miquel Phelps, and such THE THANG: 1. Things started off spicey as YHC’s interpretation of the rainbow sheet was called in to question. The spreadsheet stated and I quote “20 min Clock, 5 snatches to 1 TGU, alternate sides each set. try not to set down. Medium weight (emphasis added)” – Now a certain aquatic mammal-named PAX chose to interpret the to as ‘1snatch, 1TGU’. Whilst the other right-of-mind PAX chose to see the to as ‘then do’. As in ‘5 snatch THEN 1 TGU’. If was reminiscent of my seminary days in Greek class. Us stuck-up seminarians arguing over the exact meaning of a preposition in passage of Scripture. Ah, those was the days….not really. – YHC ruled in favor the right-of-mind. The mood of our Delphinus delphi was a bit surely until some 2000 alt song hit his auditory meatuses (aka dolphin ears). – 20 minutes was too long but high_tide was happy.
2. Next up was some rounds of Sommersault Squats on the Bball court. AKA Twerking Squats. 4×10. A voodoo favorite…..however he was DR. About half the PAX attempted and no one like them. Mixed in some Rack squats and high_tide kept shouting my name while he pause at the bottom of the squat. Quite awkward….and I like it!
3. I got us back on track with some pull ups and KB Alt Merkins at the bbal court. – 3×5 Pull Ups – 3-10 Merkins. – Mosey Back
MARY: HBC, Bridge, Elbow plank. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Keep praying for the Worm. Great to see him posting and pressing his way!
COT: YHC took us out. Check on a PAX you have not seen a while. All Men are struggling with something. Press on and pursue men!
-UP out!
All the places
THE THANG: Jump rope tour of Ballantyne. We stopped regularly while one guy did 75 jump ropes and remaining PAX did called exercise. We ran up and over the stars, visited the rockpile behind the nail place for rocks with friends, ran up the hill to the play structure for some L hangs, and hit the playground near Jeni’s for some explosive merkins.
COT: Great work out there this morning gents. Thanks for showing up today (not a jab at Cheese Curd for missing his Q Saturday) and for the great take out by Point Break which was also not a jab at Cheese Curd for missing his Q on Saturday. Looking forward to tomorrow’s Q at Bagpipe where Hawkeye has agreed to give directions when YHC gets us all lost.
The Lasso
Monday Monday
Better Late Than Never
THE THANG: Pairs to get a total of 200 LBCs, dips, and incline merkins. One does the exercises while the other goes around the building. Next up…bench curls.
MARY: Bridge pose with our heels raised for about a minute.
WTF is happening on 4/12!!!!!
That’s right! WTF is back again for the Fifth year in a row!
For those of you that did not make it previous years, or are unaware of what WTF is… Here are the basics:
Waxhaw Trail Fest will take place on Saturday April 12th. Registration is done as an individual, and race directors will assign you to a team based on average pace to keep all teams competitive. This is a trail run, relay style on 3 different trail loops setup at Cuthbertson Middle School in Waxhaw NC. The loops all start and stop at the WTF village where you and your fellow PAX can relax and enjoy some 2nd F until your next leg. For the Standard Relay option, the race is complete when each member of your team runs each loop once, totaling approx 13 miles per runner. Like last year, we are adding an alternate Relay Lite option for those that may not be able to commit to the full time, or don’t feel confident in the total distance. Relay Lite is still a team of 3, however each runner only completes one loop, and the team’s total distance will be 13 miles. The Solo option is a free-for-all. You can run/walk/ruck any or all loops to accommodate your own schedule and running capabilities.
Registration is $30– This will include the one and only WTF T-shirt, entry into either distance option, food, snacks and hydration throughout the event.
Awards given to top overall team in the Standard relay, as well as the annual hand off of the sought after WTF Trophy
Every registered runner will get an email with updated Team information prior to the event, in addition to packet pickup information for the morning of the event.
In the village we will provide music, coffee, hydration, a BBQ grill setup with a selection of food, including sandwiches, chicken, burgers, and bacon and eggs. Please bring your own chairs and a team canopy if desired. Any team snacks or preferred drinks are up to each team.
All extra money raised will be held for donation. Previous years we raised money for Cuthbertson school as well as the family of our fallen brother Ex-Lax.
Spread the word. Open to all. We have had many great WTF events over the past 4 years, and this year is shaping up to be even bigger!
RECAP:
Saturday April 12th- 6am arrival
Options:
- STANDARD -3 man team trail relay- 12miles ea runner
- RELAY LITE– 3 man team trail relay- 12 miles team total
- SOLO – No team, no restrictions
$30– includes race T-shirt, race entry, breakfast, lunch, snacks, hydration and 2nd F
UPDATE : 3/23– SHIRT ORDER HAS PASSED
SHIRTS NO LONGER AVAILABLE –
$15 VENMO ONLY REQUIRED NOW
Venmo: @TonyAmore Last 4 digits if needed 9450
Cuthbertson Middle School
1520 Cuthbertson Rd Waxhaw, NC
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4x4x48 (3/7 – 3/9)
It’s about that time of year again, where some of the completely stupid show off just how far we are willing to go to prove it!
4x4x48 is a simple concept:
4 miles – every 4 hours – for 48 hours
We have done this in year’s past and had a “great” time pushing each other to continue on. This year with so many Waxhaw PAX planning for GTE, we figured we would change it up slightly to allow more PAX to join in and be stupid together!
The new rules will go as follows:
4 miles – OR – 45 mins of rucking – every 4 hours – for 48 hours.
This will give you options you can choose or mix up throughout the 48hrs. We will be completing the first and last together as a group, and it will be a 4 mile route in downtown Waxhaw. All others are to be completed on your own, or reach out to others to have them join you, but only the first and last will have a scheduled meet up location and route. The schedule will go as follows:
(3/7)Friday 8pm – first run together- launch from Floater
Friday Midnight
(3/8)Saturday 4am
Saturday 8am
Saturday noon
Saturday 4pm
Saturday 8pm
Saturday Midnight
(3/9)Sunday 4am
Sunday 8am
Sunday noon
Sunday 4pm – final run together – launch from Floater
And for those that want to celebrate together, we can grab a drink at Taphouse afterwards.
These times are approximate and meant to keep you on track, however if you have a conflict, just ensure to get your run/ruck/ in before the 4 hour window expires and get back on track.
As always- hit the Slack channel to keep everybody accountable and informed of where your next run/ruck/workout may be held
https://f3waxhaw.slack.com/archives/C08FAQ19A87
Let’s go fellas!
Just another stupid way to pull us out of our comfort zones… And beds to do something completely stupid!…. See you there!