We planted the shovel flag and the Faithful gathered in the Gloom:
The Pax:
Dredd
Senor Chips
American Pie
BlackBird
The Thang:
5.85 miles, with times ranging from 47:00 (American Pie) to approximately 51:00. Man, was it muggy.
Naked Man Moleskin:
- Orbital shifts. Dredd, building back from a lung-weakening cocktail consisting of equal parts IR and DR, was not on the point today. Do we need to check planetary alignments for unexplained shifts? Do we need to check the United States’ credit ratings for threat of downgrade? Regardless, we’re certain Dredd’s position in the back of the Pax is only temporary and the Pax will soon be chasing.
- Booty Loop remnants. The Pax found it surprising that there were no noticeable leftovers littering the route from the 24 Hours of Booty. Either the cleanup groups were in full force, or the Saturday night/Sunday morning downpours washed all remnants away. TClaps to all in the F3 nation that participated in the ride.
- Milkshake consumption. In the movie There Will Be Blood, Daniel Plainview utters “I drink your milkshake”, delivered to demonstrate that, sometimes, cruelty trumps weakness. That’s what the heat/humidity combo did today, brothers – it drank the Pax’s milkshake.
- Mankind achievements. It was determined that Body Glide has achieved equivalent rank with the development of calculus, the painting of the Mona Lisa and space travel as leading achievements of mankind.
- Naming rights. Looking for ideas on what to call this run.
BlackBird
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
F3/AG--BackBlast.7/30/11--Butch Davis and the SixMike '87 Mullett
Aye, we planted the ShovelFlag in the Soupy Gloom and the Faithful gathered, heeding the Call to Pain:
Dredd (QIC)
OBT (QIC)
SweeperBoy
Moniteur
Dark Warrior
Cowbell
74
Robocop
Super Dave
Waco
Tango Delta
Antonio Table
Black Bird
Crotch Rocket
Senor Chips
Critter
Exeter
McGee
March (FNG)
1313 (FNG)
My Little Friend (FNG)
Glad Hander (FNG)
Haywood
Joker
and ...
The Colonel (BHWTU)
The Thang
OBT:
_ Jog to The Rock's Kitchen and pull a page from The Rock's Cookbook. We divided into groups of three and rotated through 4 stations: mule kicks over the wooden box benches; pullups; parallel bar walk and dips; walking lunges across the field. Each rotation lasted as long as it took the lungers to cross the field. For each group, we did the full circuit once, jogged a lap, then did the circuit again.
_ Jog to the bottom of Sen. Ramos's Hill; Jacob's Ladder to 7.
_ (First group only): To the wall in Sen. Ramos's Office for 70 seconds of People's Chair.
_ Jog back to parking area.
Dredd:
C-10: A Circuit of 10 exercises to a ten count with a little running in between.
Spreadsheets From The Gloom/Naked Man Moleskin:
_ Extra credit to all for completing the Jacob's Ladder, which is tough even in normal conditions. In today's heat and humidity, it was a Fibrillator.
_ Dredd pulled a Butch Davis on Group 2 (cheating without feeling like you're cheating) by replacing 10 trips up the Mustang stairs with 10 Dollies--Sorry about that Group 1.
_ Puppy 'Scuse: McGee continues to use "having a new puppy" as an excuse for multiple infractions, including but not limited to: a Level 2 UA this past Wednesday and today, showering in between the Ring of Trust and the Coffeeteria. Not sure how the puppy made that necessary, but check in with MMOB who can show you how to jam your pooch in the trunk of a 92 Lexus so you can work out or put "Vote Peacock" signs in the yards of committed-relationship Lesbians who would never vote for you . . . speaking of which, where the heck the Councilman this AM? I guess there is an election coming up or something.
_ Circle of Mullet: new to the Faithful was a set of Merkins behind the Mustang shop right next to a Camaro on blocks last seen driven in 87 by a young Mullet-sporting SixMike. Aye.
_ Turning the Table: Post COT, Antonio Table announced that he had to hustle back to the house because MTable wanted him back ASAP. Fair enough, Brother. But then he shows up at the Coffeeteria holding court. Upon query about the short leash MTable had on him, he responded, "look Dredd, I don't know how you're doing things at the Dredd Shedd, but I'm wearing the pantaloons out at the Table Stable. Know what I mean?" Not really Brother, but drive on.
_ 3x claps to the FNGs: March; 1313; My Little Friend; and Glad Hander.
_ A Kotter to The Colonel, off the DL after a skiing accident suffered in June (of all months).
_ See OBT if you'd like an F3 sticker for your car. Commenting on the fact that Senor Chips is sporting one on his ride, Dredd cracked, "What's an F3 sticker on a Prius? A for-sale sign."
_ If you'd like to support artistic endeavors among your fellow F3ers, see SweeperBoy for a copy of the Balsa Gliders' "Photographic Friends," the follow-up to their 2008 opus, "Danceable in Victor." (In case you don't know, Sweeper Boy plays drums.) With six tracks, OBT tried to pin Sweeper down on whether "Photographic Friends" is an EP or an LP and all he would do was hem and haw.
Friday, July 29, 2011
F3/Gauntlet-7.29.11-When Ozzy Met Sally
Nineteen of the faithful gathered at the shovel flag this morning to kick the sunrise in the teeth.
Pax:
Cowbell aka "I wanna be a cowboy"
Dredd
Nino
Silence (WarBaby)
Byron
Crotch Rocket
Griswold
SixMike
Exeter
Tango Delta (QIC)
MMOB
Mickey Thomas
Waco
BlackBird
RedWarrior
DarkWarrior
Lil' Mike
Rock
and, wait for it...
Heat Miser
Thang:
- katabasis
- hades crossings
- wall of shame
- rail weavers
- run
- hill
- walk the plank(s)
- bench vault(s)
- bear crawls
- lunges
- low weavers
- side vaults
- curly washburns
- supine pullups
- amp hill lunges
- COS
Moleskine:
- The theme for the day was intended to be "Crazy Train"...as in "going off the rails on a crazy train," because we spent most of the morning finding fun things to do on the railing around the park intended to keep people upright. By the end of the session, it was suggested that we re-title as, "When Harry Met Sally," due to the pervasive moaning throughout. I chose to compromise, something currently frowned upon in DC, with, "When Ozzy Met Sally."
- Trumpets...the Warriors were reunited. It was a sight for sore eyes.
- Stonehenge...MickeyT amazed us all with the depth of all things Spinal Tap. As it turns out, Dana Carvey and Billy Crystal played the role of mimes in the movie. I bet that he plays a mean game of trivial pursuit.
- Tomatoes...it has been said that patience is a virtue. That proverb held true this morning as a lone fighter jet emerged from the gloom to perform a fly by while we struggled catch our breath on the tarmac of the COS. This ghost rider was approved.
- Gumby...it doesn't seem quite right to recap Gauntlet without a man down story involving Dredd. Perhaps it had something to do with his unexpected participation in that sissy stretchy stuff. Nah...couldn't be.
- "A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends." -RWE
Thursday, July 28, 2011
GONADS/Sweet Six--BackBlast.7/28/11--The Colonel (TU)
Aye, we planted the ShovelFlag in the Christ Church parking lot and 11 brothers emerged from the Gloom:
Pomfret
Red Warrior
Kit Carson
Moniteur
The Colonel (BHWTU)
OBT (QIC)
Nino
Girardi
RoboCop
Holtz
Raul Justice
MMOB*/Finnegan
The Thang:
The MMOB City Loop; 6.4 miles. Nino and Pomfret were in around 47:00, the peloton between 49 and 50. OBT and The Colonel were the 6s today.
Spreadsheets From The Gloom:
_ A shirtless MMOB, with Finnegan on the leash, jumped in just past the mile mark at the Sake Dispenser and bailed out about a mile from the finish after running with the peloton for most of the way.
_ 3x claps to Moniteur for posting after I shamelessly turned his squishy-soft commit into a hard commit to the entire group -- even after I UAed from HDHH (but in the name of family togetherness).
_ OBT and The Colonel were both hurting. The Colonel is just getting back at it after a long layoff from a ski injury that messed up his collarbone and I was suffering from a balky knee, so we shared the 6 for most of the run. As The Colonel put it when he pulled into the parking lot in time for the CoT, today he was The Colonel (TU).
_ Strong performance by every one to get out there and push the pace on a very soupy morning, with temps already in the high 70s when we set out. Runs like this remind you why they call these the dog days, and we'll see the effect when fall comes and the weather cools off.
OBT
Pomfret
Red Warrior
Kit Carson
Moniteur
The Colonel (BHWTU)
OBT (QIC)
Nino
Girardi
RoboCop
Holtz
Raul Justice
MMOB*/Finnegan
The Thang:
The MMOB City Loop; 6.4 miles. Nino and Pomfret were in around 47:00, the peloton between 49 and 50. OBT and The Colonel were the 6s today.
Spreadsheets From The Gloom:
_ A shirtless MMOB, with Finnegan on the leash, jumped in just past the mile mark at the Sake Dispenser and bailed out about a mile from the finish after running with the peloton for most of the way.
_ 3x claps to Moniteur for posting after I shamelessly turned his squishy-soft commit into a hard commit to the entire group -- even after I UAed from HDHH (but in the name of family togetherness).
_ OBT and The Colonel were both hurting. The Colonel is just getting back at it after a long layoff from a ski injury that messed up his collarbone and I was suffering from a balky knee, so we shared the 6 for most of the run. As The Colonel put it when he pulled into the parking lot in time for the CoT, today he was The Colonel (TU).
_ Strong performance by every one to get out there and push the pace on a very soupy morning, with temps already in the high 70s when we set out. Runs like this remind you why they call these the dog days, and we'll see the effect when fall comes and the weather cools off.
OBT
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
F3/Gamucci--BackBlast.7/27/11--Back in the Saddle
Aye, the ShovelFlag was retrieved from the back of Moniteur's car and planted as the Faithful gathered in the Gloom, 25 strong:
BlackBird
Rock
Moniteur
Tango Delta
Hitman
Achtung Baby
War Daddy
Silence
Critter
Bootleg
Neo
Collection Plate Jones
Lauder
Kit Carson
OBT (QIC)
Super Dave
74
Exeter
MMOB
Dark Warrior
James Guptill (FNG)
THE Cougar
Senor Chips
Haywood
and ...
The Colonel (Before He Went Tits-Up)
The Thang:
Jog to drop-off area, 50-count side-straddle hops
Jog out driveway, right on Colony, up stairs by Brickyard and onto AG track.
Rings of Fire, 4.5 sets
(For the FNGs, a Ring of Fire is a core/ab exercise, a chest/upper body exercise and a leg exercise, followed by a quarter-mile around the track.)
Flutter Kicks; Merkins; Squats; Run
Little Baby Crunches; Diamonds; Jumping Lunges; Run
Slow Bicycles; Carolina DryDocks; Star Jumps; Run
High/Low Dollies; Side-to-Side Pushups; Mountain Climbers; No You Don'ts; Run
Partner Situps; Wide-Arm Pushups; Run (out through side gate and back to Sen. Ramos' Office)
Sen. Ramos' Office: People's Chair, 90 seconds.
Spreadsheets From the Gloom:
_ I was a little punchy this morning -- still on West Coast time after being out there for the last eight days, so the wakeup felt more like 0145 than 0445. I think I mistook SuperDave for RoboCop at one point. Thanks to MMOB, Tango Delta and Kit Carson for stepping in with exercise suggestions for the various Rings.
_ In case anyone questions how hard we get after it, let me just say that I returned to the fray following a pretty active vacation. On every one of our six non-travel days, Sarah and I did some combination of biking, hiking and sea kayaking. I also snuck in a six-mile twilight run one evening on San Juan Island. Even so, I was hurting this morning, brothers, proof that every day away is a step backward in this crowd.
_ 3xclaps to FNG James Guptill. Kotter to ... myself, I guess. War Daddy was War Daddy (naturally); War Baby was Silence.
_ 3xclaps also to Bootleg, who is preparing to ride in this weekend's 24 Hours of Booty event.
_ Finally, to follow up on the volunteer opportunity that Hitman mentioned during the CoT ... Campos stalwart Dr. Evan "Doc" Miller is one of the leaders here in the community of the Dental Missions of Mercy event that will take place August 18-21 at the Charlotte Convention Center. Doc is an endodontist (I know from personal experience that he delivers a mean root canal) and an original Campos guy; this is an event that is very close to his heart.
Here's a link to the event website, with an informative and inspiring 4-minute video that gives a great overview of the program:
http://www.ncmom-charlotte.com/
A number of Qrusaders are helping with setup and teardown of the event on Thursday, 8/18, and Sunday, 8/21, and Doc has identified this as a very logical place for folks like us without healthcare backgrounds to volunteer our time. But there are also many other opportunities for community volunteers to give time that can be accessed through the website above or by clicking this link. If you're going to be out of town or can't give your time but still feel moved by this worthy cause, there's also a place on the website to donate cash - just look at the lower left of the homepage.
OBT
BlackBird
Rock
Moniteur
Tango Delta
Hitman
Achtung Baby
War Daddy
Silence
Critter
Bootleg
Neo
Collection Plate Jones
Lauder
Kit Carson
OBT (QIC)
Super Dave
74
Exeter
MMOB
Dark Warrior
James Guptill (FNG)
THE Cougar
Senor Chips
Haywood
and ...
The Colonel (Before He Went Tits-Up)
The Thang:
Jog to drop-off area, 50-count side-straddle hops
Jog out driveway, right on Colony, up stairs by Brickyard and onto AG track.
Rings of Fire, 4.5 sets
(For the FNGs, a Ring of Fire is a core/ab exercise, a chest/upper body exercise and a leg exercise, followed by a quarter-mile around the track.)
Flutter Kicks; Merkins; Squats; Run
Little Baby Crunches; Diamonds; Jumping Lunges; Run
Slow Bicycles; Carolina DryDocks; Star Jumps; Run
High/Low Dollies; Side-to-Side Pushups; Mountain Climbers; No You Don'ts; Run
Partner Situps; Wide-Arm Pushups; Run (out through side gate and back to Sen. Ramos' Office)
Sen. Ramos' Office: People's Chair, 90 seconds.
Spreadsheets From the Gloom:
_ I was a little punchy this morning -- still on West Coast time after being out there for the last eight days, so the wakeup felt more like 0145 than 0445. I think I mistook SuperDave for RoboCop at one point. Thanks to MMOB, Tango Delta and Kit Carson for stepping in with exercise suggestions for the various Rings.
_ In case anyone questions how hard we get after it, let me just say that I returned to the fray following a pretty active vacation. On every one of our six non-travel days, Sarah and I did some combination of biking, hiking and sea kayaking. I also snuck in a six-mile twilight run one evening on San Juan Island. Even so, I was hurting this morning, brothers, proof that every day away is a step backward in this crowd.
_ 3xclaps to FNG James Guptill. Kotter to ... myself, I guess. War Daddy was War Daddy (naturally); War Baby was Silence.
_ 3xclaps also to Bootleg, who is preparing to ride in this weekend's 24 Hours of Booty event.
_ Finally, to follow up on the volunteer opportunity that Hitman mentioned during the CoT ... Campos stalwart Dr. Evan "Doc" Miller is one of the leaders here in the community of the Dental Missions of Mercy event that will take place August 18-21 at the Charlotte Convention Center. Doc is an endodontist (I know from personal experience that he delivers a mean root canal) and an original Campos guy; this is an event that is very close to his heart.
Here's a link to the event website, with an informative and inspiring 4-minute video that gives a great overview of the program:
http://www.ncmom-charlotte.com/
A number of Qrusaders are helping with setup and teardown of the event on Thursday, 8/18, and Sunday, 8/21, and Doc has identified this as a very logical place for folks like us without healthcare backgrounds to volunteer our time. But there are also many other opportunities for community volunteers to give time that can be accessed through the website above or by clicking this link. If you're going to be out of town or can't give your time but still feel moved by this worthy cause, there's also a place on the website to donate cash - just look at the lower left of the homepage.
OBT
Monday, July 25, 2011
F3-Big Hair Monday BackBlast-07.25-11 All in the Family
We planted the ShovelFlag in the gloom and the Faithful gathered for 45 minutes of pain. The Pax:
Fishhooks
Heat Mizer
Holtz
The Cougar
The Hit Man
Crotch Rocket
Kit Carson
Red Leg 6
Red Leg 6 - 2.0
McGee
MMOB
Six Mike
Moniteur
Waco
Dark Warrior
Exeter
Cowbell
Super Dave
Purple Crayon
The Thang:
Run to soccer fields, nicely groomed
Warmup - side straddle hop 50x, merkins 12x, little baby crunches 12x, mountain climbers 12x
Run to high grass field - 5 min of burpees (5x10)
Run to playground - 3 sets of pullups (10x) and dips (20x)
Run deeper into the park - London Bridge over the rails, bear crawl up the hill
Run to picnic tables - 3 sets of jump ups - 10x, 15x, 15x
Run back to soccer fields, just like the grass better
Mary - good 7 minutes or so, knee ups, high flutter, slow bicycle, Carolina starfish, Dolly, High Dolly, flutter
Finish up with Jacob's Platter - 3x down the field and back, 5 burpees on the far end each time
Spreadsheets from the Gloom:
All in the Family - War Daddy today belongs to Red Leg 6, and War Baby is Red Leg 6 - 2.0.
3x claps to FNGs Red Leg 6 - 2.0 and Exeter (AG and Gamucci). Glad you posted and hope to see you again.
LIFO - MMOB snuck in out of the gloom but didn't miss a beat; Six Mike missed the burpees (planned?) but looked like he had already run the SweetSix.
Budget Report - The Faithful do not appreciate mouthfuls of grass when doing burpees. We put the press on MMOB only find out that Freedom Park is the county's responsibility. We immediately voted for consolidation.
Man Down Report - Hate to report this, but it looks like Waco took his frustrations out on the concrete picnic tables and lost. Waco, that's concrete. Heal up quickly.
Leadership - Crotch Rocket is taking the reins next week.
Fishhooks
Heat Mizer
Holtz
The Cougar
The Hit Man
Crotch Rocket
Kit Carson
Red Leg 6
Red Leg 6 - 2.0
McGee
MMOB
Six Mike
Moniteur
Waco
Dark Warrior
Exeter
Cowbell
Super Dave
Purple Crayon
The Thang:
Run to soccer fields, nicely groomed
Warmup - side straddle hop 50x, merkins 12x, little baby crunches 12x, mountain climbers 12x
Run to high grass field - 5 min of burpees (5x10)
Run to playground - 3 sets of pullups (10x) and dips (20x)
Run deeper into the park - London Bridge over the rails, bear crawl up the hill
Run to picnic tables - 3 sets of jump ups - 10x, 15x, 15x
Run back to soccer fields, just like the grass better
Mary - good 7 minutes or so, knee ups, high flutter, slow bicycle, Carolina starfish, Dolly, High Dolly, flutter
Finish up with Jacob's Platter - 3x down the field and back, 5 burpees on the far end each time
Spreadsheets from the Gloom:
All in the Family - War Daddy today belongs to Red Leg 6, and War Baby is Red Leg 6 - 2.0.
3x claps to FNGs Red Leg 6 - 2.0 and Exeter (AG and Gamucci). Glad you posted and hope to see you again.
LIFO - MMOB snuck in out of the gloom but didn't miss a beat; Six Mike missed the burpees (planned?) but looked like he had already run the SweetSix.
Budget Report - The Faithful do not appreciate mouthfuls of grass when doing burpees. We put the press on MMOB only find out that Freedom Park is the county's responsibility. We immediately voted for consolidation.
Man Down Report - Hate to report this, but it looks like Waco took his frustrations out on the concrete picnic tables and lost. Waco, that's concrete. Heal up quickly.
Leadership - Crotch Rocket is taking the reins next week.
GONADS/Sunday Run - 7/24/11 - Into the Dome
We planted the shovel flag and the Faithful gathered in the Gloom:
The Pax:
MMOB (and Finnegan)
Tango Delta
Jason (FNG)
Senor Chips
Crotch Rocket
Joker
BlackBird
The Thang:
5.85 miles through the Heat Dome with times ranging from 49:00 mins to ~51:00.
Naked Man Moleskin:
-- Biloxi Blues. As Eugene Morris Jerome said, “Man, its hot. It’s Africa hot.” We’ll look back in January and February and miss days like today.
-- Animal Rights. Finnegan joined MMOB and the Pax in the Heat Dome. A visit from PETA cannot be far behind.
-- FNG. TClaps to FNG Jason, who learned about the F3 from Tango Delta Saturday night at a dinner party, and then immediately posted Sunday morning. Jason, an avid runner, is currently in training for the BRR and the Chicago marathon in October. Aye, sounds like you found a home, brother.
-- Name suggestions. We need to come up with a better name than "Sunday Run". Thoughts?
The Pax:
MMOB (and Finnegan)
Tango Delta
Jason (FNG)
Senor Chips
Crotch Rocket
Joker
BlackBird
The Thang:
5.85 miles through the Heat Dome with times ranging from 49:00 mins to ~51:00.
Naked Man Moleskin:
-- Biloxi Blues. As Eugene Morris Jerome said, “Man, its hot. It’s Africa hot.” We’ll look back in January and February and miss days like today.
-- Animal Rights. Finnegan joined MMOB and the Pax in the Heat Dome. A visit from PETA cannot be far behind.
-- FNG. TClaps to FNG Jason, who learned about the F3 from Tango Delta Saturday night at a dinner party, and then immediately posted Sunday morning. Jason, an avid runner, is currently in training for the BRR and the Chicago marathon in October. Aye, sounds like you found a home, brother.
-- Name suggestions. We need to come up with a better name than "Sunday Run". Thoughts?
Sunday, July 24, 2011
F3/AG-7.23.11-The Fellowship of the Rings, Return of the Colonel
Aye, we planted the shovel flag and the faithful gathered:
Six Mike (QIC)
Wichita
Black Bird
Moniteur
Lauder
Ann & Hope
Crotch Rocket
War Daddy - Self titled
Beckham - WarBaby
Achtung Baby
Kit
Senior Chips
TangoDelta (QIC)
Warthog
Mouse
Brooks
Super Dave
Holtz
John Eides (FNG)
Mickey Thomas
Dark Warrior
Rock
Tryon
Eddie Leal (FNG)
Pete Chepul (FNG)
Zook
Rook
and...
The Colonel
The Thang:
Six Mike:
Run to Senator Ramos office:
Side Straddle Hops – 20x
Squats – x20
Mountain Climbers – 20x
Peoples Chair – 60 seconds at Wolfpack approved 90 degree angle
One leg squats – 10x each leg
Run to play ground:
Ski jumpers – 5x
Dips – 10x
Stairway to Heaven – 3x
Run to back forty
Bear crawl
Karaoke – up and back
Mosey back then drop for crab walk
MPX with stop for lunge walk
MPX to Strawberry Field:
Plank – 30 sec
Mactar Jai – 10x
Dolly – 20x
Flutter – 20x
High Dolly – 20x
Slow Flutter – 20
Tango Delta:
strawberry field warm-up..
squats 31x (group 1)
merkins 31x (g1)
burpees 31x (g1)
trail run
practice field to introduce the Rings of Power...
tire flips 100x
step ups on tires 25x/leg
curly washburns 10x/arm (g1)
incline merkins on tires 30x (g2)
100 yd dash 2x (g2)
Man down...The faithful had just finished business in the COT when one of the Brothers was spotted pulling up the rear – turns out Brooks wanted to flip that 400 lb tire
Spreadsheets from the Gloom:
It took the courage of a little Hobbit to bring Aragorn out of the shadows to lead the odd party of Crusades to eventually defeat the evil Sauron.
On an oddly similar note it took about 7 emails to get The Colonel out of the fartsack and back into battle. Not unlike the epic battle in the Dwarves’ mines of Moria
The Colonel had an epic battle himself – however, instead of swords, battle hammers and endless arrows for the Elvin bows, his battle involved, slushy snow, 3 ski bunnies,
4 Heineken’s, a comb and a pack of juicy fruit – truly inspirational. Even though his wounds have not fully healed he posted in partial battle dress (Dredd style fatigues) – an inspiration
Brother an inspiration.
Today's Chuck...Chuck's tears cure cancer. It is too bad that Chuck has never cried.
a few more times to build up his pec’s before meeting M-Brooks at the pool for a relaxing day in the water - Well..that and a straining a hammy while chasing down Beckham. Thank Gorwin that Dredd was not there today as I am confident that a speech about leaving a man in some jungle of some foreign land would have followed the 50 burpee penalty faced for not returning with “all present and accounted for”
Wheels...Beckham reminded us on the turf that he was a 22 y/o D1 soccer player inside of a year ago. Nice job out there on the wind sprints.
Observations...Triple claps to those who posted today - we felt the hot temps would keep you away but that was not the case. Gentlemen, I think that we have ourselves a cause to believe in.
Friendship..."As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend." Proverbs 27:17
Thursday, July 21, 2011
GONADS/SweetSix--BackBlast.7/21/11 - The SourSix - Amended & Restated
12 brave souls posted @ the shovel flag this morning for a stifling bronchial pain session.
The Faithful:
Dredd (Kotter)
RedWarrior
MacDeuce
RoboCop (FNG)
John Hasner (FNG) aka Mad Dog 20/20
Holtz
Iron Mike
PBo (Kotter)
Kit Carson
Hitman
Waco
MMOB (Kotter)
The Thang: 6.4 mile city loop
The times: The lead pack (MacDeuce, MMOB, and Dom) were in @ 48:07. Robo, Holtz, and RW were in @ 48:56 with Iron Mike following closely in the low 49s. I believe PBo, Dredd, & Kit were 50ish with Waco & Hit in the low 50s.
The Moleskin:
TClaps to FNGs Robo and Dom for making short work of today's stroll.
Sweet n Sour - Unfortunately, the forecasters were off this morning on the temp (actual was just shy of 80 degrees vs. 74 degrees forecast) and unfortunately they were spot on with the relative humidity (90%). I won't mess with OBT's official nomenclature but this is the Sour Six for me - probably until after Labor Day.
Head Fake O'Rama - Gents, I think a UA record was set today. We had level 2s from Black Sperm**, The Colonel, Sweeper Boy*, and Black Bird. Missed you boys.
* Sweeper Boy UA was converted to an XUA (excused unexcused absence) after the reasonable cause exception was granted when he confessed to inadvertantly hard committing to the SweetSix while intending to commit to the HDHH, to which he did post.
** After the Original BackBlast was published, Angrus/Black Sperm petitioned for a reclassiication to XUA based on the following: ABS stipulated that he was dressed and ready to roll on time when one of his shorties (Grace) awoke from a nightmare and needed some comfort. ABS further stipulated that after 45 minutes of father duty (during which he only blinked 15 times and did not succomb to the fartsack)he squeezed out 4.5 miles in CLT sauna. Aye - ABS your priorities are in order - petition granted.
Maxi returns - After last week's substandard performance (by Maxi Deuce standards) in the Bevrisket and clearly after some Maxi Deuce therapy, MacDeuce was back to his normal self, pushing the pace and finishing strong. As he approached the finish, even stride with MMOB, Maxi got in his ear with some words of encouragement. With fear in his eyes, MacDeuce proceeded to extend his gate and lean into the tape to finish at the front of the lead pack, or else.
Just Namin' - We all know the pride Dredd takes in naming F3 FNGs and I don't think I've ever seen him happier than when Crotch Rocket is bellyaching about his given moniker. Not sure why, but Dredd was compelled to subcontract naming rights to yours truly this morning. So, using Dredd's naming framework, here's how I got there. 1) Birth Name analysis (see Crotch Rocket) - John Haser - John - hmmm - nothing; Haser - hmmm - nothing, 2) College analysis (see Holtz) - Illinois (@ Urbana-Champaign) - hmmm - Zook? nope, taken. Champagne? nope - bounced this off of Dredd and got one of those - "am I gonna have to rename this guy like I always do when OBT names someone?" looks. Brut (ie. dry champagne)? nope - If I go with Brut - Crotch Rocket will have a seizure. Dom Perignon? Yep - that's it....... until Dredd posts an alternative. Wait a second, this FNG just smoked me in the SweetSix. Dom Perignon just doesn't feel right. Let's go with a more fitting sparkling wine - Mad Dog 20/20 it is. Sorry CR.
Man Down - After an impressive performance @ the Boilermaker 15k, the original warrior, Dark, has been battling a groin injury to resume his training. The poor guy had to bail out on the Robert Plants @ Gamucci. Turns out, MHoltz has exacerbated his injuries by putting him to work alongside Holtz @ the House of Guinness, despite his injuries. MHoltz: "Holtz, I need you to move all of this furniture downstairs and outside - I'm done with this junk - it's so 2009" Holtz: "ok but this stuff weighs over 200 lbs. I can't move all of this stuff by myself. I'm going to watch the DVR of Ireland's gold cup match". MHoltz: "Just call Dark Warrior, he'll help". Holtz: "Great idea but Dark Warrior is on the DL. He can't even post for the Bevrisket and he's the QIC". MHoltz pulls out the iphone: "Dark Warrior, will you come over and help Holtz?". DW: "sure, let me get this ace bandaged icepack off of my thigh and I'll be right over".
The Faithful:
Dredd (Kotter)
RedWarrior
MacDeuce
RoboCop (FNG)
John Hasner (FNG) aka Mad Dog 20/20
Holtz
Iron Mike
PBo (Kotter)
Kit Carson
Hitman
Waco
MMOB (Kotter)
The Thang: 6.4 mile city loop
The times: The lead pack (MacDeuce, MMOB, and Dom) were in @ 48:07. Robo, Holtz, and RW were in @ 48:56 with Iron Mike following closely in the low 49s. I believe PBo, Dredd, & Kit were 50ish with Waco & Hit in the low 50s.
The Moleskin:
TClaps to FNGs Robo and Dom for making short work of today's stroll.
Sweet n Sour - Unfortunately, the forecasters were off this morning on the temp (actual was just shy of 80 degrees vs. 74 degrees forecast) and unfortunately they were spot on with the relative humidity (90%). I won't mess with OBT's official nomenclature but this is the Sour Six for me - probably until after Labor Day.
Head Fake O'Rama - Gents, I think a UA record was set today. We had level 2s from Black Sperm**, The Colonel, Sweeper Boy*, and Black Bird. Missed you boys.
* Sweeper Boy UA was converted to an XUA (excused unexcused absence) after the reasonable cause exception was granted when he confessed to inadvertantly hard committing to the SweetSix while intending to commit to the HDHH, to which he did post.
** After the Original BackBlast was published, Angrus/Black Sperm petitioned for a reclassiication to XUA based on the following: ABS stipulated that he was dressed and ready to roll on time when one of his shorties (Grace) awoke from a nightmare and needed some comfort. ABS further stipulated that after 45 minutes of father duty (during which he only blinked 15 times and did not succomb to the fartsack)he squeezed out 4.5 miles in CLT sauna. Aye - ABS your priorities are in order - petition granted.
Maxi returns - After last week's substandard performance (by Maxi Deuce standards) in the Bevrisket and clearly after some Maxi Deuce therapy, MacDeuce was back to his normal self, pushing the pace and finishing strong. As he approached the finish, even stride with MMOB, Maxi got in his ear with some words of encouragement. With fear in his eyes, MacDeuce proceeded to extend his gate and lean into the tape to finish at the front of the lead pack, or else.
Just Namin' - We all know the pride Dredd takes in naming F3 FNGs and I don't think I've ever seen him happier than when Crotch Rocket is bellyaching about his given moniker. Not sure why, but Dredd was compelled to subcontract naming rights to yours truly this morning. So, using Dredd's naming framework, here's how I got there. 1) Birth Name analysis (see Crotch Rocket) - John Haser - John - hmmm - nothing; Haser - hmmm - nothing, 2) College analysis (see Holtz) - Illinois (@ Urbana-Champaign) - hmmm - Zook? nope, taken. Champagne? nope - bounced this off of Dredd and got one of those - "am I gonna have to rename this guy like I always do when OBT names someone?" looks. Brut (ie. dry champagne)? nope - If I go with Brut - Crotch Rocket will have a seizure. Dom Perignon? Yep - that's it....... until Dredd posts an alternative. Wait a second, this FNG just smoked me in the SweetSix. Dom Perignon just doesn't feel right. Let's go with a more fitting sparkling wine - Mad Dog 20/20 it is. Sorry CR.
Man Down - After an impressive performance @ the Boilermaker 15k, the original warrior, Dark, has been battling a groin injury to resume his training. The poor guy had to bail out on the Robert Plants @ Gamucci. Turns out, MHoltz has exacerbated his injuries by putting him to work alongside Holtz @ the House of Guinness, despite his injuries. MHoltz: "Holtz, I need you to move all of this furniture downstairs and outside - I'm done with this junk - it's so 2009" Holtz: "ok but this stuff weighs over 200 lbs. I can't move all of this stuff by myself. I'm going to watch the DVR of Ireland's gold cup match". MHoltz: "Just call Dark Warrior, he'll help". Holtz: "Great idea but Dark Warrior is on the DL. He can't even post for the Bevrisket and he's the QIC". MHoltz pulls out the iphone: "Dark Warrior, will you come over and help Holtz?". DW: "sure, let me get this ace bandaged icepack off of my thigh and I'll be right over".
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
F3/Gamucci--7-20-11.Debaser
We planted the ShovelFlag in the Gloom and The Faithful Gathered:
SixMike
PBo
Kit
MonkeyFeet
Crotch Rocket
Neo
Tango Delta
Moniteur
Waco
Lauder
Witchita
Achtung Baby
SuperDave
Red Warrior
Modest Mouse
Collection Plate
Giardi
Exeter
Antonio Table
Hitman
Brooks
74
BlackBird
MMOB
Haywood
Senor Chips
RoboCop
Dante
Dark Warrior
Mike Rowe
McGee
Mizer
Commodore Grisowld
McNulty
Rock
Critter
McNugget
DST
The Thang:
Run to Harper Valley
Randorama
Run to Flag Court
Dirty McDeuce
Run to Ramos’ Office
The Mary
Run to Garfunkel Bridge
Robert Plants (5X)
Run to Ramos’ Office
Legorama
NakedMan Moleskin:
1. FNG: McGee: posted at Big Hair this Monday for first F3 event and now doubles down with his first Gamucci. Also, had the temerity to ask what “Gamucci” means. TClaps Brother.
2. WarDaddy: RedLeg 6—51. TClaps, Aye.
3. WarBabby: McGee—26. Hate you. Aye.
4. Today’s Chuck: If Chuck Norris wants to make an omelet, he can do it without having to break a few eggs.
5. Sweepertee: Debaser, by The Pixies.
6. Slicing Up Eyeballs: No wedding rings were lost today, so Blind Hog’s (AKA Mizer) bewildering ability to pluck lost gold from the tall grass was not invoked.
7. Girly So Groovy: Another rogue Pay-to-Play group of Tomatoes posted at the AG this AM. Silence, need some help here Brother. They’re getting kind of bold. Oh Oh Oh.
8. Today’s Goofy:
Goofy and I were on a PT team. We pushed it hard. When we got an FNG, his first morning of PT could not have been fun. Having watched one of these guys struggling (tossing chunks that is), I suggested to Goofy that maybe we ought to step it back a bit until the guy caught up.
Goofy responded: “that’s either a misguided notion of compassion, bad leadership or both.”
“How so?” I asked.
“Well, your response to a guy who is having trouble reaching the bar is to lower it? How does that help him?”
“I don’t mean permanently. Just until he catches up.” I explained.
“That’s the problem. He’ll have nothing to catch up to if you lower the standard. Plus, it’s much harder to raise the bar than it is to lower it.”
“So what do we do for this guy?” I asked.
“Keep the standard high and encourage this guy to reach it. That’s what a leader does.”
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
GONADS/RingRun--BackBlast. 7/19/11--Chaining the Unchain-able
Aye, Dredd planted the shovel flag and the Faithful gathered in the Gloom.
The Pax:
Dredd
Red Warrior
War Daddy
Crotch Rocket (FNG)
Heat Mizer (FNG)
Sweeper Boy (FNG)
SixMike
Moniteur
MMOB
BlackBird
The Thang:
4.56 miles in comfortable (couldn't ask for better mid-July) conditions, through Eastover and Myers Park. Time: 38:35. Pace: 8:28/mile.
Moleskin:
--Dogs: 1 (Finnegan)
--Shirtless men: 1 (Moniteur)
-- Comfortable pace and weather, with good chatter throughout. The peloton did a good job keeping Moniteur in check, preventing him from breaking to the front and setting a sub-8 minute pace.
-- TClaps to Mizer (Campos veteran), Sweeper Boy and Crotch Rocket (AG veterans) for making their first RingRun.
-- TClaps to Red Warrior for posting for the RingRun after blistering the Brisket. Strong brother, strong.
-- TClaps to SixMike for keeping us true to the route. Several of us tried to steer the group on the wrong path, only to have the firm hand of SixMike grab the wheel and correct. Life lesson there, bro.
The Pax:
Dredd
Red Warrior
War Daddy
Crotch Rocket (FNG)
Heat Mizer (FNG)
Sweeper Boy (FNG)
SixMike
Moniteur
MMOB
BlackBird
The Thang:
4.56 miles in comfortable (couldn't ask for better mid-July) conditions, through Eastover and Myers Park. Time: 38:35. Pace: 8:28/mile.
Moleskin:
--Dogs: 1 (Finnegan)
--Shirtless men: 1 (Moniteur)
-- Comfortable pace and weather, with good chatter throughout. The peloton did a good job keeping Moniteur in check, preventing him from breaking to the front and setting a sub-8 minute pace.
-- TClaps to Mizer (Campos veteran), Sweeper Boy and Crotch Rocket (AG veterans) for making their first RingRun.
-- TClaps to Red Warrior for posting for the RingRun after blistering the Brisket. Strong brother, strong.
-- TClaps to SixMike for keeping us true to the route. Several of us tried to steer the group on the wrong path, only to have the firm hand of SixMike grab the wheel and correct. Life lesson there, bro.
Monday, July 18, 2011
F3/Big Hair Monday - 07.18.11 The End of Mosey
The Faithful gathered at the ShovelFlag for 45 minutes of Pain. The Pax:
Super Dave
Dredd
The Crotch Rocket
MMOB
Cowbell
McGee (War Baby)
Achtung Babay
Griswold
The Hit Man
Heat Mizer
Fishhooks
Iron Mike
Moniteur (QIC)
Six Mike
Red Leg 6 (War Daddy)
74
The Thang:
Warm up run to the soccer fields – side straddle hope (60x), Merkins (12X), Little Baby Crunches (15x), Mountain Climbers (15x)
Run to MMOB’s pull up bars (or close by) – 5 minutes of Zuzanna (lunges -20x, half burpee – 10x, merkins – 10x, start over – goal was 5 sets)
Run to train playground – 2 sets of pull-ups (10x) and dips (20x); McGee was spotted doing real dips, not just bench dips – strong.
Run to the lake for Mary (unknown number of minutes) – high flutter, Carolina starfish, very slow bicycle, little baby crunches, the Dolly, the high Dolly, the flutter kick
Run around to the other side of lake – bear crawl; look for lost ring; sprint up hill; 10 burpees
Run to stone wall – jump ups 3 X 20
Run back to soccer fields – burpees 2 X 10
Sprintarama – ½ field @ 90% and jog, ½ field @ 100% and jog, full field 90%, full field @ 100%; suicide ¼ field and ¾ field.
Run back to parking lot
Moleskin:
FNGs: Mizer (Campos vet), SuperDave (AG vet) and McGee who caught a double Dredd/OBT and MMOB EH cuz he was lurking outside the Cofeeteeria.
Iron Mike went sleeveless. . . .uhhhh.....not sure about that one.
The Tomato Patch needs significant pruning. Silence, Hello!? Winning! There were 54 Tomatoes running around with yoga mats and pink water bottles out there.
Crotch Rocket tried a low-key self-name "C-Rocket"--oh no Brother, you know it's not that easy. CR also got hit with an Emotional Kotter, even though he only missed a week! Tough crowd.
But for the sharp eyes of the Blind Hog (a/k/a Mizer) 74 would have lost his wedding ring in the high grass. TClaps for the BH!
Crotch Rocket redeemed a UA by announcing pre-Gloom that he was pulling out early and then doing the whole workout. Aye, CR!!
MMOB flew in late and got outed by McGee for showing up at 0930 at the Cofeteeria sporting the F3 shirt and issuing EHs left and right, even though he DID NOT even post that AM. That's got to be a Level 10(?) UA.
Six Mike called out the mosey and took off running. I guess that’s the end of mosey, despite the chorus from the Faithful.
Thoughts for the day:
3x claps to Darren Clarke for overcoming his struggles, winning the Open Championship (hasn't challenged for 10 years), and no doubt filling the jug with numerous pints of Guinness. Who saw that coming? Perseverance.
Obesity study was published last weekend. CO is the least obese state at nearly 20%. OK, but that would have qualified for the most obese just a short 15 years ago. If you haven’t watched it, check out Food Inc – it has changed how we approach food.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
F3/AG 7.16.11 - The Frenchman Chirps
The shovel flag was planted and the Faithful gathered in the morning Gloom.
The Pax:
Dredd
OBT
Rock
The Cougar
Waco
Antonio Table
Tango Delta
Griswald
Warthog
Moniteur
BlackBird
Ledger
Haywood
Robo Cop
Girardi
Ann & Hope
Iron Mike
Senor Chips
Tryon [War Daddy]
Tryon 2.0 [War Babby]
Super Dave
Critter
Red Rider
Modest Mouse
Chuck [FNG]
Spooky Jon [FNG]
Moses [FNG]
The Thang:
Group 1 – BlackBird (QIC)
- Side Straddle Hop
- Zuzana, 5 mins (and it hurt)
Run to Sen. Ramos’ Office
- Flutter kick
- Dolly
- High Dolly
- Plankaroma
- People’s Chair
- Buddy assisted Squats
- Squats
- Buddy assisted Calf raises
Run to Lower 40
- Lunge walk across field, Sprint back
- Bear Crawl across field, Job back
- Robert Planks (3x first group; 2x second group)
Group 2 - Ledger (QIC)
- Warm up lap around track
- Circle of Pain on AG field: 25 side straddle hops, 20 merkins, 20 flutter kicks, 20 little baby crunches
- Cones of Pain: run to cone, drop to do 10 merkins; run to cone, drop to do 10 mountain climbers; run to cone, drop to do 10 Carolina dry docks [2 sets]; repeat, with 5 merkins, 5 mountain climbers, 5 Carolina dry docks [2 sets]; plank
- Indian Run [2 cycles]
- Folsom Prison Yard: 10 dips / 10 jump ups; plank; 15 flutter kicks / 15 little baby crunches; plank; prison carry across Yard, followed by 10 merkins
- Finish at AG field: bear crawl and crab crawl; plank
NAKED MAN MOLESKIN:
- Moniteur was even more talkative than usual today, no doubt a result of his emotional anguish over the French women's soccer team recent loss in the World Cup. The anquish was so deep that Moniteur apparently picked out pink labeled socks this morning. We assume this was a mistake, otherwise, is a man-purse next?
- Ledger's dark side was exposed today... resulting in a [sanctioned] name change to "Joker"
- Due to a last moment decision after seeing the overgrown nature of the grounds at AG, The Pax was spared Jacob’s Ladder. Keep your mowers and weed eaters handy brothers, as we can’t go too long without a solid JL effort.
- Triple claps to FNGs... Moses, Spooky Jon and Chuck
- Level 3 UA. We had a Level 3 UA from The Colonel, who may be TUs now since it has been a while since he's posted with the Nation. He incurred a Level 3 UA by committing to a Sat/AG posting to Moniteur and then no-showing. The last the Nation heard from The Colonel he was Franz Klammer-ing in Colorado, which resulted in some type of injury. Jus' concerning for you, bro. Hope to hear from you soon.
CHUCK OF THE DAY
- A silence fell over The Pax as Dredd named FNG Mark Fellow “Chuck”. As we all know, only Chuck Norris can hear silence. But will he be able to hear Crotch Rocket compliants once CR hears of this?
KOTTERS
- Dredd, back from one week on the DL with a bum knee. Welcome back, brother. Boulders are again nervous after a week of reprieve. Best of luck to Dark Warrior, who is on the DL. Good to see you at the Coffeeteria and look forward to seeing you back in action soon, bro.
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy.
"It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego." He continued, "The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
The Pax:
Dredd
OBT
Rock
The Cougar
Waco
Antonio Table
Tango Delta
Griswald
Warthog
Moniteur
BlackBird
Ledger
Haywood
Robo Cop
Girardi
Ann & Hope
Iron Mike
Senor Chips
Tryon [War Daddy]
Tryon 2.0 [War Babby]
Super Dave
Critter
Red Rider
Modest Mouse
Chuck [FNG]
Spooky Jon [FNG]
Moses [FNG]
The Thang:
Group 1 – BlackBird (QIC)
- Side Straddle Hop
- Zuzana, 5 mins (and it hurt)
Run to Sen. Ramos’ Office
- Flutter kick
- Dolly
- High Dolly
- Plankaroma
- People’s Chair
- Buddy assisted Squats
- Squats
- Buddy assisted Calf raises
Run to Lower 40
- Lunge walk across field, Sprint back
- Bear Crawl across field, Job back
- Robert Planks (3x first group; 2x second group)
Group 2 - Ledger (QIC)
- Warm up lap around track
- Circle of Pain on AG field: 25 side straddle hops, 20 merkins, 20 flutter kicks, 20 little baby crunches
- Cones of Pain: run to cone, drop to do 10 merkins; run to cone, drop to do 10 mountain climbers; run to cone, drop to do 10 Carolina dry docks [2 sets]; repeat, with 5 merkins, 5 mountain climbers, 5 Carolina dry docks [2 sets]; plank
- Indian Run [2 cycles]
- Folsom Prison Yard: 10 dips / 10 jump ups; plank; 15 flutter kicks / 15 little baby crunches; plank; prison carry across Yard, followed by 10 merkins
- Finish at AG field: bear crawl and crab crawl; plank
NAKED MAN MOLESKIN:
- Moniteur was even more talkative than usual today, no doubt a result of his emotional anguish over the French women's soccer team recent loss in the World Cup. The anquish was so deep that Moniteur apparently picked out pink labeled socks this morning. We assume this was a mistake, otherwise, is a man-purse next?
- Ledger's dark side was exposed today... resulting in a [sanctioned] name change to "Joker"
- Due to a last moment decision after seeing the overgrown nature of the grounds at AG, The Pax was spared Jacob’s Ladder. Keep your mowers and weed eaters handy brothers, as we can’t go too long without a solid JL effort.
- Triple claps to FNGs... Moses, Spooky Jon and Chuck
- Level 3 UA. We had a Level 3 UA from The Colonel, who may be TUs now since it has been a while since he's posted with the Nation. He incurred a Level 3 UA by committing to a Sat/AG posting to Moniteur and then no-showing. The last the Nation heard from The Colonel he was Franz Klammer-ing in Colorado, which resulted in some type of injury. Jus' concerning for you, bro. Hope to hear from you soon.
CHUCK OF THE DAY
- A silence fell over The Pax as Dredd named FNG Mark Fellow “Chuck”. As we all know, only Chuck Norris can hear silence. But will he be able to hear Crotch Rocket compliants once CR hears of this?
KOTTERS
- Dredd, back from one week on the DL with a bum knee. Welcome back, brother. Boulders are again nervous after a week of reprieve. Best of luck to Dark Warrior, who is on the DL. Good to see you at the Coffeeteria and look forward to seeing you back in action soon, bro.
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy.
"It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego." He continued, "The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
F3/Sunday Run 7.17.11 - Baby Steps
Aye, we planted the virtual Shovel Flag and proceeded into the Sunday morning Gloom:
The Faithful:
The Cougar
Dredd
RoboCop
Iron Mike
Air Mike (IM 2.0)
Waco
Senor Chips
Tango Delta
Holtz
McNugget
Moniteur
BlackBird
The Thang:
Inaugural fully F3 sanctioned Sunday morning run-not-named-the-Ritchie-Run (name forthcoming). 5.85 miles with times ranging from 46 minutes (RoboCop, Dredd, Moniteur, Tango Delta and Holtz) to approx 50 min (rest of peloton at various times).
Naked Man Moleskin:
- At 9 months, Air Mike (aka Iron Mike 2.0) joined The Faithful, setting a new record as far as anyone could recall as the youngest War Baby. TClaps for Air Mike, and TClaps for Iron Mike for keeping his commitment to MIron Mike and also working on the running legs. Iron Mike pushed the stroller at a better than 8.0 min/mile pace, more impressive when considering a few of hills littering the route.
- Although this was the inaugural Sunday morning run-not-named-The-Ritchie-Run (name forthcoming) we incurred a Level 6 UA. A Level 6 UA occurs when a Qrusader is in town and (1) commits to post and doesn't AND (2) creates additional confusion by communicating to others that he is DR and cannot post. Aye, Crotch Rocket, the offending Q, its like DEFCON 1 - after incurring a Level 6 UA, things can only improve.
- Man Down: The Cougar came up lame at about mile 4 with a foot/ankle injury, but still managed to finish mid-peloton. He then proceeded to make the rest of the Faithful look bad by taking a limp-filled lap around the parking lot until his Garmin registered 6 miles. As he said afterwards "5.85 miles is not 6. We came to run 6". Very true. We'll have to adjust the route next week to finish at 6 miles to avoid further admonishment from The Cougar.
- Myth Buster: Apparently the Medusa/Perseus myth is just that - a myth - as the Faithful can confirm Medusa is alive and well, having taken residence on Roswell Ave. She has apparently developed a specific displeasure for chirpy early Sunday morning runners. With no route changes planned, be aware of the eyes, brothers, be aware of the eyes.
The Faithful:
The Cougar
Dredd
RoboCop
Iron Mike
Air Mike (IM 2.0)
Waco
Senor Chips
Tango Delta
Holtz
McNugget
Moniteur
BlackBird
The Thang:
Inaugural fully F3 sanctioned Sunday morning run-not-named-the-Ritchie-Run (name forthcoming). 5.85 miles with times ranging from 46 minutes (RoboCop, Dredd, Moniteur, Tango Delta and Holtz) to approx 50 min (rest of peloton at various times).
Naked Man Moleskin:
- At 9 months, Air Mike (aka Iron Mike 2.0) joined The Faithful, setting a new record as far as anyone could recall as the youngest War Baby. TClaps for Air Mike, and TClaps for Iron Mike for keeping his commitment to MIron Mike and also working on the running legs. Iron Mike pushed the stroller at a better than 8.0 min/mile pace, more impressive when considering a few of hills littering the route.
- Although this was the inaugural Sunday morning run-not-named-The-Ritchie-Run (name forthcoming) we incurred a Level 6 UA. A Level 6 UA occurs when a Qrusader is in town and (1) commits to post and doesn't AND (2) creates additional confusion by communicating to others that he is DR and cannot post. Aye, Crotch Rocket, the offending Q, its like DEFCON 1 - after incurring a Level 6 UA, things can only improve.
- Man Down: The Cougar came up lame at about mile 4 with a foot/ankle injury, but still managed to finish mid-peloton. He then proceeded to make the rest of the Faithful look bad by taking a limp-filled lap around the parking lot until his Garmin registered 6 miles. As he said afterwards "5.85 miles is not 6. We came to run 6". Very true. We'll have to adjust the route next week to finish at 6 miles to avoid further admonishment from The Cougar.
- Myth Buster: Apparently the Medusa/Perseus myth is just that - a myth - as the Faithful can confirm Medusa is alive and well, having taken residence on Roswell Ave. She has apparently developed a specific displeasure for chirpy early Sunday morning runners. With no route changes planned, be aware of the eyes, brothers, be aware of the eyes.
F3/DownRange--Revenge of Chicken-Mini
OK Brothers--as The Faithful know, we keep the list of reasons that F3 is a man-only deal very close-hold. As secret information that is only disseminated on a Need To Know basis goes, it's right up there with Obama's true country of origin. However, as the following post from M-Nugget (who has self-named, yes--a violation, "Chicken-Mini") illustrates, there is a reason to keep the M's away from the ShovelFlag that we might as well state out in the open: there is considerable risk that the she-devils might be funnier than we are. Drats!
Here is my version of the workout on Tuesday morning. This is my story and I am sticking to it.
At 0700 the alarm went off to awake these vacationers from their slumber. Unbeknownst to the FNG (Friendly New Girl), this was all part of McNugget's plan to put "Chicken Mini" through a hellish workout. At 0830 the vacationers rolled out of bed to the already blazing heat of Aruba, already well into the 80s. The workout consisted of the following:
Running with intermittent exercises consisting of the following: merkes (pushups) alternating with dips on an ant infested log, then jump ups on a log as high as Chicken Mini's knees. Next the Sugar Sand! This started with 50 side straddle hops then walking lunges til you drop. Next suicides (3) of varying distances intermittent with squats and side straddle hops. (All in sugar sand!!). Then a run back to home base for the ab workout under a coconut tree filled with birds. These exercises included crunches, flutter kicks, hello dollies, plankarama, ... Chicken Mini was too distracted by the concern of a coconut falling or a bird shiting on her head to be too concerned about the exercises. Besides there was no need to count since McNugget never said in advance how many reps to do. Also, there may have been other exercises somewhere in there but after a while the heat began to impair my thinking. After the ab work Chicken Mini was ready to put the red flag in the sand and call the cabana boy for an icy cold drink. Fortunately McNugget was in agreement. From this workout I have learned a few things: 1) The boys have a funny way of counting.... You say 1, I say 2. You say 50, I say 100. 2) The boys have a funny name for their exercises. Is this too distract us? I thought a Hello Dollie was a dessert. Hard to exercise when you are thinking about food. 3) I would rather be a BFF than an FNG. The saving graces of the day are 1) McNugget was sore after the workout and Chicken Mini was not and 2) Tomorrow at 0600 Chicken Mini gets revenge! Game on!
Out!
Here is my version of the workout on Tuesday morning. This is my story and I am sticking to it.
At 0700 the alarm went off to awake these vacationers from their slumber. Unbeknownst to the FNG (Friendly New Girl), this was all part of McNugget's plan to put "Chicken Mini" through a hellish workout. At 0830 the vacationers rolled out of bed to the already blazing heat of Aruba, already well into the 80s. The workout consisted of the following:
Running with intermittent exercises consisting of the following: merkes (pushups) alternating with dips on an ant infested log, then jump ups on a log as high as Chicken Mini's knees. Next the Sugar Sand! This started with 50 side straddle hops then walking lunges til you drop. Next suicides (3) of varying distances intermittent with squats and side straddle hops. (All in sugar sand!!). Then a run back to home base for the ab workout under a coconut tree filled with birds. These exercises included crunches, flutter kicks, hello dollies, plankarama, ... Chicken Mini was too distracted by the concern of a coconut falling or a bird shiting on her head to be too concerned about the exercises. Besides there was no need to count since McNugget never said in advance how many reps to do. Also, there may have been other exercises somewhere in there but after a while the heat began to impair my thinking. After the ab work Chicken Mini was ready to put the red flag in the sand and call the cabana boy for an icy cold drink. Fortunately McNugget was in agreement. From this workout I have learned a few things: 1) The boys have a funny way of counting.... You say 1, I say 2. You say 50, I say 100. 2) The boys have a funny name for their exercises. Is this too distract us? I thought a Hello Dollie was a dessert. Hard to exercise when you are thinking about food. 3) I would rather be a BFF than an FNG. The saving graces of the day are 1) McNugget was sore after the workout and Chicken Mini was not and 2) Tomorrow at 0600 Chicken Mini gets revenge! Game on!
Out!
Friday, July 15, 2011
GONADS/Gauntlet-BackBlast-7.15.11-Cool Breeze
We gathered in the presence of the shovel flag and kicked the day off as intended.
OBT
Moniteur
Rock
Jake Tunney FNG/War Baby
El Nino
Six Mike
MMOB
Griswold
TangoDelta
Holtz
74
Red Warrior
Moniteur
Rock
Jake Tunney FNG/War Baby
El Nino
Six Mike
MMOB
Griswold
TangoDelta
Holtz
74
Red Warrior
Hawk FNG/Gauntlet
and...
Mickey Thomas
The Thang:
- katabasis
- hades crossing
- wall of shame
- decline pushups
- outfield speed vault
- 100 yd dash
- jungle gym fun (dips, pullups, walk the plank, parallel bars, walk the bars)
- squats 50x
- lunges 50x
- hill run
- bleacher crossing
- walk the plank
- curly washburns
- crystal lake run
- lunges
- cross overs
- frog jumps
distance ~2.8miles
time 45mins
- COS
Moleskine:
- We began the Gauntlet slow and easy by getting back to the early days of SpartanX. No one got wet. No one was hurt. No TBQ. It was a good day to get things warmed-up for the trials to come.
- If you ain't first, you're last...MMOB was well fueled on chia seed and running with perfect form when he dropped the hammer on the dash. That half step might as well have been a mile. Thank you, Brother.
- Banty rooster...Holtz, he was not; this man was quiet, cool and strong. If he keeps posting we may have to raise the bar.
- Blackjack...3Claps to FNG/Gauntlet Hawk and a new (non-2.0) low FNG/War Baby Jake Tunney. That's right gentlemen...he is currently D1 on loan from Loyola and the next closest in age was Rock at 15 years his senior. I want to say something to give the kid credit for grit or heart or toughness or something, however he probably showed up half cocked on about 2 hrs sleep and just needed an excuse to sweat out the Selwyn night before.
- Boy Marlo...it is noteworthy that when the War Baby was giving me his recap of the morning back at the office, he referenced 'that other young guy who was fast'. Gris, although surprising after that clean shave, he wasn't talking about you.
- Willow bark...here's to the quick return of Dark Warrior, Silence and Dredd from the DL.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
GONADS/SweetSix--BackBlast.7/14/11--A Motley Crue
Aye, we planted the ShovelFlag at the Christ Church parking lot and set out on the weekly SweetSix:
OBT (QIC)
Silence
Red Warrior
PBo
MacDeuce
Zoot
Li'l Mike (partial)
Dante (partial)
The Thang:
The usual City Loop, with times ranging from just over 49 minutes to somewhere around 55.
Spreadsheets From The Gloom:
_ Zoot, marching to the beat of his own drummer, split off on the inbound leg to run his own little Queens-Hermitage Eastover thing. Nice to have you out with the pack, brother.
_ Li'l Mike and Dante scared the fool out of the pack as we churned up Third Street past Camille's, bursting out of a darkened doorway to jump into the run. Dante split off sometime before the finish but Li'l Mike showed surprising running grit for a dude of such unusual height.
_ A notable number of regular SweetSixers were absent -- Dredd (DL--knee); Hitman (DR -- still ... ); BlackSperm; BlackBird; Waco; Six Mike (HDHH); Collection Plate (DL--calf); Nino (work travel); MMOB (Jar of Flies) -- making this one of our smallest (and most motley) crews so far this year. Thankfully, MacDeuce posted to represent the Speed Merchant demographic and Maxi came along too to talk relentless trash about all the usual front-runners who failed to post.
_ Man Down! Report: Silence tripped and went down hard in front of the Buttercup as we came up Providence, earning a nasty blood blister and some bruising on his hand.
_ ScrodStop Report: Silence becomes the first GONAD to log appearances in both the Man Down! Report and the ScrodStop Report in the same Sweet Six. (Not to mention that he also posted at the HDHH on Wednesday evening.) 3x claps to Silence.
OBT
OBT (QIC)
Silence
Red Warrior
PBo
MacDeuce
Zoot
Li'l Mike (partial)
Dante (partial)
The Thang:
The usual City Loop, with times ranging from just over 49 minutes to somewhere around 55.
Spreadsheets From The Gloom:
_ Zoot, marching to the beat of his own drummer, split off on the inbound leg to run his own little Queens-Hermitage Eastover thing. Nice to have you out with the pack, brother.
_ Li'l Mike and Dante scared the fool out of the pack as we churned up Third Street past Camille's, bursting out of a darkened doorway to jump into the run. Dante split off sometime before the finish but Li'l Mike showed surprising running grit for a dude of such unusual height.
_ A notable number of regular SweetSixers were absent -- Dredd (DL--knee); Hitman (DR -- still ... ); BlackSperm; BlackBird; Waco; Six Mike (HDHH); Collection Plate (DL--calf); Nino (work travel); MMOB (Jar of Flies) -- making this one of our smallest (and most motley) crews so far this year. Thankfully, MacDeuce posted to represent the Speed Merchant demographic and Maxi came along too to talk relentless trash about all the usual front-runners who failed to post.
_ Man Down! Report: Silence tripped and went down hard in front of the Buttercup as we came up Providence, earning a nasty blood blister and some bruising on his hand.
_ ScrodStop Report: Silence becomes the first GONAD to log appearances in both the Man Down! Report and the ScrodStop Report in the same Sweet Six. (Not to mention that he also posted at the HDHH on Wednesday evening.) 3x claps to Silence.
OBT
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
F3/Gamucci--BackBlast.7/13/11--Folsom Prison Yard Sandwich Press
Aye, Moniteur planted the ShovelFlag and the faithful gathered, 29 strong, for Gamucci.
OBT (QIC)
Tryon
Tryon 2.0 (FNG, WarBaby)
BoyMarlo
Black Bird
Li'l Mike
Red Leg Six (War Daddy)
Dark Warrior
Achtung Baby
SuperDave
Rook
MMOB
Purple Crayon
Moniteur
Mizer
Jay Faison (FNG)
Gris
Kit Carson
RoboCop
Monkey Feet
Modest Mouse
Girardi
Waco
Six Mike
Rock
Johnny Most
Brooks
DST
The Cougar
The Thang:
Jog to Folsom Prison Yard
Ciabatta of Pain
8 exercises; each exercise involves eight sets of 20 seconds of work, 10 seconds of rest (for a total of 4 minutes); brief rest in between exercises (we call it Ciabatta, but it's actually Tabata).
Side-Straddle Hops (warmup)
Merkins
Flutter Kicks
Bottom-to-Bottom Squats (the 10 seconds of rest are spent holding the bottom of the squat position)
Plank (regular plank for 20 seconds; the 10 seconds of rest in between was spent alternating between right- and left-side plank)
Dips
Dollies (alternating low and high dollies)
Mountain Climbers
Spreadsheets from the Gloom:
_ I thought I'd throw folks the bone of having side-straddle hops be the warmup and gradually easing into it. But people were talking and laughing so much during those sets that one could not help but feel that perhaps the Ciabatta was not being shown the respect it deserves as the Sandwich of Ultimate Pain. So we went straight into the Merkins (which shut everyone up).
_ It was about 80 degrees at the start of the workout at 0515. One of the great things about being in the Prison Yard was the way the cement still retained the heat from Tuesday -- it was like working out on one of the presses used to toast a nice, melty ciabatta sandwich.
_ 3x claps to FNG Jay Faison, making his inaugural appearance at Gamucci and his twice-yearly appearance at a random Qrusade/F3 workout of his choice. Jay pulled in right behind me and as we walked toward the ShovelFlag, shining through the darkness like the Beacon of Pain (BoP) that it is, said something like, "I hope it's OK that I just showed up." Membership there for the taking, brother, and you're always welcome.
_ Our other FNG (and War Baby) was Tryon 2.0, who announced his age as "16 years and 1 day." 3x claps, happy birthday and we look forward to having you back.
OBT
OBT (QIC)
Tryon
Tryon 2.0 (FNG, WarBaby)
BoyMarlo
Black Bird
Li'l Mike
Red Leg Six (War Daddy)
Dark Warrior
Achtung Baby
SuperDave
Rook
MMOB
Purple Crayon
Moniteur
Mizer
Jay Faison (FNG)
Gris
Kit Carson
RoboCop
Monkey Feet
Modest Mouse
Girardi
Waco
Six Mike
Rock
Johnny Most
Brooks
DST
The Cougar
The Thang:
Jog to Folsom Prison Yard
Ciabatta of Pain
8 exercises; each exercise involves eight sets of 20 seconds of work, 10 seconds of rest (for a total of 4 minutes); brief rest in between exercises (we call it Ciabatta, but it's actually Tabata).
Side-Straddle Hops (warmup)
Merkins
Flutter Kicks
Bottom-to-Bottom Squats (the 10 seconds of rest are spent holding the bottom of the squat position)
Plank (regular plank for 20 seconds; the 10 seconds of rest in between was spent alternating between right- and left-side plank)
Dips
Dollies (alternating low and high dollies)
Mountain Climbers
Spreadsheets from the Gloom:
_ I thought I'd throw folks the bone of having side-straddle hops be the warmup and gradually easing into it. But people were talking and laughing so much during those sets that one could not help but feel that perhaps the Ciabatta was not being shown the respect it deserves as the Sandwich of Ultimate Pain. So we went straight into the Merkins (which shut everyone up).
_ It was about 80 degrees at the start of the workout at 0515. One of the great things about being in the Prison Yard was the way the cement still retained the heat from Tuesday -- it was like working out on one of the presses used to toast a nice, melty ciabatta sandwich.
_ 3x claps to FNG Jay Faison, making his inaugural appearance at Gamucci and his twice-yearly appearance at a random Qrusade/F3 workout of his choice. Jay pulled in right behind me and as we walked toward the ShovelFlag, shining through the darkness like the Beacon of Pain (BoP) that it is, said something like, "I hope it's OK that I just showed up." Membership there for the taking, brother, and you're always welcome.
_ Our other FNG (and War Baby) was Tryon 2.0, who announced his age as "16 years and 1 day." 3x claps, happy birthday and we look forward to having you back.
OBT
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
GONADS/RingRun--BackBlast.7/12/11--Paving A Highway To Speedville
Aye, 16 men posted for various portions of the RingRun:
Black Bird
Uptown Fred Brown
PBo
Doobie
Six Mike
Tango Delta
Waco
74
War Daddy
OBT & Fenway
K-Slide
Boy Marlo
MacDeuce
Red Warrior
Rock
Tennis Whites
The Thang:
4.5 miles through Eastover and Myers Park in 38:51 (8:38/mile split).
Spreadsheets From The Gloom:
_ Dogs: One (Fenway)
_ Shirtless Men: Two (Six Mike and Tango Delta). With the temperature already 80 degrees at the start, even YHC acknowledged this would have been the day to ignore his own personal ban on shirtless running.
_ Kotter: Uptown Fred. Also to Six Mike and Waco, who returned to the fold after being out of town for vacation.
_ FNGs: K-Slide (Brad Muller) and Tango Delta made their RingRun debuts, as did 74, who says he's working his way back into running shape. Little known fact about 74: Back in his high school days he was wicked fast. Used to give Jim Ryun a run for his money back in the glory days of the American miler. Then, like so many of us, he got fat and slow. Now, though, watch out -- 74 is paving a highway all the way from Murphy to Speedville, baby. The Rock followed his Brisket debut with a modified RingRun -- 3x claps to Rock for getting to the bottom third of his lungs on a brutal day for running.
_ I'm out the next two Tuesdays -- in my absence, Black Bird will be QIC for the RingRun, while the Warrior Twins are the men to see for your Brisketing needs.
Black Bird
Uptown Fred Brown
PBo
Doobie
Six Mike
Tango Delta
Waco
74
War Daddy
OBT & Fenway
K-Slide
Boy Marlo
MacDeuce
Red Warrior
Rock
Tennis Whites
The Thang:
4.5 miles through Eastover and Myers Park in 38:51 (8:38/mile split).
Spreadsheets From The Gloom:
_ Dogs: One (Fenway)
_ Shirtless Men: Two (Six Mike and Tango Delta). With the temperature already 80 degrees at the start, even YHC acknowledged this would have been the day to ignore his own personal ban on shirtless running.
_ Kotter: Uptown Fred. Also to Six Mike and Waco, who returned to the fold after being out of town for vacation.
_ FNGs: K-Slide (Brad Muller) and Tango Delta made their RingRun debuts, as did 74, who says he's working his way back into running shape. Little known fact about 74: Back in his high school days he was wicked fast. Used to give Jim Ryun a run for his money back in the glory days of the American miler. Then, like so many of us, he got fat and slow. Now, though, watch out -- 74 is paving a highway all the way from Murphy to Speedville, baby. The Rock followed his Brisket debut with a modified RingRun -- 3x claps to Rock for getting to the bottom third of his lungs on a brutal day for running.
_ I'm out the next two Tuesdays -- in my absence, Black Bird will be QIC for the RingRun, while the Warrior Twins are the men to see for your Brisketing needs.
Monday, July 11, 2011
F3/Big Hair Monday - 07.11.11 The Silence
The ShovelFlag was planted and the Faithful gather for 45 minutes of pain. The Pax:
Snap Fade (QIC)
Girardi
74
Gris
Kit Carson
Six Mike
Iron Mike (War Baby)
The Cougar
The Crotch Rocket
Red Leg 6
Antonio Table
Achtung Baby (War Daddy)
Moniteur
The Thang:
Slow jog into the park to the first COP
Side Straddle Hop (60x)
Merkin (12x)
Little Baby Crunch (25x)
Jog to the train
Pullups (10x)
Dips (20x)
3 sets at your own pace
Jog to the stone benches on the hill for Bench Jumps
15x and 10 second break
10x and 10 second break
15x and 10 second break
10x and 10 second break
Mosey to the walkway
Donkey kicks (20x)
Donkey kicks (10x)
Mosey down the hill
Jog around the lake
5 burpees at the 1/4 way mark
5 burpees at the 1/2 way mark
Proud Mary keep on burning...
Low Flutter (15x) and hold it
Low Dolly (15x) and hold it
High Flutter (15x) and drop
Bicycles (15x) and hold it
Little Baby Crunch (15x) and hold it
High Dolly (15x) and drop
Mosey to the water
Continue jog around the lake
Pause at the 3/4 way mark for Mountain Climbers (10x)
Jog to the amphitheatre - full of the pay to play crowd so....to the grassy knoll
5 minutes of Oh Susannah - don't you cry for me...
1/2 burpees (10x)
Merkins (10x)
Lunges (10x)
Plank it post 5 cycles
Mosey to the hill...
Up the hill full speed
3 burpess
Down the hill
Up the hill full speed
3 burpess
Down the hill
Up the hill full speed
3 burpess
Mosey to the walkway
Jog it to the parking lot
Circle of Pain for...some more Merkins
Regular Way (8x)
Wide Arm (6x)
Stagger Right (6x)
Stagger Left (6x)
Jog it to the cars
Spreadsheets from the Gloom:
The Faithful were quiet this morning; there was some chatter early but it quickly dropped off after Snap Fade (the Six Minute Man) brought the hammer down. It hurt, brother. 3x claps.
The Faithful were not the only ones at Freedom Park this morning. Lots of towels and waterbottles (which is fine, at least they are out there), but what's really interesting to see is leadership only instructing versus actually leading. Is it actually leadership if you only instruct or tell the group what to do? Maybe Snap Fade exerted himself too much today.
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