F3 Carpex 6th Annual CSAUP, The Odyssey

 Posted on October 31, 2022  |  4 minutes  |  688 words  |  

93 PAX and 2.0’s descended on Downtown Cary for the 6th annual CARPEX Odyssey. Special thanks to Bogo and Badlands for doing the heavy lifting on the Q for this event, and to PetSounds for crushing the SAG Q and post-race 2nd F. Also thanks to all of the SAG support volunteers, Site Q’s, shirt designers, and inspirational musical selections. On to the workout…Rooney kicked us off with an opening prayer and then handed it off to Badlands for the warmup at the home of BO. [Read More]
16-steves  amway  badlands  banjo-nomo  bartman  bean-counter  big-red  biner  bogo  bolton-the-hill  bronx-bomber  build-a-bear  bumper-sticker  burt-r  cauliflower  cheap-trick  chicken-little  chiquita-banana  chop-block  claven  clementine  clockwork  coco-crisp  coney  dadbod  decal  disco-duck  doggy-paddle  earhart  franklin  fruit-of  geek-squad  greenbow  gump  hamm  happy-gilmore  hi-liter  high-school-musical-hsm  hobbit  hoppinjohn  horatio  i-pity-the-fool  ic-light  kidney-stone  kilmer  kwik-stop  ldb-lil-drummer-boy  liverpool  lucky-charms-boy-band  ma-bell  magnolia  mr-safety  old-maid  one-direction  overflow  parker  pet-sounds  pigeon  pivot  poncherello-2  pongo  press-2  prodigal  red-ryder  riptide  rooney  saban  schlitz  schroeder  screws  skipper  slugger  smokey  sour-mash  squatter  steaks  stolen-valor  stretch  sunshine  texas-ranger  theismann  trike  triple-lindy  two-factor  verde  viewmaster 

Dora Got Nothing on Jeff 1-2-3-4

 Posted on February 23, 2022  |  3 minutes  |  442 words  |  

Preamble Per usual, planning the Q started sometime after dinner and finalized before going to bed. YHC drifted off to a sound sleep with a smile my face. The smile continued as I woke up (I mean, at my age every day above ground is a blessed one), through my morning deuce/wordle/stretching routine, and on the drive to Bond Park. 40 seconds prior to launch, YHC flawlessly recited and enunciated the F3 Mission. [Read More]
bartman  burt  chipper  coney  cosmic  deuce  happy-gilmore  hi-liter  hot-spot  kwik-stop  loom  ollie  open-concept  pivot  sabre  schroeder  shoe-horn  sky-blue  snots  sooey  suck-up  the-commish  wkrp  yeah-baby 

Full circle...Exercise!

 Posted on October 28, 2021  |  5 minutes  |  1051 words  |  

I will not say how long it has been since my first post at Slippery When Wet, as it’s been far too long, but things seemed to come full circle. My posting has always come in waves, but I decided in May to make a consistent effort to get back in the gloom. After a rolled ankle at the end of August, I took some time to rest it, which set back some great progress. [Read More]
all-ours  bartman  burt  callahan  coney  globe-trotter  happy-gilmore  jigglypuff  kwik-stop  ollie  press-on  sosa  stinger 

Be sure and log out

 Posted on October 5, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  325 words  |  

Sometimes things just fall neatly into place, and this weekend as I saw posts from F3 Grand Strand about their brother HIghtower, I hopped over to the Q sheet and marveled at my good fortune that Claymore was open. Load up the hatchback with some goodies and away we go. One year ago this weekend, PFC Jacob Hancher of the Myrtle Beach PD was killed in the line of duty. He was known to his F3 Grand Strand brothers as Hightower: [Read More]
bartman  bronx-bomber  chop-block  foie-gras  freebird  left-cheek  press-on  skipper 

Claymore 9/21/21: Shuffle up and squeal

 Posted on October 5, 2021  |  1 minutes  |  191 words  |  

Ten brave PAX found their way to the constructioniest site in central Cary on a beautiful Tuesday morning, hoping for a dose of pain. The Deck of Death was there to deliver. Pre-event mumblechatter was relocated to the first base side in hopes of avoiding any Karen-related altercations. Short warm-up: SSH, MC, Merkins, and some BartmArmORama. Mosey to the rock pile and grab an ego rock. Foie Gras, VHS, and Kinky Boots were briefed on the Deck of Death: [Read More]
bartman  chop-block  foie-gras  kinky-boots  pinto  press-on  repeato  skipper  vhs  water-wings 

Do you even plan, bro?

 Posted on August 7, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  314 words  |  

A few weeks ago, I realized I had not Q’d a single Monday workout in 2021. Well, that seems to be a problem which needs fixing. Meet up at 5:05 at Wolverine to run some hills with Ma Bell. Return to a parking lot of HIMs at 5:28. Warm Up Run across the street to the pool parking lot. Circle up for Good Mornings, Sir Fazio arm circles, Steve Earles, Runner’s stretch, calf stretch, with a little Pigeon thrown in there. [Read More]
bartman  bogo  bubba  build-a-bear-2  hi-liter-2  loom  ma-bell  pbx  pierogi  red-ryder  sabre  shoe-horn  yoga-mat 

Another Yank safely contained

 Posted on August 6, 2021  |  10 minutes  |  2012 words  |  

Last Saturday, YHC moved from Chatham county closer to the center of the Carpex universe, going from 0 AOs* within an EC-able 3-mile radius to approximately half of all the AOs in Carpex (or as HK calls it, the Nation). What better way to move in, meet new Pax, and ensure that YHC wakes up and works out each day instead of sleeping in on a week off than to Q every day at a Cary AO? [Read More]
all-ours  antique  augmented  bagels  banjo  bartman  bluewater  breezy  build-a-bear  cauliflower  chanticleer  chipper  chops  clockwork  decal  denali  entitlement  foie-gras  francois  gtl  higgins  hoppinjohn  ic-lite-2  imp  joe-smith  kermit  kitty-litter  kwik-stop  largemouth  loom  mayflower  memento-2  peaches  pineapple  pinto  repeato  saban  shipyard  skipper  staubach  steaks  term-paper  thurston  vegemite  vhs  viewmaster  voltron  wonderbread  yogi 

Circles on the Green

 Posted on July 30, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  522 words  |  

AO: Gran Torino Workout Date: 07/30/21 I got to witness Gran Torino from afar when I Q’d Rolling Stone back in May. Those fellas got in some serious mileage just doing laps in the parking lot. I’ve been putting off my Q, waiting until I was “ready.” How many times have we said/heard that at F3? I was originally scheduled to Q Crazy Ivan today but got unintentionally bumped off the Q Sheet there for Q Swap Week. [Read More]
bartman  biner  chanticleer  hello-kitty  lucky-charms  ma-bell  michelob  nothin-special  pigpen  saban 

Leg Day, All Day

 Posted on July 19, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  247 words  |  

It’s A Team and this is my backblast. Pledge of Allegiance then… Warm Up Mosey to the parking lot by the tennis courts. Circle up for Sir Fazio arm circles, Overhead claps, Steve Earles, and some runners/calf/hamstring/hip stretching. All the Thangs First, go to the traffic circle by the picnic area. Partner up. Partner 1 does El Capitan around the circle. Partner 2 runs around the opposite direction. Each time you meet, 10 merkins and then switch. [Read More]
bartman  burt  chipper  freebird  henny-penny  hgtv  hotspot  intimidator  kwik-stop  red-ryder  smokey  wawa 

Fun Bags

 Posted on July 15, 2021  |  1 minutes  |  200 words  |  

‘Twas a lovely morning in the POGL as four stalwarts converged on the site of Tin2Iron for some work. YHC has been doing some ruck & sandbag training and thought it would be the gentlemanly thing to do to share some of the experience with the PAX. A slowzy around the pickle, and a warm up with Good Mornings, Merkins, Mountain Climbers, and BartmArmORama (Sir Fazio, seal clap, fazio sir, overhead clap, moroccan nightclub). [Read More]
ausfahrt  bartman  bootlegger  pinto