coxswain

Balls, Balls, Balls, and Towels

Posted on July 17, 2021 | 7 minutes | 1421 words |

The Back Story Now that I have my first Q under my belt and celebrated my birthday taboot, it was time to commemorate three years of me being a part of this great thing we call Carpex. Three years ago, Sosa’s diligence in EH’ing me for months (seriously) finally paid off and I showed up to Thomas Brooks Park for my first post. Red Ryder was the Q that day at Field of Dreams. [Read More]

Boxcars!

Posted on March 15, 2021 | 2 minutes | 426 words |

Every year on the Ides of March, YHC has the distinct honor to celebrate the anniversary of his first F3 post. Today on the 6th installment I was honored once again to do so with my F3 Carpex brothers. We gathered outside the open gates* of Apex Community Park, home of A-Team, and noted the peak spring gloom, having endured a full 26 hours of Daylight Savings Time. 3/4ths of the ShieldRuck was on hand, one in a Cubs jersey #oversight. [Read More]

bartman bootlegger burt coxswain flenderson frisco henny-penny hgtv how-how-2 intimidator mr-safety nothing-special press-on skipper term-paper the-joker trike two-factor

POTT to Puff

Posted on March 11, 2021 | 3 minutes | 613 words |

YHC started with two t-shirts and a sweatshirt on this fine March morning, and quickly transitioned to a tank top. When TTT calls, you answer. Just as you do when two of our finest Site Q PAX call - you ANSWER. 9… make it 10 PAX gathered at 5:45 for what on the surface appeared to be a BO-farewell Q for our outgoing compadre Coxswain. Little did we know, there was a secret plan being cooked up for a Passing Of The Torch for the ages. [Read More]

burt callahan coney coxswain jigglypuff loom pierogi press-on saban shipyard

Quickies by St. Mary's

Posted on March 4, 2021 | 3 minutes | 459 words |

It’s late and it’s been a long week already but today’s Lion’s Den participants deserve a BB. Even if it’s a quick one. After all, everyone today demonstrated that, when asked, they can be very very quick. Warm-up GM, IW, Sir Fazio, HB, Overhead Claps, SSH Thangs First, mosey to the bottom of the sets of hills to the North (or West) of St Mary’s. Been here before. These hills are short and sweet. [Read More]

all-hours big-red biner coxswain decal imp mr-safety open-concept pierogi puddles ramsey red-ryder rock-lobster steaks track-star wahoo

Q School

Posted on February 18, 2021 | 5 minutes | 964 words |

First, let me start with what we did NOT do. I got a little flustered right at the start as I was introducing myself to Backporch only to realize that it was already 5:45 on the ol’ Garmin. You can’t be tardy to Q School! Let’s Go! So here’s what you missed… a quiz about the formerly most famous Q of them all. Q Nowadays the anonymous Q is probably more famous but for men of a Meh-generation… and of a particularly nerdy disposition… this guy was the man! [Read More]

A Smattering

Posted on February 15, 2021 | 3 minutes | 479 words |

4 years and a day! Quite a morning today, but first a look back at the last few February 14ths: 2020 // 2019 // 2018 // 2017 (note, way better BB compliance in Raleigh so far in 2021, but it seems like it’s only thanks to Pigpen and Cococrisp. tighten up, this is apparently a lost art) 14 PAX joined me at the flag, were graced with a retrospective about bu_m_ble tea and cheese foam, we checked for FNGs, said the pledge, and were off! [Read More]

bootlegger burt coxswain disco-duck frisco happy-gilmore henny-penny hgtv imp intimidator jigglypuff mccants mr-safety open-concept press-on water-wings

It's gettin' real in the Whole Foods parking lot

Posted on February 10, 2021 | 1 minutes | 179 words |

Warmup, Sabre is late, 10 burpees Mosey to Whole Foods parking lot. Run each drive lane in parking lot, 10 burpees at the top, 25 LBCs and 10 Merkins at the bottom. Mosey to playground area: 15 step downs per leg, 15 backwards lunges each leg, 15 heels to heaven, 15 merkins, Repeat x 4. Steps downs and lunges completed one leg at a time. To stairs for 100 calf raises [Read More]

augmented banjo-2 bobby-dahl build-a-bear-2 chops coxswain hoppinjohn mccants memento-2 rock-lobster sabre the-commish

Watch out for roots! This is Danger Zone.

Posted on January 22, 2021 | 2 minutes | 394 words |

Did everyone bring a headlight? Close enough. “Why did Coxswain say to bring headlight when he doesn’t have one on himself?” Que lights clipped onto my waist band like I’m Data in Goonies! Warm Up: Merkins (Yes, we started with merkins!) LBCs Imperial Walkers Good Mornings Side Straddle Hop more Merkins and then we’re off running Thang: Cross the street, not at a crosswalk, but there weren’t any cars coming so it was safe! [Read More]

blowout burt coney coxswain flacco flip-flop-thats-singular happy-gilmore hermes jigglypuff ollie press-on saban sabre

Time is relative

Posted on January 19, 2021 | 2 minutes | 285 words |

We started within the 5:30 minute window. Side Straddle Hops Good Mornings Tin Soldiers - (yes those hammies were tight) Sir Fasio Arm Circles (forward) Overhead claps Sir Fasio Arm Circles (backwards) Merkins (no recover) Calf Stretch - one side only Mountain Climbers Now the other Calf Stretch More Merkins and then Recover Mosey to Apex UMC lot and split into 3 groups for stations as groups Station 1 - Squats [Read More]

16-steves coxswain hamm henny-penny lucky-charms open-concept ramsay rock-lobster saban short-circuit slim-shady

Agility City (and Nose Breathing)

Posted on January 15, 2021 | 3 minutes | 618 words |

Seriously, Gran Torino has gone to pot. Remember when some of the PAX joked on Slack that DangerZone needed an overhaul. “Make DZ Great Again”, the PAX said. But it was a joke. Gran Turdino is in a downward spiral. For real. It’s out of whack and in need of repair. In short, they needed me to Make GT Great Again, and that’s exactly what I did. Honestly, I didn’t realize how whack Gran Turdino had become. [Read More]

bartman chanticleer coxswain denali flip-flop-thats-singular gtl lucky-charms ma-bell michelob torpedo