GrowRuck 44: The Eleventh Hour

 Posted on November 27, 2023  |  20 minutes  |  4242 words  |  

RALLY: We got to the rally and delivered our 3rdF donations while observing a trailer of telephone poles. Wonder what those could be for? YHC was amped up at the rally and just wanted to get into the ruck. It was good to meet the cadre and trainers, in advance, and hear them speak about the event and the expectations. I think it was here at the rally that I heard something that went through my mind all night, during the ruck, “He who knows his why, can endure almost any how. [Read More]
parker  schlitz  shut-in  skipper  tea-party  triple-lindy 

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 

Beer, Run, Repeat: A Blue Ridge Relay Story.

 Posted on September 21, 2022  |  12 minutes  |  2401 words  |  

The Blue Ridge Relay felt different this year. Maybe it was the return of the slapbands for runners at the exchange zones. Maybe it was because every team seemed scrambling to backfill people leading right up to the day-of. Maybe it was because unlike in past years, there was a genuine race to the finish (and race to the bottom) amongst Carpex teams. Maybe it was because so many people are swearing up and down they aren’t going to do it again next year. [Read More]
bumper-sticker  chicken-little  clockwork  decal  hamm  lucky-charms  peaches  pongo  schlitz  short-circuit  triple-lindy  wahoo 

12 reflections on 1 year with F3 Carpex

 Posted on November 18, 2021  |  4 minutes  |  815 words  |  

Several Pax have asked what I’ve learned over this past year, and several more have asked how much weight I’ve lost. YHC thought a blog post was in order, and considered alternatively entitling this, How to become a HIM of the month before your first-year anniversary, but we all know that’s just a teacher’s pet game, sooo… (Just kidding, it was actually a very pleasant surprise & honor. Besides, we know that can’t be true because Suck UP hasn’t been named HOTM yet. [Read More]
16-steves  cataracts  chicken-little  clockwork  disco-duck  flenderson  hamm  i-beam  imp  puddles  qwerty  red-ryder  rooney  schlitz  smithers  snooki  triple-lindy  wahoo 

Let's get swole!!!

 Posted on November 9, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  331 words  |  

So for some strange reason YHC signed up to Q this morning. The day after running a 1/2 marathon. Not the best plan, but at least Hell’s Bells is typically limited run. Also, YHC does not typically post at Hell’s Bells, but I’ve been around long enough so what the hell? Here’s what we did: Warmup: No FNGs. Mission statement and pledge and offff we go for a mosey around the parking lot and up the street. [Read More]
ashbury  bubba  clockwork  earhart  eharmony  einstein  headroom  hello-kitty  left-cheek  meatloaf  mumbles-2  prodigal  puddles  punch-card  pvc  schlitz  sega  snooki  track-star  triple-lindy  wahoo 

Are we still doing this?

 Posted on November 3, 2021  |  4 minutes  |  753 words  |  

I know we have a newfangled method of tracking workouts with attendance and what happened on slack with PaxMate, but part of me still enjoys typing it out for posterity. Anyway, as Triple Lindy and I were discussing running plans for this morning, I remembered I had a late softball game Tuesday night. It’s cool we can just run Friday. And then our boy Happy Gilmore dropped the SNS pre-blast and I was reminded I did indeed have the Q. [Read More]
burt  charmin  coney  cosmic  deuce  flacco  happy-gilmore  hotspot  intimidator  kwik-stop  liverpool  loom  press-on  prodigal  sabre  schlitz  shoe-horn  sooey  stella  tecumseh  the-commish  triple-lindy  two-factor 

Magnificent Eight in the Wild Wild West

 Posted on July 26, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  533 words  |  

AO: Wild Wild West Workout Date: 07/26/21 YHC is starting off my birthday Q week at Wild Wild West. I was inspired with a workout variation last night, but with only eight PAX for the workout, I decided to shelve it for later. PAX might see it at Ground Pounder on Saturday. Warm Up: State the mission, check for FNGs(0), and give the disclaimer. Pledge of Allegiance Mosey to the other end of the parking lot for warm ups [Read More]
bootlegger  charmin  crimson  pigpen  schlitz  sooey  tots-2  two-scoops 

Better late than never?

 Posted on June 23, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  387 words  |  

So admittedly, this is like a week and a half overdo, but here’s my backblast from my GT Q from 1/11. Full disclosure (as previously stated in my Green Mile BB) I am a sucker for free stuff. And I have a problem with the number of pairs of socks I own already, so with the opportunity of free socks, I jumped at that chance! Anyway, I was surprised to see the number of cars in the parking lot that Friday morning. [Read More]
banjo  bartman  chanticleer  chop-block  hermes  hi-liter  largemouth  michelob  one-four  sandlot  schlitz  torpedo  trike  triple-lindy  wahoo 

Double Sevens!

 Posted on June 23, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  388 words  |  

So YHC made the mistake of asking earlier in the week who had the Q for Piranha Park on Saturday. Well, site Q Peeping Tom replied no one and asked if I wanted to take it. I said maybe, so naturally he just went ahead and put my name on the sheet. Fair enough, let’s see what I can do with an hour… Warmup: Pledge of allegiance to the flag and mission statement and off we head out of the park towards the road. [Read More]
earhart  kidney-stone  mr-safety  peeping-tom  queequeg  rikers  schlitz  side-out  track-star  triple-lindy  wahoo 

Peaches & The Giant Winkie

 Posted on June 15, 2021  |  4 minutes  |  785 words  |  

Welp… YHC has been in town now for 3 months, so it was due time to stop making excuses and get to Q’ing. At this point, I’ve had the privilege to meet most of ya in the gloom. If we’ve mumblechattered together, you probably have heard a few things that I do and don’t like when called by a Q. 1. I hate bearcrawling 2. I’m a fan of a good winkie [Read More]
bobby-boucher  bolton  chicken-little  common-core-fng  earhart  hamm  lucky-charms  mumbles-2  outlaw-fng  peaches  schlitz