BACKBLASTS

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Posted on August 19, 2021 | 2 minutes | 243 words |

This was a tough day for sure. I’ll keep it limited an amplify the few things that are truly relevant: I’m thankful for Burt and his perpetual support of the PAX. Seeing that flag and the beer made my day. I’m thankful for Riptide. He was up early to let me know and not leave me hanging there. Great to see Foie Gras back after a devastating week. Here for you, man. [Read More]

Raleigh Guys Can’t Count

Posted on August 19, 2021 | 6 minutes | 1254 words |

When I found out F3 Raleigh was honoring Epoxy I knew I had to go. First, Raleigh is not F3 South Wake so you don’t have to worry about all those troglodyte mouth breathers (note to self: don’t post in SW next week on the off chance some of them can read). Second, it was honoring one of our own. I never met Epoxy but Raleigh begat Carpex and Carpex has changed my life. [Read More]

Front Toward Enemy

Posted on August 17, 2021 | 2 minutes | 290 words |

AO: Claymore Workout Date: 08/10/21 I scoped out the park on the internet, but arrived too late to scout. With only a couple of minutes to spare, I peppered site Q Skipper with multiple AO-related questions. Hopefully this did not worry him too much. Warm Up: State the mission, check for FNGs(0), and give the disclaimer. Side Straddle Hops x20 In Cadence (IC) Good Mornings x5 IC Sir Fazio Arm Circles forward x10 IC [Read More]

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Round Robin at #ao-mon-hellsbells

Posted on August 16, 2021 | 2 minutes | 327 words |

Date: 8/16/2021 PAX: Wahoo, Reentry, Bronx Bomber, Clockwork, Three Finger Salute, Dr. Suess, Hey There, Theismann, Side-Out, Left Cheek, Bolton, Tramp Stamp, Roasters, Triple Lindy, Peeping Tom, WWW Signed up to help out Wahoo when he posted on 1stF asking for a Q. I took the opportunity to lead. Met up with the HIMs in the gloom and they were fired up to go. Went through all the F3 administravia (Mission, Core Values, Credo, and Pledge of Allegiance to Old Glory. [Read More]

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Making Tortoises Great Again

Posted on August 11, 2021 | 3 minutes | 537 words |

Approximately 4 years ago, after months of EH’ing by CHiPs from South Wake, YHC made his F3 debut at the premier Wednesday limited run AO in all of Carpex. I say approximately because there is no backblast for the workout. But it was the 2nd Wednesday in August, if my feeble 51 year old memory is doing me any favors today. It was rough. Yogi had the Q and I’m pretty sure I coded at least twice during the workout. [Read More]

The Park is Mine

Posted on August 8, 2021 | 4 minutes | 653 words |

AO: Ground Pounder (South Wake) Workout Date: 07/31/21 This is the final Carpex Q of this year’s Q Swap Week with South Wake. What’s this Raleigh guy doing Qing this workout? Well, Your Humble Correspondent (YHC) signed up to Q before the Swap Week was announced and managed, via intense negotiations with BFF Disco Duck, to hold on to the slot. I did pick up a couple of Carpex shirts from Mudgear to make sure I represented appropriately. [Read More]

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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]

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Doing Cindy In Cadence (on my down AND my up)

Posted on August 7, 2021 | 2 minutes | 339 words |

This is a very tardy back blast. So if some of the details are wrong, I’m blaming it on a Respect’s faulty memory. I came here (Winterfell) last week and damn if Clementine didn’t out-mileage Kryptonite. Warm up We did some stuff. I remember we ran to the buses at the back of the building. I usually do sir fazio arm circles and Steve Earles so we’ll go with that. [Read More]

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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]

Operating Heavy Machinery

Posted on August 6, 2021 | 2 minutes | 349 words |

Having been thinking about having some fun at an AO for a while and decided MASH would be the ideal place to give it a shot. Had I known how many peeps we’d have, I would have recruited a second! Arrived a few minutes early. Unfortunately not early enough as I was maybe 15 seconds too late to give Pivot a good scare by blasting my horn as he ran by. [Read More]

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