For our furry friends

 Posted on July 22, 2020  |  1 minutes  |  202 words  |  

It was good to be back at Lion’s Den and see all the guys I see at other times during the week, just at a different location. Seriously, this AO means a lot to me and I’m glad to see it is thriving under @Ramsey and @Slim Shady’s leadership. For this workout I wanted to recognize those furry friends in our lives that give us comfort, entertainment and unconditional love. Make sure to give your pet a hug today, unless it is gross, like a fish or reptile. [Read More]
bootlegger  chicken-little  crimson  deuce  hamm  henny-penny  pet-sounds  ramsey  red-ryder  slim-shady  sooey  sour-mash  theismann 

Four Corner Burnout

 Posted on July 22, 2020  |  3 minutes  |  453 words  |  

It twas a great morning in the downtown part of Apex as (lucky number) 13 pax, including an FNG, showed up for a beatdown! YHC made sure to get there a few minutes ahead of schedule to make sure Google maps was still all it was cracked up to be.. as well as my memory.. So after the disclaimer was given and the pledge was recited, we were off! Warm up: [Read More]
big-red  egon  flenderson  hamm  kermit  mamas-boy-2  short-circuit  the-joker  theismann  track-star  triple-lindy  wahoo  yahoo 

Western Wake convergence

 Posted on July 22, 2020  |  4 minutes  |  765 words  |  

Monday morning YHC Q’ed a little bit of a CARPEx/Churham get together up in the great cold north of Winterfell. So color me purple when this morning turned into a full-on three regions convergence with men from CARPEx, Churham(ish) and South Wake (legit and former) coming into Whoville. As Riptide would say… “Fantastic!” Never been out here before and vowing not to rely merely on Google, I got up extra early this morning and did a bit of recon work coupled with some EC. [Read More]
badlands  clementine  five-hole  huckleberry  lucky-charms  one-direction  pierogi  quiver  trike 

Inverted Sunrise: I give it a 5/10 today

 Posted on July 21, 2020  |  3 minutes  |  635 words  |  

21 PAX met up in the early morning gloom at FWD. It was hot. Upper 70s. Suffocating humidity. An expertly written pre-blast promised all sorts of fun. YHC cooked up the plan about 2 minutes before go time. Needed to make it one to remember for the two FNGs in tow. Warm Up Mosey over past the big balls and circle up in the pickle for: SSH Merkins Plank Jacks [Read More]
arson  callahan  just-one 

Measuring 2x with Music

 Posted on July 21, 2020  |  3 minutes  |  619 words  |  

Music has always been a core part of my life. Piano lessons starting at age 6, leading high school youth group on guitar, dancing like a fiend at Phish shows, and most recently mountain biking at Lake Crabtree classic rock (thanks to Road Rash for the tip). I knew once it was time to VQ I’d want to find some way to incorporate it into the gloom, at the very least to honor my namesake. [Read More]
banjo  blowout  bogo  bolton  build-a-bear  butterscotch  five-hole  franklin  prodigal  schroeder  shut-in  sky-blue  torpedo  valjean 

Winter can't come soon enough

 Posted on July 21, 2020  |  3 minutes  |  503 words  |  

I know I’ll be complaining about it come next January but daaaaaamn it was hot and humid and sticky and absolutely bereft of wind this morning. WARNING: If you are coming out to Winterfell and following Google, make sure it takes you to the North entrance. Or, if you decide to take the ‘short cut’ and find the gate closed, make sure the head administrator at Alston is not there to witness you going ‘round the game over the grass. [Read More]
bell-hop  clementine  one-direction  pierogi  rooney  scapula  white-claw 

WOD: CLAYMORE

 Posted on July 21, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  276 words  |  

Date: 7/21/20 PAX: Chipper, EarharT, Frisco, Kwik Stop, Pickles, Press On, Tang, WWW As I was trying to decide what workout routine to create, I went to my favorite place to research … the good old exicon. I wanted exercises to push the limits for a solid WOD. As 0545 hit, I was anxious to get rolling. F3 mission, core principles, and credo recited and our Pledge of Allegiance to Old Glory it was time to get down to business. [Read More]
chipper  earhart  frisco  kwik-stop  pickles  press-on  tang  www 

2nd Annual Carpex Invitational/Mabopane Foundation Golf Tournament

 Posted on July 20, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  326 words  |  

Monday, October 5th 2020 @ 0930 – Lonnie Poole Golf Course Centennial Campus - NC State University Please join numerous F3 Carpex PAX and other esteemed citizens of the Triangle for a day of fun, fellowship, and great golf to benefit the children of Ya Bana Village in Mabopane, South Africa. Get your foursome together now and consideration becoming a sponsor (several options available!). Get those foursomes together and registration in by September 28th! [Read More]
half  hermes 

Blottin' the Sasquatch

 Posted on July 18, 2020  |  4 minutes  |  733 words  |  

17 PAX came out for the shadiest CSAUP route this side of New Hampshire. Of the ~12 miles covered, I think maybe a mile was full sun. You have got to love the greenways out here! A few weeks back, YHC saw @F3ENC post on twitter ‘bout their annual Sasquatch CSAUP going virtual. This is an event I know Yogi and Freebird have hit up in the past and raved about. [Read More]
16-steves  banjo  biner  blowout  durden  flenderson  hamm  lucky-charms  ma-bell  mayflower  parker  pbx  pierogi  puzzles  spurs  triple-lindy  www 

Secrets of the Beige Bros

 Posted on July 18, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  271 words  |  

Four dudes were “In”. Three dudes were not. Much like the Masons have their secret handshakes, the OA has it’s Ordeal and fraternities do bizarre things to biscuits, so to does the elite running club of CARPEx have a code. And much like the other ‘secrets’ above, theirs too is out in the open for everyone to see. But so subtle that most miss it. But it’s there, quietly reinforcing the fact that you, oh slow one, are just not fast enough. [Read More]
chanticleer  hi-liter  largemouth  michelob  pierogi  prodigal  squatter