Beat the Funk

 Posted on April 17, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  494 words  |  

YHC has to attest that he went to bed not knowing how the morning would roll. Coming off a week long work-vacation where he had no time for rest (the 3 year construction project will not end), YHC was broken and tired, add in there just in a bad mood. At 5:30am we were off with little shared by YHC, the only thing in the back of his mind was to beat the funk out! [Read More]
chanticleer  chinese-downhill  denali  flip-flop  fluoride  grease-monkey  largemouth  michelob  pet-sounds  shut-in 

Flip Flop Q-Skool

 Posted on April 14, 2017  |  5 minutes  |  873 words  |  

Yeah, I went to the F3Carpex Q-School a couple months ago, led by the honorable CK. I learned lots that day, however just like in high school and college, I got an A+ on the exam….but forgot everything after that day. Then the day comes for me to Q again, but I didn’t remember all of CK’s simple lessons that day…….kinda like taking the GRE and forgetting how to calculate simple items you learned in previous years, like a cosine or tangent. [Read More]
banjo  bartman  burt  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  containment  flip-flop  grease-monkey  kermit  mccants  moab  permit  saban  shank  water-wings 

SNS

 Posted on April 12, 2017  |  1 minutes  |  82 words  |  

Slow warm up run to start, circle up for some warm up. Merkins, Cotton Pickers, Plank Jacks and Superman. The Thang: 4 Corners, Merkins, Burpees, American Hammers and Carolina Dry-docks. Then short run to Rock Pile, Partner Dory with rock, 100 Curls, presses and squats. Start run and did some more Burpees and Dying Cockroach Finished with some Mary COT FNG’s Punch Down and Chalkboard. Welcome to F3 Great support for these men from the PAX, very impressive. [Read More]
biner  brussels  burt  chalkboard  chinese-downhill  coney  containment  crimson  fluoride  gala  grease-monkey  gtl  hartman  hermes  katniss  kermit  lulu  mccants  michelob  nabisco  old-maid  open-out  pickles  punch-down  riptide  shank  shut-in  sooey  swag  term-paper  water-wings 

Great weather, Great crew, Great site, No Nantan, No site Q, oh what to do....

 Posted on April 10, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  365 words  |  

Thanks to Nature Boy for texting me yesterday asking me if I was attending A-Team. In response - I checked the Q schedule and what to my wondering eyes did appear - but my name next to the Q spot for today. I guess that seals it, I should attend. Planning can be overrated - just ask Callahan. Arrived this morning to find gates closed (nothing new here) but spring is in the air and everyone seemed to have extra pep in their step. [Read More]
bartman  blue-and-out  chinese-downhill  compound-w  containment  crimson  franklin  freebird  kermit  mississippi  nature-boy  nature-man  pickles  saban  shank  sooey  term-paper  wilbur  yogi 

Bloody knee and no cape

 Posted on April 3, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  520 words  |  

And so it begins…Kryptonite is in the books and off and running (or racing). Pet Sounds and YHC scouted the site out last Monday while Flouride was running surveillance in Israel (that sounds cooler than KoKa Booth but who asked). We went around the lake and in and out of building parking lots. Kryptonite has many options for the PAX to enjoy. Let’s see what happened today: YHC arrives six or seven minutes prior to the launch. [Read More]
chanticleer  chinese-downhill  denali  emerald  fluoride  grease-monkey  hermes  juco  ma-bell  old-maid  pet-sounds  pikachu  shut-in  water-wings 

90 at 50

 Posted on April 1, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  461 words  |  

The opportunity for YHC to Q 90-minute Whiplash first came up a couple months ago, and as the saying goes, it seemed like a good idea at the time. What better way to wrap up a milestone birthday week? And, appropriately enough, on April Fool’s Day. As the day got closer though, anxiety continued to grow, as expected. But, I was confident that the grounds of the NC Museum or Art would provide plenty of options to fill a workout, regardless of how many were in attendance. [Read More]
chinese-downhill  denali  etrade  fava-bean  grease-monkey  linda  lutz  maize  michelob  mr-bigglesworth  mr-furley  old-maid  panty-hose 

50

 Posted on March 29, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  380 words  |  

Within days after turning 49 last year, I started hearing questions like, “Are you still 49?”, and “Shouldn’t you be 50 by now?” Contrary to McCants’ accusations, I have not been 49 for 3 years. Well, 49 no longer. 24 PAX showed up at SnS today to join in the 50th birthday Q celebration. It went something like this: Warm up Fellowship jog to lower parking lot 50 Merkins (because 50) 50 Hillbilies, IC 10 Good Mornings, IC 20 Mountain Climbers, IC Thang 1 [Read More]
bartman  beaker  blue-and-out  burt  callahan  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  earhart  flip-flop  goose  grease-monkey  hermes  hotspot  largemouth  lulu  ma-bell  mccants  michelob  nabisco  nature-boy  ollie  pbx  pet-sounds  red-dawn  swag  water-wings  wilbur 

Thinking Back, Looking Forward

 Posted on March 27, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  358 words  |  

Milestone birthday this week leads me to thinking back through the years, and about the important people who have been and will continue to be involved in my life. 22 PAX started the week off right at A-team this morning for a workout based around this theme. Warmup Fellowship jog to front parking lot 49 SSH ID (because not yet) 20 MC IC 20 Diamond Merkins 20 IW IC (with a little Hillbilly thrown in) Small group (3-4) Indian run to the back of the park Plank it out with some Shakira hip dips while everyone arrives The Thang [Read More]
angry-elf  blue-and-out  burt  callahan  chinese-downhill  franklin  goose  grease-monkey  hasselhoff  hotspot  largemouth  ma-bell  michelob  nabisco  nature-boy  open-out  pbx  shank  shut-in  smokey  term-paper  wilbur 

The Hill and BOMBS (almost)

 Posted on March 21, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  224 words  |  

7 Pax chatted a bit and welcomed Gambler from Asheville who was in town for a conference and then at 5:45 we were off. Warm up jog to Chanticleer’s. 20 SSH, 15 GM, 16 IW Then Johnny Cash around the circle. Holding plank everyone took turns doing the exercise. 10 merkins, 10 shoulder taps, 10 mountain climbers Off to the Hill Sprint/jog up and down the big Cary Parkway Hill alternating at the light poles [Read More]
blue-and-out  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  gambler-asheville  mccants  shank  term-paper 

REFINERY lesson in Action

 Posted on March 16, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  588 words  |  

Men in these parts have gotten quite comfortable in recent weeks. Ma Bell and protege PBX had been sporting their “wife beaters” in true Kevin Bacon style. The pax have been a bit foot loose, over sure of themselves. 50 and 60 degree am temps can do that despite Puxatawny talking winter. There will likely be some baby showers come November and December. But this week changed all that. Subfreezing mornings, downright downpours in the gloom, problematic AOs were seeing a reprieve. [Read More]
aristocrat  banjo  biner  callahan  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  coxswain  franklin  goose  grinch  ma-bell  nabisco  open-out  pbx  sky-blue  smokey  term-paper  wilbur