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 

90 Days Later, I'm not a runner & Happy Birthday to Me!

 Posted on November 9, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  242 words  |  

After missing out of Qing for 90 days (I did post up with some IR and typical beat downs) I’m back to checking off a few boxes. With that.. today’s theme was “I’m not a runner” and I took the Joe Isuzu approach: I lied. Arrived early on this brisk birthday to scope out the surroundings as it had been a hot sec since posting here, I wanted to confirm my idea and memory. [Read More]
all-ours  blue-and-out  bumper-sticker  charmin  clockwork  crimson  decal  imp  mandolin  old-maid  open-concept  pivot  roasters  rock-lobster  rooney  sooey  the-commish  two-factor  wahoo  yahoo  zamboni 

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 

BaROCK OB.O.M.B.S.a

 Posted on October 22, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  518 words  |  

OK, this workout had nothing to do with our former President. But it involved B.O.M.B.S with rocks so there you have it. YHC thinks the title is clever. You will come to love it as well. Anyway, even after YHC got a little anxious and stepped in the site Q’s lane by pre-blasting my Q, 20 HIM showed up, including an FNG who had no idea what he was getting himself into. [Read More]
beatle  biner  bobby-boucher  bobcat  clockwork  goose  henny-penny  hot-spot  i-beam  imp  ma-bell  mumbles-2  open-concept  pet-sounds  puddles  sleeper  slim-shady  smithers  snots  steaks 

SNS 9/22/21: We Need To Talk

 Posted on September 23, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  568 words  |  

Believe or not, I had a plan for today. At 0545, nine men headed off for bootcamp. WARM UP Jog to the lower lot and circle up for: SSH Merkins Good Mornings Abe Vigodas Squats Fazios THE THANG YHC had everyone get a partner, then I explained the premise. We would run laps around the large lot in pairs, however I would be guiding the conversation. In between each set of laps, 10 Merkins, 20 Squats, 30 LBCs as a group. [Read More]
burt  callahan  clockwork  coney  cosmic  dvorak  flacco  foie-gras  hello-kitty  hiliter  hotspot  old-maid  sabre  shut-in 

'Sup dawg, 'Sup J.Lo, and other broga poses ICYMI

 Posted on September 20, 2021  |  5 minutes  |  1059 words  |  

While running with the Travelling Circus, Pivot was saying how he hadn’t needed to Q-beg* the entire summer because BRR had brought out the inner Yogi in each of us. YHC thought we can’t let this momentum slip away; after all, there are numerous other races to be run†, not to mention slightly less running intensives adventures such as our very own CSAUP, The Odyssey coming up in a few short weeks! [Read More]
clockwork  flip-flop-3  parker  peaches  pivot  schroeder  sky-blue  suck-up  sunshine  torpedo 

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

 Posted on September 3, 2021  |  4 minutes  |  777 words  |  

And it was ushered in by perfect gloom temps of approximately 68 degrees. For the PAX who decided to wake up this morning and head to the most galactic of AOs in all of Carpex this side of Tatooine, not only were they greeted with amazing weather, they got to start their day with a beatdown of collegiate football caliber (kind of). After all, with college football kicking off today, it was only fitting (and YHC always leads at least 2 football-themed beatdowns per season to commemorate summer camp season and kickoff). [Read More]
blue-and-out  charmin  clockwork  denali  flenderson  frisco-1-12th-hoty  gtl  i-pity-the-fool  imp  mia  orphan  peaches  ramsay  smokey  sooey  two-factor  wonderbread 

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]
bolton  bronx-bomber  clockwork  dr-suess  hey-there  left-cheek  peeping-tom  reentry  roasters  side-out  theismann  three-finger-salute  tramp-stamp  triple-lindy  wahoo  www 

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]
all-ours  antique  augmented  bagels  banjo  bartman  bluewater  breezy  build-a-bear  cauliflower  chanticleer  chipper  chops  clockwork  decal  denali  entitlement  foie-gras  francois  gtl  higgins  hoppinjohn  ic-lite-2  imp  joe-smith  kermit  kitty-litter  kwik-stop  largemouth  loom  mayflower  memento-2  peaches  pineapple  pinto  repeato  saban  shipyard  skipper  staubach  steaks  term-paper  thurston  vegemite  vhs  viewmaster  voltron  wonderbread  yogi 

Meeting minutes for the Board Meeting

 Posted on July 29, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  575 words  |  

Date and time: 29 July 2021, 0600 Roll: Clockwork, Deuce, Intimadator, Open Concept (tardy), Peaches, Rooney, SideOut, Smithers Office details: Jordan Lake near Bell’s Church, 72 degrees, Humidity 89%, Wind 2.3 mph from SSW Motion to approve: Last meeting’s minutes were tabled for approval until a subsequent time, because a quorum of returning Pax was not reached. Old business Acclimate Pax who were new to paddleboarding as to proper technique for inflating, standing, and paddling with board. [Read More]
clockwork  deuce  intimadator  open-concept  peaches  rooney  sideout-2  smithers