At this rate, we'll never get to the top

 Posted on December 5, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  403 words  |  

So except for the 3 new AOs, Rush Hour was my last site to Q to complete the 2018 Challenge. I had only been to RH one other time, the week before, but it was enough to scout out some locations and get the skinny on how things go down here. I had been told to expect a small group, so I was pleasantly surprised to see 11 other HIMS ready for the beat down. [Read More]
captain-kirk  crimson  disco-duck  freon  kermit  pierogi  press-on  speed-racer  spock  squatter  theismann  traffic-cone 

You Better Hurry Up

 Posted on December 4, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  624 words  |  

You Better Hurry Up….. Many years ago, my grandpa used to say, “You better hurry up”. I never fully understood that phrase until I got older. Now that I’m a respect, I fully understand what Paw Paw was saying. When I look at my kids, my wife, my career, I realize that time is very precious, now more than ever. And if I needed any additional reminders, when speaking with @Frisco on the way back from JoCo, I told him about my bucket list. [Read More]
badlands  bumblebee  cataracts  chipper  crimson  disco-duck  frisco  goose  hello-kitty  hotspot  hotty-toddy  imp  intimidator  nature-boy  press-on  smokey  sooey  two-factor 

Deck of Death – Part Deux!

 Posted on December 1, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  399 words  |  

Stepping up in the gloom this morning is YHC for his Anniversary Q! 17 PAX showed up for some chilly fun. ECP: Theismann, Frisco, and Hotty Toddy showed up to prove ECP is actually easier in sub-freezing temperatures, while Chipper did a 3 mile EC run prior to the workout. War No FNGs (at this time), we head out for our limited run around the parking lot and down the hill and circle-up under the light for the: [Read More]
ashbury  chipper  clementine  crimson  earhart  frisco  hotty-toddy  intimidator  meatloaf  milton-bradley  ninjago  shrike  sour-mash  spartan  theismann  traffic-cone  www 

Cold Burpees

 Posted on November 29, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  494 words  |  

It was a cold morning at the finest AO in NW Cary, on a Thursday morning. The mumblechatter abounded on slack about the impending Burpee beatdown and there were still two dozen PAX in attendance. Here is how it went down…. Disclaimer to two FNGs - Welcome Molson and Ratchet! At 5:45 sharp many PAXs were surprised as YHC started jogging. Quick warm up run to the front middle school parking lot for some warm up. [Read More]
badlands  beaker  biner  bogo  clementine  crimson  deuce  disco-duck  ezekiel  frisco  geek-squad  goose  hotty-toddy  kenny  lawn-dart  molson  nature-boy  pbx  ratchet  sky-blue  sooey  swag  trike  two-factor 

Clubbing with a Lady

 Posted on November 28, 2018  |  5 minutes  |  930 words  |  

As I was perusing Slack yesterday, to my surprise, I stumbled upon a post from Pickles announcing that I was Q-ing Claymore on 11/27. HOLY CRAP! I completely forgot I signed up. The bad thing was I looked at the Claymore Q sign-up sheet before seeing the post and still did not notice that I signed to Q today. Thanks Pickles for the reminder. I’m so glad I saw it because it gave me a little time to think about what I wanted to do. [Read More]
cataracts  crimson  disco-duck  leprechaun  pickles  sooey  two-factor  www 

10-20-30-40 + Rocks

 Posted on November 27, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  407 words  |  

It was a beautiful morning. 47 degrees, a bit damp…a good day for F3. I just returned from NYC and was slightly unprepared… though it didn’t stop me. 23 PAX were waiting for me with my on-time arrival with a minute to spare. Banjo was not so lucky…yes, you guessed it, penalty burpies for Banjo’s “not-so” on-time arrival. The Start The Pledge We then jogged (plus side shuffles) up to DDMS in anticipation to find the rock pile along Davis Dr. [Read More]
ali  ashbury  badlands  banjo  bogo  build-a-bear  crimson  deuce  ezekiel  flacco  franklin  geek-squad  karma-chameleon  lawn-dart  liverpool  meatloaf  milton-bradley  nature-boy  one-four  saban  sabre  sloth  sooey  swag 

tortoise - Burpees, Pullups and Merkins

 Posted on November 25, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  152 words  |  

Lonely PAX of 1 doing EC Pull Ups. Where is Theisman when you need him. Crimson brought the Mumble Chatter early so had to do several rounds of Burpees throughout workout to keep it in check. Warm up 10 Good Morning 15 Hillbillies 15 OH clap 10 Burpees OYO 15 Merkins 15 Plank Jacks Runners stretch Thang 1 Mosey to driveway 11s 1 Burpee at top of hill and 10 Merkins at bottom. [Read More]
ausfahrt  bluewater  crimson  freebird  hotty-toddy  intimidator  pickles  red-ryder  sooey  staubach  www 

Thankful (especially for FNGs on Thanksgiving)

 Posted on November 23, 2018  |  4 minutes  |  685 words  |  

YHC is thankful for many things; my loving family, a full table this Thanksgiving, and a purpose-driven career. But, above all things, I’m thankful for the blessings of FNGs on Thanksgiving Day. More to come, but first: The annual Thanksgiving Convergence means the men of Carpex descend upon the finest AO in all the land, Bradford’s Ordinary, and this year the weather right-perfect for a proper beatdown. EC run waves launched at 0600 and 0630 (psst, Frisco showed up at 0538 texting YHC, “um when are we starting? [Read More]
angry-elf  aristocrat  banjo  bartman  biner  bluewater  bogo  build-a-bear  burt  can-of-corn  captain-kirk  chairman-mao  chinese-downhill  coney  crimson  denali  disco-duck  frisco  hello-kitty  hi-liter  horatio  joe-smith  kermit  largemouth  leprechaun  nerf  ollie  parker  pickles  pivot  press-on  quiver  red-ryder  rooney  shut-in  smokey  sooey  sosa  sour-mash  staubach  theismann  traffic-cone  turducken  two-factor  yoga-mat 

The Caterers I Hired Suck!

 Posted on November 20, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  403 words  |  

This morning I hosted (what may have been) the first ever Field of Dreams Welcome Party, which started 15 minutes prior to the workout. Invitations went out to the entire PAX however Ma Bell, Largemouth, Biner, PBX, Katniss, Bogo, Two Factor, Liverpool, Sosa, Crimson & YHC RSVP’d. We gathered in the parking lot and ran over to the shelter near the soccer field, but when we arrived I noticed the food I ordered from the caterers hadn’t arrived yet. [Read More]
biner  bogo  crimson  flacco  geek-squad  goose  karma-chameleon  katniss  largemouth  liverpool  ma-bell  pbx  pivot  sabre  sooey  sosa  squatter  trike  two-factor 

The Highs, the Lows, and the Long Haul

 Posted on November 13, 2018  |  5 minutes  |  933 words  |  

The Highs, the Lows and the Long Haul There are a lot of things that YHC cannot get his head wrapped around. One being how one woman would stay connected to me for 33 years…..I say it, but yet I can’t believe it. Monday’s workout was themed around the stages of our marriage. The Highs…..The 82nd Airborne days were coming to a close. I received a letter in the mail, snail mail that is, that said I was “cleared to come on board”. [Read More]
chipper  crimson  disco-duck  hello-kitty  imp  moore  repeato  smokey  traffic-cone