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New Year, new SNS

Posted on January 2, 2019 | 3 minutes | 428 words |

After a rousing start to 2019 at the 1/1 convergence, it was great to see 32 more PAX lined up to continue getting after it in ‘19. No FNGs, you all know how this works, so let’s go.Quick turn at the end of Billy Run Road back to the parking lot, circle up: SSH x20 IW x19 Standard merkin x20 Mountain climber x19 Thang Count off by threes and mosey to. [Read More]

FOR THE RECORD

Posted on December 28, 2018 | 2 minutes | 295 words |

They said it couldn’t be done. It was just too far in too short of time. Too many variables to avoid the dreaded asterisk. They said Hello Kitty defined “up tempo”’ for the CarPex region with his official non-asterisk AO record of 4.55 miles. He was the champ. Our job was just not to be chumps. Well gentlemen, six PAX showed up on a crisp Christmas Eve morning to prove it could be done. [Read More]

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10 and 6 in the Deck

Posted on December 20, 2018 | 1 minutes | 115 words |

It was raining and windy as pax converged at the flags planted by the EC runners at NCMA. Fava, like a pro, ran us to the parking deck where he clearly had a beatdown ready to throwdown. The Thang: We did a Beast, We did 3 sets of 7 by 7s (Chad had difficulty) We did wind sprints with a burppe ladder We did a ladder up the deck stopping for knee tucks and star jumps [Read More]

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Pick up the S(t)ix

Posted on December 17, 2018 | 2 minutes | 411 words |

Pre-count off to form Red, Green and Yellow groups. 18 present and no FNGs Thang 1 Brisk mozy to start of the greenway heading back to SWW with Warm up GM x 8 and merkins x 20 along the way. Glow sticks strategically placed on the greenway. When you arrive at your color – 10 merkins (total of 10 stops per color) If you see a blue, bear crawl to the next stick. [Read More]

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It snowed, we ignored it... this is what we did

Posted on December 10, 2018 | 3 minutes | 452 words |

6 regulars, 1 occasional visitor and 1 newbie to Koka Booth showed up this morning at Koka Booth. The 5 inches of snow yesterday didn’t bother us - this is how we roll. Welcome to Nature Boy and his first time at this hi tempo AO. A couple of minutes of small talk and we were off. 3 laps around the parking lot pickle and then circle up at the start for GM x 18 (it took Nature Boy that long to catch up and offer is required standard line), SSH x 18, HB x 18, SFAC while YHC explained what was next. [Read More]

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Let's Inflate a Blimp (learning to count)

Posted on December 7, 2018 | 2 minutes | 394 words |

Back in the F3 game after three weeks of work travel, holiday feasts and the not-so-occasional Fartsack, YHC and 13 other HIM’s rallied this Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day to inflate a Blimp. Or so we tried (there was a disclaimer that the Q, regardless of all attempts at mathematical education and related engineering training, often loses count). EC preceded the workout with Denali, Joe Smith and YHC for 3 miles around Symphony Lake on a fellowship pace (to avoid losing YHC, sluggish with a touch of a snotty nose…), with a much appreciated last-mile intercept by the ever-dependable Term Paper. [Read More]

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Themeless

Posted on December 3, 2018 | 2 minutes | 267 words |

~57 degrees and humid in early December. 11 PAX showed up to enjoy an unseasonably warm morning in the Carpex gloom. My first Kryptonite Q since respect week of November 2017. It’s been too long. Let’s see if it’s been worth the wait… Warm-Up Circle up in parking lot 20 SSH, IC 15 Imperial Walkers, IC 20 Merkins 20 Mountain Climbers, IC Thang 1 Small group Indian Run to the parking lot entrance at top of the hill on Ederlee Plank until all in 20 Death Squats (Thanks, Largemouth) Continue across Ederlee to bottom of hill at Avenue of Estates Thang 2 [Read More]

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Bye Bye November

Posted on November 30, 2018 | 3 minutes | 435 words |

Scooped this one on Wednesday from Pet Sounds - and I was hoping to craft a workout that he would be proud of. Let’s see how we did… FNG Check - WE HAVE ONE! Disclaimer… during which I remembered the F3 Mission Statement, but not the fact that I’m not a professional. d’oops Head out toward the greenway 10 merkins OMD at the entrance to the greenway Head out and make a left toward the underpass. [Read More]

Wheelbarrow Squats. It's a Thing.

Posted on November 26, 2018 | 2 minutes | 304 words |

Since I needed to work off some of the extra Thanksgiving helpings and the frustrations of spending almost 5 days with my in-laws, we started the day with a little EC Run. I was joined by Michelob, Denali & Chanticleer. 0530 Here we go. We take the long way around the lake to the bottom of the hill at the large parking lot. Warm Up Good Morning x 5. That’s enough. [Read More]

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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]