Sooey's Birthday Party

 Posted on June 22, 2017  |  4 minutes  |  688 words  |  

29 PAX from Carpex and South Wake joined me to celebrate my birthday at Bounty Hunters! This was my first Q and I’ve been thinking about how to deliver a solid showing for my 38th birthday. We welcomed one FNG (Parker) and provided him with the standard disclosures. After giving my 1 minute warning we were off at 5:45 sharp, or so I thought! We had a visit from the Apex PD that got us off to a slow start. [Read More]
529  banana-seat  banjo  blue-and-out  chinese-downhill  crimson  disco-duck  earhart  emeril  freebird  grease-monkey  gtl  hot-lips  jameis  java  khakis  kubota  lip-sync  ma-bell  matlock  midget-for-life  napster  open-out  parker  pikachu  shut-in  snots  sooey  water-wings 

Get up and Get after it

 Posted on June 21, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  407 words  |  

17 pax posted at SNS and Vesper. And there were umpteen #BackslidingFartsackers SHAKIN NOT STIRRED: Angry Elf, Bartman, Chanticleer, Joe Smith, Mississippi, Saban, Smokey, SWAG, YHC Banjo VESPER GROUP 2: Denali, Michelob, Old Maid, VESPER GROUP 1: Chinese Downhill, Grease Monkey, Hermes, McCants, Shut-in Insomnia idiots: Callahan, Term Paper, and one other It seems that my little challenge with Disco Duck scared a few fearful men away. Odds are @F3_SnS WILL BE more difficult than #F3Tortoises >heart rate >intensity [Read More]
angry-elf  banjo  bartman  callahan  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  denali  grease-monkey  hermes  joe-smith  mccants  michelob  mississippi  old-maid  saban  shut-in  smokey  swag  term-paper 

New Hampshire Sunrise

 Posted on June 14, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  400 words  |  

23 Pax for Shaken Not Stirred,4 Pax for Vesper, 5 Pax for Insomnia Q - Hermes, YHC Insomnia ran about 4.5 miles or so, I really don’t know exactly. I have no idea how far Vesper ran, but they did swing by New Hampshire and they were late for COT, I assume they covered at least 6.5 miles in the 46 minutes. SNS: Run down to trail to parking lot, circle up for some typical warm up: SSH, Sir Farzios, Hillbillies, Good Mornings [Read More]
angry-elf  burt  callahan  chanticleer  coney  crimson  grease-monkey  hermes  joe-smith  khakis  largemouth  lip-sync  lulu  ma-bell  mccants  mcfly  mississippi  nature-boy  ollie  open-out  riptide  shank  shut-in  snots  swag  term-paper  water-wings  wkrp 

Little Frisbee Toss Anyone?

 Posted on June 8, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  357 words  |  

Insomnia included YHC, Wonder Bread, Large Mouth, and Shut In for a nice 4 mile loop. Next Up SNS - Warm up jog where I learned we had an FNG. Whoops. Flip Flop wanted to stop things right there but we went on. Warmup Side Straddle Hop 20 IC **Late disclaimer by Flip Flop - nice work Good Mornings 10 IC Willie Mays Hayes 10 IC Imperial Walkers 15 IC Plank Jacks 10 IC Merkins 10 IC The Thang [Read More]
angry-elf  biner  brussels  burt  chanticleer  coney  crimson  denali  donkey-kick  flip-flop  grease-monkey  hello-kitty  joe-smith  lulu  mccants  michelob  nature-boy  ollie  pickles  rotary  saban  shut-in  smokey  snots  swag  tenderfoot  term-paper  water-wings 

What is your weakness?

 Posted on May 25, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  289 words  |  

Mosey up to Ederle for warm-up: ssh, imp walker, good am oyo, mtn climbers Jog South on Ederle and then to bottom of Avenue of the Estates hill. Run the Hill to gate, 10 burpees, run to the bottom, 10 assorted merkins of choice, repeato repeato…… till time called. Me thinks 8 rounds were completed. Plank or pick up the 6. Indian run back to start for assorted Mary. Prayers for Fluoride’s brother and couple others [Read More]
banjo  chanticleer  fluoride  grease-monkey  hermes  largemouth  pet-sounds 

I've Got Those Beer Mile Blues

 Posted on May 19, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  565 words  |  

22 PAX (23 if you count someone who joins up at 6:27) including 2 FNGs gathered this morning at scenic Apex Nature Park. No shovel flag, no site Qs, but those in attendance came in anticipation of seeing a little merlot spillage from YHC. Not to be. Disclaimer given and were off. Extended Warm Up (as promised) Merkins x 10 SSH x 15 Merkins x 9 LBC x 15 Merkins x 8 GM x 10 Merkins x 7 Freddie merc x 15 Merkins x6 IC IW x 15 Merkins x 5 IC Sir Fazio x 10 Merkins x 5 IC (Whoops) Mountain Climbers x 15 Merkins x 3 IC Plankjacks x 10 Merkins x 2 IC Merkins x 1 IC [Read More]
bocephus  borland  compound-w  crimson  dice  franklin  freebird  grease-monkey  khakis  kubota  lulu  matlock  monkey-nut  nature-boy  old-maid  rotary  snots  sooey  swag  term-paper  water-wings  wilbur  yogi 

Breaking down the gates of Cary

 Posted on May 15, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  417 words  |  

Monday morning and Kryptonite is upon us. Eight A-Team defectors ponied up for a stroll around Regency to see the estate. Let’s see how the upper crust lives: COP - SSH, GM, MC, and HB (you know the exercises) Four man IR - Run up the Hill to Regency Woods. #kryptonitesignaturehill Plank Four man IR to Richelieu - Break your team into two teams for three laps up the hill to the crazy cul-de-sac (I love writing that word - makes me laugh). [Read More]
chanticleer  denali  fluoride  grease-monkey  hermes  largemouth  michelob  shut-in 

Guns, Bras, Rocks, Johnny Cash

 Posted on April 19, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  424 words  |  

The threat of rain didn’t keep too many away today. Parking lot filled and at 5:45 sharp (or thereabouts since YHC didnt have a timepiece today) we were off towards the front entrance of the park. Tight pax running 2x2 on the sidewalk headed up the High House hill to the 2nd entrance where we circled up for warm up. GM x20, IW x20, SSH x20, Sir Fazio - 10 each way [Read More]
angry-elf  bartman  beaker  biner  brussels  callahan  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  coney  crimson  flip-flop  franklin  goose  grease-monkey  gtl  hermes  hi-liter  hotspot  largemouth  ollie  open-out  pbx  pet-sounds  pickles  riptide  rotary  saban  shank  shut-in  swag  term-paper 

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