Eight Years

 Posted on October 16, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  553 words  |  

I had to de-commit from a BH Halloween Q, so I scooped up this FWD Q toward the end of last week. Knew it was going to be sandwiched between a late night return from being DR and an insane week at work, but the importance around the day itself made committing to this make sense… FNG Check - F3 Mission Statement - Disclaimer - FOLLOW ME! Down into the park and around the far pickle. [Read More]
augmented  bo-jackson  butterfly  grease-monkey  jigglypuff  lite-brite  moneyball  oofta  pierogi  pikachu  shut-in  term-paper  texas-ranger  whirlie  wkrp  yoga-mat 

That Rocked

 Posted on October 1, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  382 words  |  

A dark, but beautiful morning commenced at Bond Park as 22 pax gathered for another Phooenix beatdown. After a quick disclaimer and the pledge of Allegiance we were off and running to the community center parking lot for some warm ups. Warm up Good Morning SSH Sir Fasio Arm Circles Forward and Reverse Copperhead Squats High Knees Mountain Climbers Thang 1 Staying in the plank position we did a 10 count around the entire circle (with 22 pax, that’s quite a long time. [Read More]
betsy-ross  blind-date  captain-jack  crimson  deuce  earhart  flouride  grinch  jigglypuff  kermit  loom  ollie  pierogi  schlitz  shipper  shut-in  smokey  sooey  sour-mash  spud  texas-ranger  traffic-cone 

And in this corner...

 Posted on September 27, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  315 words  |  

With the upcoming Haven House Rumble, YHC thought I should try to train at least a little bit for the dance around the squared circle. It was a great morning to show up with a loosely developed plan. Watching a few clips of The One and Only Tony Horton inspired some P90x style exercises. 0545 Circle Up, Mission, Pledge, Disclaimer Warm-Up: a couple of fellowship mosey trips around the pickle with some invigorating butt kickers, high knees, and karaokes. [Read More]
blowout  burt  flacco  how-how  jigglypuff  jonah  old-tuffy  pierogi  saban  scarecrow  sosa  viking  www 

Letting Go at Slippery When Wet

 Posted on September 22, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  383 words  |  

After two and a half years of posting, YHC finally got around to Q’ing. It was a glorious day for a VQ as the feel of fall was in the air and the PAX were in a jovial mood. We had 22 PAX in attendance (including 1 doing the IronPAX) and there were no FNGs. We started with the pledge and then ran to the playground-facing lot for a warm up as it was the only lit area in the entire AO beyond the bathrooms. [Read More]
adjacent  ashbury  augmented  chipper  greenbow  honeycomb  hoppin-john  jigglypuff  lookout  meatloaf  mufasa  oofta  sega  smokey  snooze  staubach  stetson  term-paper  tomahawk  whirlie  yoga-mat 

welp

 Posted on August 23, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  453 words  |  

this one was rough. all the EC and none of the posts lately did NOT set me up for success today. here we go! FNG Check - got one - Disclaimer, wait for Sosa, start anyways Mosey around the pickle, but hang a U-turn (crash into Goose), pick up Sosa and rollllllll into the park. Pause in the large oval field for SSH // TT // GM // IW. Continue on down the hill and out toward the Black Creek Greenway. [Read More]
blowout  buenos-dias  burt  flip-flop  florida-man  goose  how-how  jigglypuff  kickback  ollie  pierogi  press-on  ripcord  sky-blue  sosa  viking  www 

Staring straight down 44

 Posted on August 12, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  312 words  |  

YHC has but few rules to live by. Love the Lord. Love your neighbor. Q on your birthday and your F3 anniversary. Maybe I’ve skipped a few between the second and third one on the list, but it was relevant on Saturday 8/10/2019 at Phoenix. A crowd of Q-shoppers gathered along with one FNG (brought out by Blind Date, whom I’d not met before), and we issued a brief disclaimer and Mission, and headed off to the Community Center. [Read More]
bartman  blind-date  carvana  crimson  deuce  earhart  heinz-57  hotty-toddy  jigglypuff  odouls  q-bert  schlitz  shipper  short-circuit  skipper  sooey  sour-mash  tecumseh  texas-ranger  traffic-cone  triple-lindy  wrench 

Hot for Thursday

 Posted on July 25, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  399 words  |  

19 showed up for a beautiful Thursday morning at Olive Chapel Elementary. It was 64, low humidity, and the sun was just starting to come up. Let’s Get Started Disclaimer - I am not a professional, F3 has no assets (did a lawyer actually make sure I can’t be sued? Should I get that umbrella policy GEICO keeps trying to sell me before I Q again? Too late to ask these questions, it’s time to go) Pledge of allegiance First Thang: Map! [Read More]
butt-fumble  cataracts  chicken-little  flenderson  grinch  hamm  headroom  i-pity-the-fool  jigglypuff  oxtail  prosecco  queequeg  qwerty  schlitz  short-circuit  slappy  term-paper  triple-lindy 

A-Team 5-year Anniversary 7-15-19

 Posted on July 16, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  295 words  |  

28 HIMs showed up to celebrate 5-years of wonderful workouts on Mondays! They were led by 108 years of experience on a classic tour of the site. Warm-Up WWW started the process with the standard disclaimer. There were no FNGs. We pledged allegiance to Old Glory and took off for a short run. WWW led us in GM, Abe Vigodas, Sir Fazio Arm Circles, Seal Claps, Eskimo Merkins (they are not cool), hamstring stretch, and runner’s stretch. [Read More]
betsy-ross  chicken-little  chinese-downhill  compound-w  coxswain  crimson  disco-duck  frisco  hamm  jigglypuff  lookout  ozone  peeping-tom  press-on  repeato  roasters  saban  schlitz  short-circuit  skipper  smokey  soccer-mom  sooey  term-paper  traffic-cone  two-factor  willy-wonka  www 

It wasn’t a Murph

 Posted on July 16, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  356 words  |  

After stressing out for a few weeks about my first Q, it’s now Monday. I ping Peeping Tom, my cousin who EH’d me one year ago, to get some feedback on my plan. Grief is delivered, something about how I’m asking him about this the day before I’m supposed to Q. I attempt to correct him, stating I’m fine, I’ll have all day Tuesday to nail things down. Additional grief is exchanged about how I’ve actually only got 10 hours before the Q. [Read More]
blue-and-out  blueprint  callahan  chicken-little  disco-duck  earhart  gtl  ham  hank-williams-jr  honeycomb  how-how  i-pity-the-fool  imp  jigglypuff  kenny  kid-rock  largemouth  old-maid  peeping-tom  red-ryder  short-circuit  shut-in  snots  speed-racer  sub  term-paper  water-wings 

Sweatin' Bricks

 Posted on July 12, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  290 words  |  

A humble group of 8 HIM’s gathered early for the EC with Jiggly arriving even earlier at 0445 for his first of two laps around the lake. We dodged many a toad along the way. Today YHC Q-subbed for Peeping Tom who remains on IR recovering from an unfortunate cycling accident. He and Greenbow smartly chose to Mall Walk this morning’s workout while ten of us sweat with some bricks. [Read More]
adjacent  augmented  bayonne  bluewater  captain-jack  chipper  denali  greenbow  jigglypuff  joe-smith  peeping-tom  staubach  stetson