Fifty-two pick-up

 Posted on February 26, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  600 words  |  

Sixteen HIM gathered in the A-Team gloom this morning to help YHC celebrate a 52nd lap around the sun. It was extra gloomy, but the temps were perfect. As anyone knows who has Q’d A-Team, it pays to have a plan A and a plan B, depending on what time CheddarBo rolls in to unlock the gate. 5:45 and no sign of him, so plan B is in effect. No FNGs, but YHC does a quick facsimile of the disclaimer anyway, and we’re off. [Read More]
billy  burt  coney  crimson  disco-duck  ford  goose  hotspot  imp  kubota  leprechaun  ma-bell  matlock  michelob  pickles  sooey 

Kryptonite-esque

 Posted on February 23, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  490 words  |  

Great temps, 14 PAX, no lights, no FNGs but still give the disclaimer and we are off Warm up mozy SSH x20 IW x15 GM x10 Fazio routine Merkins, Plankjacks, MC x 15 Thang Catch me if you can with HR merkins to parking lot entrance Lindsays (aka 40s) on the hill with merkins at the top and squats at the bottom. Start with 30/10, decrease/increase by 5 until you get to 10/30 [Read More]
blueprint  chum  crimson  gtl  imp  michelob  monkey-nut  pet-sounds  shut-in  sooey  squatter  term-paper  wilbur  www 

A #2 in the Woods is NOT a Double Down!

 Posted on February 22, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  364 words  |  

Nice morning. 63 degrees. Overcast. 15 for insomnia pre-run. Pet Sounds does the Duece in the woods adjacent to parking lot between EC and SNS. All of the ingredients were present. 32 dudes showed up and split into 3 groups. 14 for Boot Camp, 14 for Vespers (further split into two groups) and 4 for Rolling Stones. Gotta love Wednesdays in Bond Park. Pax List includes SNS, Vesper and the Rolling Stone Pax. [Read More]
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2nd Time Around

 Posted on February 20, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  616 words  |  

Shank put out the APB for a Q on Sunday night. YHC perused the work calendar for a moment, and heeded the call. I was set for my 2nd ever Q on Thursday at BO, but in retrospect I’m glad it came a couple of days early. Monday, being President’s Day, provided the rare opportunity to double dip for an AO survey and an outing with my 2.0. The last few weeks have been bittersweet on that front - my M is 36 and a half weeks along with our 2. [Read More]
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JP's VVQ

 Posted on February 14, 2018  |  4 minutes  |  730 words  |  

After returning home from the Oak City Recovery Run Club block party on Tuesday night, I sat with the M watching the Bachelor Winter Games (because I suppose that’s more entertaining than the quadrennial actual winter games), looking at a map of Bond Park, and perusing the exicon and this fine F3 nation page. It was a 2 hour show. We are diehard Bachelor fans (cc: @AndrewPass and @AP013 on Twitter). [Read More]
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180 degrees is better than 0 degrees...

 Posted on February 13, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  482 words  |  

Cold. Windy. Tuesday. Q showed up early for a little recon. 5:30 and we are off Warmup Standard Half warmup. Couple O Circles around the parking lot. Butt Kickers, Side Shuffles, and High Knees. Circled up for Good mornings16X and Windmills11X. Ok, lets go! Run towards the soccer field, close to the site parking lot. Hang a right on to the greenway…HALT…10 Burpees OYO…keep running through the dark path….HALT….Wide Grip Merkins9X…. [Read More]
gtl  half  imp  khakis  michelob  nerf  old-maid  parker  shank  snots  texas-ranger 

Keep It Simple

 Posted on February 13, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  570 words  |  

You really only have two options when it’s rainy, or cold, or gawd-awful hot and humid, or you’re a little sore, or tired, or pick any of the excuses you’ve heard from sad clowns in your orbit: you can embrace the suck and press on, or you can cash it in. Embracing the suck is transformational. It builds discipline and resilience, it provides a sense of accomplishment at overcoming challenges, and it deepens bonds with any of the other crazy yahoos out there with you. [Read More]
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What the heck is an Octothreat

 Posted on January 31, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  532 words  |  

As the Twitterserve would have it, YHC and some of the fellas including Captain Insano got into a deep-cut thread over the weekend and thus was born the “Octothreat.” With the pressure of the entire F3 Nation, YHC set out to embark the PAX on the first-ever Octothreat. But first, another solid showing at Insomnia. YHC was looking for the easy way out before the Q on this morn, but the peer pressure pushed YHC into the 0505 start time (sorry to Angry Elf who showed up like a HIM at 0520 for recon). [Read More]
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Vanilla on the rocks, with a splash of mist

 Posted on January 29, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  297 words  |  

Six men gathered in the purest of A-Team conditions: raining and 50 and a closed gate. Those of you who frequent A-Team know of what I say. Apex Cheddar Bo (since we now have an official Carpex Cheddar Bo) rarely shows up by 0545, and certainly not when God graces this earth with a cleansing rain. And man, that seems to happen about 3 out of every 4 A-Teams. With YHC’s knees aching from last week’s wind-sprint-o-rama at BH (courtesy of YHC’s ego), and with bone-on-bone Billy, a nice, leisurely pace was set for the warm-up. [Read More]
billy  coxswain  dog-pound  hotspot  mccants  michelob 

Vanilla is my middle name

 Posted on January 26, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  387 words  |  

Yeah, so relatively speaking I may lack a little in the creativity department when it comes to creating a workout. Oh well. When we’re all sucking wind 20 minutes in, no one is complaining that I didn’t dig deep enough into the F3 exicon. Any chatter at that point is usually a result of all of us pushing harder, getting better. 15 PAX got the basic treatment at Dante’s Peak this morning. [Read More]
ascot  biner  blueprint  bogo  capone  chum  earhart  hotspot  imp  michelob  monkey-nut  old-maid  red-ryder  snots  water-wings