Was Now - Insomnia

 Posted on November 15, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  243 words  |  

F3 Cary/Apex f3-caryapex@googlegroups.com Date: Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 9:02 PM Yep! New job started today. Definitely a good move! You may or may not want to join me for EC haha, I’m starting at 5am (maybe 5:05) and getting in 4 miles, then will meet back at SnS to mingle until y’all go warm up. Should be…fun? On February 13th 2017 Callahan got a new job which would make it impossible for him to post to Shakin Not Stirred. [Read More]
angry-elf  burt  callahan  chanticleer  ck  coney  franklin  freebird  hello-kitty  joe-smith  largemouth  ma-bell  michelob  old-maid  parker  pet-sounds  shut-in  snots  sooner  term-paper 

#MeowMile and #MerkinMonday

 Posted on November 13, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  427 words  |  

YHC pulled up to your neighborhood Food Lion with windshield whippers a’whipping thinking, “this could suck.” But, alas the rain broke and a top-notch Monday was underway. The #MeowMile was converted to the #DiscoDash as a pair of feathered felines headed towards the premiere AO in Apex on a Monday at 0545. After a lovely stroll to the gate, YHC and the Duckman were met by 10 additional Lions, and with Ma-Bell amongst the PAX the promise of #MerkinMonday would hold true. [Read More]
burt  coney  disco-duck  ford  goose  hello-kitty  jigglypuff  ma-bell  michelob  pickles  pierogi  red-ryder 

Smokey and the Bandit

 Posted on November 10, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  376 words  |  

Gloom. Respect. Drizzle. This am was another morning of all things great about F3. An awesome group of dudes…grateful for Smokey’s Q (which as always was organized/planned…and was comfortable with me chattering while he led his portion), the CD/Intimidator/Brody troika…the Dad, the Father in law and the newlywed, Birthday site Q - Open Out, GTL (the quiet, in shape tough dude), Free Bird (wears Cotten like Hermes), Sooner (who refered to me as sir, then quickly adjusted to Brah) and Michelob (almost slept in, but decided to run in instead…stud). [Read More]
brody  burt  chinese-downhill  freebird  gtl  intimidator  michelob  open-out  smokey  sooner 

RESPECT Ladders

 Posted on November 8, 2017  |  4 minutes  |  687 words  |  

Pulling into the Senior Center (an apt place to start for RESPECT Week, as so many pointed out - hardy har har), I could tell there was 24K magic in the air. Someone brought a Wal-Mark special fishing rod, an obvious nod to YHC’s fishing prowess. Some PAX were already sweating from Insomnia; some were sweating the impending beatdown they were about to receive; some took the easy way out and Vespered their way out of a beatdown; some rucked because, you know, running sucks and walking’s not enough. [Read More]
banjo  bartman  beaker  burt  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  chop-block  ck  disco-duck  flacco  flip-flop  fred-sanford  freebird  grease-monkey  hello-kitty  hermes  jigglypuff  joe-smith  khakis  ma-bell  malpractice  michelob  mississippi  mmmbop  ollie  parker  pet-sounds  shut-in  smokey  snots  sooner  term-paper  tubeless  wkrp 

Respect week kick-off

 Posted on November 6, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  387 words  |  

9 PAX for Kryptonite and 1 for Rolling Stone showed up at Koka Booth to kick off Carpex Respect Week. We were greeted by Hermes, playing an old man character by sitting in his patio chair, reading today’s newspaper, and wearing his old-man hat. If you haven’t seen the hat, just look for any of his selfies on GroupMe. Ah, Mondays. You try to start the week off right, but your gastrointestinal system may still be dealing with what you did to it over the weekend. [Read More]
bartman  chanticleer  denali  fluoride  grease-monkey  hermes  michelob  pet-sounds  shut-in  sooner 

Four-Alarm Fire

 Posted on November 3, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  264 words  |  

BB 20 PAX stamped their passports and journeyed ALL THE WAY to DP on a misty, unseasonably-warm morning. YHC kept hearing something about it being a “first Friday,” and therefore cause for an “easier” workout! Yeah, right. Let the beatdown begin. The Warmup - Pledge of Allegiance at the Shovel Flag - Jog to the end of the parking lot, painting the lines along the way, run past the “field closed” sign onto the field, circle up. [Read More]
blueprint  bogo  freebird  goose  grinch  hotspot  imp  khakis  ma-bell  malpractice  michelob  monkey-nut  old-maid  pet-sounds  pickles  snots  squatter 

Michelob and Hotspot 3 year Postaversary

 Posted on November 1, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  476 words  |  

This year a lot was different from that Monday morning three years ago, when Hotspot and Michelob first posted to F3 and A-team. YHC doesn’t remember the temp, but you can be sure it wasn’t 36 degrees cold! Back then there was only one Monday AO in what was to be known as Carpex. This fine morning in 2017, the only two members of that PAX from three years ago were your site Q’s and your Q’s for the day. [Read More]
ascot  billy  crimson  hermes  hotspot  michelob  moore  saban  smokey  sooey  sour-mash  wilbur  wkrp 

Bayside High School Is Awesome

 Posted on October 24, 2017  |  4 minutes  |  769 words  |  

I love @jeremyfoland sending out the weekly “Who’s Qing” tweet because about every 4th week or so I look and say, “Oh, I’m Qing this week.” And speaking of Hotspot, we’ll get back to him a little later. Good crowd of 21 PAX today, including 2 FNGs from out of state. The FNGs came with Grease so I knew they’d be athletes and were probably use to being in action. Gave the disclaimer and we were on our way. [Read More]
banjo  denali  dollywood  earhart  freebird  grease-monkey  gtl  imp  jigglypuff  largemouth  malpractice  mccants  michelob  pet-sounds  rudy  shut-in  snots  sour-mash  term-paper  texas-ranger  www 

How quickly..

 Posted on October 19, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  593 words  |  

How quickly things change. Last week, Gloom temperatures were in the 70’s and humid. This morning the PAX broke out the long sleeves and sweatshirts (some of them, anyway) for temps starting with a “4.” And that’s Freedom degrees, not in some commie temperature. The Tortoises crew had made the journey north in order to partake of the 2nd/3rdF after the workout (more on this later), so go time was even more of a goat rodeo than normal at SnS. [Read More]
angry-elf  ascot  banjo  bartman  beaker  billy  biner  bocephus  bookman  burt  captain-kirk  chanticleer  chop-block  ck  coney  coxswain  denali  disco-duck  drysdale  earhart  flacco  flip-flop  freebird  grease-monkey  half  hasselhoff  hello-kitty  hermes  hotspot  jigglypuff  joe-smith  khakis  largemouth  ma-bell  michelob  mississippi  napster  old-maid  ollie  pbx  pet-sounds  pierogi  repeato  riptide  saban  shut-in  sky-blue  smokey  snots  spartan  term-paper  tuba  water-wings  www  yoda  yoga-mat 

"It Didn't Look That Big When We Started"

 Posted on October 17, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  360 words  |  

hill·ock ˈhilək noun a small hill or mound. synonyms:mound, small hill, prominence, elevation, rise, knoll, hummock, hump, dune;bank, ridge, knob;formaleminence"the lovely green hillocks in the distance" First, credit to Denali for the #twss quote (possibly paraphrased) that became the backblast title. We wrapped up our workout on the featured hillock near the Salem Pond Park parking lot, but there was oh so much more this PAX of 12 did on the first sub-50 degree morning in several months. Warm-Up [Read More]
chinese-downhill  denali  freebird  imp  largemouth  malpractice  mccants  michelob  old-maid  pet-sounds  wilbur  www