Lost...in Cary

 Posted on August 23, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  348 words  |  

After a very long hiatus from Carpex F3 posts, Hotspot egged me on by stating that he and Hasslehoff were doing an abbreviated Insomnia, followed by Vesper, and asked if I wanted him to take the Shovel Flag there for me. Smack. So YHC HC’d to the double down. After a brisk (7'45"/mi) 4+ miles, I wrung (is that a word?) out my shirt and knew I was in trouble. Had called the route for Vesper long as James Jackson, the hard way, last night on the Groupme. [Read More]
denali  hasselhoff  hermes  hotspot  largemouth  michelob  pbx  shut-in  term-paper 

Solar Eclipse!

 Posted on August 21, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  454 words  |  

Today is the day for the solar eclipse so I felt compelled to create a workout that was both challenging and fun, relating as much as I could to the special astrological day. 21 PAX gather in the humid, gloom day for the themed-event. We take off down the road in a mosey imitating, the sun and moon traversing the sky. We make it, after a backwards run up the hill, to the first eclipse over Oregon for: [Read More]
bocephus  bogo  compound-w  disco-duck  dreamland  earhart  enough  franklin  hasselhoff  hotspot  jigglypuff  katniss  leprechaun  ma-bell  michelob  nature-boy  pickles  red-ryder  repeato  smokey  wkrp 

Tortoises Comes To A-Team

 Posted on August 14, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  271 words  |  

The plan this morning was to bring a Tortoises style workout to A-team. Limited running, unlimited pain. So we moseyed to the first parking lot at the front of the park and stayed there for the entire workout. Warm Up Little Man Jumping Jacks x 15 Jukebox x 15 (created by and named for my 2.0) Imperial Walker x 15 Cotton Pickers x 15 Thang 1 Partner up for Dora 1-2-3, merkins x 100, prisoner squats x 200, LBCs x 300, one partner runs the pickle while the other does the exercises. [Read More]
airbag  angry-elf  ascot  banjo  billy  biner  blackout  bogo  crimson  disco-duck  dreamland  ford  goose  grinch  hasselhoff  hi-liter  hotspot  ma-bell  michelob  nature-boy  open-out  parker  pbx  saban  shank  smokey  snots  sooey  sosa  sour-mash  water-wings  wkrp  www  yogi  zeke 

Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.

 Posted on August 2, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  615 words  |  

On August 2, 2017 Shakin’ not Stirred became Friday (Wednesday) Night Lights with the Carpex Fighting Fish. 29 PAX arrived for practice. Also, the Carpex cross-country team headed out with 5 in toe (sorry Ma Bell) for a Vesper’s conditioning run. First a tip of the coaching visor to Burt for the modify as needed t-shirt and the love for YHC, Hello Kitty. With fire in their bellies Coach Kitty gave a rousing pre-game speech (some got emotional), telling the team that by giving all they had on this day we would be ready to take on Bingville on Friday night. [Read More]
angry-elf  bartman  beaker  bogo  burt  carpetbagger  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  denali  flip-flop  hasselhoff  hello-kitty  hermes  hotspot  joe-smith  kermit  largemouth  ma-bell  michelob  parker  pet-sounds  pierogi  repeato  saban  shut-in  snots  sooner  sosa  tenderfoot  term-paper  track-hoe-lexington  wilbur  wkrp 

The Dirty Dozen

 Posted on August 1, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  259 words  |  

In the gloom, 35 intrepid PAX (3 FNGs) gathered to discover what would happen in this week’s first VQ. YHC was celebrating completing 12 months of F3 goodness. The group took off doing the Smokey Shuffle up the hill to warm-ups. Warm-ups (12 count each) – SSH, Good Morning, Calf Stretch, Merkins, Mt. Climbers Thing 1 – The Dirty Dozen – LBCs at the bottom of the hill and Carolina Dry Docks at the top totaling 12 reps for each lap. [Read More]
angry-elf  ascot  banjo  bartman  blackout  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  crimson  dice  disco-duck  flip-flop  franklin  hotspot  joe-smith  kermit  leprechaun  ma-bell  michelob  mississippi  old-maid  parker  pickles  saban  shut-in  sky-blue  sooey  sour-mash  term-paper  water-wings  wkrp  yoga-mat 

Triple Audible - wait, what?

 Posted on July 27, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  323 words  |  

When: 07/27/2017 QIC: Pet Sounds The PAX: Shank, GTL, Michelob, Sour Mash, Sooner, Hot Lips, Mopar, Qque,PBX, Open Out, Sky Blue, Biner,Parker, Crimson, Snouts, Matlock, Kubota, Whitewater (FNG Kubota’s younger brother), Lulu, Swag, Pickles, Petsounds How is it possible? Yes, one audible is acceptable, two questionable, but three? Who let this guy Q? YHC says blame Out Open, he is one of the site Qs. No way should YHC be held accountable for his complete lack of a solid plan. [Read More]
biner  crimson  gtl  hot-lips  kubota  lulu  matlock  michelob  mopar  open-out  pbx  pet-sounds  pickles  queequeg  shank  sky-blue  snots  sooner  sour-mash  swag  whitewater 

Extra Spicy

 Posted on July 26, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  501 words  |  

Pre-BB In 1785, William Cowper wrote a poem he entitled, “The Task.” In it, Cowper wrote the famous idiom, “Variety is the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.” And so it was that SNS this morning was Extra Spicy. BB When the guy who first invited you to F3 asks for help, you help him. I gladly said “yes” when Water Wings asked for a Q sub today. [Read More]
angry-elf  bartman  burt  callahan  chanticleer  crimson  denali  goose  hasselhoff  hermes  hi-liter  hotspot  joe-smith  khakis  largemouth  leprechaun  michelob  ollie  open-out  pbx  pet-sounds  pickles  pierogi  shut-in  sky-blue  snots  sooey  sooner  swag  term-paper  wilbur  wkrp 

The Brickyard

 Posted on July 24, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  319 words  |  

When: 07/24/2017 QIC: Pet Sounds PAX - 20 total The Brickyard. Following along with the message from last week YHC sees F3 as a way for all PAX to challenge themselves to prepare for whatever comes their way. The pavers at first did not feel heavy and were laughed at by some PAX. However just as in life what starts easy can sometimes derail and turn difficult quickly. To be Life Ready, we must push ourselves through new experiences and challenges. [Read More]
airbag  ascot  biner  blue-and-out  compound-w  crimson  franklin  goose  grinch  hello-kitty  hot-lips  hotspot  michelob  parker  pet-sounds  pickles  sky-blue  sooey  sour-mash  wilbur 

Hitting and Running for the Cycle

 Posted on July 22, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  378 words  |  

It was so hot, I thought we were at Dante’s Peak….then I realized I only drove 2 mins to the AO….not 20 mins. The Insomnia extra credit boys (Large Mouth, Hermes, Callahan, Pet Sounds and PBX) came running follow my Mr. Rucker (Bartman) as we circled up to get started. Nice work men. 73 degrees, feels like 88, clear, no wind. Theme for today was baseball given the 2nd F Bulls outing on Sunday. [Read More]
angry-elf  banjo  blackout  bo-jackson  burt  chanticleer  dice  flip-flop  goose  hello-kitty  hermes  hotspot  khakis  largemouth  leprechaun  lulu  ma-bell  malpractice  michelob  open-out  pbx  pet-sounds  pickles  red-dawn  saban  shank  shut-in  sky-blue  swag  term-paper  wilbur  wkrp 

Oh, the humanity!

 Posted on July 20, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  472 words  |  

Blue steel flashing, hot lead flying I wonder what it feels like when they’re dying Someday soon it might be my turn. Is it worth the money I earn? And it seems to me this is one helluva way for me to earn that pay The lyrics were coursing through my head all day Thursday as I thought about Qing Bounty Hunter. How could I live up to that? Well, let’s see. [Read More]
banjo  chanticleer  franklin  goose  gtl  hi-liter  hot-lips  jameis  ma-bell  michelob  mopar  napster  parker  pbx  queequeg  shank  sky-blue