Let There Be Light

 Posted on October 9, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  412 words  |  

12 warriors entered the gloomiest of all mornings - 75 degrees, a million percent humidity, and no light. With 5 minutes til launch time, there was plenty of time to catch up on the Odyssey goings on. Trying to talk to everyone with all those headlamps glaring at you is not easy. At 0545 we got going. Warm-Up Circle up for 20 x SSH, then follow me out of the park where there is actually light, up Davis and across to the Davis Drive Middle parking lot to continue the warm-up with Sir Fazio Arm Circles, Plank Jacks, Mountain Climbers and, of course, Merkins. [Read More]
banjo  bartman  biner  ck  goose  hi-liter  jigglypuff  ma-bell  parker  pbx  wilbur  yoga-mat 

Odyssey Eve at the Peak

 Posted on October 6, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  446 words  |  

11 brave PAX ventured out on Odyssey Eve, looking for some last-minute prep work before the main event. YHC was feeling competitive and decided to battle it out between two teams through a series of four relays and races. Here is how it went down: Warm up Quick jog through the woods, bear-crawl over Bear-Crawl Bridge Pit stop at the pond, 10 burpees OYO Continue to the far parking lot, paint the lines and then circle up [Read More]
biner  bogo  earhart  freebird  gtl  hotspot  kubota  matlock  parker  pbx  sour-mash 

The Pre (pre-launch, pre-blast, pre-naming)

 Posted on October 6, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  419 words  |  

Arriving at the site, Goose and YHC were hoping that other braves would show up to give this pre-launch a boost. Fear not, this is CARPEX…..there will be men. And mighty fine men at that. After planting the site shovel - soon to be a shovel flag (something new) - and, thank you PBX, FOD’s shovel flag (something borrowed) the site co-Q’s YHC (something Sky Blue) and Goose (something old approaching “respect”) were ready to get the day started. [Read More]
biner  goose  kilmer  napster  pbx  sky-blue  wilbur 

BH Benchmark Day!

 Posted on October 5, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  217 words  |  

8/17/17 YHC decided that since no pounds have been shed in about 4 months, there has to be another way to measure my F3 fitness quotient…. WARM-UP On this fine August morning the 19 PAX headed west on Hunter St to the Bladestone Ct parking lot for a little stretching and warm-up. A few SSH, merkins, calf stretches and good mornings was all we needed (no arm circles today boys…). [Read More]
banjo  biner  chong-lee  crimson  freebird  grease-monkey  gtl  malpractice  open-out  other-brother  parker  pbx  shut-in  snots  sooey  sooner  sosa  sour-mash  water-wings 

Don't Sandbag Me Bro

 Posted on October 4, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  608 words  |  

Welcome to Day 2 of the Back-to-Back Beaker Beatdown (B4 [TM]). I want to let you in on a little secret. I typically sign up to Q with an idea already in mind. Like, “Wouldn’t it be fun to carry five gallons of water around and then hop on a sled pulled by my fellow PAX?” But, when I was perusing the F3Carpex website looking at Q sheets last Friday, I noticed a glaring hole at SNS this coming week, so I jumped on it. [Read More]
angry-elf  ascot  banjo  bartman  beaker  captain-kirk  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  chop-block  ck  coney  flacco  flip-flop  franklin  goose  grease-monkey  half  hasselhoff  hermes  hotspot  joe-smith  largemouth  ma-bell  malpractice  michelob  nature-boy  old-maid  ollie  open-out  pbx  pet-sounds  pierogi  riptide  shut-in  sky-blue  smokey  snots  sooner  sosa  term-paper  water-wings  wilbur  wkrp 

Cool Runnings at FOD

 Posted on October 3, 2017  |  4 minutes  |  849 words  |  

Despite several ominous warnings on the GroupMe, 17 PAX arrived at FOD in the cool crisp air for Day1 of a Back-to-Back Beaker Beatdown (BBBB, B Quartic, B4 - I’m just dropping a TM on any variant of 4 Bs). Franklin and Airbag had to be coaxed out of the warm and cozy Wolfpack Red 4Runner with promises (lies?) of a not-too-difficult Q that would be much more difficult for the rest of the PAX if they didn’t join. [Read More]
airbag  beaker  biner  bogo  franklin  goose  katniss  kilmer  lulu  ma-bell  napster  parker  pbx  sky-blue  snots  water-wings  wilbur 

Wolverine is a Beast

 Posted on October 2, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  566 words  |  

When: Oct 2nd, 2017 QIC: Earhart The PAX: Biner, Hi-Liter, High-Tower, Pierogi, Wilbur, Bocephus, Flip-Flop, Loom, Ascot, Napster, BOGO, PBX, YHC Earhart Second time for YHC at this great, Monday morning AO for the next beatdown in Wolverine. My original plan to go to the fields next to the parking lot was shuttled due to a locked gate. Site Q instructed me later that there is a small gate next to the larger one for access. [Read More]
ascot  biner  bocephus  bogo  earhart  flip-flop  hi-liter  high-tower  loom  napster  pbx  pierogi  wilbur 

Three Hundo (Merkins)

 Posted on September 26, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  233 words  |  

BB 18 HIM arrived at the Field of Dreams to live out a nightmare…three hundred merkins PLUS… Welcome FNG, Squid. The Warmup - Pledge of Allegiance at the Shovel Flag - Mixed run to the top of the hill parking lot, paint the lines. - Standard Merkins 40OMD - Happy Jacks 5 setsIC - Standard Merkins 20OMD - Abe Vigoda 10IC - Standard Merkins 20OMD - Imperial Walkers 15IC - Sir Fazio Arm Circles 10IC (egoscue grip) - Standard Merkins 20OMD [Read More]
airbag  beaker  biner  bogo  franklin  gomer  hi-liter  katniss  kilmer  napster  nature-boy  open-out  pbx  sky-blue  squid  swag  wanna-cry 

'18 BRR Training

 Posted on September 24, 2017  |  4 minutes  |  641 words  |  

24 Pax including FNG Fortran and FNG 2.0s Puck and Ninjago. YHC agreed to take the Q to cover for Chef Tell, I also got a step closer to finishing the Carpex 2017 Q Challenge. It was a beautiful morning for an outdoor workout. The Warmup: Jog over to the other parking lot, circle up, SSHx30, GMx10, Merkinsx20, Plankjacks, 1-arm Merkins x 10 per arm, Hill Billies x 15. The Thang 1: Mosey over to the rock pile, get a partner and a medium rock. [Read More]
banjo  biner  blue-and-out  callahan  crimson  e-harmony  earhart  fortran  freebird  hello-kitty  hermes  kermit  ninjago  pbx  pierogi  puck  shank  snots  sooey  sour-mash  tecumseh  texas-ranger  tony-danza  wkrp 

Prodigal No-Show

 Posted on September 22, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  358 words  |  

Today was supposed to be the triumphant return to the Q of DZ’s own prodigal site-Q Callahan. So much anticipation building to this historic occasion. Callahan’s last Q at DZ was January 6th, heck, may have even been his last post at this site. The calf is so fat now, YHC was planning to roll him to the site. Alas, it was not meant to be. While the prodigal son was still a long way off, he sent a GroupMe saying he would not be returning. [Read More]
aristocrat  big-bird  biner  burt  cheesesteak  ck  coney  flip-flop  ford  hi-liter  largemouth  mathers  ollie  pbx  pierogi  saban