Play Like A Champion Today

 Posted on August 29, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  387 words  |  

When: 8/29/2017 QIC: Pet Sounds The PAX: Bagger, Biner, Crimson, Franklin, GTL, Hello Kitty, Katniss, Nature Boy, PBX, Shut-in, Sooey, Side Saddle(FNG), Sour Mash, Napster, Parker, Snots, Sooner, Water Wings, Goose, Bogo, PetSounds With the previous day’s Burt-al beatdown and EC YHC was in no shape to run… Fragile status lately with a string of injuries. Hell to grow old. YHC was shocked to learn while Q shopping for the week that he had the Q at FOD the next day. [Read More]
bagger  biner  bogo  crimson  franklin  goose  gtl  hello-kitty  katniss  napster  nature-boy  parker  pbx  pet-sounds  shut-in  side-saddle  snots  sooey  sooner  sour-mash  water-wings 

Loud Ain't Hi Tempo

 Posted on August 28, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  298 words  |  

64 degree, limited humidity, 13 men (6 for 2 lake loops EC) for a little Kryptonite this am. Flag planted, no FNGs. Select a partner. Cape and Boxing Gloves did not last long. We are off. Warm Up Half lap. SSH, MC, LBJJ, Hillbilly, LBJJ, GMs. 10-20x. Quick run over to the big parking lot. Thangs Finish warm up (see above) + 13 burpees OYO. Webbicides. 10 cones. 1 merkin at the first cone up to 10 merkins…increasing Merkins each time in suicide style after running to each of the 9 cones separated by about 15 yards. [Read More]
burt  chanticleer  flip-flop  fluoride  grease-monkey  half  hermes  joe-smith  michelob  milli-vanilli  old-maid  pet-sounds  shut-in 

1 Year of F3 Bliss

 Posted on August 24, 2017  |  5 minutes  |  973 words  |  

Rewind to 1 year back. YHC was a newish dad who had recently moved to Apex. Suddenly, my life looked very different than all that I had known. I found myself pouring so much into my family and our new home that I left little for my own personal growth and development. My physical fitness was suffering, my emotional health was suffering; and without a happy me, my family was suffering. [Read More]
angry-elf  banjo  bartman  burt  chanticleer  ck  compound-w  coney  goose  grease-monkey  joe-smith  khakis  ma-bell  malpractice  mccants  pet-sounds  red-dawn  repeato  riptide  saban  shank  snots  sosa  sour-mash  swag  water-wings  wilbur  wkrp 

Big Surprise!

 Posted on August 21, 2017  |  8 minutes  |  1613 words  |  

25 PAX denied the fartsack Saturday morning to put in some hard work with their brothers. It was clear, low 70’s, and perfect #schweaty weather. YHC knew he was Q’ing Phoenix the entire week, but when M.Callahan was told of it Thursday evening, the plan needed to be changed. And since it was a surprise for YHC, it would be a surprise for all the PAX. YHC teased the PAX on twitter claiming that a world-class surprise would be revealed the last 15 minutes of the Saturday beatdown. [Read More]
angry-elf  bartman  biner  blitz  bogo  burt  dice  earhart  flip-flop  freebird  grinch  hi-liter  mississippi  pbx  pet-sounds  red-dawn  saban  smokey  sooey  term-paper  yogi 

Rude Awakening

 Posted on August 19, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  395 words  |  

I was awoken by the 2.1 at 4:38am and after a quick diaper change I decided to look up who had the Q of Dante’s Peak this morning. Boy was I surprised to see that YHC had signed up (likely during another sleepless night). Time to rise to the occasion and make somebody sweat. 27 pax arrived for an early morning tour of Apex nature park. Warm-Up Hold that thought as 5, yes 5 pax arrived late. [Read More]
ascot  blackout  blitz  blue-and-out  blueprint  bocephus  bogo  chips  earhart  freebird  goose  grinch  gtl  hotspot  jameis  khakis  liquid-force  ma-bell  monkey-nut  nature-boy  pet-sounds  red-ryder  snots  sooey  sooner  stovepipe  water-wings 

Step by Step

 Posted on August 4, 2017  |  4 minutes  |  716 words  |  

Life is a series of steps. For the first 25 years or so, you are basically pushed down a series of steps. Elementary school, little league baseball, driver’s license, first job, then usually college or in my case, the military. In the Army, every step of your life is controlled almost 24 x 7. My three years in the 82nd Airborne Division were challenging and fun but when I got out, the day I got out, the minute I signed my last form, I was lost. [Read More]
ascot  banjo  blackout  blueprint  compound-w  crimson  disco-duck  earhart  freebird  gtl  hotspot  katniss  leprechaun  lulu  monkey-nut  parker  pet-sounds  pickles  road-rash  snots  sooey  sooner  stovepipe  water-wings  wilbur  yogi 

Rockin' the Peak

 Posted on August 3, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  291 words  |  

FOD VQ spot still wasn’t filled mid last week so I was beginning to panic. I called out Sour Mash at the COT and he stepped up to VQ FOD but I could see the hesitation. He would be going in cold and I was going to be out of town. So I snagged this last minute Q from Petsounds to Co-Q with Sour Mash so we could practice some cadence counting. [Read More]
ascot  biner  bocephus  dice  earhart  enough  freebird  hotspot  khakis  milli-vanilli  parker  pbx  pet-sounds  shut-in  snots  sooner  sour-mash  stovepipe 

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 

Q-Drenaline

 Posted on August 2, 2017  |  4 minutes  |  802 words  |  

YHC was super pumped up with Q-Drenaline for his VQ. So pumped up that he initially got into the car this AM without his running shoes. So pumped up that he drew up a 2-sided weinke in 4-point font that was entirely unreadable in the early gloom. So pumped up that he was nearly made late for his own VQ while waiting for “Gonna Fly Now” from the Rocky Soundtrack to download, so that YHC could get into the proper mental/emotional state on the drive to FWD. [Read More]
bo-jackson  build-a-bear  burt  callahan  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  coxswain  dice  half  hello-kitty  joe-smith  largemouth  lip-sync  milli-vanilli  moneyball  mufasa  ollie  oofta  pet-sounds  saban  shank  shut-in  smokey  sosa  term-paper  track-out  whirlie  wkrp  wonderbread  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