Mystery of the F3 Prius (QIC: Oofta)

 Posted on October 29, 2020  |  1 minutes  |  192 words  |  

QIC: Oofta On his way to BiB this morning, Pierogi began following a silver Prius with an F3 sticker on its back bumper. Piergo assumed he’d follow this Pax right into our parking lot. Not so! The Prius took the turn immediately before ours and headed into a separate Koka Booth parking lot. 3 for EC (Hermes, Oofta, Francois). Great crew of 15 for the ME. Mosey to the rock pile. [Read More]
augmented  bagels  bluewater  captain-jack  chops  francois  full-house  hermes  hoppin-john  joe-smith  laloosh  oofta  pierogi  puzzles  staubach 

Three

 Posted on October 29, 2020  |  3 minutes  |  577 words  |  

YHC celebrates Three Years with F3 today. I had to Q, and Tortoises - where I used to be site Q - was the perfect place for it. My pre-blast promised Threes, Burpees, Merkins, and Music. We accomplished that. Left Cheek and I pulled up at the same time. I hadn’t met him before, but I could tell immediately that he is a HIM. We talked for a few minutes, then I ECP-ed some pullups to get rid of energy before the rest of the PAX showed up. [Read More]
bubba  intimidator  leftcheek  mamas-boy-2  mr-safety  pierogi  rooney  snots  tang  water-wings 

Dodgerless Point Break Vanilla Beatdown

 Posted on October 21, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  229 words  |  

16 Pax showed up on a unseasonably warm October morning including about 5 of the standard EC runners. Started with the pledge and circled up. Was prepared to start off with 15 burpees if there were any Dodger fans in the house but no one took the bait. Did the usual Warmarama instead with SSH, Good Mornings, Tappy Toes, Box Cutters, Homer to Marge, Runners Stretch and Squat Holds. Mosey to the Main Pavilion doing butt kickers, high knees and Karaoke on the way [Read More]
forrest  termpaper  bartman  bluewater  boris  butterfly  chops  francois  grease-monkey  lookout  oofta  pierogi  silver-fox  smokey  staubach  texas-ranger 

An ode to ConPAINment Area

 Posted on October 16, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  374 words  |  

Friday’s workout at DZ was supposed to have been Q’d by Mr. Original, the one, the first, the only, Louis CK. Unfortunately he wasn’t able to come out which leaves us only a couple of weeks before The Godfather of Raleigh and Founder of CARPEx takes his leave from NC. Hopefully he’ll be back soon. In the meantime, the workout turned out to be more of an ode to the ConPAINment Area, including a throw back to a couple early BB from Cary. [Read More]
blowout  burt  coney  happy-gilmore  ma-bell  pierogi  saban 

Angst rock

 Posted on October 14, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  336 words  |  

Low mileage workouts are not usually my thing. And Qing them especially not. But that’s the fun bit about the CARPEx Challenge. You get to push boundaries and explore new things. This was probably the Q I prepped for more than most recent ones. My main goal was to keep the running to 0 so lots of time to fill. Hope the boys enjoyed. EC: Went for a little run beforehand. [Read More]
blowout  bubba  elementary  intimidator  pierogi  red-ryder  side-out  snooki  squatter  tang  track-star  triple-lindy  yahoo 

Once more unto the breach

 Posted on October 6, 2020  |  3 minutes  |  523 words  |  

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; For here at A-team were we once infected. Twas but a week (maybe more) ago whence we learned Of the ill-will brought upon us by a virus from lands afar. This morn was no celebration. No anniversary. It was merely an opportunity to Q - Nay, to Lead! For A-team is an OG site. One of the first. And such is the spirit of A-team that one must show [Read More]
16-steves  bitcoin  blowout  bootlegger  boris  chewie  compound-w  crimson  happy-gilmore  henny-penny  imp  kwik-stop  lucky-charms  pierogi  press-on  snapback  wrench 

Orpheus in the Underworld

 Posted on September 29, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  390 words  |  

Build-a-Bear relinquished his Q yesterday. I assume he built a submarine, so that he could run up and down the continental shelf. YHC was glad to step in. 2 for EC (Oofta and Staubach) and 2 for 10-Mile ECME (Lookout and Chops). Mosey the long way to Lowes Foods parking lot. Warm-Up. Lots of stretching, inspired by (our boy) Bluewater last week. Thing 1: Santa’s Ladder From the Exicon: “Pick a spot in the distance. [Read More]
body-weight  braveheart  butterfly  captain-jack  chops  greenbow  hoppin-john  just-one  laloosh  lookout  memento-2  nature-boy  ollie  oofta  pierogi  shipyard  staubach  term-paper 

Chillin' and cuttin'

 Posted on September 22, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  390 words  |  

The weather has shifted and the PAX are taking notice. There were some long sleeves, some who were envious of long sleeves and others who don’t know where their long sleeves are. A healthy EC crew returned just a few minutes before ME go time…Largemouth came in sprinting, which either means he was setting a new land speed record or was sending a message to the Q that whatever he had planned wasn’t going to be adequate. [Read More]
blue-water  chanticleer  chipper  chops  denali  fng-brady  full-house  khakis  kiffin  largemouth  oofta  pet-sounds  pierogi  staubach 

Back in the Saddle

 Posted on September 17, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  306 words  |  

I’ve been trying to decide when i was ready to Q again and noticed a BO opening so figure that would be a great opp to get back in the saddle again. Solid group of 19 gathered in the parking lot ready to do some work. Burt recites the abbreviated version of the F3 mission and we are off. Mozy to random parking lot near the train tracks for a brief warm with no merkins, but with a on point Nature Boy Good Morning call. [Read More]
banjo  body-weight  braveheart  burt  coney  coxswain  disco-duck  hello-kitty  hermes  hi-liter  kwikstop  nature-boy  ollie  pierogi  prodigal  riptide  term-paper  vhs  wahoo 

Blue Ridge Relay 2020 Recap

 Posted on September 14, 2020  |  11 minutes  |  2299 words  |  

Well, someone suggested it and it sounded like a great idea, so here’s YHC’s recap of his first Blue Ridge Relay. I’m a little long winded at times, so if anyone else decides to read this, sorry in advance. Heading out: Due to lack of child care, YHC was in charge of the 2.0 on Thursday when everyone was set to leave, meaning I was in the PM van. No big deal, since I was van 2 anyway and did not need to get up early. [Read More]
flenderson  hanson  jigglypuff  mr-safety  peeping-tom  pierogi  ramsay  schlitz  the-joker  triple-lindy  two-factor  wahoo