52 Qs done ... BLIMPS Ladder taboot

 Posted on November 26, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  455 words  |  

Date: 11/26/19 I have reached a personal goal I set at the start of the year. I wanted to Q an average of 1 per week. I still have 4 weeks left and I planned to Q a 7-pack in week 50. When you focus on your goal, you can achieve anything. What is exciting about Q’ing a workout is developing a routine that will challenge the PAX. I had fun building the routine. [Read More]
blowout  half-pike  hotty-toddy  intimidator  kwik-stop  press-on  spudnik  www 

Triple D Dora

 Posted on November 25, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  472 words  |  

This was just the most interesting picture of Miss Dora I found on the Googles. 23 PAX showed up on a brisk Monday morning to shake off the rust from the weekend and perhaps sweat out a few toxins. YHC, along with Two Factor and Sooey, took a little 2 mile EC jaunt prior to the ME. No FNGs, somewhat of a disclaimer and mission statement, recited the pledge and we were off. [Read More]
captain-kirk  cataracts  chef  compound-w  crimson  hello-kitty  honeycomb  kwik-stop  liverpool  lookout  press-on  red-baron  repeato  saban  schlitz  shank  silver-fox  slappy  smokey  sooey  term-paper  two-factor  wkrp 

My way to the DangerZone

 Posted on November 22, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  379 words  |  

Team RED DZ - Photo courtesy of Shut-In DangerZone was my first post, on Aug 23rd 2019, having done pretty much nothing active for 10 years. Today was my VQ. Thanks to everyone for your support over the past three months and to those who were able to post at DZ today! I’m fitter in body, mind and spirit thanks to you all. Warm up - Take my breath away [Read More]
blowout  buenos-dias  burt  coney  flacco  flip-flop-thats-singular  free-lunch  how-how  jigglypuff  kickback  pierogi  press-on  ripcord  saban  sabre  shut-in  term-paper 

Old School Tour

 Posted on November 15, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  449 words  |  

Aside from VQ Week, RESPECT week is my favorite week on the F3 Carpex liturgical calendar. Well, except for my birthday week. Speaking of that, I once told my wife that our wedding day was the second best day of my life. She looked surprised and hurt, and asked me what my best day was, then rolled her eyes when I told her it was the day I was born. But I digress…seriously, the fact that RESPECT week is on the week of Veterans Day. [Read More]
callahan  coney  goose  hermes  ma-bell  press-on  riptide  sky-blue  term-paper 

Thank you for your service....

 Posted on November 12, 2019  |  4 minutes  |  680 words  |  

It may seem like a a cliche that we have heard constantly since 9/11. Some think it’s overused, some people don’t even think twice about it, but to some, this thank you does have value. It has meaning. It is recognition of a young person’s decision to step up into the unknown, to see if they have what it takes to serve in the armed forces. There are many sacrafices made by our young men and woman that have made the decisions to step up and serve. [Read More]
16-steves  burt  cataracts  chinese-downhill  compound-w  crimson  dirty-bomb  disco-duck  franklin  goose  hamm  hello-kitty  henny-penny  honeycomb  lawn-dart  liverpool  lookou  pet-sounds  press-on  quikstop  schlitz  short-circuit  shut-in  silverfox  slappy  slim-shady  sooey  sour-mash  sub  theismann  traffic-cone  two-yutes  www  yoga-mat 

Hotspot/Michelob 5-year F3-versary

 Posted on November 4, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  459 words  |  

25 HIM showed up at A-Team on the chilliest Monday morning in months to help Hotspot and YHC celebrate our 5-year F3-versary. Back in our day, A-Team was one of only 3 workouts per week in the Cary/Apex area, and there was no Carpex region as we were still part of F3 Raleigh. We’re very thankful to have been a part of the F3 growth in our area and also for the fellowship of all the Carpex PAX. [Read More]
banjo  calvin  chicken-little  cold-stone  compound-w  disco-duck  goose  hasselhoff  henny-penny  hgtv  hotspot  kwik-stop  largemouth  lookout  ma-bell  michelob  old-maid  press-on  short-circuit  slappy  smokey  sooey  squatter  term-paper  www 

Morticia Addams, Wonder Bras, and Depends

 Posted on October 29, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  385 words  |  

A beautiful autumn morning, perfect for an F3 workout. YHC rolls in to Annie Jones Park to find Quikstop walking up and down the stairs holding a rucksack over his head. Frisco was supposed to join him for an EC run, but we didn’t see him. I wondered why the lot was so empty, and asked if Claymore starts at 05:30 or 05:45. Turns out it’s the latter, and I’m not the first Q to make that mistake recently. [Read More]
captain-kirk  cataracts  disco-duck  frisco  hoppin-john  magnolia  press-on  quikstop  riptide  sabre  sosa 

One more lap!

 Posted on October 28, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  293 words  |  

Good weather brought 19 eagar PAX out this morning to A-Team. YHC took a quick warm up jog to stretch out since this was my first post in a week. After arriving back at the flag and stretching it was 5:44. Quick test of the PAX lead Crimson to provide the mission of F3 and Hotspot had to phone a friend of the disclaimer. Luckily Smokey was ready! After the pledge it was 5:45 and we were off! [Read More]
16-steves  bedpan  chicken-little  chipper  compound-w  coxswain  crimson  hamm  hgtv  hotspot  hotty-toddy  how-how  kwikstop  lookout  press-on  slim-shady  smokey  sooey  www 

No Merkins

 Posted on October 18, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  595 words  |  

I posted at Danger Zone last week for only the second time to do a little recon as far as what I had to work with for today’s 6 month anniversary Q. McCants was a fantastic Q and showed us all, all of the finer areas this AO had to offer. I had a plan, sort of… That plan consisted of a Dora at the pavilion with dips and derkins and other lovely upper body work! [Read More]
blow-out  burt  how-how  old-tuffy  pierogi  press-on  saban  schlitz  viking 

Redemption

 Posted on October 16, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  236 words  |  

So it was a day to redeem myself for my less than strong Q at Hells Bells the previous day. The workout was well designed—maybe the best is Carpex’s history—but I had not considered the effects of the Odyssey on my body. 5:45: We had an FNG (that’s my story and I’m sticking to it) so I rattled off the disclaimer (“we won’t leave you where we found you, but we will leave you in a well lit area. [Read More]
blow-out  chernobyl  crimson  frisco  half-back  kwik-stop  pickles  press-on  sabre  wkrp  www