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 

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]
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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]
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Where in the Hell is Dante's Peak?

 Posted on July 22, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  514 words  |  

I knew there would come a time when I would make the trek over to Apex Nature Boy Park. Home of Carpex’s quiet workout. Only been to DP once and was in trouble early on for being a little loud. 78 degrees, humid as hell, 32 33 Pax rolled in to have some fun, get stronger and learn that, as in life, workouts are best if not in a straight line. [Read More]
ascot  biner  bo-jackson  burt  chinese-downhill  compound-w  crimson  dice  earhart  franklin  freebird  goose  gtl  half  hello-kitty  hi-liter  khakis  ma-bell  matlock  milli-vanilli  monkey-nut  open-out  pbx  riptide  road-rash  shut-in  sky-blue  sooey  sour-mash  swag  term-paper  trail-mix  wilbur 

Oldies vs Youngies

 Posted on July 17, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  342 words  |  

12 PAX decided to get up 15 minutes early this morning. One of them was Burt…get a few Bond Brother brews in @burtcarpex and it’s easy to talk him in to posting to Kryptonite. Knowing this I thought it’d be fun to peg the Respects against the millennials (if they would just put their phones down.) Jog down the Koka Booth parking lots to the way back and circle up for warm up… [Read More]
aspartame  burt  chanticleer  coney  denali  half  largemouth  michelob  pet-sounds  shut-in  tenderfoot  texas-ranger 

Phoenix Phun in the Sun

 Posted on July 15, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  317 words  |  

It’s getting hot. So hot this was the last 0700 start to Phoenix this summer. No worries though, YHC planned for the second half of the workout to be in the shade. That made it easy. Right guys? 20 PAX: 3 total FNGs posted, all 2.0s ready to rumble in the big leagues, so the disclaimer was given (to their legal guardians) and we were off to the kiosk to warm up. [Read More]
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Bones-Bones-Bones-Bones Bones, Bones, Bones, Bones, Bones…

 Posted on July 13, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  514 words  |  

…Now tell me what ya gonna do, When it ain’t nowhere to run (haha, Shut-in reminded me of this Bone Thugs-n-Harmony song and I think I’ll start my next Q with this in the background) F3 started for me in Churham at The Falcon approximately two years ago, later spending 1 year as Co Site Q at Tobacco Road. After moving from Durham to Cary 1 year ago this month, I was past due for my first Carpex Q. [Read More]
biner  bones  burt  callahan  cesspool  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  coney  disco-duck  hello-kitty  hermes  katniss  nature-boy  ollie  pbx  pet-sounds  pierogi  riptide  shut-in  sky-blue  term-paper 

Pick Up Your 6

 Posted on July 11, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  535 words  |  

“Who you spend time with is who you become. Proximity is power.” - Tony Robbins This quote came across my Twitter feed this weekend and I loved it. Right away it made me think of my F3 brothers. The ones I see everyday that help make me better. Not only physically but also, through fellowship and faith, a better man, husband, dad, son, coworker…you name it. I sat there proud thinking of the people I surround myself with because of the good it does in my life. [Read More]
aspartame  blue-and-out  bo-jackson  burt  callahan  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  dice  earhart  hello-kitty  hermes  hot-lips  joe-smith  largemouth  ollie  saban  shank  shut-in  smokey  term-paper  wkrp 

Sledding in July, who knew.

 Posted on July 10, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  496 words  |  

Sleds in July! YHC dusted the cobwebs from the ol’nog’n to come up with a limited run workout that would entertain the PAX looking for a fast pace…. Here goes. Shutin stated to Aspartame at 5:25 oh there will be others. And as he finished that sentence in roles 4 more…. Something about Kryptonite, is it the 15 minutes earlier, or the location. YHC was pumped to have 7 PAX show even with the limited run preblast / warning. [Read More]
aspartame  chanticleer  denali  franklin  largemouth  pet-sounds  shut-in 

HSP Circuit Fun and More

 Posted on June 29, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  317 words  |  

Lucky 13 PAX showed up at Hunter Street Park on a beautiful 60-degree June morning for my first Q since milestone birthday week a few months ago. We were all about to confirm that the 0.5-mile loop around this AO lends itself pretty well to a nice little running circuit with a few pain stations. 0545 approaches, none of the prolific mumblechatterers in attendance (probably at BO with Burt), quick check for FNGs (none), and a brief announcement that there will be no awkward partner exercises today… and off we go. [Read More]
compound-w  crimson  denali  earhart  grease-monkey  gtl  khakis  michelob  napster  parker  shank  shut-in  snots