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 

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 

What a Zoo!

 Posted on July 29, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  469 words  |  

Pre-BB Last fall, I chaperoned my son’s field trip to the NC Zoo. Master of the obvious, I noticed that all the animals had animal names. So there’s that. BB YHC promised that Phoenix this morning would be a “zoo.” So, we went exclusively with exercises named after animals. When I mentioned my plan after our Pledge of Allegiance, I heard from the twenty-three strong PAX that we were “talking too much. [Read More]
biner  callahan  chinese-downhill  crimson  earhart  flipper  grinch  hermes  hi-liter  mississippi  napster  ollie  pierogi  red-dawn  road-rash  saban  shank  sky-blue  snots  sooey  sooner  term-paper  yoga-mat 

360

 Posted on July 27, 2017  |  4 minutes  |  696 words  |  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lldD6SVbBQc Yep, just got back from Colorado, as my team qualified to compete in the USA Ultimate Frisbee National Championships. My team hadn’t lost a game since 2014; an unparalleled feat, which resulted in two world championships and one national championship. So when we lost in the quarterfinals by one point, we were certainly disappointed. We ended up 5th in the nation, so not too shabby, but we already were planning our return to greatness, which is exactly 360 days from today. [Read More]
burt  callahan  chanticleer  compound-w  containment  coxswain  denali  flip-flop  hello-kitty  hi-liter  joe-smith  nabisco  pierogi  riptide  saban  term-paper  wkrp 

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]
angry-elf  bartman  burt  callahan  chanticleer  crimson  denali  goose  hasselhoff  hermes  hi-liter  hotspot  joe-smith  khakis  largemouth  leprechaun  michelob  ollie  open-out  pbx  pet-sounds  pickles  pierogi  shut-in  sky-blue  snots  sooey  sooner  swag  term-paper  wilbur  wkrp 

A Bridge Too Far

 Posted on July 25, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  417 words  |  

I arrive at AO I normally don’t visit that often (I tend to go to FOD) but I do enjoy this site and the options it brings. 22 PAX show-up on time ready for another beat down. Welcome FNG Kyrie! Q starts by getting the guys to grab some curb and do a round of quick feet, a good way to warm up before the warm up. We head out running slowly around the corner for: [Read More]
aspartame  bo-jackson  burt  callahan  chanticleer  coxswain  dice  earhart  hello-kitty  hermes  jigglypuff  kyrie  largemouth  mccants  milli-vanilli  moneyball  mufasa  ollie  saban  shank  term-paper  wonderbread  yoga-mat 

7/20/2017 Artsy Fartsy

 Posted on July 24, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  409 words  |  

16 PAX including a 2.0 - Bo Jackson working on his maiden 6 pack showed up for a YHC led workout. The warm-up: Jog to sea of booty (aka Copacabana Wave) new location and circle up for some warm up. Jog to sea of booty old location and warm up some more. Jog to some other odd art sculpture near the rail road tracks (aka Excelerator) for some more warm up. [Read More]
aspartame  bo-jackson  burt  callahan  cheese  chinese-downhill  containment  dice  disco-duck  half  hello-kitty  hermes  pierogi  riptide  smokey  term-paper 

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]
angry-elf  banjo  blackout  bo-jackson  burt  chanticleer  dice  flip-flop  goose  hello-kitty  hermes  hotspot  khakis  largemouth  leprechaun  lulu  ma-bell  malpractice  michelob  open-out  pbx  pet-sounds  pickles  red-dawn  saban  shank  shut-in  sky-blue  swag  term-paper  wilbur  wkrp 

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