On the nose

 Posted on July 24, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  256 words  |  

GT has few expectations. Those they do have include: 5K minimum No 10-counts Make sure Largemouth at least breaks a sweat Apparently recently a new one was added: Tell jokes They didn’t say they were funny. So I repeated by bacon tree joke from #PointBreak. Luckily there were no repeats from earlier in the week and I got a bit better on my delivery. Warm-up: Run to the gazebo at the roundabout. [Read More]
chanticleer  denali  largemouth  lucky-charms  michelob  one-four  pierogi  red-ryder  sabre  torpedo  wonderbread 

Shaken by Shakin'

 Posted on July 12, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  486 words  |  

AO: Shaken Not Stirred Workout Date: 07/07/21 I’ve always been confused by the spelling of Shakin Not Stirred on the f3carpex.com schedule. Obviously some type of 007 reference for the (James) Bond Park AO. As I tweeted out the night before, I could only think Shakin was an obscure reference to the classic Eddie Money song. You are correct, that does not make sense. I’ve posted Bond Park workouts a few times, but never at the anchor boot camp of Carpex’s former weekly convergence. [Read More]
build-a-bear  callahan  chanticleer  coney  denali  en-garde  flacco  gtl  kwik-stop  largemouth  loom  luther  ma-bell  one-four  sabre  shut-in  torpedo 

Better late than never?

 Posted on June 23, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  387 words  |  

So admittedly, this is like a week and a half overdo, but here’s my backblast from my GT Q from 1/11. Full disclosure (as previously stated in my Green Mile BB) I am a sucker for free stuff. And I have a problem with the number of pairs of socks I own already, so with the opportunity of free socks, I jumped at that chance! Anyway, I was surprised to see the number of cars in the parking lot that Friday morning. [Read More]
banjo  bartman  chanticleer  chop-block  hermes  hi-liter  largemouth  michelob  one-four  sandlot  schlitz  torpedo  trike  triple-lindy  wahoo 

¡Three FNGos!

 Posted on June 13, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  459 words  |  

AO: Phoenix Workout Date: 06/12/21 YHC has posted Phoenix (or maybe it was Werewolf), but it has obviously been a while. The starting parking lot was a lot smaller than I remembered and there were a large number of PAX, including three FNGs. Time to start modifying the plan. Warm Up: State the mission, check for FNGs (3), and give the disclaimer Side Straddle Hop x20 In Cadence (IC) Good Morning x5 IC [Read More]
big-red  disco-duck  en-garde  frisco  hgtv  hotty-toddy  joshua-tree  liverpool  luther  pigpen  private-2  raid-2  sandman  start-up  tecumseh  torpedo  twofer  vhs 

Something about a blossom

 Posted on June 8, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  324 words  |  

We ended today’s COT with Pivot saying something profound about a blossom. But I can’t for the life of me remember what it was. It was something like “even if you can’t flower, you can smell the blossom”. I know that’s not it but it was something like that. Or maybe it wasn’t. But it definitely had the word “blossom” in the quote. Probably. Today’s Measure Twice was something like a Measure Thrice. [Read More]
ezekiel  goose  pierogi  pivot  prodigal  schroeder  swag  torpedo 

45

 Posted on April 26, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  238 words  |  

Met up at the ‘flag’ with a collection of both new and old faces for measure twice. No headlamps needed. Full moon is tomorrow Measure the First: Run 45 minutes. Covered about 5.5 miles in a brisk pace but not so brisk that conversation was impossible. Enjoyed catching up with Mayflower, Torpedo, One Four and Mr. Safety. Squatter grunted once, so I suppose that’s a win. Back to the ‘flag’ right on time. [Read More]
mayflower  mr-safety  one-four  parker  pierogi  pivot  red-ryder  shut-in  squatter  torpedo 

Last but not left behind

 Posted on March 15, 2021  |  1 minutes  |  159 words  |  

An amazing morning for a solid run and broga with Carpex’s finest HIM. Sure I was the “The 6” this day, but 1. I’m happy to have completed the entire course. 2. The pack came back to pick me up. I consider that a win. The Route: South on Louis Stephens Drive West onto Morrisville pkwy North onto Davis Drive West onto Morrisville Carpenter Road South on Louis Stephens Drive Yoga Thangs Standing position - Bent over at waist. [Read More]
antique  banjo  hiliter  one-four-3  parker  pbx  schroeder  sky-blue  the-commish  torpedo 

Disney Dreams in Bond Park

 Posted on March 6, 2021  |  4 minutes  |  649 words  |  

9 PAX plus Press On’s pooch gathered at Phoenix for YHC’s 1 year anniversary. As the family is huge fans of Disney I figured we’d do an appropriately themed tour. Clear and ~40 degrees or so. Torpedo commented this is the first time this year he’s started an F3 workout in the daylight…a beautiful one indeed. Warmup Goofy Good Mornings x5 – on a whim, counted with a GAWRSH which all enjoyed… [Read More]
big-red  bonanza-2  hgtv  ollie  press-on  ramsay  schroeder  term-paper  torpedo 

Bear with me...

 Posted on February 12, 2021  |  1 minutes  |  151 words  |  

33 degrees, gloom, and a light mist greeted the men at Gran Torino today, and didn’t that was the weather that got FNG Back Porch out to his first post…at a High Tempo bootcamp. After a short mosey, we got loose with a pretty standard workflow of side-straddle hops, calf-stretch merkins, mountain climbers, hillbillies, and treadwindmills. Down the stretch we formed up into two lines for a bear run: back runner overtakes the leader, and after each cycle of runners drop to 10 bear crawls in cadence, twice around the double field. [Read More]
back-porch  biner  chanticleer  largemouth  lucky-charms  one-four  parker  pbx  schroeder  torpedo 

"Shaping up to be an okay Q"

 Posted on January 18, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  226 words  |  

Those are the generous words Snots shared as we wrapped up our last weights rep on this tour of the plenty that Green Mile has to offer. The day started off perfectly gloomy with mist making it hard to see anything. After a nice warm-up with some high knees, jump skip, butt kicker, and karaoke intervals on the way, we made our way down to the greenway. We started off with a signature move–the over-complicated competition that was hard to understand: the “corn-hole burpee relay”. [Read More]
biner  parker  snots  torpedo  water-wings