Just a Little Sky-Writin

 Posted on November 12, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  356 words  |  

9 gathered in the 37 degree gloom at Koka Booth. I took the under when the line was set at 10, so big time winning already. Hermes had a SC from a FNG…..but alas it was not meant to be. This particular FNG is looking for a workout program that progressively gets harder. Thankfully he was a no show, because I was hoping to set the bar high. Warm-up. Run to the XL sized parking lot for what seemed like a very random set of jogging, warm up exercises, backwards running, side shuffling, and other stuff. [Read More]
chanticleer  denali  grease-monkey  hermes  joe-smith  largemouth  michelob  staubach  wonderbread 

The 2018 Odyssey: It’s a Journey, Not a Race

 Posted on November 10, 2018  |  29 minutes  |  6037 words  |  

In CARPEX, we have a saying “if there’s no Back Blast then either it was a Riptide Q or it didn’t happen”. But the Odyssey did happen (I have the t-shirt to prove it) and so it must to go down into the annals of CARPEX so that someday future generations will read about it and ask themselves “What the #*@(#* were those morons thinking?!?!!” So what the #*@(#* were we thinking? [Read More]
angry-elf  banjo  bartman  beaker  biner  bluewater  build-a-bear  captain-kirk  cataracts  chet  clementine  cricket  crimson  dave  disco-duck  el-duce  emeril  ezekiel  farva  fedex  flacco  floppy-disk  franklin  frisco  goose  grunge  gtl  hello-kitty  hermes  hi-liter  honeycomb  horatio  hotty-toddy  imp  intimidator  kermit  leprechaun  m4l  ma-bell  macgruber  mash  monkey-nut  nature-boy  norm  ollie  oofta  paperboy  parker  pet-sounds  pickin-n-grinnin  pickles  pivot  r22  red-ryder  rooney  saban  shut-in  smokey  snots  sooey  sooeys-dad  sosa  squatter  staubach  strawberry  texas-ranger  traffic-cone  trike  water-wings  wonderbread  www  yoga-mat  yogi 

Battle Buddies Unite!

 Posted on November 6, 2018  |  4 minutes  |  715 words  |  

Monday was the gloomiest of the gloom. About 50 degrees and pouring down rain. This is the time of the year that really shows a PAX true grit and determination to be a HIM. TBH, if I did not have the Q this morning, then I would have been a RHC to the Fartsack….. Anyways, as I stood under the largest tree to stretch and somewhat avoid the rain, I see a few of the PAX arriving from an EC run. [Read More]
chanticleer  denali  half  largemouth  michelob  old-maid  shut-in  squatter  wonderbread 

Chilly Recovery Jog, Yawn. 10-22-18

 Posted on October 22, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  458 words  |  

13 showed up on time for Kryptonite. It was a bit cool at around 37° on the Tundra thermometer. The Warm-up - Jog to the stoplight for some GMs and some Hill Billies. The Thang - Intervals - Run up Ederlee drive, giving 90+ percent for 2 light poles and then jogging for 1 light pole. Repeat till you get to the stoplight. Yes, the one at Penny Road. Yes, all the way up to Penny Road. [Read More]
bayonne  chanticleer  denali  grease-monkey  gtl  hermes  joe-smith  michelob  old-maid  oofta  shut-in  term-paper  wonderbread 

No 605 Boys

 Posted on October 18, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  244 words  |  

14 early birds opted for the latest and greatest 0515 AO ever to grace Carpex with its presence! As AC/DC’s “Back in Black” lit up the airwaves of the Kokabooth parking lot pax began arriving in their themed black attire. Forget tanks. “Badass Black” all DAY! The question, “Do we need headlamps?” was presented and quickly laughed off by the 3 co-site Qs. Yes, 3 site Qs. Let’s meet them: Hermes - cofounder of FWD, greek god, and headband wearer. [Read More]
cheddar-bo  chipper  hermes  hi-liter  jigglypuff  oofta  repeato  rooney  shank  shut-in  staubach  texas-ranger  wonderbread  www 

Circumsack

 Posted on October 17, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  396 words  |  

30+ Pax found a way to get to Bond Park Senior Center today between the hours of 0430 and 0545. Some arrived that early for #TheMaynard, others a little later for #Insomnia, and picking up the 6 were those ready for a #Beatdown or a #Vesper run. For those that couldn’t make it a new(ish) F3 Lexicon word was discovered by YHC during a recent 43Feet podcast. Some guys faced certain circumstances; work, family, scheduling, issues and had to fartsack. [Read More]
angry-elf  bartman  chanticleer  coney  denali  disco-duck  doogie  flip-flop  flo-rida  half  hermes  hotspot  jigglypuff  joe-smith  khakis  largemouth  liverpool  ma-bell  michelob  nature-boy  old-maid  pivot  riptide  sabre  shank  shut-in  snots  squatter  swag  water-wings  webex  wonderbread 

Circle Burpee's finished off with a Lazy Dora

 Posted on October 16, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  271 words  |  

What other way would you welcome in 3 new FNG’s (Milton Bradley, Stetson and Meatloaf) but with some Circle Burpee’s and a Lazy Dora. Warmup 16 Good Mornings 16 Side Straddle Hops 16 LBC’s 16 Mountain Climbers Thang 1 We ran around the pickle with a mixture of karaoke and backward’s running to the corner of Cary Parkway. we proceed 1/2 way up the hill doing 5 merkins at each light pole. [Read More]
astro  bunny-knoxville  gas-leak  jigglypuff  joe-smith  lite-brite  nip-chee  oofta  quiver  sparky  staubach  titanic  whirlie  wkrp  wonderbread  yoga-mat 

One Thang

 Posted on October 15, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  509 words  |  

16 pax came out to do a thang this morning… YHC has never done the Q week thing because…well because YHC doesn’t want to. It’s tiring and it’s a lot of planning and backblast writing. Yet, somehow we got where we are today. 5 b-day Qs this week (day 6 is the Odyssey, aw shucks oh well). As YHC pulls into the lot he sees 4 guys punkin him and running before the workout. [Read More]
bluewater  bunny-knoxville  chanticleer  chipper  denali  gtl  khakis  largemouth  michelob  oofta  parker  shut-in  squatter  staubach  water-wings  wonderbread 

The LBJ

 Posted on October 8, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  445 words  |  

Kryponite was my 1st Carpex Post so why not go back to where it all started for my VQ to see how much I have improved from that cold January beat down. The adrenaline/nerves were high as we started 30 seconds early with a mosey to the large parking lot by the Koka booth entrance. I had one thing in mind for the 14 PAX who joined me on this adventure and that was high tempo. [Read More]
bayonne  chanticleer  denali  hermes  jigglypuff  joe-smith  largemouth  old-maid  oofta  shut-in  squatter  staubach  texas-ranger  wonderbread 

The role of Largemouth will be played by his understudy

 Posted on September 24, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  312 words  |  

With just under 12 hours on the clock before the start of Kryptonite, the call went out that Largemouth was dealing with a stomach bug. So I dusted off the script, prepped for the part and took the stage as the Q for a morning performance. And although the audience was visible upset, no one left the theatre and demanded their money back. We mosey across the street (hold up, car right) to the parking lot. [Read More]
biner  chipper  flip-flop  gtl  half  hermes  jigglypuff  old-maid  oofta  parker  squatter  wonderbread