The Darby Project

 Posted on January 10, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  137 words  |  

Date: 01/10/18 QIC: Darby [South Wake] Site: Tortoises PAX: Yogi, Ascot, Theisman, M4L, Banjo, Crimson, Pickles, CK, AirHeart, Dog Pound, Sooey, Disco Duck, WWW, Draper, Spartan, R2D2, Ugga, Cherry Garcia, DeadBolt, Darby For our Wednesday version of the CarPex/Southwake Q-swap, we “limited” our running to Shuttle Sprints and Agility work. We started on cones and ladder drills, moving into shuttle sprints. In between each group of 5 shuttles, we did merkins, flutterkicks, WWIIs, Burpees, mountain climbers, and something Theisman called. [Read More]
ascot  banjo  cherry-garcia  ck  crimson  darby  deadbolt  disco-duck  dog-pound  draper  earhart  midget-for-life  pickles  r2d2  sooey  spartan  theismann  ugga  www  yogi 

Best Work Out of the Year (so far)

 Posted on January 2, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  559 words  |  

YHC pulled into the parking lot at Apex Community Park bracing for the cold, but as soon as I got out of the car my heart was warmed by the sight of so many of my brothers, smiling and excited to get after it despite the bitter temperature. Warm-Up Mosey over to the gravel parking lot at the top of The Hill and circle up for Side straddle hops x 20 [Read More]
bartman  biner  bogo  burt  chanticleer  cherry-garcia  chinese-downhill  cobweb  crimson  dice  disco-duck  escapee  flacco  flip-flop  freebird  grinch  half  hasselhoff  hello-kitty  hermes  hi-liter  hotspot  huffy  largemouth  ma-bell  napster  nerf  o-for  parker  pet-sounds  red-ryder  screen-door  shank  smokey  sooey  sour-mash  spartan  term-paper  theismann  wkrp  yogi 

Q Swap

 Posted on December 24, 2017  |  4 minutes  |  646 words  |  

QIC: Boyardee, Yanni BB Author: Yanni If you roll up to any F3 AO, whether it be in your region, a neighboring region, or in another state, you can be assured that you will be greeted with the same open arms and fist bumps. The men of Dante’s Peak welcomed YHC and Boyardee with great enthusiasm and smiling faces. YHC and @mabellcarpex met a week earlier at The Earl in Pittsboro and like all F3 encounters, hit it off immediately and hatched a plan. [Read More]
boyardee  chappy  earhart  exposure  grinch  gtl  imp  jolly-rancher  kyrie  monkey-nut  nerf  parker  red-ryder  shank  sour-mash  yanni  yogi 

Disco Wolverine

 Posted on December 18, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  460 words  |  

Seven PAX met in the gloom at the gloomiest AO in Carpex, but YHC was hoping for even numbers so we could partner up. At the last minute there’s Napster, coming in hot. Let’s roll. Warm-Up Mosey over to the middle school parking lot and circle up for side straddle hops, hillbillies, plank jacks and Sir Fazios. The Thang Mosey over to the front of the school and partner up (made sure we put the two guys recovering from the Carpex Crud together) for Dora 1-2-3. [Read More]
biner  disco-duck  grinch  hi-liter  napster  parker  tubeless  yogi 

Next Verse, Same as the First

 Posted on December 13, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  348 words  |  

When: Dec 13th, 2017 QIC: EarharT The PAX: GTL, Yogi, Sooey, WWW, Red Ryder, YHC: EarharT A crisp morning greeted 5 PAX for an old fashioned beatdown, (did the cold weather scare some of the regulars??). GTL came in hot, just in time, for us to take off and mosey around the parking lot and down to a different area to shake off some of the cold and for: [Read More]
earhart  gtl  red-ryder  sooey  www  yogi 

Bring smiles to all

 Posted on December 8, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  370 words  |  

SWW - 12/8/17 8 PAX braved what could have been but was not a frozen morning. Blessed to have weather in the 40s with the rain. Warmup One Lap around parking lot (yes, only 1 lap) Circle for SSH x 30 (IC), Imperial Walkers x 25 (IC)Good Mornings x 20 (IC),Merkins x 25 OMD, Mountain Climbers x 20 (IC), Plank Jacks x 20 (IC) Mozy to wall for Dips x 20 (OMD) The Thang: Mozy to Greenway, down through the woods to the underpass (DRY) for some Dora 1,2,3 [Read More]
jigglypuff  joe-smith  oofta  pet-sounds  shank  texas-ranger  theismann  yogi 

I am thankful & I am third

 Posted on November 24, 2017  |  5 minutes  |  929 words  |  

In an effort to add a few more Q’s to YHC’s list before the end of the year, YHC locked in on Thanksgiving morning at Bradford’s Ordinary a few months ago, only to later find out that it would be a Carpex Convergence… and 60-minutes at that. Have not fear PAX, YHC is up to the task and set forth to drop not only a beatdown on the you, but hopefully an impactful post, thus the theme of I am third. [Read More]
anchovy  angry-elf  aristocrat  banjo  bartman  billy  black-water  burt  canadian-downhill  chinese-downhill  ck  coney  crimson  delhomme  denali  disco-duck  earhart  gomer  goose  grease-monkey  hello-kitty  hi-liter  hotspot  intimidator  joe-smith  kermit  largemouth  leprechaun  ma-bell  napster  nerf  ninjago  ollie  pickles  pond-scum  red-ryder  shank  sir-mix-alot  sky-blue  snots  tecumseh  wkrp  wonk  yoga-mat  yogi 

Themopylae: “With it or on it...”

 Posted on November 3, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  271 words  |  

Spartan’s VQ. (Disclaimer: This BB was authored solely by Spartan, posted by Texas Ranger who was set to be co-Q but Spartan didn’t need me!) 12 PAX showed up for an adventure to overcome 5 grueling days full of upper body and ab related trials. Good mumble chatter and an upbeat mood as all gathered for brief warmups, and with no FNGs this morning, the PAX proceeded directly to the Hot Gates with their shields (coupons) in tow for three rounds each of: [Read More]
ascot  blue-and-out  disco-duck  freebird  grinch  red-ryder  spartan  texas-ranger  tupac  www  yogi 

Capital Ruck Tour - Raleigh

 Posted on October 23, 2017  |  8 minutes  |  1522 words  |  

Four Carpex PAX posted for the Capital Ruck Tour, 2017 edition in Raleigh. This was the 44th stop on the tour of all 50 US capitals, plus DC and NYC. The event is put on by Linus from F3 Tacoma (who is also known as Cadre Danny in the world of GORUCK.) The goal is to raise funds and awareness for Operation Enduring Warrior, which helps adaptive athletes do awesome things. [Read More]
banjo  bartman  pet-sounds  yogi 

Crowdsourcing Fail

 Posted on October 16, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  251 words  |  

You may have noticed yesterday that YHC began taking requests for this morning’s workout. And you may have seen a couple of our brethren putting some requests in. What you wouldn’t have seen is almost any of those requestors actually post at A-Team this morning. Instead, they either fartsacked, or Q’d at other sites. To you, fine gentlemen, know that the PAX loquaciously besmirched your name. YHC, on the other hand, just did exactly as he said. [Read More]
ascot  bartman  burt  chinese-downhill  chop-block  coney  ford  hotspot  ma-bell  mccants  mississippi  open-out  red-ryder  saban  smokey  sour-mash  wilbur  wkrp  yogi