Author: Florence

  • New Route

    YHC had a new route in mind today. We ran outside the park and across Courthouse Rd to the nearby neighborhood. Ran randomly around any road we could find including an apartment complex and a car wash. Then Chaplain had the idea to cross Courthouse Road again and go behind the plaza next to Rockwood Park. Came out to Hull Street, took the side entrance back into Rockwood Park then BTTF. Great mumble chatter to top it off. 

  • “Hard Commits” only

    A whopping 4 showed up for the Pre Run at Rockwood. This is lovingly known as Morning Wood where we only take “Hard Commits”. We showed our friendly traveler Hardywood the 2+ mile trail loop run before his epic beatdown. 

  • Graveyard Shift OTB 11/28/22

    4 Overworked Non-Union Workers slaved away at Rockwood Park. Here’s what happened for your reading pleasure :

    Warmarama : Run a lap around parking lot, 20 SSH IC, 10 Don Q’s IC, 10 Cherry Pickers IC, 10 Imperial Walkers IC, 10 Ukrainian Soldiers IC

    THE THANG :

    Quadruple Check in parking lot : Timer farmer carries two 35 lb dumbbells, Partner 2 does Merkins, Partner 3 does Jump Squats, Partner 4 does Doozy Style WWII’s (arms crossed over chest)

    Mosey to parking lot behind playground

    ULTIMATE 4 CORNERS : We made history at Rockwood Park today by combining 3 adjacent parking lots together for 4 Corners – Corner 1 was 40 Merkins, Corner 2 was 40 Flutter Kicks DOUBLE COUNT, Corner 3 was 40 SSH, Corner 4 was 40 Stiletto Squats on parking curbs

    Mosey to tennis court

    Partner Up for a Dora : Timer runs to far side fence and back. Exercises were 100 Merkins, 200 Squats, 300 LBC’s but time expired during LBC’s before we could finish.

    Mosey BTTF

    Numbers, Names, YHC took us out in prayer

    Announcements : Breaking Bread service opportunity for delivering a meal to Southside Health Center is ongoing the 4th Weekend of Every Month. Looking for Christmas Eve to be filled by someone. Check the Q sheet. Big Rig said he plans on doing Breaking Bread with his family sometime soon.

    TryHard turns 40 on Wednesday and will be Q’ing both NoToll and SOT.

    Mystery Box Q at The Forge ????

    Magnum PI Q at DogPile this Saturday 6:30 am – 7:30 am (optional Pre Q with Gumbo at 6 am). Wear your best mustache and Hawaiian t shirt.

    Sat Dec 10 Happy Hour at Hardywood West Creak 3 pm – 6 pm. Bring the M’s and 2.0’s.

    NMMS : It’s been great getting to build deeper friendships with you brothers both at F3 and outside of F3. Looking forward to more fun to come. Shoulders were still sore today for all of us from Chaplain’s Rock N Roll Q (see BB)

  • Breaking Bread : Levine Family Edition

    4 Levine’s weathered the chaos of Christmas tree shopping, decorating and yard work to prepare a meal for our Southside Health Center PAX. Here’s what our cats lurking for crumbs observed :

    Warmarama : Gather 4 pound Chuck roast, 2 bags of mini size golden potatos, 1 bag of baby carrots, 2 cups beef broth, 1 teaspoon thyme, 2 teaspoons salt, 2 cloves garlic minced, 1 teaspoon pepper 

    THE THANG :

    Gather all ingredients and throw em into the crockpot for 9 hours. During last hour, add a mixture of 2 tablespoons corn starch with 2 tablespoons cold water to thicken the broth.

    Pack the car with M and 2.0s. Mosey to Southside Health Center. Brief Hot potato Q by Mary who was filling in for Barbara. Mary instructed YHC to enter alone to 2nd floor to drop off food due to health concerns and gave the green light for a picture. 

    DONE

    Numbers, Names, YHC drove us home 

    NMMS : As always, this is a wonderful serving opportunity organized by UpChuck. Very rewarding emotionally, spiritually and all the above. Highly recommend all PAX sign up at least once a year to do this. I believe there’s an opening on Christmas Eve. Check the Q sheet for the 4th weekend of every month all the way to the farthest ride side of the screen. Include your family. Take turns watching your kids and include them too. 

  • F3 Charleston SC : The Pitt AO

    4 bloated turkeys waddled over to the swampy pit. Here’s what the crawdads witnessed :

    Warmarama : 25 SSH IC, stretch to the right, stretch to the left, 16 Oyster pickers IC (Charleston version of Cherry Pickers)

    THE THANG :

    Mosey on a half mile run to nearby school where there’s a hill going to baseball fields

    11’s at the top of the hill : start with 10 Derkins , plank walk 10 yard down hill, 1 Plank JAX IC (end with 1 Derkin and 10 Plank Jax IC)

    25 Box Jumps on wall at top of the hill

    Mosey down to bottom of the hill then back up to the top

    50 squat jumps

    Mosey down to bottom of the hill then back up to the top

    100 Mike Tyson’s single count (Charleston version of Ball Dippers)

    Mosey down to bottom of the hill then back up to the top

    150 mix of Smurf JAX and Star JAX

    Mosey BTTF with 3 stops along the way for 3 Burpees at each stop

    One more round of 3 Burpees at the flag

    4 MOM : 20 Flutters IC, 20 Heels to Heaven IC, 20 American Hammers IC

    DONE

    Numbers, Names, Wahoo took us out in prayer

    Prayers for healing for multiple friends and family members

    NMMS : This AO name is aptly named. It’s located at a swamp at the edge of a neighborhood on “Pitt Street”. Hard to find in the dark though. Thought I might be lost. Tough Q in high humidity. 

  • Return of the Farting BLIMPS

    5 Eager Lads seized the day at The Crucible. Here’s what the guy YHC invited and the passing cars observed :

    Warmarama : 20 SSH IC, 10 Don Q’s IC, 10 Cherry Pickers IC, 10 Imperial Walkers IC, 10 Ukrainian Soldiers IC

    BLIMPS (5 Burpees, 10 Lunges DOUBLE COUNT, 15 Imperial Walkers DOUBLE COUNT, 20 Merkins, 25 Plank Jax, 30 Squats) on a Fartlek Run exploring parts unknown. We were able to get in 7 rounds of BLIMPS and traveled about 2.5 miles. YHC’s plans to buy the PAX coffee at Sisters Cafe at the ending destination of our run was foiled by the unannounced permanent closing of that establishment. So we ran BTTF instead and did 1 minute of Flutter Kicks, got in our cars and headed to Brewers for some 2nd F Coffeeteria.

    Announcements : Tuesday 10k Turkey Trot at Spider Run (launch at whatever time you need to finish at 6:15 am) ; Happy Hour Tuesday at Hardywood West Creek 5 PM ; Thursday TYA’s Annual Thanksgiving Q at 45MOM ; Friday Forest Hill Loop Runs (see Slack)

    Prayers for YHC’s brother and father who are not on a speaking terms anymore

    NMMS : Really enjoyed the fellowship today brothers. Farting BLIMPS are always a good strategy to explore AO’s you’re not familiar with. Have a great weekend and Thanksgiving brothers!

  • Tour De Twin Team

    4 Brothers of the Gloom locked shields for a 24 degree beatdown. Since Tater was gracious enough to visit Twin Team again, YHC had to show him all this AO has to offer. None of the usual dog walkers roaming the streets were there to witness the following :

    Warmarama : 20 SSH IC, 10 Don Q’s IC, 10 Cherry Pickers IC, 10 Ukrainian Soldiers IC, 10 Imperial Walkers IC

    Mosey to playground

    10 Pull Ups

    Mosey to the road behind BWES that leads to JRHS

    Make a stop for 25 Merkins

    Mosey to parking lot outside JRHS football stadium

    30 Squats with your heels elevated on the curb (Rosie took the chance to name this exercise Stiletto Squats. Really works the quads)

    Mosey to pull up bars outside the stadium

    10 Pull Ups

    Mosey to the trail that comes out to the tires behind JRHS

    Tire Flips from the pile to the end of the curb (about 40 yards) then repeato all the way back

    Mosey to JRHS entrance in front

    1 minute of flutter kicks followed by 20 Doozy Navy Style WWII’s (arms crossed over your chest)

    Mosey to BWES entrance

    25 Merkins

    Mosey to the namesake Twin Team hill

    25 Doozy Style WWII’s

    Run up to the top of the hill

    30 Merkins

    Mosey back to bottom of hill

    20 Doozy Style WWII’s followed by 30 Jump Squats

    Mosey BTTF

    30 Merkins

    Squat Jump Holds (As a group, 10 Squat Jumps followed by 10 Seconds of Al Gore in Helix position. Repeato and decrease by 1 rep until you finish 1 rep)

    1 Minute of LBC’s

    DONE

    Numbers, Names, YHC took us out in prayer

    Prayers for all those on IR

    Announcements : Tonight Lockjaw and Honeydo are rucking to deliver canned food (see Slack for details so you can drop off canned goods for them) ; 10k Turkey Trot run at Spider Run this Tuesday. Start at whatever time you need to be able to finish at 6:15 am. ; Happy Hour also this Tuesday at Hardywood West Creek at 5 pm or whenever you can get there

    NMMS : Happy to have Tater and TryHard join Rosie and YHC at Twin Team. Tater likes the new scenery and TryHard needed a make up day for his missed alarm for The Forge.

  • Graveyard Shift OTB 11/14/22

    3 Abominable Snowmen shrugged the fartsack for some 4:30 am Off The Books fun. Here’s what happened :

    Warmarama on basketball court : 20 SSH IC, 10 DON Q’S IC, 10 CHERRY PICKERS IC, 10 IMPERIAL WALKERS IC, 10 UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS IC

    THE THANG :

    Triple check : Timer farmer carries two 35 lb dumbbells for a lap around the basketball court; Partner 2 does Merkins; Partner 3 does Doozy Style Navy WWIIs (hands crossed over your chest)

    3 sets of Suicides : Each set stop at free throw line, half court, opposite free throw line, opposite end of court

    Mosey to Concession Stand

    Tripe Check : Timer runs to far side of parking lot and back; Partner 2 does Squats with heels elevated on a curb (This really works your quads); Partner 3 does Balls to the Wall

    Mosey to far side of park and into forest trail workout station

    5 Sets of 5 Pull Ups/Chin Ups (dealer’s choice)

    50 Dips on bench

    25 Incline Merkins on bench

    Mosey BTTF

    50 Flutters IC

    50 WWII’s IC

    DONE

    Numbers, Names, YHC took us out in prayer

    Prayer Requests : Ongoing healing from the flu for Chaplain and TryHard’s families

    Announcements : Remember to look at the Q Sheet for the 4th Weekend of every month to sign up for Breaking Bread. Deliver a meal to the Southside Health Center residents in Medical Respite. There’s probably openings in January and onward.

    NMMS : Great job Chap and Big Rig. You guys always push me to get better.

  • Laps on Laps on Laps

    3 Amigos ran copious amounts of laps around Rockwood Park before the Q. Big Rig had the horrible idea of running 5 miles before his own VQ. Can’t say anyone will ever repeat that. He and YHC covered 5 miles launching at 5:55 am. House Party launched at the usual 6:30 am time and got in 2 miles. Prayers for TryHard and Chaplain’s families who are dealing with the flu tearing through their house. 

  • Graveyard Shift OTB 11/7/22

    2 Merkin Happy, Mustache Aspiring Gentlemen hit the streets of Rockwood Park for some Off The Books 4:30 am fun. Here’s what the sketchy semi truck driver witnessed from the parking lot :

    Warmarama on basketball court : 20 SSH IC, 10 Don Q’s IC, 10 Cherry Pickers IC, 10 Imperial Walkers IC, 10 Ukrainian Soldiers IC, 10 Merkins IC

    Line up at center court for Dead Legs (While squatting down in Baryshnikov position with weight on your toes, hop once ahead, step to the right, step to the left. Continue hopping with the same movements to the end of the court)

    Partner Up : Partner 1 farmer carries two 35 pound dumbbells around the outside perimeter of basketball court while Partner 2 does Merkins. Switch and repeat for 3 rounds.

    Mosey to bathroom by tennis courts

    Partner Up for a Dora : Timer runs to tennis court fence and back. Exercises were 100 Australian Mountain Climbers on the wall DOUBLE COUNT, 200 Jump Squats, 300 LBC’s

    Mosey to playground

    5 sets of 5 pull ups. Rotate positions and switch grip each set.

    Mosey to basketball court

    3 sets of Broad Jumps from sideline to sideline

    2 minutes of Flutter Kicks

    Burn out set of Merkins AMRAP

    2 minutes, 15 seconds of WWII’s

    DONE

    Numbers, Names, YHC took us out in prayer

    Prayer Requests : Chaplain whose M and 2.0’s have the flu; Machismo’s elbow/arm healing; Doozy’s shoulder; Doublemint’s hamstring; Fresh Prince’s knees

    Announcements : Grow your stache this month then converge at DogPile Sat 12/3; Sign up for Merkins challenge (see Slack)

    NMMS : Big Rig and YHC were a little concerned that the semi truck might tow our trucks away for parking too early at Rockwood so YHC made sure the entire workout stayed close to home base to keep an eye on him. Thankfully he drove away and might have just been there to take a break from his driving route. Great push today!