Saab’s 2.0 Amber Alert is coordinating a happy hour this Thursday (8/22) from 5-9 at Canon&Draw brewery in the fan. A portion of proceeds will go toward the leukemia and lymphoma society.
Pax are free to call out ‘Amber Alert’ as they please – so long as they don’t incite a police emergency.
Https://www.canonanddraw.beer
The NFL season is upon us, and that means it’s time to put your football knowledge to the test. I’ve been running an NFL Survivor Pool for 15+ years, and I’d like to invite you to join.
For those of you who have played in my league before but didn’t play last year, I’m changing the league to allow for double elimination: a guarantee that you can’t crash out in Week 1! This change has meant that I’m now hosting the league on a new website.
This is NOT Fantasy Football…it’s much easier: pick 1 team to win each week. No spreads. If your team wins, you advance to the next week. If your team loses, you get a strike. 2 strikes and you’re out. The only catch is that you cannot pick the same team twice during the season. So, if you choose the Panthers in week 1, you cannot use the Panthers again for the rest of the season.
$10 Entry
Winner takes all!
Last year we had 123 players, do the math!
To sign up, please create a user a profile here: https://games.betmo.com/player-registration/
Once you’ve created a profile, join our league by clicking Join Pool or by going here: https://games.betmo.com/join-existing-pool/
Pool Id: 1058
Pool Password: Redskins#1
You should receive a welcome email once you’ve created a user profile. If you do not see it in your inbox, please check you spam folder and move it to your inbox for future emails from the site.
The site allows you to create a “display name”. If you’ve chosen a display name other than your actual name, it would be helpful for me to track who is who by updating your profile by adding your First Name and Last Name here: https://games.betmo.com/account-settings/
Best forms of payment:
1) PayPal to davidkearfott@gmail.com
Please select “Pay or send money” and choose “Send money to friends and familiy”.
or
2) Venmo (@David-Kearfott)
Thanks, good luck, and Hail to the Redskins!
Döner Kebab
RVA PAX – you have TWO WEEKS to get your orders in for an F3RVA shirt with YOUR F3 nickname on the back! Click HERE and follow the instructions carefully. To cut on cost, all shirts ordered will be shipped together to me for distributing. SYITG Aye! ~DTH
LINK: https://f3.mudgear.com/products/f3-rva-shirt-pre-order
The Wednesday August 7th Roller Coaster hill run will launch from Kuba Kuba Dos (Tuckahoe Shopping Center). We will meet in the parking lot and have a hard start at 5:30PM. We will then run a nearby loop with hills in The River Road Hills neighborhood and then retreat back to the restaurant for HDHH! If you cannot make the run, please join us at the restaurant. Runners should be back by 6:15PM or so. This will be good training for BRR 2019 (the running part and the beer drinking part afterwards.) Also, you can check off TWO SUMMER TOUR ITEMS from your SUMMER TOUR list, one of which is EXTRA CREDIT! There are several tSummer Tour participants that need these AO’s to complete the tour. This will be the last “Kubota sponsored” HDHH this Summer. See ya there!
ps: there will be a lemonade stand at 105 Ralston Rd so have some change with you the help my 2.0 Husky out! He thanks you in advance!
The Wednesday July 24th Roller Coaster hill run will launch from the parking lot behind Palani Drive (401 Libbie Avenue). We will meet in the parking lot and have a hard start at 6PM. We will then run up and down some nearby hills and then retreat back to Palani Drive for HDHH! If you cannot make the run, please join us at the restaurant. Runners should be back by 6:45PM or so. There is outdoor seating at Palani Drive, which will be key for those that do not smell the best after a run. This will be good training for BRR 2019 (the running part and the beer drinking part afterwards.) Also, you can check off TWO SUMMER TOUR ITEMS from your SUMMER TOUR list, one of which is EXTRA CREDIT! See ya there!
Gentlemen, the retreat is set for 9/21-9/22 in Amelia. Gomer Pyle’s extended family is kind enough to allow the use of a beautiful/quiet piece of property. Please RSVP below if you plan to attend. As we draw closer, take note of the following:
Opening Ceremonies: 9/21 at 2:00 p.m.
Closing Ceremonies: 9/22 at 10:00 a.m.
Attendees: PAX members 21 years of age and older. No FNGs.
Celebration: September 2019 will F3 RVA’s 5th year anniversary – what a way to celebrate!
Corn Hole tournament: Will be facilitated by EF Hutton and Dr. Try Hard (firm 4:30 p.m. start time). Two-man teams must be comprised of PAX members from different nano-regions. There is a sign-up sheet in google docs. Please register your team no later than 9/1 so that we can set the field. There is a sweet trophy for the winning combo!
There is plenty of cleared land, so bring footballs, frisbees, croquet, whatever. But again, no guns (other than squirt and/or nerf). Other than the corn hole tournament, this is a sit and sip, informal affair. THERE WILL BE NO ORGANIZED FIRST F!!! We do that the other 364 days of the year. Or, leave early and hit Sunday Funday or OTB.
Food / Beverage: BYOB and BYOF. Circle K will bring his enormous charcoal grill. Please use the comment space below to announce what cooking gear you can volunteer to bring. Generally, I’m asking y’all to divide and conquer in smaller groups when it comes to food and beverage. That said, Rosie will be bringing oysters for the PAX. We’ll need to advance him some cash, I’m assuming.
Please also bring one food item to share with the group. Chips, desserts, whatever. Honeymoon has kindly volunteered to supply the PAX with drinking water.
Gear: Bring your own tent, hammock, or ready made yurt, chairs, etc. There will be a port-o-john on site, and running water (garden hose variety). Otherwise, it’ll be a straight up camp out. We need tables and canopies. I believe Flipper has a few canopies, but if you have one, please bring it I’d rather have too many as opposed to not enough.
Fire Wood: We won’t need to bring any, as there is plenty on site, but we will need lighters, matches, etc.
Details: —–>
Text me for the address.
For those who would like to caravan in to the site, we’ll launch from the Woodlake Lowe’s at NOON. 7001 Winterpock Road.
Designated Parking Area: There will be a designated parking area. Please use it. It’ll be obvious upon arrival.
Breakfast 9/22: If anyone wants to spearhead a breakfast campaign, please feel free to do so.
3rd F: There are plans for a Sunday morning devotional.
I’m sure I’m forgetting something. But again, the design is a laid back 2nd F. Be creative. If guys want to tee up a chill cook off or some other meal preparation contest, have at it. Hopefully this grows into a tradition that we look forward too on an inaugural/annual basis.
Independence Day Convergence on July 4th at 7:00am!
Location: Tredegar Iron Works/Belle Isle parking lot!
Style: Hot Potato (get something in mind in case you get called on)
Bring an FNG!
See You In The Gloom!
The Wednesday June 19th Roller Coaster hill run will launch from the parking lot behind Palani Drive (401 Libbie Avenue). We will meet in the parking lot and have a hard start at 6PM. We will then run up and down some nearby hills and then retreat back to Palani Drive for HDHH! If you cannot make the run, please join us at the restaurant. Runners should be back by 6:45PM or so. There is outdoor seating at Palani Drive, which will be key for those that do not smell the best after a run. This will be good training for BRR 2019 (the running part and the beer drinking part afterwards.) Also, you can check off TWO SUMMER TOUR ITEMS from your SUMMER TOUR list, one of which is EXTRA CREDIT! See ya there!
We are firing up an introductory F3 workout on Saturday, June 22nd at 7:30 am on the day after the longest day of the year.
Some of the most often used excuses for not coming to a F3 workout are the following:
These excuses are all off the table for this workout!
Why are we hosting this No Excuses Workout?
The goal of this workout is to provide an introductory experience of F3 – the workout, the camaraderie, the memories and the friendships.
Where and when is this No Excuses Workout taking place?
We will gather on Saturday, June 22nd at 7:30 am in the parking lot next to the community clubhouse in the Milestone neighborhood in Mechanicsville (11030 Milestone Dr, Mechanicsville, VA 23116).
What will we be doing?
We will have brief introduction to the purpose and vision of F3. We will then launch into an entry-level 45 minute workout that will follow the pattern of a normal F3 workout (warm-up in a circle, engage in a series of exercises, finish together). We will be providing explanations of the exercises and encouragement all along the way.
Call to Action:
Here is an article from Men’s Health magazine that describes F3 and the benefits of being part of this movement – https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a25799601/f3-workouts-for-men/
Here is a link to a description of the “top excuses” for not participating in F3 from one of the guys who helped to start it – https://f3nation.com/top-five-eh-excuses/
Let’s spread the word.
This may be something that we try out in other locations too but we are going to start this in DaVille (Mechanicsville).
Note: This introductory workout will be for guys only. We may consider other opportunities for our children (2.0s) and wives (M’s) another time.
Let’s see who we can welcome to the team as we seek to share the benefits of F3 with more and more men!
The Carpenter
It’s that time of year again. With the onset of summer, we look forward to the beach, the pool, cookouts, theme parks, fishing trips, family vacations, and the RVA Summer Tour. What a better way to spend the summer than challenging yourself to visit all 26 F3 RVA AOs.
The 2018 RVA summer tour was a lot of fun. There were 13 completers which meant there were always tour participants at every workout. The tour also led to the creation of the most fun workout YHC has experienced since being part of F3RVA, the Amateur Bike Ride at RAMM Gears. Even if you are not doing the tour, you need to experience this.
Once you complete the 2019 tour, you will have done the following:
In addition, this year there are opportunities for extra credit including Breaking Bread, Breakfast Club, Q once in every nano-region, Puppy Pile, Early Risers, HDHH, Dirt Church, and Down Range.
Don’t let not having a kettle bell or bike prevent you from participating in this challenge. Borrow them if necessary.
Although procrastinators can wait as late as August 1 to start, it would be best to spread this challenge out over the entire summer.
Gotta Run!
Phonics