Tag: 45 Minutes of Mary

22 men escaped the fart sack  to gather at Mary Munford for a beatdown.  Pre-beatdown, YHC informed the PAX there would be no COP.  Little did the PAX know, we were about to conquer The Hard Way.

The Hard Way (combination of Old Glory, a Beast and The Luck Horseshoe)

PAX ran a mile.  (Followed by a quick disclaimer and introduction to F3 for the FNGs)

PAX lined up on soccer field.  Run across the field stopping at the 25 yd line, 50 yd line and 75 yd line to perform six of the called exercises, run to other end line and return stopping at same spots to perform same exercises.  Round 1=PAX complete six merkins.  Round 2=PAX complete six merkins and six squats.  Round 3=Pax completes six merkins, six squats and six Scorpion Dry Docks.  Round 4=PAX completes six merkins, six squats, six Scorpion Dry Docks, and six WWII situps.  Round 5=Pax completes six merkins, six squats, six Scorpion Dry Docks, six WWII situps and six Lunges.  Round 6=Pax completes six merkins, six squats, six Scorpion Dry Docks, six WWII situps, six lunges and six BURPEES.

Mosey back to the VSF.  Numberama, Namearama, and YHC took us out with a quick prayer.

10.5.1936 is my father’s BDAY.  With his passing this past summer, the F3RVA PAX paid tribute to him the day after his passing at each AO across F3RVA.  The Hard Way is his way of saying Thank You.  The Hard Way was inspired by the eulogy that I wrote and delivered at his funeral.  (See below)  There are many times in life when we are tempted to take the easy path and not conquer the hard tasks we face.  That is another way of taking short cuts and not putting forth our best effort.  My father always challenged me to face the hard tasks to ensure the task was completed the RIGHT way.  This mornings beatdown was definitely a challenge and the PAX greeted the challenge with enthusiasm.  As YHC was catching his breath while chasing Rosie, YHC thinks most of the mumblechatter came from LabRat (imagine that) and Saab pertaining to brewing beer.  Tclaps to TYA, Bleeder and Swirly for running 3 miles pre-beatdown.  Great job by the entire PAX.

Thanks for allowing me the opportunity to lead this morning.  As always, YHC is honored to associate with the finest group of men in RVA.

Circle K

Announcements – Hammers and Ales fundraiser this weekend.  See Viral.

The Hard Way

Pop, Dad, Coach, Friend, Cadet, Marine.  These are just some of the names Dad answered too.  The operative word here is “Answer”.  Every time and for any reason, Dad would always answer a question or address a need.  Sometimes, you might not have liked the answer you received, just ask some of the umpires during his time coaching or I can certainly attest to not liking some of his answers to my questions.

Everybody knows that Dad had his “own” way of doing things.  His “own” way was very particular and structured.  Some people may have the idea that Dad was stubborn or bull-headed.  Just like the rest of us, Dad may have been a little stubborn, but when it came to accomplishing a task, Dad knew only “The Hard Way”.

Let me tell you a little about “The Hard Way”.  If Dad identified a task, or if a task was assigned to him, Dad would always approach a task the same structured way:

• Every task was treated with the utmost seriousness. No matter how small or large the task.  Each task was tackled with complete Commitment.
• The accomplishment of every task started with precision planning. This included what materials were needed and who was responsible for completing the necessary steps.  The plan was always adaptable depending on the situations that would develop during the course of the plan.
• Carrying out the aforementioned plan was always performed with maximum effort. Half-hearted effort was not tolerated.
• Upon successful completion of the task, Dad displayed a humble pride. Dad never boasted of his accomplishments.
• On occasion, Dad would not complete a task successfully. While that was not part of the plan, Dad would always learn from his mistakes and try to ensure that others would learn from his mistakes as well.

While I could further describe “The Hard Way”, I think everybody gets the picture that “The Hard Way” could also be described as “The Right Way”.

Now that I have described “The Hard Way” a little, where did Dad learn “The Hard Way”?  Dad learned “The Hard Way” partly from the era he was born into and “The Hard Way” was definitely instilled in him at an early age through his family.  But Dad was absolutely exposed to the principles of “The Hard Way” in a formal fashion at The OLD John Marshall High School.  It was here as a member of the Cadet Corps, Company ‘F’, that he was enveloped in a setting that espoused, expected and demanded attributes such as : Duty, Honor, Country.  The young men of The Cadet Corp are expected to learn and incorporate attributes such as these in their teenage years.  A perfect illustration of what Dad learned as a member of the Cadet Corp is contained in the words of The Cadet Prayer.  A portion of The Cadet Prayer contains the following phrase:

“…Encourage us in our endeavor to live above the common level of life.  Make us to choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong, and never be content with a half-truth when the whole can be won…”

After high school, Dad enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.  It was here “The Hard Way” was literally drilled into every fiber of his being.  While in the Marine Corps, the following values were ingrained into Dad’s “The Hard Way”:

• Honor This is the bedrock of our character. It is the quality that empowers Marines to exemplify the ultimate in ethical and moral behavior: to never lie, cheat, or steal; to abide by an uncompromising code of integrity; to respect human dignity; and to have respect and concern for each other. It represents the maturity, dedication, trust, and dependability that commit Marines to act responsibly, be accountable for their actions, fulfill their obligations, and hold others accountable for their actions.
• CourageThe heart of our Core Values, courage is the mental, moral, and physical strength ingrained in Marines that sees them through the challenges of combat and the mastery of fear, and to do what is right, to adhere to a higher standard of personal conduct, to lead by example, and to make tough decisions under stress and pressure. It is the inner strength that enables a Marine to take that extra step.
• Commitment This is the spirit of determination and dedication within members of a force of arms that leads to professionalism and mastery of the art of war. It promotes the highest order of discipline for unit and self and is the ingredient that instills dedication to Corps and country 24 hours a day, pride, concern for others, and an unrelenting determination to achieve a standard of excellence in every endeavor. Commitment is the value that establishes the Marine as the warrior and citizen others strive to emulate.

 

The integral part of the Marine Corps Values is that each and every Marine is expected to possess these values.  Not for the benefit of the individual Marine, but for the betterment of the Corps as a whole.

After Dad’s active duty service to our country, Dad continued serving through the Marine Corps Reserve.  In addition to that, Dad did what was expected of a Marine, he gave “The Hard Way” away to those he associated with on a daily basis.  How did Dad give “The Hard Way” away?  By raising Michele and I in a caring, loving and demanding fashion.  By mentoring countless numbers of youngsters through coaching baseball and football in a manner that pushed us to our limits, all while teaching us valuable life lessons along the way.  By exhibiting dedication to his family and showing others the definition of support, as his wife battled cancer.  By demonstrating loyalty and adaptability by working for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond for 37 years.  I could continue for hours about how Dad exposed others to “The Hard Way”.

It has been said that I am as strong-willed as Dad.  It took me many years into adulthood to realize that “The Hard Way” really is “The Right Way”.  In closing, I would like to share an anecdotal story.  Occasionally, I may make a smart alleck comment to Kay or I may act with a mannerism that resembles Dad.  Kay usually responds with “that sounds exactly like something your father would say” or “you are acting exactly like your father”.  May standard response is always the same and consists of two simple words : THANK YOU.

 

A hearty 18 showed for Tuckahoe Takeover and YHC’s VQ at 45 MoM.  It was another relatively quiet Pax today.  Though quiet, YHC could tell spirits were high.

The Thang:

COP

22 SSH

Helicopters

Don Quixote

Invisible jump rope

Merkins

4 burpees on your own.

Mosey to the track for a round of 4 corners.

4 laps consisting of 15 of each exercise at the corners: Merkins; APDs; burpees; 2 count flutter kicks.

In Tuckahoe tradition, we added an addition onto the 4 corners with an extra lap of burpees – 3 at each corner.

Then take a few steps over and partner up for 3 sets of 20 partner leg tosses and 20 dips.

Afterward, we tried a little ascending testicles at the wall.  At a plank position with your feet on the wall, start with 5 derkins, move your legs up to a 45 degree angle, 5 more derkins, then up to balls to the wall for 5 more derkins and hold.  Two rounds of this.

We made it through 2 rounds of a triple check of donkey kicks, LBCs and running to the fence before heading back to the flag.

As we circled up, TYA emerged from the shadows.

Numberama, nameorama and Marv took us out.

NMS:

It was a pleasure leading this group for my first time.  YHC was told that 75 burpees was the winning amount on the Twitter poll.  We did 76 for bragging rights.  See you in the gloom.

21 returning PAX and 1 FNG braved the FSAck to partake in a mid-September 45MOMM beatdown that went something like this:

THANG

Long mosey around full perimeter of AO

COP: SSHs, DQs, Russian Soldiers (slow count at end), Merkins, Freddie Mercuries, Box Cutters (slow count at end).
Eagles&Giants&Cowboys fans do 10 Burpees OYO, others do 50 LBCs OYO

Short mosey to curb for Curb Crawl: up to 5, repeat 5, descend

Mosey to middle soccer field on big field for Ladder Time
1) Lt. Dan Ladder – run width of field, 2 squats, run back, 2 2-count lunges. Repeato, increasing by 2, up to 10, repeat 10, descend, decreasing by 2
2) Same sequence w/ Merkins + Squat Jumps

Circle up for 5 Minutes of Mary: Flutterkicks, APDs, Hello Dollies (slow count at end), Rosalitas, American Hammers

Mosey back to VSF. Circle up quickly for Bob & Weaves, 10 to right + 10 to left

COT – Bleeder took us out

Naked Moleskin:

Good work this morning, men. Ladders are soul destroyers.

Respect to Hardywood and “David Robinson” Marv for performing the burpees as fans of the Week 2 NFC East losing teams. Hail Victory!

YHC felt the PAX’s appreciation of slowing things down at NoToll on Tuesday and thought it was only appropriate to spread the love across the Rivah this morning.

Pucker delivered a solid compliment to YHC when he noted that the Lt. Dan Ladder silenced all mumblechatter. Hardywood crushed both ladders…well done, sir.

Saab pulled his best Wilson by fast counting the cadence count as YHC slowed down the Hello Dollies.

Welcome to FNG Pyro, whose name comes from a story of almost burning down Shakedown’s house…and actually burning down his own house. There was deliberation after Pyro & Shakedown departed as to whether or not the fire in the story was a real fire OR if the fire was simply a psychedelic dream following a long strange trip down Shakedown Street. I guess friends that burn together, stay together. Welcome!

Announcements:
Sept. 30 – F3 RVA Convergence @ GridIron – 6am & 7am workouts

Trail run in Powhatan this weekend – see Hardywood or TYA

23 Strong Redwoods arrived ready for a beat down.

COP – Helicopters, Don Quixote, Imperial Walkers, Russian Soldiers

Partner up and divide into the Commonwealth Squadron and the Westmoreland Squadron.

Bombing Run!

The Mission – Perform set exercises on each corner to appropriate count while the other partner runs to the next block and back.  Switch until block is complete and progress to the next block and repeat.

The Exercises – B.O.M.B.S.

B – 10 Burpees

O – 20 Overhead Claps (SSH)

M – 30 Merkins

B – 40 Big Boy Sit Ups

S – 50 Squats

The Route – Down Westmoreland to Leonard Pkwy and turn right to come back on Commonwealth.  Commonwealth Squadron does the opposite.  10 blocks total.

Mary Abs Hot Potato – APDs, LBCs, Flutter Kicks

TYA took us out.

NMS:

YHC was eager to get into the workout and probably should have provided more detailed instructions, however, it all worked itself out by the second block or so.  YHC also assumed the Mary crowd was familiar with B.O.M.B.S as a foundation, so breaking it into parts and taking it on the road was a little rocky.  Seems B.O.M.B.S. is a SOJ thing.  Next time we will leverage an ADKAR process for BOMBS to get the squadrons together beforehand if necessary.  Change is hard – something new and going off grounds.

Bombing run mumblechatter was to a minimum except for DK who was fully conversational to a solo bomber needing a wingman.

We covered six of so of the intended ten blocks, so we can dial it in for next time.

ABT,

Lockjaw

Fourteen men assembled this morning, some for an old fashioned beat down, some to loosen the legs in preparation for great things.  At 0530 the former headed off campus while the latter stayed behind….or so we thought…..

-Run to Church, perform a modified parking lot tracers

COP- Wait, what the hell is Singer doing here?!?  BIG disclaimer pointed straight at him.  YHC DOES NOT want this to be the “remember that workout when Lab Rat broke Wedding Singer when he was supposed to be running BRR the next day?” moment.

• SSH
• IW
• shoulder stretches
• DQ
• arm circles
• Hand Release merkins
• LBC’s

Thang:

• partner exercises- one partner runs the loop, other partner performs:  10 derkins, 10 incline APD’s, and unlimited squats.  Flapjack, repeato X3
• Mosey back to Mary Munford with Keymaster leading the way.
• Big Ass Lindsay- Starting at Commonwealth and Grace, perform 10 merkins 30 monkey humpers.  Run to next block, 15/25, next block 20/20…..back to Cwealth and Grace for 30/10.  Plank for six.
• Walking Lt. Dans- do Lt. Dans around bus loop until Q calls time.
• Mary- Freddie Mercury, American Hammer, Superman

NMS

YHC thought the message was clear that the BRR guys were NOT WELCOME to come with us off campus.  This is totally selfish, by the way as Lab Rat is really feeling the pain of not going today, and being responsible for a runner’s health was just too much.  Luckily, Singer is a smart man and left us after COP.  Way to put up with a little grief out there this morning, Singer.

Glad to have Flashdance actually make it to an off campus workout!  YHC would not have given you credit if you walked around with the BRR guys this morning, btw.

DK requested the monkey humpers for the Lindsay.  I dont know if that was a joke, but it was one of those “it seemed like a good idea at the time” moments.  Ouch!

YHC was obviously surprised by how fast the pax rolled thru that Lindsay.  He was unprepared with having to come up with another routine.

Awesome to have MiniMe up from Lake Norman this morning!  He was a little late, but since it’s BRR taper day, he gets a pass from the LiFo badge.  Next time though….

Also, glad to have Scissorhands finally make it out!  He is a Mechanicsville homie that got roped in to F3 via the BRR.  This Q will hold lightly on to his name in case the BRR pax comes up with a better handle for him.  The Q was surprised by the lack of good names from the pax this morning, especially with the reigning king of naming (Doner Kebab) in presence.  Still, Scissorhands is pretty good, If the Q does say.  Look at it this way, it could have been “Gilbert Grape”.

Apology of the week goes to that poor woman walking her dog that was subjected to round after round of monkey humpers.  Surely, if anyone has ever deserved an apology from the Q, she earned it!  YHC is surprised her dog didnt bite someone.

Lab Rat apologizes…

A naughty nineteen descended upon Mary to see what she would have in store.  This is what transpired – more or less…

COP:  DQ’s, Burpees, CH Squats, Burpees, Arm Circles (big ones only!), LBCs.  (Actual counts not furnished here…see TYA for precise numbers.)

Tree Run:  Perform 2 burpees at each tree.

Elevens:  Jump Squats and Merkins.  Run across tennis courts in between.

Crawls:  Traverse (4) tennis courts via Bearcrawls, Crawlbears, Crabwalks, Polar Bears

Triple Check:  Donkey kicks, (bear crawl to edge of court), WWIIs, run out and back (do 3 burpees at halfway point.

Ring of Fire (Merkins), then a few minutes of Mary

Moleskin:

Well, it has been sometime since YHC Q’d a workout given he had been on the DL for what seemed an eternity.  With renewed energy and diminished pain (a feeling discovered during yesterday’s Swirly Q), it was decided today would be the day.  Prior to the start, conversation steered toward the frequent use of the MM garden as a place for pulling a Fudd (aka Stifler’s Mom).  Given the amount of natural fertilizer that has been bestowed upon the garden by our F3 brother’s, one could only anticipate the size of the resulting produce (thus the name of today’s BB).

Anyway, not much other mumble chatter to report given YHC was trying to suffer through his self imposed beating.  YHC did, however, offer a Lab-Rat-esq apology to those who had been actively training for the BRR and had run the prior evening (Saab apologizes…sort of).

Announcements:  See DK about the football pool he is managing….riches will be had for all!

Also, Goose reminded folks to see Conspiracy if they were interested in joining his/their church in going down to Houston to assist (in the October timeframe possibly).

Anyway, it was great to be back….thought the day would never come.

Saab abides

A mighty 19 gathered at Mary Munford to welcome Lab Rat back from his hiatus of the AO.  Mary Munford ES must have known that he was coming, because they kept the fields closed for another week.  Lab Rat sadly put the frisbee back in the truck and came up with something different (not really, but it makes a better story, pulling emotion into it and all):

COP to include SSH (obviously), IW, DQ, arm circles, hand release merkins, and LBC’s

THANG(S)

-Beast- On the tennis courts, do a standard beast.  Excersises included merkins, WW2 situps, squats, diamond/wide merkins, Freddie Mercury’s, and burpees.

-Triple Check- partners of 3 perform 3 rounds of run to fence and back, plank, and balls to the wall.

-Lindsay- Standard Lindsay around the playground.  Extra credit for those that don’t listen good.  Merkins and choose your own adventure WW2 situps or 2 count LBC’s.

Mary- Hip thrusters each side.

NMS

Lab Rat got busted this morning rolling around the school to see if the fields were open.  It always adds a bit of mystery when the Q inspects AO before parking.  Are there coupons?  Props?  Hmmmm….what’s he up to?  Unfortunately this morning, the Q just needed to see what was available.  No frills this morning, just the standard stuff.  LOTS of arm work.  Bleeder killed it on the Beast this morning, YHC figures it has to do with putting him in his comfort zone, the tennis court.  Swirly did all kinds of extra credit on the Lindsay.  Shakedown kept Lab Rat entertained with the chatter on the Beast.

It was so awesome to see some of the faces YHC has been missing lately, as running has pushed the boot camps into the back seat.  Also, good to meet a couple of you for the first time.

the title of this backblast is Spanish for “The fields are closed”, which came directly from spanishdirect.com.  Lab Rat totally whiffed on his iteration of the translation this morning, thus necessitating having to google that **it.  So much for a college education…

Announcements:  *crickets*

Apology of the week goes out to Last Call.  Sorry about that step down, we will have that removed….or at least painted a more visible color.  Hope the ankle gets better quick.

 

Lab Rat apologizes.

 

 

17 Studs emerged from the fartsack into the gloom for a morning beatdown.

The Thang:

Mosey to other side of parking lot for COP.  SSH x 28, LBC x20, Superman (thanks to Saab), Don Quixote x 10. Mosey to curb (5 feet).  Curb crawls ascending and descending to 9.  Labradors with merkins, copper head squats, side straddle hops, and WWII setups, Lindsays with dips (your welcome Hardwood) and LT. Dan’s. Mosey back to the flag (15 feet) for 3 minutes of mary, flutter kicks x28, rosalitas x 20 and american hammers x 15.  COT and out.

NMM:

YHC had two plans today.  One with a lot of running, the other with no running at all.  In the end, we chose the one with no running at all.  My guess is that we had less than a 1/10 of a mile today.  A very Saab friendly workout.  Some were happy about the lack of running, others not so much.  One PAX member who was disappointed with the lack of running opted to run his own workout and went for a run while the rest of us stayed with the ground and pound.

DK tried to pay YHC back for his last Q.  When I started the initial COP,  DK began a conversation with me .  In my humble opinion, I did a great job or keeping cadence and having the conversation.   Lots of mumble chatter from the PAX today.  Hardywood particularly liked the dips on the curb. Not a ton of good feedback for the curb crawls.  Given the negative feedback, I decided to repeat the 9 on the way out up and on the way back down.

PAX was also not too happy doing the COP in the parking lot.  Since they liked the parking lot so much, I decided to do an early morning superman….a real crowd pleaser.

Reese Strong Sept 16th

Hardwood taking a clown car to Charlottesville on Saturday.

TYA OUT

16 regulars and 1 FNG posted for a beautiful morning in the near West End.  The fields of Mary Munford were closed but the PAX was not deterred.  The beatdown went something like this:

Slaughter Start – 10 Burpees OYO

Mosey around full, long blocks

Circle up for COP: SSH, DQs, Russian Soldiers, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Crab Cakes, Bob & Weaves

Mosey to fields only to discover they are closed.  Audible to Tennis Courts.  Partner up for Darrell Greens – 1st partner starts in merkin position, 2nd partner sprints to end.  Upon starting, partner on the ground performs a merkin and sprints to try to catch partner 2.  Repeato x 4

Slow it down for the Human Centipede – groups of 4 – 6 plank head to foot, guy in back bear crawls to front, resume plank.  Repeato until group reaches the end

Partner up for 2 more Darrell Greens

Mosey around fence to basketball courts for Space Invaders – majority of PAX lines up as aliens in horizontal columns and Bob & Weaves left and right, shooters line up 20 yards back and lunge in a straight line trying to tag an alien without reaching out.  If tagged, alien becomes a shooter.  If missed, shooter does 10 burpees.  Repeato x2

Partner up in groups of 3 for Triple Check – donkey kick, plank, run to fence and back

Circle up for 4 min of Mary – LBCs, Capital Letters, Freddie Mercuries, American Hammers, X’s & O’s

Mosey back to flag

COT – Bleeder took us out

Naked Moleskin

Wow…the PAX accomplished a lot this morning…more than YHC had planned.  The Triple Check and Mary were audibles.  YHC pulled some new things out of the bag while bringing back some SOJ favorites (slaughter start, crab cakes, x’s & o’s, darrell greens).

This was definitely the first time YHC remembers a member of the PAX trying to carry on a conversation with the Q while he’s counting cadence.  TYA wasn’t phased by the fact that YHC was counting out Russian soldiers when engaging in preseason NFL smack talk.  Like his Patriots, and in true Agressor form, TYA must think the rules and etiquette don’t apply to him.

Seriously, Saab, when was the last time you crossed the river that didn’t involve traveling to an F3 workout?

6 sprints are 6 too many, especially if you partner up with Oyster.  Dude has wheels…and finally caught YHC on the last Darrell Green.  Well done, sir.

Space Invaders was good fun.  YHC had considered bringing water balloons but didn’t want to deal with cleaning up the mess.  We played 2 rounds.  Round 1 starting shooters were those living SOJ.  Round 2 starting shooters were anyone who had been part of an F3 Podcast, which ended up being 80% of the PAX.  Impressive.

Lots of mumblechatter today, especially when the PAX was circled up.  The Capital Letters shut everyone up quickly…followed by the X’s & O’s with a dead silent, slow 10-count by Swirly to end things in X formation.

Welcome to Kubrick!  Way to crush the workout this morning.

Peace, Love & Hail to the Redskins tonight!

 

20 strong men rolled into Mary on this beautiful Sunny & 70 morning in RVA.  Some were hoping for a ground and pound after a tough hill run yesterday and others praying Gumbo wasn’t going to double-down on the Old Glory this week.  Well, this is what transpired:

Long Mosey around the Commonwealth-Cary-Westmoreland-Grove square outline of the AO and back to the field for COP, which included:

• SSH x20
• DQ (Swirly Style) x10
• Helicopters x10
• Imperial Walkers x15
• Flutter Kicks x20
• Hand Release Merkins x15

THE THANG:

Red Barchetta–

Mosey to the end line of the field along Commonwealth and line up for the Red Barchetta, which consists of the following:

• Sprint the entire length of the field and perform 100 single-count SSHs at the other end of the field, then jog back to the starting point and plank-o-rama for the 6.
• Sprint the 75% of the length of the field and perform 75 single-count mountain climbers , then jog back to the starting point and plank-o-rama for the 6.
• Sprint the to the mid-point of the field and perform 50 LBCs, then jog back to the starting point and plank-o-rama for the 6.
• Sprint about 25-30 yards and perform 25 merkins, then jog back to the starting point and plank-o-rama for the 6.
• Sprint about 10 yards and perform 10 Burpees , then jog back to the starting point and plank-o-rama for the 6.

Triple Check EL (Extra Long) —

Form in groups of 3 near the monkey-bars.  Pax 1 performs dips on the border around the monkey-bars, Pax 2 does monkey-humpers and Pax 3 runs the entire gravel track loop.  3 times.

Mosey back to the Flag for COT, number-rama, name-a-rama and YHC took us out.

Announcements:

• OBT is in town to talk about The Iron Project — he will be at The Veil Brewery at 1800 hours — stop by if you can.
• SOJ takeover next week.  And SOJ (the New Market crew to be exact) now has possession of the Ghost Flag so look out for its next posting.
• First Thursday Ultimate Frisbee gathering in DaVille tomorrow 6pm. Then head over to Marty’s (9357 Atlee Rd, Mechanicsville, VA 23116)  for drinks. M’s and 2.0’s welcome to join
• Reesestrong registration is now open and Phonics has created the F3RVA team: https://runsignup.com/RaceGroups/4045/Groups/386047
• New AO starting up SOJ (Tomahawk Middle School) on Thursday 8/17.
• New Sunday Bootcamp in DaVille starting this Sunday 8/6 at Atlee HS at 0700 – see Spit for details
• Convergence – September 30 – Gridiron – 0600 to 0800 (or an option to start at 0700) — bring FNGs and go get our Kotters.
• PuppyPile (name pending with Corporate) – 2.0 workout at DogPile is the 3rd Saturday of the month (8/19 this month) — see Marv for details.

NMS–

It is always great to grab a Q at 45-MOM – the PAX is always large and full of energy and mumblechatter.  Today was no different – though some were disappointed that we were not in fact going to “check” on Bleeder’s house and make sure the pool was still working.  Maybe next time.  The pre-start mumblechatter at 45MOM is always good, including hearing today about the several methods of transportation that Marv must now use to make it to the AO, including harrowing transfers.  It is like Planes, Trains and Automobiles for him know, but he is figuring it out.

YHC wanted to get some running in the workout today, so we started off with about a mile and logged 2.4 total by YHC’s watch.

The PAX crushed the Red Barchetta.  YHC saw that a while back in the Exicon and has been wanting to break it out during a Q.  Today was the day.  The Oyster sprint was in full effect – he even sprinted the whole damn field in round 2.  Guess the brakes didn’t work?  Following the RB up with a long triple check was not easy and those monkey-humpers were burning in round 3, but again, the PAX knocked them out.  Sticking close together provided ample opportunity for mumblechatter and even some form-policing by non other than TYA.

Well done today fellas.  It was a pleasure to lead.

No more Gumbo for you!