One launched at 4 to ruck 3 with 40. Conditions continued to hold steady at 70 and sunny. According to not a darn soul out there, the following might have happened:
Counter-clockwise loops. 3 miles. Fudd stop in there somewhere.
Always good to see the Dolphins rookies waiting to leave for work at 5:30. Those kids work hard. Good luck to each of them.
Number, name, and YHC took himself out.
One launched from 1230 SPIR at 4:30 in the latest edition of The Clinic. Temperatures were 700 and sunny (ok, maybe only 70). According to the mother goose raising her goslings, the following might have happened:
3.9 miles with 40 pounds.
Number, name, and YHC took himself out.
NMS: when rucking, if a pit stop is required, pack on or pack off? Pax decided it counts as “one squat” if pack is on.
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Like a Ninja, YHC appeared from the darkness to shock the socks off F3RVA’s all-time positive vibes guru and 6 other Amelia street walkers.
Here’s what transpired:
Quick mosey around the square
COP – SSHs, Arm Circles, Cherry Pickers, Merkins, Freddie Mercurys
Mosey to Street Light #1
Diabolical 4-Corners
Mosey back to Courthouse steps
Finish with Absolution, Annihilation, something like that
Numberama, Nameorama, COT
MOLESKIN
YHC had an itch to get up and head downrange for a change of scenery. That change and a chance to see our good buddy Hardywood put an extra pep in the step this morning. Boo Boo’s 4 corners quickly squashed that pep. If anyone travels to St. Louis, mind your own lawn and keep an eye out for the ladies of the night. In Cleveland take cover between the hours of 1300 and 1500.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Prayers for Lt. Dan and others in Amelia, plus Speakeasy in DaVille
One hit The Clinic for a combo workout.
Round 1: Run 4.1 miles
Round 2: Ruck 2 miles with 40 pound pack.
Number, name, and YHC took himself out.
NMS: Good to catch up with Omar briefly. Congratulations to the hotel for a successful World Cup. Staff hosted Brazil, England, and England again. Everyone seems happy to be back to hosting just the Dolphins Training Camp.
YHC stepped out the front door, and wondered what the hell he was doing going for a beatdown with a feels like 94 temps.
Charleston’s SandPitt is no ordinary AO. One gets there by literally walking into the gloom – there’s no street lights on the beach. Fortunately the locals have it figured out…YHC dutifully shucked his shirt and shoes and moseyed to the flag, where 14 gathered in the cool breeze.
The pax started with a Warmarama, then filled up sandbags and moseyed up and down the beach, pausing for some focused sand bag work.
The beatdown moved to the ocean for some Surfees. Now you may be thinking a Surfee is a Burpee in the Ocean. This is corect, but doesn’t capture the reality…the Charleston pax run through the surf, throw themselves down into the ocean, (submerging completely for the push up) and pop up to do this again. It’s a special treat when a breaker comes in and you get a mouthful of salt water. We did six rounds of these.
Last was a round of Mary sitting in the surf…everyone knows WW2s are more fun when you back is sucked to the sand, and then COT.
10/10, left with a smile on my face and sand in my shorts.
One launched early to beat the heat in the latest edition of The Clinic. Temperatures were 70 and sunny. According to the octogenarian power walkers on the boardwalk, the following might have happened.
Run: House to beach, up / down length of Boardwalk, back to the virtual shovel flag.
Workout: to round out the time, add cycles of mercans, SSHs, and LBCs.
Number, name, and YHC took himself out.
NMS: Bumped into a lady walking on the way back. Asked her out for dinner. She accepted. Nice to have a night out with the M. while traveling.
Two posted just after 5 for the YHC’s 10th Anniversary. Temperatures remained 70 and sunny. According to @therealMr.WaterBottle, the following might have happened.
40 pound pack, 2.3 miles, The Real Mr. Water Bottle, and YHC…not a terrible way to bring in YHC’s (roughly) 10th anniversary with F3. There will be a Beat Down Q to celebrate, but YHC has been feeling under the weather even while traveling a ton this week and weekend. Good to have a companion who knows friendship and loyalty like MWB.
“Leave no man (err, Water Bottle) behind. Leave no man (err, Water Bottle) where you find him.”
Numbers, names, and YHC took us out.
NMS: 10 years ago, Honey Do brought YHC to F3. Thank you, Honey Do. YHC was a reluctant recruit…5:30 a.m. was a challenge. Just getting into Honey Do’s car was a challenge (the man carries at least 3,000 pounds of pocket change, eyeglasses, etc. in that car.) But, YHC is forever grateful for the invite.
Unlike Faceplant with Mr. Water Bottle, a special thank you to Honey Do for picking YHC up. It’s made all the difference.
YHC made a sneaky visit up north this week for a job an hour away from StateFarms new stomping grounds, “no better time than the present” I always say. Time to hit the open road in the candy van! Or “windowless van” as StateFarm pointed out to the PAX. Here’s what the deranged runners that were already at the track before 5 AM witnessed.
Warmarama – draw from the F3 deck to decide what exercises
The Thang!
Run 2 Laps, Perform 25 LBCs / Bernie 1 Lap Perform 25 LBC’s. Repeat 1 more set.
CoP2
Perform a undetermined quantity of reps of the following (see how good this memory is)
CoP3
Same set up as CoP2 but for a leg beater
CoP4
CoT!
1 man ran 4 and hiked 2 in the latest edition of The Clinic. Temperatures were actually 70 and (early enough that it was not yet) sunny. According to the ducks watching their young, the following might have happened:
4 mile run.
Upstairs, change shirt, grab coffee.
2.15 mile ruck with 40 pounds.
Quick hello to Omar, who was dealing with a water leak.
Number, name, and YHC took himself out.
NMS: stuff happens. This week, YHC’s house had a busted toilet, a helpful set of air conditioning guys, and an uninvited bat (oh, and a power outage). All solid interruptions to life…yet, none of them anywhere near the challenges friends are facing. Important to keep things in perspective.
One eager Beaver emerged from the gloom for not only the main course of an F3 downranger put on by Panhandle, but also an early 3 mile run!
F3 Beatdown was as follows on repeat:
Keep on repeat until 6:15
Great Beatdown Panhandle!