February 4th, 2016 By Disaster

With a rookie ‘Q’ and a previously untested workout the potential for catastrophe was great. But with the weather continuing to cooperate (56 degrees at game time) 22 men showed up ready for the challenge. After a quick disclaimer the PAX were off for a tour of the lower parking lot that included forwards and backwards runs, karaoke, and the always popular Stoli Skip. YHC immediately began to sense his plan beginning to unravel when he noticed that the lower lot was much bigger than he had remembered (sadly something I don’t hear the M say around my house anymore).

WARMARAMA:

20 X SSH IC

15 x IST IC

15 X Cotton Picker IC

16 X Merkin IC

Mosey over to the guardrail on Shelley Avenue

20 X Inclined Merkins

15 X Dips

10 X Declined Merkins

Indian Run (3 lines) back to the Middle School for Disaster’s first annual F3 Relay Race Extravaganza (TM)

THE MAIN EVENT

The PAX were divided into three teams of seven men each (with much difficulty, not my finest moment as a CPA/Math Guy), with YHC serving as a floater. Nanny, Hammer, and Brinkley were chosen as team captains, primarily because they are three of the many men that regularly blow past me in typical run related events.

The PAX were instructed to rotate through six different pain stations as follows:

Station One – Merkins

Station Two – Lunges, alternating legs

Station Three – LBC

Station Four – Imperial Squat Walkers

Station Five – Mountain Climbers

Station Six – Squats

Station Seven involved a sprint down through the parking lot to the Ridge Road Middle School rock and back, then tagging out to the team member in Station Six for the next leg of the race. The teams then rotated to the next station and repeato until everyone had rotated through two full cycles.

Afer the first full cycle, an audible was called and stations one and three were flip flopped to give some relief to the runners (thanks for the suggestion @Google)

Although the race was really close at the midway point, Hammer’s Team Two pulled away and won rather handily, followed by Nanny’s Team One and Brinkley’s Team Three.

After a ten-count from Avalanche to allow the runners to recover, the Pax headed back down to wrap things up

MARY

15 X Low Flutter IC

COT and BOM

Moleskin

1. Thanks to everyone who came out to support me for my first Q. I quickly learned that an extended warmup run can make it very difficult to call out the cadence for Warmarama. The relay race sounded really good in my head, but clearly still has a few kinks to work out. Maybe we’ll try it again this summer with more teams and fewer pain stations. There was a lot more running than I anticipated, and this is coming from the guy who is usually in the back of the PAX complaining about all the running. Thanks to @Google, @Harding, @Nanny, and others for giving me some constructive tips about improving the workout and my overall Q performance.
2. If I left anything out of the backblast please let me know. I accidentally left my weinke in my gym shorts and it went through the wash this morning (that sounds a lot dirtier than it probably should)
3. The mumblechatter was definitely down this morning with @Gump and @Chopper MIA. Also most of us are probably still recovering from @Alcatraz’s massive beatdown on Tuesday.
4. Shout out to @Backcracker, a Davis Lake regular who made the drive over to support/mock me for my first Q.
5. @Freon, I enjoyed our chat this morning (#earlyarrivals)
6. On a serious note, thanks to all of you for your support during my first six months at F3. If you told me in August that I would be getting up at 5AM to run circles around a parking lot in Skybrook doing something called the ‘Sharknado” I would have laughed. Now I am actively seeking out challenges like that. It’s a little intimidating joining a men’s workout group when you’re a skinny, weak, slow accountant but you guys have been completely supportive and encouraging while still getting me to push myself beyond my limitations. So thanks.
7. On that note, if you know someone that would benefit from F3, don’t give up on them. @Bootstrap (and later@Bling) nagged for me two years to come out and join them. @Old School finally drove over and picked me up one Saturday morning to make sure I showed up. And I’ve been hooked ever since.
8. Final note – if you are looking for a way to shore up your Third F (and your Second) we have a group of 10-12 men who meet every Thursday night from 8-10PM at @Old School’s house. 5819 McTaggart Lane, in Master’s Hill across the street from Highland Creek Elementary, same cul-de-sac as @Pavarotti. Regulars include @Bootstrap, @Old School, @Harding, @Backcracker, @Search and Rescue, @Titanium, @R2D2, and @Haskel. A simple weekly walk through the bible that usually morphs into deeper discussion, no preparation needed. Let me know if you would like to join us. All are welcome.

Highlands

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