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Tour de Sakrete THE OCHO

  • When: 20210419
  • QIC: Sakrete
  • The PAX: Masterload, Flo, City Slicker, Old Flame, High Stick, Splinter, Snap On, Hash Tag, Pyle


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The mission of F3 is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.

Conditions: Cooler than expected but still clear.  It hasn’t rained in about 3 years

FNGs: Not today

COP:  On you prior to 0445.

The Thang:

Route is as follows.  Left out of the parking lot of senior center.  Left on W 4th N St.  Left on Bryan St.  Left on W 1st N St.  Left on Laurel.  Rinse and repeat until time

Mary: Not on running days

Numberama: 10 at some point or another

Namerama: Masterload, Flo, City Slicker, Old Flame, High Stick, Splinter, Snap On, Hash Tag, Pyle, Sakrete

Pledge and COT

Devo: Expose Them
Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them. (NLT) ( Ephesians 5:11 )

As we walk daily with the Lord, we begin to see room for improvement in ourselves.  When you clearly see sin in your life our natural tendency is to cover it up and hide it from others.  Yet, hiding it only makes room for it to flourish.  By bringing it out into the open a weight is lifted because you are authentic.  Talking openly also invites others to help keep you accountable and allows healing to begin.  Do you have anything in your life that needs to be exposed?
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Moleskin:   Tremor is the AO that meets the earliest in the region.  Sakrete is habitually late.  YHC made sure he wasn’t going to be late for this one.  Arriving roughly 10 minutes early I still had no idea what route we were going to run.  I’ve lived in the Summerville area for going on 8 years and still do not know the roads downtown.  So I figured I would work a route that was easy to relay to the PAX.  Apparently…. according to City Slicker… we ran the Alston Loop.  City Slicker wasn’t thrilled with my lack of creativity.  I don’t care.  He’s a turd.  This was my first Q @ Tremor in my tenor in F3.  High Stick left a little early.  YHC ran 4 miles.  Everyone else ran more that that.  Pyle and Hashtag came strolling in right @ 530.  I’m only assuming but I think they ran about 15 miles that morning.  First and last Q @ Tremor brings stop THE OCHO on the tour to a close.

The Tremor New Route

  • When: 20200921
  • QIC: Schrute
  • The PAX: Grits, City Slicker. Space Cowboy, Splinter, Flo, Pretzel, YHC


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weather: very cool, 60 degrees

warm up: stretching and conversation.

the Thang: a new route was thrown out to the Pax taking the long way of Hickory to Western Carolina and back down 1st street and around main to AO. It was a 4.8 mile run with many places to shorten the miles

shour out to the PAX for openness to follow along the route

Pledge

COT: Prayers for all PAX attending AOs and those fart sacking

 

prayer: very inspiring words from Space Cowboy to start off the week

 

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The Concrete Beast

  • When: 20200902
  • QIC: Stalker
  • The PAX: Grits (respect), Peg (respect), Old Flame (respect), BTB (respect), Old D (respect), Defib (rucker), Waldo, Snap-On, AC/DC, Pretzel, Muscadine, Space Cowboy, Splinter, Masterload


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INTRO: Tremor historically has low numbers on the first Wednesday of each month, because it conflicts with The Shocker. This month we wanted to try combining the two AO’s. 15 men joined the experiment.

THANG: From the top of the garage, do 25 merkins/25 LBC’s. Run to the opposite corner, do 24 merkins/24 LBC’s. Run down the stairs, 23/23. Run out of the garage and around the block, back to the garage, 22/22. Run up the stairs. That’s one round. Repeat as many rounds as possible in 45 minutes, reducing the merkins and LBC’s by one rep at each stop.

Numberama, Namerama, Pledge, Announcements:

BOM:

DEVO: I prefaced my devo by recognizing aloud that verses of the Bible are often, and sometimes intentionally, taken out of context when you have a specific agenda. Lately, I have been contemplating going back into business for myself after a 7 year “vacation”. While looking for a devo last night, I came across Proverbs 6:6-8. “Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.” See?! The Bible is telling me that I shouldn’t have a boss, and that I should go back into business for myself!

No, no it’s not. Space Cowboy correctly pointed out that Proverbs 6:6-8 is saying, “don’t be lazy, be like the ant.” Have you ever watched ants? They are constantly busy, intuitively doing those tasks that need to get done, without a boss making them get it done. They don’t need a wife nagging them to take the garbage out, or to fix the faucet, or cut the grass. They don’t need a boss setting expectations and deadlines. Ants just get it done. Furthermore, like smart business owners, ants store-up provisions when times are good, in anticipation of those lean months.

MOLESKIN: Observations from the back of the pack:

The Respects are tough, with Grits, Old Flame, Peg, Old D, and BTB among the front runners and lapping YHC a few times.

Defib is still a freak, with his ruck that is apparently welded to his back…lapping YHC a few times.

Waldo and Masterload, the virgins, crushed it…lapping YHC a few times.

AC/DC, Pretzel, and Splinter are my kind of people, quietly and methodically knocking it out…lapping YHC a few times.

Snap-On gives a surprisingly good smack on the ass…as he lapped YHC a few times.

Muscadine is as competitive as ever, not letting a little Merlot slow him down…as he lapped YHC a few times.

Space Cowboy is that guy who always shows up, contributes, and puts out…and he lapped YHC a few times.

We were all tired, but we ran anyway

  • When: 20200311
  • QIC: Floppy
  • The PAX: Picassso, Defib, Grits (Respect), Schute, Stalker (Respect), Flo, Splinter, Space Cowboy, Old Flame (Respect), Al Bundy, Icebox, City Slicker, The Colonel, Borland


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Weather: 60 and pollen

Warm-Up: rolling out of bed

The Thang: Pax had the option for the 5-Points, the stadium loop, and any other loop that worked for you.

Moleskin: We were all pretty sleepy when we got out of our cars, but we all have March Madness and wanted the miles.

Salt of the Earth

  • When: 20200212
  • QIC: Stalker
  • The PAX: Old Flame (respect), Flo, BTB (respect), Plan B, Pretzel, Splinter, Grits (respect), Show Me, Al Bundy, Icebox, City Slicker, Schrute


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INTRO: YHC wanted to do something a little different this morning, so he did.

13 men played along. Well, most of them.

THANG: Run to the football stadium by any route you want. Once there, the PAX ran striders – run from goal line to the opposite goal line (not a sprint, but not a jog either), walk to the back of the endzone, walk to the goal line, then run back to the other side. Most men ran between 8-10 striders before time was called. Run back to the AO by any route.

Numberama, Namerama, Pledge, Announcements:

BOM:

DEVO: Salt. Can you think of any mineral that is cheaper or is easier to acquire? I mean, in a few weeks I will be dumping 200# of the stuff in my pool. Highway crews spread millions of pounds of the stuff on the roads in the winter. The Federal gov’t stores our oil reserves and dumps nuclear waste in salt mines. The Federal gov’t also warns us to not use too much of the stuff on our food.

So if salt is nothing special, why does Jesus proclaim the faithful to be “the salt of the earth…the light of the world” in Matthew 5:13-14? How is being “salt of the earth” a compliment?

To answer that question, we need to understand that up until the Industrial Revolution and beyond, salt was traded and controlled like petroleum is today. To repressive governments, control the salt and you control the people. Cortez conquered South America by driving the indigenous people inland and depriving them of salt. The British gov’t passed laws in Colonial India that made it illegal for Indians to even pick salt up from the ground, which drove Gandhi to walk 240 miles to the coast to pickup salt in civil disobedience during the Salt March in 1930. Salt allowed people to preserve meat and produce, so that one did not have to fish, hunt or harvest everyday to eat. Salt-cured food fostered global exploration by allowing expeditions to cross the vast oceans without the crew starving or depending on the sea for provisions. Salt can also be used to cure infections. But most importantly, salt is an essential mineral for human survival by maintaining muscle and nerve functions, and regulating fluid and electrolyte levels. We cannot live without salt.

I believe Jesus was saying the faithful, like salt, are essential to humanity’s survival, and help regulate the morals of humanity. Like salt, you miss the faithful when none are present. And like salt, the faithful make our culture a little more palatable.

Moleskin: Upon telling the PAX that my planned route included a stop at the stadium, City Slicker, as only a city slicker can, immediately says, “Man, I’m not low crawling or carrying sandbags or any of that shit.” I love that guy. Also, welcome back Plan B. Keep hitting play, brother.

Presbyterian Cow

  • When: 20200129
  • QIC: Stalker
  • The PAX: Floppy, Peg (respect), Pretzel, Space Cowboy, Snap-On, Splinter, Grits (respect), Show Me, Grasshopper, Bundy, Icebox, City Slicker


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INTRO: 37deg, perfect for running. 13 men got just a little stronger this morning.

THANG: We ran the Presbyterian Cow route. Sub 8:00 guys ran it forward, the super 8:00 guys ran it backwards. You know, just because.

Numberama, Namerama, Pledge, Announcements:

BOM:

Moleskin: Be thankful for the pain and suffering that you feel while running, because someday you will not be able to run. TODAY is NOT that day!

You Want to Hold It?

  • When: 20200120
  • QIC: Stalker
  • The PAX: Floppy, Hollywood, Peg (respect), Pretzel, Schrute, Space Cowboy, Milton, Snap-On, Splinter, Muscadine, Code Blue (respect), Grits (respect), Show Me


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INTRO: In a previous life, YHC organized an annual adventure race and competed in many more. This morning at Tremor, the PAX got a small taste of adventure racing and the joy of competing with a teammate to find checkpoints scattered throughout downtown Sville. The PAX paired-up and created mashed-up team names for themselves: Floppy+Hollywood=Floppywood, Peg+Pretzel=Preg, Schrute+Space Cowboy=Shrute Space, Milton+Snap-on=MiltOn, Splinter+Muscadine=Splidine, Code Blue+Grits=Blue Grits, and Stalker+Show Me=Stalk Me.

14 men searched an expanded Tremor AO looking for punches this morning.

THANG: With your teammate, plan a strategy, then make your way to as many of the checkpoints as possible in 45min. Once there, punch your map with the provided hole punch. The team with the most punches wins. Scores were:

Floppywood – 6, Preg – 6, MiltOn – 6, Stalk Me – 5, Splidine – 5, Schrute Space – 3, Blue Grits – ?

Numberama, Namerama, Pledge, Announcements:

BOM:

Moleskin: Work is made easier when A) You’re doing it with a partner, and B) You’re having fun in the process. And I guess this can also be the devo. Splidine’s score is amazing considering Muscadine realized, AFTER the run was over, that the print on the bottom of the map tells the teams EXACTLY where the checkpoints are located. The Blue Grits respect duo was handicapped by the lack of reading specs. And Show Me breathed an audible sigh of relief when he realized I was asking him to hold the map and not my wiener when I stopped to pee.

Running For President

  • When: 20191216
  • QIC: Jingles
  • The PAX: City Slicker, Old Flame, Pretzel, Show Me, Testify, Milton, Jingles


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No, the men of Tremor didn’t run for the Presidential circle jerk we see happening on the need. They just ran for President’s Circle.

Six men welcomed YHC back to the gloom after another long hiatus.

THE THANG

Depart AO at 0445
One loop through the President’s Circle route.
Arrive back at AO at 0530

Announcements
Count-a-Rama
Name-a-Rama
BOM

T-CLAPS

Major T-Claps to City Slicker for the absolutely sick performance at the Kiawah Marathon, taking over 30 minutes off his time.