Weather: very cool 51 degrees and breezy
warm up: waiting for 5am
the Thang: various routes were run. High Stick intervals. Grasshopper and Placebo Holiday Drive 5 miler. And a Hello Sign 4 mile run by Space Cowboy and Schrute.
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COT: post conversation at the outdoor seating of Starbucks. Very chilly and pleasant change. Pleasant surprise visit from Too Much who ran a leg at 5 am with Jingles and the crew.
Then Standard was held.
Weather: cooler and less humid, low 70s
warmup: waiting for 5am to start
the Thang: eight gathered to run various routes.
DHL made an appearance to the Creamer and graced Nexton with his presence. He delivers a fast pace for the Sunday running and was on time for some conversation afterwards.
Milton, City, and Schrute ran the Milton 5mile Route.
Space Cowboy ran a Sigma 5K. Grasshopper and Borland ran a modified Sigma 5K.
Placebo, well he hates to run, but when you breakout the Ranger Panties, you put in the effort
COT: back to the outdoor tables for some conversation before drifting back to our homes for the day.
the standard was held.
A baker’s dozen showed up at Fault Line expecting a well thought-out, carefully planned Q. What they got instead was the opportunity to mix in some running with exercises of their own choosing, leaving the rest to chance.
Conditions: Hot, but not too hot. Humid, but not too humid. Misery level was moderate.
No, not this Dice.
The Thang
Using the number five as the multiplier (honoring F3’s 5+ years in Summerville), we stopped at many points along our mosey to execute various exercises as called by the PAX. One PAX would choose an exercise, then YHC would roll a dice (yes, OK – roll a die). The numberon the die, multiplied by 5, was the number of reps we executed. We got in roughly 2.2 miles of running with five exercise stops along the way. We did three separate exercises at the first three stops, and one each at the last two stops for time. Return to the flag for five burpees.
Count-a-rama / Name-a-rama / Pledge / COT / Socially Distanced Grouping of Man
Weather: clear abs humid again. 80 degrees
warm up: waiting for 5 am
the Thang: 5 ran the Bridge and back route. Old D put in 8 early miles. Ice Box and City Slicker logged 8 miles as usual with a SCS… overachievers.
M&M came in hot for a 20 mile cycle.
Conversation turned to Grasshopper who started a new job on May. City expressed his own form of congratulations and appreciation. Each Pax took turns rotating through the group of 5 with each of their own one on one conversations throughout the 4 miles.
Some conversation with Hollywood, M&M, and Grasshopper at the outdoor seating made it feel like the old days of pre-COVID Creamer.
post nite: M&M reminds you, no mask no service.
numberama: 7
announcements: none
prayer request: watch over us
the Creamer standard was upheld
The mission of F3 is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.
Conditions: Too damn cold
FNGs: None today
COP: That lands on you
The Thang:
Run, Ruck, Ride or come drink coffee. There are no rules here.
Mary: I don’t think she was working but I can’t be certain.
Numberama: 20 came and went at some point.
Namerama: See above. Why do we put this in 3 times?
Pledge and COT 20 men gathered inside Starbucks for some conversation and fellowship
Announcements: We don’t know because we didn’t have a time for them
Devo: Leave that you the professionals
Moleskin: YHC has been away from Sunday Q’s and workout in general for the last several months on account of my work schedule. When Floppy issued the February challenge I knew this would be my shot to fill the Q a running AO. And by Q I mean show up, start talking with Hot Tub and have someone else say “Hey its 5 o’clock I’m going”. To which I replied “Don’t die you can’t sue anyone”. That is literally all I did to Q this. The Creamer basically Q’s it self.
Conditions: Pouring rain, thanks to RECC front porch
FNGs: none
COP:
SSH x 35 IC, TTT x 35 IC, LBAC x 35
The Thang:
YHC dealt a sweat deck of cards, face cards J, Q, K are 11 reps each, A is 12.
Hearts – Burpees (x66 reps, OYO)
Clubs – Squats (x70 reps, OQ)
Diamonds – WW I sit-ups (x61 reps, OQ)
Spades – Merkins (X75 reps, OQ)
Mary: American hammers x 35 IC, Flutter kicks x 35 IC
Numberama: 3
Namerama: Caterpillar, Minivan, Grasshopper
Pledge and COT: done
Prayer (BOM): Caterpillar
The mission of F3 is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.
Conditions: 54 degrees, dry with a nice breeze
FNGs: None
COP: SSH, TTT, LBAC, Imperial Walkers, Overhead Clap, Monkey Humpers
The Thang:
Mosey to the brick pile and get two bricks per man.
Trade your bricks for a block
Mosey with your block to the parking lot on the far side of the AO.
Move to the restroom building
Return the blocks
Mary: WW2 Sit-Ups, LBCs, Pickle Pounders, Terrible T’s
Numberama, Namerama, Announcements, Pledge, COT
Devo: YHC is reading through the book of Esther this week. Esther was an exiled Jew who was chosen to be the new queen of the King of Persia. When a plan is put in place by the king’s most trusted advisor to annihilate every Jew in the kingdom, Esther is used by God to bring the deceptiveness of this plan to light. Ultimately, the plan fails and the king’s advisor, Haman, pays for his efforts with his life.
Esther was exiled from her home. Forced to live in a foreign land. Yet God used her terrible circumstances to save her people. YHC encouraged the PAX to remember that no matter how bad a circumstance may seem, God can work in it. Perhaps He has placed you there for a time such as this and intends to use you for His good and glory.
Moleskin: The PAX brought it today and made it through a variety of PT like pros. Goose is back, which is awesome. M&M appeared out of thin air, and KY paid a visit to his old stomping grounds!
The ambush came just before dawn. Three men on horseback, each carrying a long rifle and a flask of rotgut whiskey, positioned themselves in the rocks and boulders that overlooked the encampment. The smoky remnants of the campfire still lingered in the air as the first shots rang out, shredding the canvas of the covered wagon and laying waste to our dried meats and beans.
What does any of this have to do with the workout, you ask? Nothing. Nothing at all.
Conditions: Low 60s, dry.
COP
Mosey to block pile for one block each, place them on the sidewalk by the diagonal parking spaces near the tennis courts, return to flag.
The Thang
The Cannoli Flame. A legacy of the gone-but-not-forgotten Aftershock AO. Run a lap around the block of Doty Park, stopping at the flag to execute the following:
One added twist: halfway through the lap around the block, stop at the blocks for 20 overhead presses.
Repeato until Q (that’s me) calls time.
30 seconds of Mary: 20 American Hammers IC
Countarama/Namearama/Pledge/COT/BOM
The mission of F3 is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.
Conditions: Cold
FNGs: None
COP:
SSH – 50 – IC
Imperial Squat Walkers – 15 IC
TTT – 15 IC
The Thang:
Little Baby Arm Circles – Until failure
Crab Walk – To the peninsulas and back
Burpees – 15 IC
Bear Crawl – To the peninsulas and back
Body Builders – 10 IC
Lt. Dan – To the peninsulas and back
Monkey Humpers – 15 IC
Stayin Alive – To the parking spaces and back, to the peninsulas and back, to the end and back
Iron Cross – 20 OYO
Terrible T’s – 15 IC
Indian Run – Last PAX completes 5 merkins before running to the front. 2 laps around the AO
Mary: Pax choice around the circle
Numberama: 10
Namerama: Microwave, Old Flame, Mary, Beetle, Splinter, Schrute, Grasshopper, Fanny Pack, Flo, Milton
Pledge and COT
Announcements: Anniversary Convergence January 25th, 0700 Doty Park. Anniversary Party January 25th, 1700 The Ponds.
Devo: Idols are not just images made of wood or gold. They are anything in your life that takes away from your relationship with God. Be aware of the idols you have created, and propritize what truely matters.
Moleskin: Forest Gump started as a restaurant, then became a book, then became a movie.
The mission of F3 is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.
Conditions: 65 degrees
FNGs: None
We came. We ran.
Some ran faster than others.
YHC ran with Space Cowboy.
Bob the Builder ran the wrong way.
Master Load brought his 2.0 who also ran.
Pretzel came and ran with us even though he told me he would arrive early and leave early.
Moleskin: The Creamer Q is literally the easiest Q in our region. You tell the PAX when to start running and you get their names at the end. That is all. You don’t even need to come up with a route because essentially the same route is run every Friday. Clearly, Pretzel, did not trust my leadership of telling people when to start running. The AO Q is ultimately responsible for the health of the AO, and he was not going to let me screw it up by not telling people when to start running or not collecting names for this gem of a backblast. Thank you for holding me accountable buddy!
Fitness. Fellowship. Faith.