THE SCENE: Spooky Times at Okwata (Tropical Storm Conditions/Flooding).
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER Yes!
WARM-O-RAMA:
From the flag, the PAX moseyed around the Mardi Gras fountain and ended up at the grassy area between the Mardi Gras Fountain and Lakeshore Drive where the PAX completed:
13 PUMPKIN PICKERS,
13 SCARECROW ARM CIRCLES (forward and backward),
13 GOBLIN HUMPERS,
13 BAT WING FLAPS, and
13 FRANKENSTEIN WALKERS.
JUMPING JACK-O-LATERNS didn’t make the cut.
THA-THANG:
The PAX partnered up for “40 MINUTES OF HELL!”
The PAX Pairs completed:
- 50 Burpees
- 300 Squats
- 300 Little Baby Arm Circles
- 150 Merkins
- 300 Imperial Walkers
- 200 Shoulder Presses
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8 PAX in Total: Dirty Dell, Breadsticks, Shuffles, Sogo, Jingle Vader, Sheetrock, Pop Tart , Briefs (Q)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
COT convened. The PAX kept each other in our prayers as the conditions were turning ugly all around us. We also prayed for all of the trick-or-treaters and their families tonight.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Mothership/Muscleship battle/convergence on Saturday.
THOUGHTS/SHOUT-OUTS
A lot of the great things about F3 were on display this morning. The beatdown was certainly a physical challenge, but it was equally (or even more of) a test of mental strength.
The wind was relentless. The rain didn’t let up. We were getting drenched by a fountain during parts of the exercise. The puddles we ran through were more like lakes. The streets were flooding all around us. But, we pushed through, carrying and supporting each other along the way. The brotherhood component to F3 was on full display.
Following the COT @ the warm-o-rama location we sprinted to our vehicles due to the deteriorating conditions. The flooding at the lake was severe. Water was literally less than an inch from entering my car. Everyone got in their cars and began to navigate the roadways to get to the the other side of the levee. The best part of the entire morning, in my opinion, happened at this moment. From my car, I see Sogo in the middle of Lakeshore Drive out of his truck with his emergency lights flashing. I stopped to ask him if he needed me to call someone to help. I thought for sure he was the one in need of help. I was mistaken. He was the one helping others! After going through 40 MINUTES OF HELL!; being pelted by wind and rain for the entire morning and presumably still being cold and definitely still wet and it was still raining and windy, Sogo was thinking of others in need.
Seeing this was the most inspiring part of the morning (and that is saying a lot because everyone was inspiring this morning).
We were between a levee and a lake with water coming from all angles, but we were together making ourselves better. Thanks to those that came out. I now prefer the rainy mornings.
