77 degrees with a 100% chance of rain
Oh and a flood watch until Saturday morning… what could go wrong
With motivation from the site Q (@Pinewood) and other PAX, I decided to stay strong to F3’s third core principle: “Held Outdoors – Rain or Shine, Hot or Cold, we are out there”
Upon arrival, I cracked the window and asked @Rudy in jest if it was raining so I could exit the vehicle
Party of 9 for some @okwata fun
Mosey to the foot of Canal to warmup
AV, GG, PPP, ST, CC, TF, FT… IN CADENCE
Thang 1:
October 24th is the return of the H8! so it was time for some practice
Plan was to perform the first two rounds of H8!, of course the mumblechatter commenced
In referencing @Hawgcycle’s previous backblast, I was armed with the proper order of operations… @Rudy @Fracsac agreed and @Vagabond protested
“Each lap consists of running south to the top of the levee, crossing canal (bear crawling the neutral ground, ‘now paved’), running south to the bottom of the levee, cross canal and run north to the top of the levee, cross canal (bear crawling the neutral ground), running north down the levee and back across canal to the starting point. At the starting point you do a descending burp and merk pyramid starting at 8 (burpee with 8 merkins, burpee with 7 merkins, …..burpee with 1 merkin). At the end of the 2nd lap the burp and merk pyramid starts at 7, etc.”
We covered app. 0.8 miles of hills, 140yds of bear crawls, 15 burpees, 64 merkins
Thang 2:
Head to the lake. We performed TWELVES (yes @Vagabond I know it is usually ELEVENS, but I also know that we are here to push ourselves) with each station either being at a light post or 1/2 way in between two light posts. Mode of transportation is alternating broad jump and duck walk (later changed to walking lunges as it was tough to watch some duck walk, @Triple Shift wouldn’t have been happy). 11 big boys + 1 jump squat, 10 big boys + 2 jump squats… 1 big boy + 11 jump squats.
Thang 3:
Line up along the lakefront, facing the waves.
Merkin Jax, up and down the mountain, 1/4 ratio
1 merkin + 4 plank jacks, 2 M 8 PJ, 3 M 12 PJ, 4 M 16 PJ, 5 M 20 PJ, 4 M 16 PJ, 3 M 12 PJ, 2 M 8 PJ, 1 M 4 PJ
A little bit of Mary: flutter kicks, dying cockroach, LBCs
To the flag
COT
Count, Name, Announcements (10/19, 10/24, 10/26), Intentions (Georgia school shooting, @Mahatma’s foot)
Thank you men for the opportunity to lead. PAX were challenged with showing up on a potentially horrific weather morning. Was hoping for a total of 6 and was impressed with a party of 9. Rain held out. It was tough. It was fun.
With my #okwata VQ behind me it is on to Saturday morning where I will enjoy my #mothership VQ.
SYITG!
