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  • 610 Stomp #82 – Chaos

    YHC was the first to arrive in the gloom, standing at the VSF on this warm and humid morning. Before long, other men from F3 began to arrive, but it seemed a bit unsettled. Rudy started counting, but just couldn’t seem to come up with the number he sought. YHC began to think Rudy was losing it, but then YHC’s attention was taken elsewhere. Who was that hiding behind a vehicle? The shadow of a human literally shot out from behind the truck and darted toward the Shovel Flag, seemingly hoping the shadow of the temporary monument would keep him hidden from that which he was attempting to avoid. Is that JV? Have the double nickle symptoms set in early? YHC hears a whisper from the shadow that appears to be JV, and it went like this…”he shot my brother, and I think he’s after me!” No, he will not get you here in the gloom. You are safe here, my friend! Then from out of nowhere came Heisenberg, wearing a TM headband, high fiving and fist bumping all in the gloom. All seemed to be well, until YHC looked over and saw terror in the eyes of Cowbell and Kim Chi as they witnessed Rudy feverishly counting, unable to attain the sum he sought! YHC looked at his iphone, and was thankful the device read 0530. After a brief disclaimer, YHC attempted to bring order to the gloom, but chaos was reigning strong. “Run, just run”, YHC proclaimed to the PAX, “and be back at the track at 0605 for some sprints!” With that, the PAX dispersed, and YHC was uncertain where they ran or if they would return.

    The Thang

    With a new pair of shoes, as the old ones were destroyed on the TM course, YHC glided on the street, taking the usual route. Upon arrival on the Lafitte Greenway, YHC ran until the time was such that it reflected the halfway mark.  Upon turning around, there was no Pax, bringing a certain unease to the mind of YHC.  Have the men of F3 gone mad?  But upon further investigation, while traveling back to the track, YHC came upon JV, who seemed to have overcome his symptoms of paranoia.  Then YHC saw Kim Chi and Heisenberg, and YHC felt all would be well.  But wait, where is Rudy and Cowbell?  Upon arrival at the track at 0604, those of us that made it decided to do a few LBC’s.  Suddenly, and out of nowhere, came Cowbell and Rudy.  We finished the LBC IC x 20, and it was time for sprints.

    YHC explained that the Pax would do sprints on the straightaways and mosey on the curves, twice around the track.  YHC looked to Rudy to see if his confusion lingered.  Rudy was again counting, but was satisfied with the new count, as Tool and Udder had joined us.  YHC almost didn’t recognize Tool without the beacon of hope that had reigned on Saturday.   The Pax completed the 2 laps in high spirits and in great time.  That left time for…

    COP 

    Merkins IC x10
    Freddie Mercury’s IC x 20
    Partner up, Leg throws x 15 each, followed by big boy situps x 10 each

    Return to the Shovel Flag

    COT

    Count off, namorama, announcements, intentions, and closed in prayer.

    Moleskin

    It was great to have Udder from North Carolina join us.  Kim Chi’s streak continues, and JV is a rock!

    Thanks for letting me lead!

  • Lafitte’s Plunge (Water World #8)

    Five men grew stronger this morning…taking the plunge…
    -500 meters freestyle
    -200 meters kickboard and fins
    -free swim to finish the 45 min

    Countoff, namerama, announcements, shoutouts, prayer! Accept the challenge and work for it.

  • New Orleans Tough Mudder

    Let me introduce myself.  I am Lee LaFleur’s lily white, cleaner than a Seventh Heaven Marathon, baseball cap.  Lee and I have had some good times together.  I often partner with my buddy Shades to give him that cool, casual look.  I can’t count the number of Friday nights, after one too many, he’s flipped me around backwards and taken his “homies” from the hood for a spin on the golf cart; cutting through old ladies’ yards and hopping curbs on our way to Bud’s Broiler.  Or all the times he’s turned me sideways and turned up Q93 on his way to the Hardware Store.  Lee and I have been thick as thieves, which is what makes this past Saturday so confusing….

    Saturday Morning (Early, but not that early)

    Good morning Lee!  What’s up.  Where we going today?  Too late for F3, thank goodness.  Please don’t say we are going running.  You know I hate the sweat ring.  It stinks.  Let’s grab shades and take the family to the park, show off the wifee, make all the ladies jealous…you know how we roll you handsome devil.  You’re looking kind of sporty.  I really hope we aren’t running…

    Academy Sports Parking Lot

    Why in the world are we meeting a bunch of dudes in the Academy Sports parking lot?  Why are they all putting on sunscreen?  Are we going to the beach with a bunch of dudes?  Who’s the Asian guy in the UPS truck?  Wait that’s not a UPS truck.  What is that thing?  Is something illegal happening?  Let’s not get in the big unmarked vehicle with the stout looking Asian gangster.  Go to the other vehicle, it seems safer….No Lee, no, c’mon!….Oh balls!  Do you realize we are headed to the westbank?  What have you gotten us into?  I am now certain this is something illegal.  You have a wife and kids to think about dude.  Things can’t be that bad…why are they listening to Stevie Winwood? And why is it so loud? Who are these idiots?

    The Thang

    We are turning on Torque Lane.  For some reason that has the cross fit looking guy really excited.  Premium Parking – sweet, the stout looking Asian mobster must really be somebody.  There’s lots of people here so maybe this isn’t something illegal.  Please tell me it’s a Kenny Chesney concert – get shades and push up your sleeves.  Show those F3 guns off my man.  People will think your his brother…Okay, the signs say Tough Mudder…that sounds Completely Stupid and Utterly Pointless.  What’s that mean – Mudder?

    The Starting Gate

    Ok, these dudes are circling up to pray, take me off, take me off. That was kind of cool, a group of men praying in the midst of a bunch of strangers.  You don’t see that everyday.  Okay, this guy is telling us to take a knee in some gravel, seems painful.  He’s a good speaker though.  He’s getting me pumped up.  I’m still not sure what we are doing, but I love these people around me.  Whatever we are doing we are going to get it done together.  Hoo-rah!…Ah c’mon, we’re running?  Try not to get real sweaty, ok?

    Obstacle #1 – Pitfall

    What is this?  These idiots are running straight into that mudhole.  Alright, let’s veer to the side and go around.  Wait, Lee, what are you doing?  Why would you run straight into that?!?  How could you not see that?  It’s waist deep.  Okay, let’s keep your hands clean.  Okay, there goes that idea.  Whatever you do, don’t touch me.

    More mud.  Jump over this one please.  No need to get muddier.  Wait, the one they call Kimchi lost a shoe.  Let’s wait for him.  #NoManLeftBehind.  A little up a head a women saw how good I looked and asked to take my picture.  Some of the other idiots joined us.

    Obstacle #2 – Skidmarked

    Looks like a wall we need to go up and over.  I take it we aren’t going around it.  Our buddies are at the top to help pull us over.  That’s nice.  Thanks fellows, but don’t touch me.  Your hands are filthy.

    Obstacle #3 – Hero Carry

    Here Lee and his friends partnered up to carry each other about 100 yards.  There was one poor sap that was odd man out – the guy that lost his shoe earlier.  He got stuck with some big dude he didn’t know – he looked to be about a size 8 hat size, which probably puts him around 240.  Well done Kimchi.  Luckily the dude riding on Lee’s back kept his grubby paws off me. #StillShining

    Obstacle #4 – Devil’s Beard

    Looks like two cargo nets laying on top of each other that you have to crawl between.  Fortunately for us some of Lee’s buddies were in the cargo net, lifting the top net and giving us plenty of room.  No worries as I made it through without even a scrape.  These guys seem alright.  #LivingThird

    Obstacle #5 – Ladder to Hell

    And we are stopped.  We turn into the woods and a line of people waiting for something.  Can’t tell what yet.  It does give everyone time to mention how remarkably clean and white I am.  That makes me feel good.  The guy they call Rudy keeps counting everyone.  He must be some type of chaperone.  Lee, tell him not to worry, just tell everyone to follow me – I’m a beacon shining above the fray…Finally we make it to the obstacle.  It’s nothing but a wide ladder made out of a few 2x10s.  Not nearly worth the Disney length line we waited in.  At least it gave people time to admire my brightness.

    Obstacle #6 – Tire(d) Yet

    A bunch of tires laying on the ground like a junior high football practice.  If the question was “is my boy tired yet” the answer is a definitive NO!

    Obstacle #7 – Haha Ditch

    Alright, this ain’t cool.  It’s just a giant muddy ditch.  This seems very dangerous.  Why would you wear a beautiful white hat to something like this?!?  No wonder they are all calling you Tool.  Just go around it please,  Noooo!  You jerk.  Be careful, and watch your hands.  I think I have mud on me.  Can you see?  Never mind.  Don’t touch me, you’re filthy.

    Look, the one they call Yankee wore a hat, but he wore one that no one would ever care about.  He’s obviously the smartest one in the bunch.  They should make him the leader.

    Obstacle #8 – Pyramid Scheme.

    This is crazy looking.  A big slanted wall, with a waist deep ditch in front of it.  Rumor has it that this thing has been greased with vegetable oil.  Looks like Tool’s band of idiot friends are planning on creating two lines of idiots three people high, then people will use them to climb to the top.  Okay, the one they call Hawg has climbed to the top and is in the third position.  Looks like his cleats are digging into the guy below him.  Did he ask Mulligan about that before climbing up there?….Does Hawg really think he can pull that big dude up from the bottom?  That’s not going to work.  He’s going down.  Ha! the whole tower fell into the ditch.  What an idiot…Ok new plan.  They have taken the one they call Hawg and have hung him upside down from the top of the obstacle.  They are obviously mad at him for crashing them earlier.  Here comes the chaperone…wait, what his he doing to Hawg….oh no that is awful….Tool look away…turn your head…this is obscene.  Here comes the street sign guy…Oh good grief…this is awful…I get that Hawg is an idiot, but I don’t think he deserves this.  Is there law enforcement around here?  Someone stop this.  Thank goodness, they are pulling him back up.  I would say he has learned his lesson.  Tool, don’t cross these dudes.

    Obstacle #9 – Mud Mile 2.0

    I’m done.  I’m out.  Let’s go Tool.  You can’t seriously be thinking about doing this.  There is no way I survive this.  It’s about 8 muddy hills and 7 chest deep ditches of water.  You have to have help to get over every hill.  These people in front of us are covered in mud.  Are you serious?  Well it was good knowing you…..

    Ok, I know I am filthy now.  Seems like we are headed somewhere else, but we obviously have to come back and do this again.

    Obstacle #10 – Block Ness Monster

    At this point the group has started to separate.  No doubt because I am no longer a shining beacon that all can follow.  Here we have a creative obstacle.  A series of long rotating rectangular prisms that you hang onto and flip over to the other side, while others rotate it.  The water was fairly clean and I got a little cleaner, but it’s too little too late.  I’m still mad.

    Obstacle #11 – Berlin Walls

    A tall wall that you climb over.  No mud.  Hopefully the mudder part is done.

    Obstacle #12 – Everest 2.0

    Total Ninja Warrior stuff.  A giant warped wall with people at the top helping to pull you up.  Again no mud – things are looking up.  All of Tool’s buddies did well.  A few of the the guys needed a couple of tries and I thought the stout Asian mobster might have knocked himself out the first time (he generates a lot of speed. #GoBigOrGoHome), but he survived unscathed and easily climbed the wall.  Impressive teamwork by the idiots at this obstacle.

    Obstacle #13 – Mud Mile 2.0

    Crap!!!! I totally forgot we had to go back through this.  This is awful.  Look at the chaperone.  He’s straight out of the Blue Man Group, except instead of being covered in blue paint, it looks like he is covered in loose stool.

    Obstacle #14 – Augustus Gloop

    How are those people over there so clean?  Ahhhh, here it is.  This obstacle is basically a shower.  Tall shower that you climb up through.  This is great.  I am getting clean.  Tool hang out at the top a little longer, lets get this filth off of me.  Now take a moment, stand at the top, and let me shine like a beacon of hope to all who can see.

    Unfortunately, Mathlete, who got some mud in his eye earlier in the race had to call for the medics at this point.  I feel you Mathlete, this mud is dangerous.

    Obstacle #15 – Turducken

    An obstacle in an obstacle in an obstacle.  Fortunately this one wasn’t too muddy or difficult.  We got to go down a slide, wheeeeeeeee!

    Obstacle #16 – Birth Canal

    No mud, just crawling under a tarp with water in it.  Our legionnaire friend Amnesty went through the black hole.  Basically the same thing, but darker.

    Obstacle #17 – Monster Mash

    Giant vertical tractor tires that you jump on and over.  Come on Tough Mudder, you’ve got to be better than this.  My man box jumps at NOMA – this is for ladies.

    Obstacle #18 – Reach Around

    Climbing on a backwards slant up to a platform.  My man Tool stuck around to encourage everyone and help them get up to the top.  He’s a good guy, but I am still mad that he brought me.

    Obstacle #19 – Arctic Enema

    Sliding into a tank of ice cold water.  Completely Stupid and Utterly Pointless.  At least I am feeling much cleaner.

    Obstacle #20 – The Funky Monkey

    Here Tool ran into his friend Sparky.  Sparky is apparently associated with Tool’s band of idiot friends, but was not technically with them during this race.  Seems like an intelligent guy.  Surprised he talked to them for as long as he did.

    Now this is an obstacle – Inclined monkey bars to a couple of rotating wheels, where you have to swing to a declined straight bar – real Ninja Warrior type stuff.  Okay Tool don’t you dare fall in that water, I just started feeling clean again….Nice, you made it.  This F3 stuff has you looking pretty athletic..Okay, enough celebrating, turn around.  I want to see the heavy breathing one they call JV, he’s next.  Look at that.  That dude is a stud.  He crushed it.

    Obstacle #21 – Six Feet Under

    We have got to be getting close.  Sure is a lot of running here at the end.  Oh, you have to be kidding me.  What is this.  This looks like some kind of gray, plutonium mud pit.  What is that stuff.  Why are people going through it so slowly?  Oh, lots of lost shoes.  Ok, Tool, let’s don’t and say we did.  We finally got clean.  This is just cruel.  Ha! some dude just went all the way under because his friends told him to.  Now he’s blind.  That was completely stupid.  He seems like a perfect fit for your group Tool.

    Obstacle #22 – Electroshock Therapy

    This is it – the end.  Of course there is more mud and if you don’t get down in it they shock you with live wires.  Completely Stupid And Utterly Pointless.

    Finisher

    Well after all that, we get a t-shirt and a headband.  You can give the headband to someone else Tool, you’re not a headband guy.  Your a brilliant white cap, shining for all the world to follow, kind of guy.  Now it’s time to get me cleaned up.

    Moleskin

    I have no idea why Tool thought he should bring me to this, but in the end, I am glad he did.  He and his band of idiot friends seemed to have a great time together.  They worked hard, they laughed hard and most importantly they worked as a team to make sure everyone got to the end.  Unfortunately, they lost Mathlete along the way, but he is a fighter; he’ll be back.  I have to give it to these guys, they put in a lot of hard work preparing for this and they were ready.  It was an honor to spend the journey with them.  And, the good news is that I learned the muscled up Asian mobster runs a “laundering” service.  Send me home with him and let’s get ready for the next CSAUP, no matter how filthy it is.

     

     

  • Spartacus Rocks!

    Can’t get too much Spartacus…and 13 men showed up to get some…

    DISCLAIMER and let’s mosey to the Warm-Up COP:
    -SSH x 30 IC
    -Mtn Climbers x 20 IC
    -Arm Circles x 30 IC (15 ea. dir.)
    -J-Lo’s x 20 IC
    Grab a rock, medium, one you won’t drop on your head…Let’s mosey to the shelter (cuz it has benches).
    It’s time for some Spartacus. The timer on my phone had us working out for 1 minute with a 15 sec rest for each exercise:
    -Goblet Squat w/ rock
    -Feet-Elevated Mountain Climbers
    -Kettlebell Swing w/ rock
    -T-Pushups
    -Step up, alternating legs with or without rocks
    -Rock Row
    -Side Lunge and Touch Rock (like moving the virtual rock pile back and forth)
    -Merkins
    -Rock Lunge and Rotation
    -Rock Push Press
    Rinse and Repeat for a total of two rounds.

    There’s just enough time to send the rocks home and do some Mary before we head to the flag.
    -LBC x 30 IC
    -Flutter kicks x 30 IC

    T-Claps to the men who made the first post after the Tough Mudder!

    COT: countoff, namerama, announcements, shoutouts and a prayer. See you in the Gloom!

  • Too Tired for The Skinny

    YHC drove all the way uptown this morning, excited to welcome an FNG to the fold with a classic Yankee workout.  Alas, as the time drew near, El Wire announced that Yankee was unable to attend – some lame excuse about being “too tired”.  A Saturday Tough Mudder, a Sunday 8k, but unable to follow it up with a Monday Q?  I guess that’s what The Skinny is all about.

    El Wire boldly stepped forward to lead us.  Mosey to Oak Alley for warm up

    COP 1: SSH x20, MC x20, IW x20, PJ x20, and a few others thrown in.  TClaps to the PAX stepping up to call out the next rounds of exercises.

    COP 2: Partner up for Suicides.  PAX 1 does the 4-lightpost suicide.  PAX 2 alternates between exercises.  Flapjack

    • Round 1: 20 Flutter Kicks, 10 Muricans
    • Round 2: 20 Shoulder Taps, 10 Squats

    COP 3: Indian Run to the Row Bars

    NOTE: YHC is familiar with the Indian Run as a bit of a mosey pace, allowing the PAX in the rear to actually reach the front when sprinting.  Apparently at The Skinny, it’s more of an Indian Sprint: a pace that seems geared to prevent the PAX in the rear from EVER reaching the front.

    4 groups.

    • Group 1: Burpees x10 (Timer)
    • Group 2: Lunges
    • Group 3: Squats
    • Group 4: Rows

    Repeat

    COP 4: Mosey to the Bandstand for a Ring of Fire.  Plank Up.  Start the ‘Murican wave with 1.  Then 2.  Then 3, 4 and 5.  Then slide to the center for high five, slide back to starting point.  Side bear crawl clockwise till return to starting point.  Then slide back to the middle for one last high five.  YHCs shoulders crying for mercy.

    COP 5: PAX Mary.  Around the group, everyone calls an exercise each IC x10.  12 exercises, the specifics escape YHC.  Flutters, LBCs, BB, Box Cutters, etc….

    COP 6: 3 minutes left, so Nip/Tuck leads a sprint to the benches for a round of Dips, Step Ups, Incline Muricans and Decline Muricans.

    Mosey back to the VSF for Countoff (finished with 10, lost 1 to hopefully minor back pull and 1 to time constraint), Name-o-rama, and prayers.  2 FNGs named: Hasselhoff and Madoff.

    YHC thanks the Uptowners for allowing me to join the fun.  Thanks El Wire for the short-notice Q!

  • Sloppy Joe v Peanut Relays

    8 PAX posted on Saturday morning at the mothership the Peanut v. Sloppy Joe Team Challenge. T-Claps to Fracsac who humiliated all other TM competitors by posting this morning and for the TM later today. And welcome back to OSHA from IR.

    Here’s…

    The Thang

    Pax moseyed to the museum for warm-ups.

    IC
    SSH x 25
    IW x 15;
    Peter Parker x 15
    Mt Climber x 15
    Jump Squats x 10
    Parker Peter x 12
    Mt Climber x 12
    Arm Circle x 20 one-way and then 20 the other way.

    YHC explained that today is National Sloppy Joe Day and National Biofuel Day (original biofuel made out of peanut oil). So, our two teams for this competition on the day of the TM would be appropriately named.

    Museum Madness Relay

    Split group in half into Team Sloppy Joe and Team Peanut. Each group assigns each person a number. Odd numbered at stairs. Even opposite side. Odds do irkins. Evens people’s chair. 1 v 1 starts at steps and runs with baton to 2. So on and so forth for two rounds. Douille and Justice got lost somehow in the relay… nobody was really sure how. Anyway, big surprise… Awesome’s team (Sloppy Joe) won. Moseyed to Roosevelt Mall.

    Route 66 Throwdown

    Teams went to either side of Roosevelt Mall and a person went to bench 1, 4, 7, and 10. 1 started the relay while all others did 4 step-ups, 2 box jumps, and 5 dips. The last person ran to last bench and ran, back “collecting” each person as they went, sprinting back to bench 1. OSHA, Mav, and YHC almost got finished off by a dog interpreting our wicked speed as our attempt to attack a baby in a stroller with a woman. Close call. Anyway, Sloppy Joe went 2-0.

    Moseyed to “hill” by pond.

    Animal Challenge

    Half of team went close to street, while other half stayed on other side of hill. First group by hill did squats, while group by street did Nolan Ryan’s. First person started the long bear crawl in between, and relay proceeded and rinses and repeated. This time, even with Awesome’s Baboon Crawl, Peanut staged a comeback and won. Finished advantage Sloppy Joe 2-1.

    Moseyed to great lawn for flutters, Dolly, LBC, and merkins. Mosey to flag.

    COT-

    Today is also national supreme sacrifice day. Call to attention FracSac’s sacrifice for double dipping, but most importantly, remembering our troops and thanks Jesus for his sacrifice for us all.

    We closed by praying for our brothers at the TM. Good luck!

  • St Patrick’s Day Pre-Mudder Non Yoga On Your Own Workout

    When I arrived JV told me that Pontiff was doing yoga today as preparation for the mudder tomorrow.  I really wish I had the foresight to think of that but oh well, I am worse at yoga than counting.

    We started out with a mosey in the direction of Cooter Browns, in the St Patrick’s Day Spirit, but I thought better of that so we proceeded to the pull up bars on Ferret.

    Split into 3 groups:

    Round 1

    10 pull ups for the count

    merkins to shoulder taps

    squats to seated on the ledge

    Round 2

    10 leg raises for the count

    dips

    monkey humpers

    Mosey to the parking garage:

    Partnered up:

    Round 1

    partner ran to top of the garage then 20 burpees and returned down the nearest stairs

    other partner did traveling walk outs alternating between:

    10 imperial walker squats

    10 merkins

    10 air press

    then we switched

    Round 2

    partner ran of opposite stairs to the top and did 10 v-up and returned down closest stairs

    other partner performed:

    50 lbc

    50 flutter kicks

    50 dying cockroaches

    then we switched

    Mosey to the flag, count off, name-o-rama, prayer.  No counting was butchered or awkward yoga poses performed…

     

    Thanks,

    86

     

     

     

     

  • Making America Stretch Again!

    “Better bend than break” – Proverb

    Six men (which grew to seven later on) meandered over to the Uptowner AO.  Since Hawg decided to kill us with H8, the Pax thought it would be a good idea to recover with some yoga before the Tough Mudder tomorrow.  Little did they know that yoga is a beast in itself, but it would be a nice change-up to throwing around rocks.  So the DISCLAIMER was given, and then…

    The Thang

    We did a lot of things that popped into my head.  I gather a lot of my yoga movements from Tony or Shaun T… so this beatdown was a figure-it-out as we go.  YHC stressed the importance of breathing throughout the moves….it is the most important thing!

    Started out with some breathing movements, and hamstring/groin stretches.  Hard to explain…you just have to post to FIO.

    Plank Work:
    High Planks
    16x R. Leg Lifts
    16x L. Leg Lifts

    Sun Salutations:  Progression shown below.

    Image result for sun salutation

    Suppose to look like the girl on the left, but we looked like Sheldon:

    yoga GIF

    We did 3x Salutations (Da Parish showed up during #3), then we did it 6x Salutations and then added on a yoga pose like Warrior 1 (R/L), Warrior 2 (R/L), Reverse Warrior (R/L).  Google if you want to see what it looks like.

    Deep Muscle Work:
    16x Low, Very Slow Squats (1,2,3,Low Squat,1,2,3,Standing)
    On the 16th one, we held it down low…then did:
    16x Low Squat Pulses IC

    Repeated Deep Muscle Work with a Right Leg Lunge
    16x Squats IC
    Repeated Deep Muscle Work with a Left Leg Lunge

    Ouch!

    Plie Stretch: 45 sec on right, 45 sec on left….it’s a wide low squat with same hand on same foot (go ahead…try it!)

    Balance Poses:  Held these for about 30ish seconds.
    Knee Curls (R/L) – arms holding up your leg, try to touch knee to chest.
    Table Tops (R/L) – kinda like a standing superman while balancing on one foot.
    Chair Pose – legs together and sit in a chair, arms up to sky

    Hip Work: Hands under shoulders, knees under hips….then raise knees off the ground, and do these:

    16x Spidermans (R/L)
    16x Leg Lifts (R/L)
    Went into Childs Pose to recover after each side.

    Finished up with some flexibility work. Standard stuff like hamstrings, groins, runners stretches, etc.

    Circled up for the COT, where we had the Countoff, Nameorama, and Prayer.

    Moleskin

    Real men do yoga.  Helps you stay young!

    Good luck tomorrow to the Tough Mudder Crew.  Y’all will have a great time!

    …..and yes, Kim Chi is still perfect in 2017!

     

  • The H8! Can Be Conquered

    Event:  2nd Running of the H8!

    Conditions: Clear and 42

    Field: 13 F3 Nola Pax ages 14-49

    The idea behind the H8! was to create something challenging that we can use to measure our progress.  The inaugural running was in October and results can be seen here.  Five men from that first running came out to measure their progress on this brisk morning.  Eight others came to test themselves for the first time.  No one conquered it that first time, but today was a different story.  T-claps to all the participants today.  It is obvious that F3 Nola has improved in the last 5 months.  Let’s keep pushing each other – accelerate.

    Post your results in the comments below to have a record of your progress.

    The Thang

    Each lap consists of running south to the top of the levee, crossing canal (bear crawling the neutral ground), 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 (bupee 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.

    The goal is to complete 8 laps in 40 minutes.  According to MapMyRun, each loop is approximately 0.4 miles.  Therefore, to conquer the H8! you will have to do the following in 40 minutes:

    • Run over 3 Miles of Hills
    • 550 Yards of Bear Crawls
    • 36 Burpees
    • 120 Merkins

    We did AMRAP and then moseyed back to the flag.

    Moleskin

    • I felt like we had a good chance to conquer it today, but our improvement over the last 5 months is more than I thought.  The Tough Mudder is in trouble.
    • Welcome to Triple Shift’s 2.0 Yo-Yo making his initial post at the H8!  That’s a nice initiation.  Later in the day he called us out for a lack of creativity in his F3 name.  If he continues to post, I promise we will try to do better.
    • T-claps to Yankee for his first appearance at Okwata.  Our lack of creativity in naming our FNG was certainly not due to him.  Who knows how many laps he could have finished if he hadn’t been thinking of all of the possible types of Shifts we might use for his name.
    • T-claps to Kimchi for having not missed a workout yet this year.  Beyond impressive.

  • Coastie – Hill (Bridge) Repeats!

    It’s the Tuesday after Daylight Savings time where we lose an hour.  Ugghh!  Just when I was getting used to seeing first light before the end of the workout, I’m forced to endure the ‘Gloom’ for a few months longer.  After we did the Countoff, Namerama and I led the COT.  I shared with the Pax about pulling on the rope of ‘Prosperity’ with one hand while pulling on the rope of ‘God’ with the other.  By holding and pulling on both ropes, we can make a difference in our fallen world and prevent ourselves from thinking and acting like we are God.

    After introductions, we had a FNG brought by Moped and named him Polaroid with respect.  His name is Craig Macaluso and he celebrated his birthday (56) with us this morning.  After we finished the COT we headed to the New Orleans Lakefront with a nice 15 mph tailwind.  Our workout would be ride out to the Bayou St. John overpass and do three (3) rounds of 6 hills.  From there we would ride out to the Technology Park circle then had back to our AO.  Needless to say, riding back west was painful with the 15 mph wind in our faces.   Another day to be thankful!