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Just in Time

Great to see Collard Greens and Tank-Up return for their second post this morning.  Something about the approaching storm motivated the 4 strong PAX to get after it without delay, warming up with a sense of urgency under the Gipper’s gaze:  Seal Jacks 20x IC, IW 20x IC, Torso Twists …

“Ya-honk”

“The wild gander leads his flock through the cool night; Ya-honk! he says, and sounds it down to me like an invitation; The pert may suppose it meaningless, but I listen close; I find its purpose and place up there toward the November sky.” …Walt Whitman; Leaves of Grass   …

Teamwork for Mike Monsoor

Four men gathered around the shovel flag on this beautiful, crisp morning at the Mandeville Lakefront, determined to honor Medal of Honor recipient Mike Monsoor.  Petty Officer Monsoor gave everything for us in 2006 during Operation Iraqi Freedom.  Providing early warning and stand-off protection to troopers during the Battle of …

Bats Gone Wild

All Souls Day started out with TurboTax being nudged in the shoulder by a live bat, and not the World Series kind, but one of the bug-catching kind! Could this have been some soul reaching out? Don’t know, but the bat thing has to be a first for the F3 …

Man in the Arena

Beautiful Fall weather and 7 PAX converged on the Mandeville lakefront this morning for a beatdown celebrating EiEi’s 40th birthday.  YHC threw down Teddy Roosevelt’s Man in the Arena’s speech to kick things off in recognition of EiEi’s transformation from a fartsacking sad sack to a regularly posting Man in …

Trailhead AO Going Strong

Four Northshore F3 veterans met in the increasingly crisp morning air at the Mandeville Trailhead. Warmup Mosey loop on Tammany Trace with three stops Stop 1 – IW x 20 IC,  SSH x 20 IC Stop 2 – Plank Jacks x 20 IC Stop 3 – Slow Squats x 10 …

Pretzel AMRAP

Only Blackbird could return from a week of backpack elk hunting in the Utah mountains refreshed and ready to humble the Covington PAX.  EiEi is used to it by now but welcome Steve to the geriatric Covington PAX where sextuagenarians abound, and bound, and jump and crush and inspire the …

“There is something in October sets the gypsy blood astir: We must rise and follow her, When from every hill of flame She calls, and calls each vagabond by name.” – William Bliss

It took half a week to find an October quote to lead-off with… Anyways…’twas a nice morning for posting; somewhat cooler, and less humid than normal. And two posted, to work on their stalwartiness…. warmup 20xIC jumping jacks 20xIC windmills 20xIC imperial walkers 20xIC donkey kicks 20xIC arm swings 10x …