Naming 5 FNG’s in one week is definitely a record for F3 Thibodaux, as was the number of PAX at The Stage this morning. Three FNG’s made up for a couple of missing regulars to make for 13 total, and a glorious day it was!
After a prolonged disclaimer and explanation of the benefits and culture of F3, YHC led us in a warmup meant to assuage the soreness brought on by Thursday’s F3 poker beatdown.
PAX: Enron, Paradox, Cardinal, Pope, Coyote, Dumpster Fire, Red Card, Horse Pill, Tighty Whities, Kilo, Wet Tap, Percleator, Goose
Warmup: Side Straddle Hops, Widmills, Arm Circles, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, Self-Love, High Knees, and Butt kicks (to wake the cardio system a bit).
Thang 1:
Moseyed to the Chimney for Partner Dora: 100 Burpees, 200 Twinkle Toes, and 300 LBC’. Transportation was Bear Crawl and run back, then Crawl Bear and Nur back, then Attempted Murder Bunnies (Murder Bunnies without the coupon) and run back.
The FNG’s and relatively new guys were not too keen on this whole F3 thing about 2 minutes into this one. Once the intensity set in, the soon-to-be-named Horse Pill (Kip) bemoaned the fact that he had planned to do work on his house later in the day, no to mention having run five miles before we even started. (Jose 8K?) But, YHC knew the next couple of exercises would lift the spirits and make for some good memories and some good camaraderie.
Thang 2:
Moseyed to the Thunderdome (octagonal outdoor pavilion with bleachers setup around the edges facing the middle) where PAX found some bleacher space for a couple of rounds of Ring of Fire.
Round 1: feet on the bleachers in decline plank while each PAX counted off in a circle executing one Derkin. After reaching the seeming insurmountable total of 100, and the cool feeling of yelling numbers in a circle of intensity under an echoey metal roof, we recovered to our feet for round 2.
Round 2: PAX held Al Gore position facing the bleachers, and PAX took turns yelling numbers and executing a box jump, once again reaching 100, and once again enjoying the experience of shared intensity (this time with the added sound of crashing bleachers) and team accomplishment, which rolled nicely into…
Thang 3:
Moseyed to the practice field for the final round of Name That Tune. It took three beatdowns to get through the playlist YHC had put together erroneously thinking there would be enough musical knowledge to get through them more quickly. But, it made for an opportunity to spread the fun over a few days and allowed more PAX to get in on it. With a few more older PAX in the group this time, songs like “To Be With You” by Extreme and “Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm” by Crash Test Dummies were nailed relatively quickly, though the amount of Bonnie Blairs we ended up having to do was not foreseen–“Something in the Way She Moves” by James Taylor should have been an easy one, but I guess brains were foggy after the Dora. Or, YHC should’ve just assigned it a different exercise. Or, the PAX just needed to see the Q hate his life a little bit.
After shoulder tapping our way through “Send Me on My Way” by Rusted Root (no one could get the artist), we moseyed back to the flag for some Mary:
Crunchy Frogs x20 IC
Freddy Mercuries x15 IC
Penguins x15 IC
Named 3 FNG’s: Welcome, Tighty Whities, Red Card, and Horse Pill!
COT: shared gratitude for F3 and the awesome group, prayer intentions, and Cardinal prayed us out.
Very encouraging morning! The soreness over the next couple of days will be a beautiful reminder! Thanks for joining me on the journey, gents, and for allowing me to lead.
See You in the Gloom,
Goose
