“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” -Vince Lombardi Another notch was added to The Foundry belt when 10 of F3’s finest gathered in City Park for the weekly hump day workout. Lots of themed workouts lately with Elvis, Notre Dame, Iron Pax, etc so YHC …
YHC did a no-show the prior Saturday. He was in Oregon, and neglected to check that he was the Q. Bad pax, bad pax. Thank the Sky-Q that Rudy wasn’t there to remind everyone. Tclaps Rudy for your fartsackery. So when 86 called out for a switcheroo Q, YHC had …
To celebrate becoming worthy of respect, YHC took the Q on his birthday. After a questionable disclaimer we headed out. The thang – 15 minutes out and back down Bayou St. John. returning to the track for speed work. YHC had the pleasure of running alongside GRT IronHorse from …
This sure was one of the Gloomiest days in 1977. The day that would be the last full day in the life of Elvis Aaron Presley. Known as the King of Rock & Roll, his music would shape the lives of Americans today. Today, his music would put 10 PAX …
July 28th, 1978. A big date for all of us of a certain vintage. Yes, that’s right. 40 years ago today, Animal House made its debut. YHC arrived at 6:20 to a moment of confusion. “Dean Wormer” was there – and it took several minutes for the PAX to realize that …
Too many moons ago I did my last Q at the Mothership. My last Q was based on a book I had read the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. This time I wanted to focus on the roots of F3 a simple straight forward no frills beat-down. Disclaimer Mosey to …
Nineteen men posted to get the usual Saturday fix at The Mothership. YHC filled in as Q for Cowbell who anticipated a late night at the Taylor Swift concert or something of the sorts. Typical June conditions meant we were in for another sweat fest but nothing the PAX couldn’t …
Leading 20+ men on Saturday beat-down is a tall order, so Your Humble Correspondent (YHC) needed to prepare. On the afternoon before the workout, my 9-year-old son and I took I bike ride to City Park to survey any hidden corners typically overlooked during Mothership workouts. Whenever the Pax moseys …
So this Wednesday morning yours truly was running just a minute late and joined the PAX in mid-mosey to the track for some warm-ups. The first conversation with Frac-Sac went something like this. Abacus: Good morning Fracsac. Fracsac: Hey Nice of you to join us Abacus – this …
A half dozen of NOLA’s most elite, middle-aged athletic phenoms showed up on Tuesday to prove we can still run like, or even better than, a bunch of youngsters. After exchanging the usual pleasantries and kicking around some ideas on which route we’d run, it was concluded that we would …
