Tag: Krazy Ivan

  • Krazy Ivan III

    Well, it may not have been how EiEi originally imagined it, but on this January night the weather couldn’t have been much better, especially considering the threat of torrential rain from the west. The PAX began to gather after sun set as the electricity of the evening’s main event began to spark and hum along the lake front in Old Mandeville. Brethren from the southern reaches were welcomed with open arms as old friends reunited and new friendships were soon to be forged in sweat, adrenaline and beer.

    With a large contingent of The World slipping in under the wire, the tense anticipation simply could not have been any sharper. F3 fellows of all stripes were mulling about when, without warning, the score keeper’s cow bell (speaking of conspicuously absent) rang out in a clanging cacophony sending the runners off into the night.

    Now, every man ran his own race. Some took off faster than they oughta, while some found their rhythm and pace quickly. Some could’ve gone another mile, while some dropped to the earth at the finish line. Whether he completed 1, 2, or 3 laps, every man put the hay in the barn.

    Special recognition in the HEART category goes to SOGO, who, shortly before completing the 1st half of his 1st lap, caught a pot hole near the “horse-shoe playground” and suffered a severe ankle sprain. YHC, personally, would have called it then and there, thinking of the work week ahead, but this specimen of fortitude got his happy ass up and, not only finished his remaining 2.6 laps, but finished in 13th place!

    The Top 10 finishers were as follows:

    1. In Time

    2. Catfish

    3. The Hammer

    4. Speedy Gonzalez

    5. Bushwacker

    6. Beignet

    7. Steve

    8. Zoolander

    9. Belloq

    10. Brushburn

    With 60% of the top 10 finishers one might expect the Northshore (God’s Country) to have reclaimed the Freedom Hammer, but, alas, it was not to be this year. The dramatic announcement of the results by THE Manny sent shock waves through the reveling crowd, making disbelievers of both North shore and some South shore PAX alike. For the record, after two recounts, concessions were finally made with the the original tally of 366 to 288 verified.

    And so another year of trash talking and insidious photo bombing by the World’s hard-won spoils lies ahead. There’s still the summer time interlude of the trophy-less Gnarly Nutria to look forward to before we prime up the orchestra for the Krazy Ivan IV: Drago’s Revenge. Until then, thank you to everyone who showed up for some fun competition and fellowship. CSAUP stands for completely stupid and utterly pointless, but we who participate know that there’s nothing pointless to gathering, growing, and bonding; pushing ourselves and leading by example. Until next year…

    SYITG

  • Krazy Ivan 2019

    Despite the Krazy Ivan Rules Committee’s best efforts to confuse and disorient the Southshore PAX into (1) not showing up; (2) showing up at the wrong time; (3) showing up at the wrong place; (4) wondering whether an event actually was going to take place; and (5) thinking that even if the event did take place the whole thing would be a waste of time and money due to its apparently lack or organization and rules, the Southshore PAX (with the notable exception of Jadeveon and Mulligan who are both easily confused and dissuaded as well as RY who is exceptional at making excuses) managed to not only show up but to capture the Freedom Hammer with a convincing 401-340 victory.  It was windy, it was cold, it was completely stupid and utterly pointless.  It was also colorful with PAX displaying their personalities for all to see with their choice of tank top as well as chest and back hair grooming choices.  Most of all it was an epic good time with another impressive display of middle distance running from the Southshore’s Smooth who crushed the competition and established his position as F3NOLA’s premier all season runner having won the Gnarly Nutria over the Summer and now the Krazy Ivan in the Winter.  Lots of friendly competition and some quality F2 afterwards made all 10 minutes of organization and preparation worth it.

    Here’s how they ran:

    1. Smooth
    2. In Time
    3. TurboTax
    4. Cavalier
    5. Astro
    6. Left Cheek
    7. Mahatma Ice
    8. El Guapo
    9. Hawgcycle
    10. Shorty
    11. The Hammer
    12. Rudy
    13. Steve
    14. Catfish
    15. Bushwacker
    16. Zoolander
    17. Butt Splice
    18. Suckles
    19. Sogo
    20. Bongo
    21. Hose
    22. Shooter
    23. Woz
    24. Chewy
    25. Heisenberg
    26. Rev Sox
    27. Gabrielle
    28. The Pelican
    29. Grundy
    30. Fracsac
    31. Jose Mourhino
    32. Barely Legal
    33. Pai Gow
    34. Mambi
    35. Da Parish
    36. Hokie Pokey

    Also making cameo appearances for a lap a piece:  EiEi, Einstein and Ocho.

    Special thanks to The Manny and his lovely assistant, Mary, for scoring the finish and tabulating the results using the Krazy Ivan’s proprietary algorithm.

    Thanks for coming out for the Krazy Ivan guys.  Take care of the Freedom Hammer, Smooth.  The Northshore PAX wants it back next year!