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Remembering 9/11

Well I felt I had no choice but to sign up for the Q Tuesday 9-11-18 since I’m a firefighter and want to always remember the sacrifices by brothers in New York gave for people they didn’t even know. It’s a shame that sometimes we are willing to give more …

F3 Thursday, Take 1

There we were, gathered in the 73 degree gloom, preparing for pedo-strata combat like a small band of wearily tremulous skirmishers, ready to embark on Part 1 of, what would be for some, a 2-part F3 kind of day. The insights were keen, though the conversations garrulous as, with the …

Shark Week at the Scramble

A quick warm up of arm circles and LBCs before starting the usual 5k run and a surprise at the end of the pier, an actual Shark from the Lake! Children beware. Run was completed in 32:00 by the official time Back at the playground we tried two exercises from …

Fartekin at G-ma’s house

6 pax met at the Mandeville TH. YHC came in hot, shoe on but not tied. No disclaimer today boys, Yhc carries malpractice insurance. The thang mosey to underpass circle up: my climbers x 20 ic, donkey kicks x 20 ic mosey down the UP, karaoke the flat, sprint the …

Revived Milestone Marsh

Well after cleaning court, the pax started to roll in excited to see four of my F3 brothers come for the Beatdown. warm ups 25 side straddle hops 25 toe touches 25 Imperial walkers 25 mountain climbers The Thang Head over to some soft ground. 50/35/15 = 100 three sets …

Round Robin!!!

With a recent resurgence of F3 posters at the Marsh,  this Gloom would provide the opportunity for a round robin of sorts.. Knowing the Q was out on IR would allow for a mixed bag of goodies like rolling through a drive thru at Red Robin to get your hand …

Helping Hands

There have been many times that QIC has thought about coupons to spice up a beatdown. Honestly there has also been a  lot of forgetfulness or unpreparedness that has spoiled such ideas. Not this time! Gentlemen, we have garbage bags! Turning the scramble into an easter-egg hunt of sorts, the …

Steve’s last hurrah

6 pax met up at the mandeville TH to celebrate good ol’ Steve’s last workout until October. The thang: warm up on the stage with a series of scapular stability exercises to counteract the plethora of merkins some of the pax have been pounding out. mosey through the woods to …