10 souls came out for what was supposed to be an Iron PAX Challenge recovery day but instead received a 5 inning beatdown on the F3 baseball diamond. F3 baseball is nothing like real baseball, except there are bases and there might also be some whining.

Ended with newly coined sir fazio wrist circles to ease of pain from crab walking. I believe the passerbys were very impressed with this.

Great work by the men and great to see DEET out there with us!

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It was, in fact, a beautiful day at Stonebridge. After the pledge and some stretches, we set out for some pearls on a string. We traversed Ten Ten multiple times as we made our way to Trinity Church. We stopped at every intersection for some LBCs. We then circumnavigated Trinity stopping at every light pole, alternating between merkins and. Squats. Then we returned to the flag just in time for some Chilcutt. The traffic was heavy but OTW kept everyone safe.
Prayers for Kitty Litters coworker who lost his son at 19 yo to a motorcycle accident. Lord be with that family in their time of grief.

MIAGD!

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Quick warm-up then mosey to the Greenway Trail for some partner work and 11sfosome partner work then some 11s
Ltrail trail to the first stop for some partner work on the hill. Trail to the first stop for

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Started this beautiful morning with the pledge & a quick 3/4 mile mosey.
Thing 1 – CDD & WWII – 7s or 11s on the hill (depending on how much of a HIM you are)
Intermission plank hold & Dad jokes
Thing 2 – parking spaces 4 & 10. Bear crawl 4 spots then 10 merkins repeat to the end of the lot. Repeat with lunges & squats.
Finished with popcorn Mary and ring of fire.
Help us all remember that today is a gift, not a guarantee, and act accordingly.

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YHC Ghost Flag Tour! Well kinda, because shortly after gathering at the Thunderstruck Flag, it was asked, “Where is the Ghost Flag”…Dammit! It’s in the car. I can show you later!
No FNGs, Pledge and we’re off.
YHC didn’t travel far from the site that he has never been to, so we lapped the parking lot and warmed up off in the corner. Standard GMs (while the PAX said a quick origin story of their F3 name! And that’s how I learned @Snip will not have any more kids.) Calf Stretch, Runners Stretch and SSHs.
Off to Thang 1: The Beast…6 exercises, 6 stops, 6 times! Jump squats, Spider Merkins, Low Slow Flutters, Burpees, Monkey Humpers, and LBCs.
Off to Thang 2: Cinderblock Loop. While grabbing the blocks from my car…LOOK there’s the Ghost Flag! Groups of 3-4 One PAX call exercise and takes off with the block around the loop, while the PAX AMRAP said exercise. Rotate and repeat for 2 trips with the block each!
Back to the Flag for MARY! PAX choice.

Announcements: AMBRR run! HGTV is looking for a few more SAG guys.

Prayers and Praises: Brie shared with about DEET and his family about their daughter!

YHC lead in prayer! MIAGD!

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I was not exactly sure what my plan would be but I decided to see how many showed and wing it from there. Mosey began with chatter about pace and headlamps. A standard warmup at a bank. Over to the top lot for 4 corners. Merkins/Squats/lbc/Burpee
5/5/5/5
10/5/5/5
10/10/5/5
10/10/10/5
Recover and mosey to the bottom medical lot/hills. 7’s on the first hill diamond merkins/heels to heaven. Backwards run/sprints on the other hill. Sprints in the connecting lot. Mosey back to the flag for some CORE as requested by Bubba. Popcorn style until 0614 HAND! Greenbow showed up for COT and coffee.

I had to remind myself this morning that we may not always feel up to leading at an AO, at work or even at home. However, F3 has made leading and facing challenges a much easier and repeatable task. I could have stayed in bed or bowed out last minute but I signed up to lead and 14 men showed up to join me. MIAGD!

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Another great day in south SCary. Despite the tease of obscure exercises from the exicon, the beatdown was kept simple today. HG informed us that Mount Chaumont was under construction and the pavement was all torn up. With such a revelation what could we do but go investigate (stopped for warmups behind HT OTW). Upon arrival, we discover that the construction was indeed an alternative fact, but given that we were already there, why not make the most of our time.

21s on the Mount – Merkins and Mountain Climbers starting at 7/14 and ending at 14/7 (I took notes Term Paper). As expected French Lick proceeded to lap everyone.

After several 10 counts to recover (and another attempted HGTV coup) slow mosey back to the flag for a KB farmers carry + pax called Mary while waiting for your turn.

Great group this morning and thoroughly enjoyed it. MIAGD

Announcements
AMBRR – sign-up or DM HGTV if you want to help with SAG
LnL – Coupon heavy this week, so go get swoled with HG on Saturday 0630 at the Lochmere pool

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11 strong for partner accountability laps around Kildaire Crossing pool – burpees for the high achievers – followed by a set of 7s on Mt Chaumont. Mixed in some Mary along the way and back right on time for COT and Circle K coffeteria. Prayers for Bubba and family and Morpheus’ next career move.

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Bolstered by the south wake contingent we had more than I expected. Warm up mozey and stretching to the hill for a whole body triple nickel of squats, merkins, and WWIIs. Back to the teeter for some upper body pull-ups, irkins, dirkins, and dips with running the pickle backwards, sideways, and forwards in between. Back to the flag for quick round of WWIIs. Prayers for wah wah’s son, baby deet’s upcoming arrival and Bubba. Great morning out there!

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Great to see some long lost PAX aka running bros at the Swolestice bootcamp.
Welcome FNG Calculator and downrange Good Burn all the way from Raleigh.

As promised, solstice and gettin’ swole trivia was the main event. One PAX one voice; incorrect answers yielded the prize of burpees for all. Accompanying exercise and pickle lap executed after each question.

The PAX fared well with some tricky questions. French Lick, Vegemite, and Nugent among others impressed YHC with nailing some obscure ones.

MIAG(longest)D of the year!

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