>10 on the Maynard and a slew of others at SnS, DaD, and Vesper. One of the more chaotic COTs to cap it off… but it’s Bond Park on a Wednesday!! # of Pax was greater than the temps this AM. Dare you to find someone who has it better than us!

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6 bootcampers and 3 run clubbers. After pledging allegiance to the flag, which was present, we set out on our way to train for the Uwharrie Mountain Run, which is only 5 weeks away. In order to do that, we got some trail work in at Hemlock Bluffs, stopping every so often for some of my favorite leg-strengthening exercises including Al Gore jump squats, Stifler’s Mom, monkey humpers, and more. We managed to get all the way around the big loop in Hemlock Bluffs without getting lost. Saw a few deer and heard some frightening noises along the way.

At one point we partnered up and talked about how well we executed our 2024 goals, and what we are looking to accomplish in 2025. While the run clubbers made it to COT on time, the bootcampers were a few minutes late. But that made the grapes taste that much sweeter and the coffee that much more satisfying. Rave reviews are already pouring in for the resurgence of Slippery When Wet, The Place Where Legends Are Made. Congrats to Badda on hitting his mileage goal for the year today (1,500!). Let’s be sure to check in with each other throughout the year to see how we are doing with our 2025 goals. MIAGD and MIAGY.

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Nearly dropped the ball on the backblast (thanks @Kiffin) but the route and the fellowship did not disappoint. We cut through a yard, trail ran for 30 seconds and found a cool gravel greenway that ended with a tunnel for little people on Cary Parkway. Nearly 100% coffeteria participation.

MIAGD and have a Merry Christmas

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20 HIM gathered fora nice Kryptonite fly by with a few hills sprinkled in. Great weather and great pace today!

Christmas party this Thursday and the Oakwood 24 this Saturday. Praises WebMD’s new job starting in January and prayers for the families in Wisconsin.

Pleasure to lead and be surrounded by such a fine group. MIAGD!

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OG group of 11 for a Kryptonite adventure into uncharted territory down Kelekent all the way to the famed cul-de-sac de Francois.
Merkins, Squats, and flutters occurred along the way. Prodigal inspired mile warm up run to get us going. 4+ covered. Much debate about what age is appropriate to share beloved movies such as Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, and Bad Santa with our kids.
Xmas Party upcoming 12/19.
MIAGD!

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Today, the pax gathered to celebrate a long-awaited Black Friday beatdown, where we could finally celebrate our love of retail shopping and unfettered capitalism and do so right in everyone’s face. Mosey to the nearby office park to show our appreciation to the our cubicle-bound brethren for an abbreviated warm up. Included the traditional merkins-plank jacks-mountain climbers combo, as a hat tip to brother Oofta who surely would not appreciate the unrestrained and unplanned-for expenditure of cash that was soon to follow.
Mosey to that great center of commerce, Walmart store #2247. Split pax into 2 teams and begin a set of zig-zaggy B.O.M.B.S., since Black Friday shopping is the bomb. Observe the queue of competitor shoppers lined up outside of Walmart, waiting for the 6:00 AM rope-drop. At 6:00 AM, halt the pax and announce the newest addition to the Exicon, The Doorbuster. 2 pax from each team take the cash so carefully stored in YHC’s socks, sprint across the parking lot and into Walmart, while the remainder of the team continues with increasing-count B.O.M.B.S. Secret Shopper Pax are to purchase 1 toy that fits the list of next week’s toy drive (see #announcements by HGTV), as fast as possible. Finish checking out, don’t get punched in the face by the aggressive flatscreen TV crowd, refuse to show the receipt to the elderly security personnel, and sprint back across the parking lot to rejoin the pax; flapjack and next 2 pax enter the store for more unabashed retail purchasing. While completing the B.O.M.B.S. and waiting for all pax to complete their shopping, don’t let the Walmart shopping bags touch the ground, or the Tax Man cometh. When all pax have returned with their purchases, we give thanks for the opportunity to participate in these joyful transactions, and mosey on. Quick stop at Radiant Waxing (“from bush to tush”) for some monkey humpers, then mosey back to Ritter. 1 stop for a surprise minute of Burpee Beatdown, then to the flag for abbreviated Mary; having now completed our Black Friday purchases and moved toward Giving Tuesday, the pax were Given the opportunity to lead Mary. Announcements, prayers and praises for a safe and peaceful Thanksgiving and for the many of us navigating the challenges that extended family can entail. YHC took us out.
NMS: Thank you all for fulfilling my year-long dream of leading a beatdown into the Walmart on Black Friday and joining the transactional fray. Mumblechatter was outstanding today. Don’t miss the Rollback deals on a decent pair of pleated chinos at Walmart; you can thank me at the Christmas Party.

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Big numbers all around and great times as well. 21 set sail on a yacht rock journey through Summerwinds. Felt like the summer breeze was flowing as the pace picked up fast.

Announcements included TCP sawgrass, Joe Smith’s Black Friday workout at SWW and the SCary Christmas Party. Prayers were lifted up for the great mentors in F3 and the great groups we have. As The Doobie Brothers said, it keeps you running! MIAGD!

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16 for Soles to the Poles, an opportunity to demonstrate “male community leadership.”

We swung by the church next to Highway 1 where MacGregor votes, then up to Piney Plains for a Lochmere precinct.

Announcements: MFRFSP is coming up – Super has details. Apex 5K in March (ping Orphan for promo code). Bowling 2ndF on Friday.

Prayers/praises: Our brotherhood is unaffected by political whims.

NMS:
–Always great seeing Orphan, an all-time good guy.
–Badda/Bing run a tight ship, checking in with the Q before and after the workout. After Chops’ epic run at JDI, it’s clear the site is going from strength to strength.
–Apparently there’s a third precinct near SWW that I could have picked up on our way back. Duly noted for next time.
–I was fifth in line to vote. Saw a bunch of neighbors. Heck of a morning.

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As the second hand swept over to 0530, the chit-chatting came to an abrupt close and we jumped straight into it at the original High Tempo AO! No warning, no looking back. YHC quickly recognized he was the slowest and most out of shape runner in the crowd. Gonna be a day!

We high-tailed it over to the neighborhood just past the Garmin building for a reasonable warm-up (including 20 ‘Mericans) and then got right to it. Four corners in the neighborhood.

Round 1: 20 ‘Mericans at each corner (Brings us to 100)
Round 2: 50 Squats (Totals 200)
Round 3: 75 LBC’s (Totals 300)
For anyone participating in OTW’s Dora-A-Day challenge, day one is in the books for you.

Time to start heading back! We hightailed it top the gigantic parking lot and paused for ten Worst ‘Mericans Ever, then all you got for the almost half mile back to the flag, coming in only a few seconds over.

Culture Week for South Cary
Thanksgiving Convergence (Carpex at BO)
Holiday Party’s coming up
Election day and Wake County Teacher Work Day tomorrow.

Thanks for the push, or pull as it may have been!

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Twelve of the baddest HIMs on the planet joined YHC for my 2nd Anniversary Q. Several of them so tough that they maximized their EC.
We started the ME, we started with the Pledge of Allegiance and moseyed down to Lochmere Bridge for some dynamic stretching.
Thang 1
Lochmere Pavilion for 11s up and down the back stairs. @enhancement showed that 8 mile EC does not tire him in the least.
Made our way back up toward the flag while stopping for LBC, quick feet and merkins and greeting Water Wings and his M along the way.
COT
Announcements
Pig pickin today at Riptide’s Ranch
Culture Week this upcoming week
Bowling night next Friday
Next Saturday’s Loch n Load will
feature Banjo as Q and trivia, so study your copy of Free to Lead this week.
Prayers and Praises
I shared a story about how great F3 and my family. My wife said she would want where my F3 shirt when I greet her in heaven so she would know it is me. I giving Kirkland a wig to put on so she does get us confused. MIAGD!

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