Paradise Island Back Blast (8/24/22): SSH and Burpees in Paradise

August 24, 2022

AO – Paradise Island

60ish degrees and clear

Q – Stella

PAX:  18 – FDIC, Skipper, Smashmouth, Icy Hot, Retweet, Huffy, IceT, Honey Stinger, Side Dish, Vanilla Ice, Boomerang, Cosmo, Dirty Bird, Swinger, SafeRide, HoneyMade, Beta Max, Stella.

5:15 AM –  YHC welcomed PAX.  A few hard core runners broke off to continue their pre-run.  5 Core Principles reviewed, Mission Statement given, along with the Credo. We started with a short mosey about 200 feet away for Warm-A-Rama. 

Warm-A-Rama consisted of 20 SSH and some Tappy Taps.  Now it was off to the races.  This was a “traditional” Paradise style beatdown today.  On each stop, we did a few exercises. 

• We first ran to the parking lot of the Regency Apartments for 15 Burpees, 15 SSH and 15 Fredy Mercurys. 
• We continued around the lake to the office building parking lot for 15 more burpees, 15 SSH and 15 LBCs. 
• Next up, we took a mosey to the old Paradise Bakery parking lot, and here, we did the 15 burpees, 15 SSH and a core exercise.
• We took the street around Regency Mall to the parking lot near Borsheims for more the same.  15 burpees, 15 SSH and 15 Big Boys.
• We then ran down Regency Parkway and stopped in the grass around a fire hydrant for 15 monkey humpers, 15, burpees and 15 SSH.
• Onward to Pacific Street and 105^th to do 50 merkins.
• We finished at the shovel flag with American Hammers IC, followed by 50 more extra credit merkins.

Altogether, we ran around 3.2 miles per my watch.

About 5:55 AM, we started Name-A-Rama, announcements and prayer requests.  There is a Respect/Hate pop up tomorrow (August 25). 

The COT today was on the importance of a balance of the 3 Fs of F3.  I have been known to enjoy and hit the 2^nd F Coffee hard. Over the last 3 years, I have been to 100s of Coffeterias, often 5x per week. It’s one of my favorite things about F3. Recently, due to a change with my M’s work schedule, I have not been able to make it very often coffee and miss the fellowship.  Coffee after a beatdown helps forge special bonds.  We all have other commitments, but YHC’s challenge was to step up your 2^nd F game.  If you don’t go to coffee regularly and your schedule permits go… Also, 2^nd F can take place at other events.  All of the Fs of F3 are equally important and together make us a HIM.  Closed with prayer. 

Aye!

Stella