1/9/2024 – Mess Hall
Location: Swanson Elementary.
PAX: Stella, Hindsight, Invictus.
QIC: Invictus
Weather was windy, 32 deg, and lots of snow.
0500 – Pre run – Stella and Invictus. We cut the run short to get back in time to welcome more PAX and avoid potential injury. Snow was soft but packing down very quickly.
0530 – Hindsight was the only other PAX to join us.
Five Core Principles – Free, Open to ALL Men, Always Outside, Lead in a rotating fashion, and Ends in a Circle of Trust.
Credo – Leave no man behind, but leave no man where you found him.
The Mission of F3 is to Plant, Grow, and Serve small workouts groups for the reinvigoration of male community leadership.
QIC noted he was not a fitness professional so the PAX should modify the workout as needed.
Warm-a-rama: At the Flags
15 SSH IC, 15 Imperial Walkers IC, 15 Cherry Pickers IC.
Thang 1: Main Parking Lot.
We did the follow exercises with a lap around the main parking lot after each exercise.
25 SSH IC
25 LBC’s IC
25 Squats
25 Merkins
15 Plank Jacks
25 High Knees IC
25 Freddies IC
25 Apollo Ohnos
25 AST’s IC
15 Groiners
We got through each exercise and completed about 9 laps for a total distance of about 1.5 miles.
Thang 2: Merkin Snowball Fight
The rules for the snowball fight were simple. Each PAX was to start with 3 Merkins before making a snowball. Each PAX was immune from getting hit until they threw that snowball. Each time someone got hit, they were to drop and do 3 Merkins. You were allowed to keep throwing snowballs until you got hit. We did this for a few minutes before Stella decided to have him and Hindsight gang up on YHC with two final snowballs.
OMAHA called at 0605.
MARY – (none).
NOR – see PAX list above.
Prayers/Announcements
The 2024 CSAUP has been scheduled for 1/27 in Gretna.
F3 Foundation Chris Gradoville Scholarship event on 2/15 at MCL.
COT
Considering we had a lot of snow in the forecast and eventually on the ground, it reminded me of a few different snowball/snow cone references. Bear with me here. First off, my preblast tweet included a gif from the movie Monsters Inc where the abominable snowman offered someone a yellow snow cone and assured them that it was lemon flavored. Haha. I was also reminded of one of my favorite comedians, Brian Regan, who had a joke about his childhood where he said he only played little league baseball because he got a free snow cone after each game. Brian Regan is famous for his comedy because he never cusses and makes jokes out of everyday situations. He does not give in to the pressure of potentially using harsh language which some people find funny. I encouraged the PAX to be open with their sense of humor and share it with the world, particularly each morning in the gloom. I know I don’t get laughs with every joke I put out, but I can still put my head to my pillow each night knowing I was simply being myself.
Prayer – YHC
Aye! – Invictus. Coffee at Village Grinder. We handily beat the guys from Colosseum to coffee despite (1) Safe Ride cutting his beatdown short and (2) doing a full beatdown ourselves.