27 October 2022|The Berm-Stone Creek Park| 46°, partly cloudy skies
0435 Prerun: Chucky, Toto, Pantyhose, The Plague, Truly,Farva, Cataracts
0445 Prerun: Motor Boat, Armando, Tater Tot, Doppler, Bam Bam, Al Borland, Flowers, Bouncer, Nailed It, Scoober, Bubbles
Beatdown: PAX (27): Chucky, Armando, Griswold, The Plague, Truly, Flowers, Oompa, Doppler, Bam Bam, Backstop, Body Armor, Motor Boat, Pantyhose, Al Borland, Greenhouse, Bouncer, Farva, Tater Tot, Nailed It, Scoober, Schnitzel, Cataracts, Wentworth, Bubbles, Hard Hat, Lunch Lady, Stripes
QIC: Stripes
YHC arrived to the AO at 0428 and despite the FOMO, resisted the urge to prerun in order to set up and conduct final prep for my VQ. When Farva came galloping in like a Thoroughbred shortly after 0500 at a 6:25 pace for 4-miles, it confirmed I made a good decision! The rest of the prerunners were not far behind and 0515 came quickly so ready or not, here we go! Welcomed PAX, stated the three F’s, five core principles, mission statement, credo, disclaimer, and asked if there were any FNG’s; there were none.
WARM-A-RAMA
YHC led the PAX on a ¼ mile mosey ending on the basketball court.
(20) Side Straddle Hops (IC)
(10) Big Ones (3-count left, 3-count right)
(10) Tappy Taps (IC)
PRETHANG
PAX counted off in groups of four and lined up in four single-file lines at the baseline of the basketball court for a relay ladder race. On my whistle, the first member of each group sprinted to the top of the key, back to baseline, then to the half court line, back to baseline, then to opposite top of the key, back to baseline, then all the way to the endline, back to baseline and then the next member of each group would do the same until the entire team was finished. While not running, each other member of the team did X’s and O’s. Last team to finish did 10 penalty burpees. Did the same thing one more time but instead of X’s and O’s, this time non-runners did Wojo Squats.
THE THANG
4 corner stations of the basketball court rotating stations on YHC’s whistle…
• Station 1: Merkins x 25, Mountain Climbers IC x 25, Gas Pumpers x 25, Alternating Shoulder Taps IC x 25 * backpedal to station 2 on whistle
• Station 2: Diamond Merkins x 25, Gorilla Humpers IC x 25, Rosalitas IC x 25, Sun Gods IC 25 front/25 rear *bear crawl to station 3 on whistle
• Station 3: Chuck Norris Merkins x 25, Plank Jacks IC x 25, LBC’s x 25, Cherry Pickers IC x 25 *defensive stance shuffle to station 4
• Station 4: Wide-arm Merkins x 25, Zebra butt-kicks 25 right leg/25 left leg, Hello Dollies IC x 25, Seal Claps IC x 25 * crab-walk to station 1
“Omaha” called at 0551and proceeded back to flags.
(27-IC/RS) American Hammers
Prayer Requests and Announcements
• Prayer requests for Pit Stop, Tin Cup, Schnitzel’s brother-in-law Joey, Supa Fly, Relish’s Mom, Barber Shop’s Mom
• Halfway House Sunday, Retreat, Catalyst launch Wednesday
COT
I shared the impact F3 has had on me in my short time and how much it’s meant to me. Gave a rare shoutout to Chucky for his relentless EH skills to get me out for a 0435 prerun at The Berm exactly 7 weeks ago. Discussed how the camaraderie, brotherhood, and Espirit de Corps of F3 has filled a void I’ve felt since getting out of the Marine Corps in 2009 and how grateful I am for all the HIM I’ve met and have had such an impact on me even though I might only know 10 of their real names. Got emotional and said I was thankful I got my F3 name prior to my VQ or else it would have likely been Cry Baby.
Closed out in prayer.