Please & Thank You

 Posted on March 21, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  431 words  |  

While the weather certainly could have been better, I thoroughly enjoyed a tight group of very pleasant seniors – if the grey hair present was any indication, there was plenty of wisdom to be shared! As 5:45 rolled in the rain continued to fall – no FNGs, only revealed familiar faces. The group was informed that this is F3 – modify as necessary! Started with the Pledge & moseyed behind the bank for…. [Read More]
burt  coney  press-on  prodigal  sabre  silverback  term-paper 

The Rain Will Stop at 545

 Posted on March 21, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  315 words  |  

15 Pax made it out to a wet and wild time at FC. Beaker and Sub EC ran to FOD and back. Site Q Sky Blue did an EC shovelflag drop off them met Franklin at the airport for some #WorkF. Goose was out too so no Site Qs but the flag still stands! As guys gather before the bell rings the rain was picking up and so was the wind. [Read More]
callahan  hi-liter  kilmer  one-direction  other-brother  red-ryder  shut-in  sooey  sub  the-commish  two-factor 

foD

 Posted on March 20, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  426 words  |  

YHC rolled into Thomas Brooks park a little early to knock out some EC pull-ups. It’s not much of a thing here, but eventually several PAX joined in once they realized that pull-ups can be done at the shelter by the soccer fields. Good news, we’ll be back here eventually. With pull-ups done and the time drawing nigh, we joined the PAX circling up in the normal FOD starting spot. One issue - no flag. [Read More]
badlands  beaker  biner  bogo  clementine  ezekiel  franklin  geek-squad  hotty-toddy  katniss  kilmer  kung-pao  nature-boy  pbx  prodigal  red-ryder  sky-blue  trike 

PG Rated

 Posted on March 20, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  401 words  |  

A I happened to check Slack at around 9:30PM Saturday night and notice a Riptide post looking for a co-Q for Phoenix Saturday morning. I jumped on and decided to help Rip make his daughter’s Soccer game for which Hermès never stopped talking about for 30 min. Speaking of Hermès, many were happy they left the 2.0’s at home cause old Hermz was in rare but normal form. He did apologize during the prayer LOL! [Read More]
build-a-bear  callahan  captain-kirk  cataracts  clementine  deuce  disco-duck  earhart  eveready  fortran  freebird  hermes  high-heels-knoxville  odouls  pigeon  pivot  quiver  riptide  smokey  sooey  texas-ranger  torpedo  trike  triple-lindy  two-factor 

#HelloBrother

 Posted on March 19, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  520 words  |  

YHC went to a multi faith prayer vigil at Broughton high school with 2.1 in remembrance of those killed in the mass shooting in Christchurch New Zealand. One of the speakers was Farris Barakat, brother to Deah Shaddy Barakat, a second year dental student at UNC, who was murdered 2-10-15 at his home in Chapel Hill. Farris shared the story of the Muslim man, Daoud Nabi, at the mosque in Christchurch. [Read More]
banjo  captain-jack  chipper  greenbow  high-heels-knoxville  kitty-litter  ollie  roscoe  smokey  staubach  titanic  www  yoga-mat 

F3 = BQ

 Posted on March 19, 2019  |  8 minutes  |  1556 words  |  

I got the idea of writing this BB about four weeks prior to the Tobacco Road Marathon. I was on a long run on the ATT and I was thinking about my training, and how different it had been from previous races. It became perfectly clear that it was F3 that helped me change up what I thought was working for me. But it was far more than just a change to my running schedule. [Read More]

Kryptonite is 4 Runners

 Posted on March 19, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  378 words  |  

38 degrees. No wind. Clear. Nice morning at Koka Booth. Biner and Burt offered to help out C Sopp when he reached out for a Sub. We cooked it up after mowing lawns yesterday for the Carying Place and agreed to jointly take his Q this am. C Sopp made it after all with coffee and after running the TR 1/2…taboot. We thought it would be fun to surprise the men with a little switch…. [Read More]

Start Late, Finish Early

 Posted on March 19, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  429 words  |  

4am. 10 month old is up and Daddy Dooty begins. Roughly 510, YHC sneeks out of nursery, dresses and hits the door in hopes to make the 520 pre run. As I come flying in, I see an empty parking lot. Luckily, Denali arrives a few min later and we take off on a leisurely stroll through Cary’s finest back roads. 542, we both realize we are going to be late getting back. [Read More]
bartman  callahan  chinese-downhill  denali  disco-duck  frisco  half  one-four  pickles  press-on  shut-in  silverback  sputnik  squatter  the-commish 

Weird Stuff

 Posted on March 19, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  458 words  |  

Callahan put out the call for a substitute… and you KNOW I can’t resist the chance to Mr. Garvey a workout. I promised Prodigal on Slack that I wouldn’t do weird stuff, but then I looked in the mirror. Time for an exicon deep-dive. FNG Check - Disclaimer - Fair Warning on weird stuff - Let’s Go Lap around the parking lot. Circle up for Finkle Swings. Lap around the parking lot. [Read More]
butt-fumble  chanticleer  deuce  earhart  hi-liter  jigglypuff  ninjago  old-maid  parker  pet-sounds  saban  shank  snots  sour-mash  sub  triple-lindy  water-wings 

Back in the Saddle

 Posted on March 18, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  248 words  |  

You ever had one of those moments when that which you once found easy to do is now quite taxing. It has almost been three weeks since I last posted. Many HIMs have reached out to check in on me during this time and I am appreciative. Never the less it was time to get back in the saddle. There’s nothing like putting yourself on the hook to Q to hold you accountable to posting. [Read More]
ashbury  earhart  house-arrest  intimidator  jigglypuff  kenny  meatloaf  milton-bradley  monkey-nut  red-ryder  theismann  triple-lindy