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Uphill Both Ways

Posted on November 14, 2017 | 6 minutes | 1171 words |

How long’s FWD been in action? How long has it been since I’ve been there? (last time I posted, Fluoride almost killed me…he’s a BEAST) You mean I’ve never had a chance to Q there? What, it’s Sunday and there’s an open Q slot there (and at Vesper AND at Dante’s Peak)? Fantastic, time to pay a visit to Hermes’ homeland. Spent Sunday evening drawing up my plans, had my Weinke all ready to roll. [Read More]

#MeowMile and #MerkinMonday

Posted on November 13, 2017 | 3 minutes | 427 words |

YHC pulled up to your neighborhood Food Lion with windshield whippers a’whipping thinking, “this could suck.” But, alas the rain broke and a top-notch Monday was underway. The #MeowMile was converted to the #DiscoDash as a pair of feathered felines headed towards the premiere AO in Apex on a Monday at 0545. After a lovely stroll to the gate, YHC and the Duckman were met by 10 additional Lions, and with Ma-Bell amongst the PAX the promise of #MerkinMonday would hold true. [Read More]

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Paying Final Respects - 11/11/17

Posted on November 13, 2017 | 2 minutes | 234 words |

YHC and my co-YHC were honored to Q the final chapter of respect week. At a brisk 30 degrees we so appreciate the 21 PAX who lived through a “day in a life” of a respectee. It looked something like this: Warm Up I’ve dropped my teeth and need to find them Cotton Picker (10x) Windmills (10x) Hand Release Merkins (15x) The Thang Getting up in the middle of the night [Read More]

Veteran's Day (Observed)

Posted on November 13, 2017 | 2 minutes | 333 words |

Pre-BB Quick explanation on the theme of today’s work-out at Wolverine…I was reminded on Sunday at church how easy it is, one week after a school shooting and one day after Veterans Day, to simply slip back into my routine and go on with life. There are many “Monday mornings” when people in painful places go back to their challenges and the rest of us go on with life. Thus, “The Murph” as a reminder that many still face their painful circumstances when the rest of us have returned to our routines. [Read More]

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Respect Vesper Q 11/8

Posted on November 12, 2017 | 1 minutes | 138 words |

Great week of Respects on the Q’s. Very thankful one spot was left open for me to Q. So we circled up and thought about someone dear to us that we have lost, remember the special times together. We then headed out for a nice steady jog, we cut back into Bond Park on the Greenway. We circled up and did 23 Merkins for Gibson. Now it’s time for some hill work, we did 100% half way up and a nice slow jog back down, we then did full out sprints a few more times. [Read More]

Salute to our Veterans.

Posted on November 11, 2017 | 4 minutes | 691 words |

Nice morning. 44 degrees. Crystal clear. Respect Week. The original Cary AO. 26 HIMs. The DZ crew was complete this am with Cally and Large in attendance. Today we observe Veterans Day and at DZ we are fortunate to be the closest AO to Cary’s Veterans Freedom Park. Cally took us there a few years back…so we had to go back. A little Rip Tide Pearl on a String was planned for the 1. [Read More]

Gloom Despair Agony

Posted on November 10, 2017 | 2 minutes | 296 words |

14 pax. Banjo, CK, Callahan, Chanticleer, Denali, Earhart, Fluoride, Hermetic s, Lite Brite, Ollie, Riptide, Sputnik, Term Paper, missing one, Chop Block? 14 pax and no FNGs for the first morning of real gloom of the season. https://youtu.be/ZAAKPJEq1Ew We huddle, MC, stay warm, MC, count down the minutes, MC, seconds tick by, MC, and we’re off. Head to the bank for 51 to SSH. Recover on the run to the municipal building parking lot for Imperial Walker, Willie Mays Hayes, mountain climber, calf stretches. [Read More]

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Respect Travel Tours Presents

Posted on November 10, 2017 | 1 minutes | 135 words |

Respect Travel cordially invites you to join us on our tour tomorrow at 6:30 AM sharp. We are proud to provide guides (not professionals) to lead you in the following activities as you mozy through scenic New Hampshire/Phoenix. I’ve dropped my teeth and I need to find them Getting up in the middle of the night Cashing the Social Security Check at the bank We may be over the hill, but… Where’s my walker Taking the grandkids to the playground Bingo time I’ve fallen and I can’t get up Meet at the Senior Center naturally. [Read More]

Smokey and the Bandit

Posted on November 10, 2017 | 2 minutes | 376 words |

Gloom. Respect. Drizzle. This am was another morning of all things great about F3. An awesome group of dudes…grateful for Smokey’s Q (which as always was organized/planned…and was comfortable with me chattering while he led his portion), the CD/Intimidator/Brody troika…the Dad, the Father in law and the newlywed, Birthday site Q - Open Out, GTL (the quiet, in shape tough dude), Free Bird (wears Cotten like Hermes), Sooner (who refered to me as sir, then quickly adjusted to Brah) and Michelob (almost slept in, but decided to run in instead…stud). [Read More]

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Tribute to our Respect Week Qs

Posted on November 10, 2017 | 3 minutes | 453 words |

Small but strong group of 8 gathered to pay tribute to this week’s respect Qs and listen to some old music. No FNGs and we start with a quick jog around some random section of the park. Warm Up Chinese Downhill in memory of Gibson Merkins x 23 Burtjacks x 15 The Thang 4 corners Sour Mash wolverines x10 Yogi WW2s x 20 Goose SSH x 30 Kilmer – reverse lunges x 40 and 5 burpees in the middle [Read More]

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