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Monday Runday Remix

DATE: 3/9/20.

TEMP: 64.

WEATHER: Windy and raining.

 

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:

PAX: Rabbit, Mookie.

QIC: Walmart.

AO: Oak Point Amphitheater.

 

WELCOME/DISCLAIMER: Given.

 

WARM-O-RAMA: OYO stretching.

 

THE THANG: run across the street from Oak Point Amphitheater to the grassy hillside in front of Collin College.

Jacob’s Ladders:

  • Ladder 1: Squat x1, run uphill, LBC x4, run downhill, Squat x2, run uphill, LBC x3, run downhill, etc.
  • Ladder 2: SSH x1, run uphill, Overhead Clap x7, run downhill, etc.
  • Ladder 3: Mountain Climber x1 double count, run uphill, Merkin x10, run downhill, etc.

Mosey around Collin College.

10 dips at globe statue, then run a lap around the statute. Then 9 dips, run a lap. 8 dips, run a lap, etc.

Mosey back around Collin College to Oak Point Amphitheater. 2 burpees at the top of the hill, 4 burpees halfway down the hill, and 6 burpees at the bottom of the hill.

MARY: none.

 

CIRCLE OF TRUST: PAX prayed for Maverick’s family and for the PAX not at the workout.

MOLESKIN: PAX talked about Maverick’s cruise and the recent F3 Dallas CSAUP.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS: none.

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4 Miles of Pain

DATE: 2/24/2020

TEMP: 58.

WEATHER: Overcast and very windy.

 

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:

PAX: Walmart.

QIC: Walmart.

 

AO: Oak Point Park.

 

WELCOME/DISCLAIMER: not given since Q was riding solo.

 

WARM-O-RAMA: OYO stretching for 2 minutes.

 

THE THANG: 4 mile run. Q set a very slow pace since his left knee and calf were hurting a lot. Q almost wimped out at 3 miles, but kept pushing to hit 4, no matter how slow. This reminded Q of the importance of accountability.

 

MARY: none.

 

CIRCLE OF TRUST: Q prayed for the other PAX.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Deafinitely Not Different 5K on March 28. Sign up to support the community and the Plano Regional Day School Programs for the Deaf (https://runsignup.com/Race/TX/Plano/DeafinitelyNotDifferent5kandFunRun). F3 Dallas’s Texas Independence Day 18K on March 7–join our brothers for some awesome 1st and 2nd F.

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Let’s Go Right…No Wait, it’s Left…Which Pond Are We Going to Again?

DATE: 12/16/2019

TEMP: 39

WEATHER: Misty.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:

PAX: Rabbit, Maverick, and Walmart.

QIC: Walmart.

AO: Oak Point Nature Preserve.

WELCOME/DISCLAIMER: Given.

WARM-O-RAMA: OYO stretching for 1 minute.

THE THANG: 4 mile run through the Oak Point trails. PAX ran a typical Monday Runday route. Q was set on doing a loop around a pond, but couldn’t remember which trail to take at the first fork to get there. As it turns out, Q couldn’t lose, because either direction would have taken PAX to a pond. PAX kept the pace at a an 8:32 mile.

MARY: None.

CIRCLE OF TRUST: PAX shared struggles with family traveling for the upcoming holidays, and hard work conversations that would be happening soon. PAX prayed for these, and for the men who couldn’t be in the Gloom.

MOLESKIN: Lots of Mumblechatter at the start, but it dropped off around 2.5 miles as the Q started sucking wind. PAX talked about the races that DFW PAX had taken part in on Sunday. All agreed that we hoped to see Strangler, Boomer, and Silicon now that they had finished their races.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3 Texas is looking at having a Grow Ruck in the fall of 2020. Details are pending, but Q will circulate a sign-up sheet once the date and location are settled so that we can start EH-ing. It’s never too early to try to get FNGs on board.

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Ring Around the Lake…or Pond…or Whatever.

DATE: 8/26/2019

TEMP: 80

WEATHER: 81% humidity. Clear skies.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:

PAX: Mookie, Rabbit, Maverick, Elder Fabio, and Walmart.

QIC: Walmart

AO: Oak Point Park.

WELCOME/DISCLAIMER: Q gave welcome and disclaimer.

WARM-O-RAMA:

-OYO stretching.

-SSH x 50 IC (1/2 of the Strangler Special)

-IW x 12 IC

THE THANG: PAX ran around Oak Point Park for 40 minutes. PAX had varying paces, but averaged around 4 miles.

MARY: no MARY due to time.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sunday, September 15, is the day of our Second F Family Day. It’s going to be a blast, so be there!

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Mookie the Navigator

DATE: 8/12/2019

TEMP: 79

WEATHER: Clear, but with 82% humidity.

 

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:

PAX: Mookie, Strangler, and Boomer.

QIC: Walmart

 

AO:Oak Point Park

 

WELCOME/DISCLAIMER:Q neglected to give the welcome and disclaimer. Luckily, no injuries on this run.

 

WARM-O-RAMA:OYO stretching for 5 minutes.

 

THE THANG:4 mile run around the nature trails at Oak Point Park.

 

CIRCLE OF TRUST:PAX brought up a friend of Mookie’s named Mark who is struggling with cancer. Prayers for Mark and his family. PAX prayed for Mark and for the start of a new school year. Prayers for Boomer as he and Mrs. Boomer figure out life with their new baby.

MOLESKIN: Good Mumblechatter this morning. Walmart talked about his trip last week to Northwest Arkansas, and about his fear of ending up on a true crime podcast he had been listening to. Mookie was instrumental in providing directions for the PAX. Q is directionally challenged, which is especially bad considering today was Q’s first time at Oak Point Park.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Second F family day on August 25. Be sure to give Boomer money for supplies. PAX also mentioned doing another Second F event soon with just F3 brothers.