SPELLING PAX NAMES in the RAIN
FNGs: None
EC: Dawgpound, Buford, Pikachu, Emeril
Warm Up: Planted flag early fearing I was going to be late for my virgin Paradise City Q. Saw two vehicles with F3 stickers and new I was in the right place. Planted shovel flag and donned another shirt. It was 44 degrees and moisture was in the air. I had a bathing suit on in lieu of shorts. I thought for sure we would be getting wet (puddles, ground, or rain). Lots of chatter as the clock struck 530 am. I had asked Doc how far PAX normally ran knowing this was a high-intensity AO with a lot of running. I had visions of doing an entire lap around Ting for part of my warm-up. Doc gave me an estimate on the distance and I opted to run around the front parking lot area before executing some exercises in front of the flag. More mumble chatter and a history lesson around Don Quixote. 10 count Exercises included good am, Daisy Pickers, Don Quixote/Windmills, Seal Claps, O/H claps, Sir Fazio arm circles, Hillbillies and Imperial walkers. Finished up with 25 SSH. Asked the PAX to hold Al Gore while I retrieved my “Spelling Lesson Plan” for the workout. See picture below:
The Workout: As we gathered up at the bottom of the ramp, PAX members noticed “my files” under my arm. I handed each PAX the workout (printed sheet with the entire alphabet with a correlating exercise and exercise # of reps in a plastic sheet protector) and gave them the following direction: SPELL out your full name and then SPELL out your F3 name. Time permitting, begin SPELLING out “Paradise City”. No initials like BJ were permitted. It would be WILLIAM, etc. The list of exercises were randomly assigned based on the first letter or a letter found in the name in the F3 exicon. For example: A = 10 Australian Mtn Climbers, B = 10 Burpees, C = 15 Carolina Dry Docks, etc. Conspiracy theories immediately were thrown out, accusations were made, when certain letters of the Q’s name had no burpees. Here are examples of what the PAX ending up spelling:
CRAIG JOSEPH NELSON DAUBER
MATHEW JOSEPH TAGUE EMERIL
DAVID DEREK ADAY DOC PARADISE C
CHRISTOPER LEE ADKINS PIKACHU
DAVID MORTON KEY DEADBOLT
MICHAEL HOLLAND EDWARDS BUFORD
RYAN BAILEY HOOPER DAWGPOUND
DANIEL ATKIN SNAP (still waiting on his middle name via Slack message)
So, in order to get our miles in for this HIGH-INTENSITY workout, one exercise was executed at the bottom of the ramp. PAX ran to the top and then executed next exercise. Some modifications were allowed. Performing an exercise earlier because a wall was at the top vs at the bottom. Once exercise was completed at the top, PAX ran back to the bottom. New letter, new exercise. Rinse and Repeat until names were spelled out completely or we ran out of time.
Everything was going well UNTIL the skies opened and COLD RAIN came down. That sucked. With 6:08 on my watch, PAX gathered under the cover of the building at the top of the ramp and got ready for Mary.
When all was done, I thought I heard 3 miles from a PAX that were covered during this AO.
Mary: Without stopping, PAX knocked out the following 10 cc exercises: H2M, H2M Left leg up, H2M Right leg up, Pickle pounders, Freddie Mercury, Hello Dollies, Box cutters, 6 inches, Heel taps, and Have a Nice Day.
Dawgpound wanted Buford to remove the metal post barrier and drive up the ramp to pick him up. Not happening today. PAX all took off running to their vehicles.
(I told my daughter about the workout today. And she was spot on. She told me although the weather had been awful, I had experienced something I would not forget and I had done it with some F3 guys. Lot of wisdom from an 18 year old.)
Announcements: See Slack and FB. Be mindful of new rules in play re: playground equipment.
T-Claps (Recognition): PAX who got out in the RAIN today.
Prayer: Pikachu’s boss/boss’s wife – both ill and admitted to the Hospital, possible COVID-19 Dx; Deadbolt’s friend, John F., recently placed in hospice with cancer spreading through his body. All family members. Leaders. YHC took us out.
An honor to lead! – Dauber
If you plan on going to Purple Cobra tomorrow, you may see this workout again.
