I Got 99 Merkins but a Hill Ain’t One
YHC pre-blasted Monday about one of the most epic workouts at Possum Trot that he experienced from June 6, 2018. This workout was a mere week prior to SouthWake celebrating 5 years and and 6 months before SouthWake became it’s own region (that’s right you can’t find the BB on SouthWake because we were part of Raleigh). I’m pretty sure M4L convinced Warchild from Raleigh to come down and give us a special beatdown and a little message in picking up the 6. I think we underestimate what it means and how important it is to pick up the six. For lots of guys it is what keeps them coming back, it keeps them engaged, keeps them accelerating, or gives them purpose. The message was loud and clear, that we pick up the six when the workout is easy or when the workout is tough. Right time, right message, lifelong impact. I didn’t know Warchild well to be honest. Our paths crossed maybe a few times over my time in F3 but his legacy goes deep. Almost 1 year ago Warchild lost his battle with addiction. He was one of those guys who was the 6 in some part of this life. He needed guys picking him up along the way. He went through Healing Transitions and felt the impact that F3 leaves on men. I watched and listened to Raleigh morn and heard the stories and felt the impact he left. It’s ironic that we never truly feel the impact that some men leave until they leave. I’m blessed to have been at Possum Trot that morning because that one workout makes me more of who I am today and than all the miles I ran over the past few years, more than the marathons, the PRs. Living 3rd allows you to be your best.
We also used to take pics after every workout.
EC: Boy George, Pikachu, Skidmark
Absences: M4L
FNGs: None
Warm Up: SSH x 20, Imperial Walkers x 10, Hillbillies x 10
The Workout: Mosey to the bottom of the hill on Church Street for Triple 7’s. Seven merkins at top of the hill, Seven merkins at the bottom, seven times run up the hill. Mosey back to the parking lot for a somewhat modified burpee-peterparker-hillbilly thing. Drop down to plank like a burpee do one leg peter parker, jump up to hillbilly with the same leg, back down and do with the other leg…that’s 1. Do 5 OYO. We did 1 merkin prior to give up 99 for the day.
Mary: On the tennis courts round the circle 10 count core exercises. These included Flutter kicks, break dancers, crab cakes, Freddy Mercury’s, Side plank crunches, windshield wipers, plank jacks, mountain climbers
Announcements: Rune sign up. Let’s get 50 guys.
T-Claps (Recognition): Boy George is going to get a pass for the Great Value Fritter since he committed to supporting VQ at Kenny’s Grave tomorrow. He needs to do EC and that workout as well as EC and Crazy Ivan for the walmart version of the fritter challenge.
Prayer: Heather Prince (HSRC), unspoken.
