2023 F3 South Wake Town Hall

F3 Core Principles were reviewed

 

Everyone asked to remember our WHY

 

Rough Spots Addressed Up Front – Based on Breach conversations with PAX to this point since becoming Nantan for SW

• Breathtaker – Seen by some as a measuring contest that was limited to those with the budgets to participate
• Covid – Division based on and still present since F3 SW AO shutdown
• June/May Challenge – Competition/Points/Rules – PAX pushing themselves rubbed some the wrong way

 

 

What’s the Problem/Solutions?

• Pre-covid – more comradery, more community, more supportive.  AOs started despite the shutdown
  • Should we have more convergences to bring a larger group of PAX together more often?
  • Growing number of workouts happening at set dates/times weekly that aren’t on the website, not pre-blasted, don’t present themselves as open to all (undisclosed)
    • Concern raised about FNGs going to these undisclosed workouts, are they being introduced to the greater F3 South Wake?
    • Concern raised about a lack of time shared with PAX that only go to undisclosed workouts
  • Point Countered – some have moved away from Social Media including Slack making it harder to share with a wide audience but noted that there are still some that go to 
  • It was discussed that we have ~472 PAX listed on the website, it was estimated that we have ~100 Active PAX in reality with a split of about 20 in FV / 18 “BlackOps” / 40 HS
    • Feeling was that we are losing PAX, folks are falling out, and our division can lead to the feeling that we are lacking in community
    • It was countered that covid or not, this has always been the case.  People decide F3 isnt for them, cold weather, hot weather, life happens, injuries, it’s always in flux
    • The PAX that arent showing up are opportunities for us to continue reaching out and staying in touch – growing 2nd and 3rd F would mean avoiding losing PAX to injury or workout related reasons for not showing up.
    • Lots of good growth and FNGs joining us all the time – great leadership coming from them too.
• We used to be more grass roots, less structured – No one person calling the shots
  • Lot’s of rules being dictated down from the leadership team, should we remove leadership and be more FREED TO LEAD?
  • Point countered
    • Leadership team is a model that exists throughout the nation.  Part of what F3 is
    • No dictators in the leadership team just FREED TO LEAD PAX trying to help set examples around the Fs
    • Other than Covid there have been no rules or mandates passed down nor should any one F3 person be able to do so.
    • As in Covid, it was suggested that F3 not officially meet in alignment with national and state laws – black ops AOs popped up, no one stopped them.
• Transitioned to a run club, covid spurred more running for all PAX and it’s continued
  • Bootcamps are pushing 3+ miles, R4TJ is pushing 9-10 miles
    • Was told that if you don’t expect to bring 3 mile minimum to Paradise City, don’t expect to Q by Site Q
  • Point countered re:mileage
    • Strava shows more experienced runners ‘picking up the six’ for greater mileage at AOs
    • Paradise City is listed as a high intensity workout with a 3 mile min expectation every week
  • BREACH:
    • Reviewing website listings to ensure clarity on what bootcamps vs running vs high intensity means
    • Conversations with Site Qs around working to maintain a standard depending on the expectation bootcamps should be less than 2mi, shovel flags, Q School, etc
• Did we grow too fast?  Should we consider shutting down some AOs?
  • Discussion in the room resulted in the idea that AOs should self-govern, Site Qs should take responsibility/decision to officially close it down based on lack of attendance/Qs
• We need to plant shovel flags more often
  • Site Qs need to take responsibility for planting a flag
  • It was suggested that we should have a 2nd F for making shovel flags – DOC and VIDEO examples – these are all over the internet
• We need to keep up with BackBlasts
  • These are maybe largely unseen but a valuable resource for FNGs learning about F3 and eventually running their own Qs
  • Can be valuable to PAX going to a new/different AO to get a sense of what typically happens there.
  • Can be valuable to PAX Qing an AO for the first time
  • BackBlast Generator is now available to make it easier – Ask SoftServe for a website login if you dont already have one.
• 2nd F
  • Is in a good place – Coffee is shared almost daily and regularly
  • It was asked that there be more emphasis on sticking around after COT if possible, 2nd F can be open to more with a few more minutes in the lot
  • More social events?  Rush Hour Karting was suggested recently, talk of a 75 Hard BBQ Celebration
    • Need more leadership in planning events, just like 1st this is a leadership opportunity
    • Doesn’t have to be well thought out or planned – Pick up BB games, Disc Golf, whatever you’re into just invite others if you are looking for people to hang with.
• 3rd F
  • We have always been great about stepping up and taking care of our own – family hardships, celebrating new 2.0s, moves, etc
  • HS Food Cupboard is still out there but they are getting alot of support from the Boy Scouts, less needs for us at the moment
  • Holly Springs and Fuquay Town partnerships have been good for F3 SW
    • Can we shift our relationship to be less about manual labor?  What else can we offer?  Professional Services?
    • It was pointed out that things like HollyFest have been great for bringing FNGs to Fuquay
    • FV PAX were set to be at CelebrateFV but it was cancelled due to weather in 2022
    • We are listed as a free exercise class in Fuquay Parks and Rec – has brought FNGs and made our workouts officially sanctioned by the town so we won’t be kicked out of parks.
  • School Partnerships to find more 3rd F opportunities, improve our relationships there as well
    • Will likely need to find local school leaders – NutCracker has had the Principal at a workout before 😀
  • Parade Participation?
  • Abe is our 3rd F Q
    • Reach out if you need support with any ideas on 3rd F leadership opportunities.
    • Freed to lead, we need leadership in 3rd F and 2nd F like we have in 1st.  If you see something worth doing go after it.
  • 3rd F is organic and is best limited to 3-5 guys, shared bible study or book study
  • Doesn’t just have to be about doing physical good, it’s about spiritual good as well.  Great examples out there today on this too.

• We can’t force our way back to the way things were.  Things Change.
• Intentionality.  We should still figure out who we want to be as a region and individuals and work towards it.
• Negativity spawns negativity – we need to be mindful of how we talk to one another.  Especially on Slack where inside jokes and playful banter can be taken the wrong way.  
• Slack – Think your messages through and recognize when in-person, phone, or direct text messages to smaller groups are warranted.
• If you aren’t adhering to the F3 Core Principles, you aren’t running or attending an F3 workout.