Shuttle Bus Hills

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FNGs: none

Warm Up: EC for all

The Workout: took a lap of holly springs with all the hills.

wild turkey ran to the Qs house, then we ran from my house to womble, picked up fumunga from the bathroom following his EC and off we went. 

route took us to cayman ave, a cut through to crossway, the almost all the way down crossway, with a brief detour on cliff creek. Stopped at TomTom’s house for some monkey humpers, same for Mr. Terrific. Crossed the street for some pickle pounder merkins at Wild Turkey’s house. That was the end of the ride for him, so fumunga and I carried on without our fearless site Q leader. 

trip back to womble for COT. I needed to run home, and Fumunga needed more miles, so back down Stinson to my house. Door to door company for the Q today, what a treat. 

Mary: Announcements: murph tomorrow at Herbert Akins

T-Claps (Recognition): none

Prayer: military and first responders

10 PAX challenge

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friendly new guy, none

Warm up: stretch

Main event: set timer for 25 minutes run, turn around repeat route back.

Announcements: 10 pax Attendance challenge, Core challenge, Queue them allchallenge.

Prayers: peace and health for my family grateful for F3.

 

AGS

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FNGs: none

Warm Up: some leg swings and jokes

The Workout: 4 miles EC. 4 miles  3Alarm and YHC, others ran much faster and much more  

Announcements: Vertical Horizon at Ting 5/9/26

T-Claps (Recognition): 3Alarm and his dad for getting up early and getting to AGS early 

AGS

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Warm Up: OYO. EC run to AGS

The Workout: 5ish mile route at not-mosey pace with plenty of hills to go around. 

Announcements: TMF workout for South Wake is TBD. Be on the lookout for post from Breach

Prayer: Firefly and his wife starting adoption process. Pikachu’s dad needing assisted living. Tough decisions and hard conversations with employees this week for Wax Off. Be men – love your wife, serve your family, trust in Him  

Enjoy your Sunday!

 

Wax Off

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Here We Go, Easy Run

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FNGs:

None

Warm Up:

Standard with a focus on hamstrings

The Workout:

4 mile run through the town of Holly Springs.  With Cadence support from Itunes!

Mary:

None

Announcements:

None

T-Claps (Recognition):

Flip Phone for making it out after a night of bourbon, fire, and cigars

Prayer:

safety for all those in the Bomb cyclone storm and safe travels this week.

Dog Days of Winter

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FNGs: None. Just a lot of pups

Warm Up: Goodmornings and some “Big Ole Lunges” Stretch

The Workout: 4.5 miles

Around the Library, through the tunnel, up the switchbacks

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FNGs: n/a Warm Up: n/a The Workout: Mary: n/a Announcements: Wake County Speedway this Friday for family fun, Clay shooting at Drake’s this Sunday. T-Claps (Recognition): Support for Wild Turkey’s M, Mr. Terrific not getting lost on the route and showing up on time Prayer: Unspoken

AGS – 5-6 around bass lake

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FNGs: n/a Warm Up:Mosey The Workout: 5-6 miles from Womble Park to Bass Lake, full 2 miles around the lake, return through Sugg Farm. Mumble chatter was encouraged and headlamps shown the way
Mary: n/a Announcements: Two 3rd F opportunities on March 8th, Food Cupboard project (Wiggly) and road clean up (Breach) T-Claps (Recognition): Prayer: Community members that have lost loved ones and health issues we are aware of.

Zoo Image

A trip to the Zoo

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FNGs: Nada

Warm Up: Nope

The Workout: Q organized a route through town that resembled a giraffe and promised a zoo experience for all those who attended in the pre-blast. 

@yogurt, @bnb and Q were all operating on a just-in-time schedule for AGS. At 5:59:20, only @wild turkey was in Womble parking lot. By 5:59:45, there was a crew of 4 ready to hit the mean streets of Holly Springs. 

We departed womble for quick loop through Remington to complete the leg gap of our giraffe. At the first turn we encountered the first zoo animal, a native odocoileus virginianus doe mere feet from the street. 

We then traveled down stinson, across bass lake rd and onto hillspring where we completed the hind leg of the giraffe. As we turned to begin running up the back, we spied the second zoo attraction that Q had organized, a second odocoileus virginianus, attempting to hide in the brush. 

As we traveled the remainder of the route, discussing vacations, weddings, upcoming races and home improvement projects we spied assorted felis catus, sciurus carolinensis, and canis lupus familiaris. All added to the zoo experience that Q had promised. 

We arrived back at womble around 6:45 for some great mumblechatter and COT.

Prayer: @BNB has a friend in Atlanta going through some health challenges, trying to determine the long term impacts on his fitness. Prayers for doctors wisdom. 

AGS 12-4-22 F3 Magic

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Sometimes everything just comes together—this was one of those times. Knowing I was bringing and FNG, I grabbed the empty AGS Q spot. Really wasn’t sure who was gonna show except Pikachu, who was a quick HC upon seeing the route. Today’s route: Headed toward my favorite hilly neighborhood, Sunset Bluffs, which is past Bass Lake. It was not until I got on the run mapper did I realize a critical connection from Sunset Bluffs to Bass Lake Road. Now to execute.

FNG and I left the neighborhood at 0550. I was pleased to see @Gillette, @Jellybeans, and @Sunshine ready to go. @Woody had already grabbed a now-routine EC! Pikachu rolled in on two wheels.

I prepared a 4-mile and 6-mile loop, expecting the group to split up. But, at the split point, Woody had already “encouraged” Jellybeans to “go the distance.” And next thing you know, we’re all climbing the hills in the Bluffs. Jellybeans had just started F3 only a few weeks ago, with zero running. I’m not even sure how many ECs he had completed. Woody hung with him the whole time, encouraging and talking up running. At the end of the 6-mile run, Jellybeans was stoked and exclaimed, “That’s the most fun I’ve ever had running!” How about that?!

Pikachu, my FNG Dylan, and I bonded with running events and speed. These two carried a 7:30 pace most of the time. Appreciate Pikachu embracing him on behalf of the F3 community.

We made the connection at Goosehaven, over to Bass Lake Road. This makes a nice alternative loop around Bass Lake. Can’t believe I had not run or ridden this considering multiple trips to Sunset Bluffs both on foot and on wheels.

When I wasn’t running with the speedsters, I had the chance to catch up with Gillette and Sunshine. Great stuff. Gillette and I learned that Sunshine is a powerhouse on the hills! I said something about climbing up the Bass Lake Road hill and next thing I knew, Sunshine took off, climbing! He did not stop til we got to the top! BAM! He pulled me up the whole way.

Welcome FNG @Tigger! After he said, “Roll Tide,” it was clear he needed an opposite-mascot name (Alabama vs. LSU). Plus, he runs like Tigger!

Notable achievements: Jellybeans distance PR! Woody 1,000 miles in 2022!

Finally, at COT, Woody shared that he observed certain behavior from one of his sisters over Thanksgiving. He requested prayers and guidance in approaching her and the issue.