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FNGs: none 🙁

Warm Up: SSH, Good Mornings, 5 penalty burpees, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Willie Mays Hayes, Sir Fazio Arm Circles, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps

The Workout: We moseyed over to the rock pile to get some medium rocks. Headlights came down the drive, 5 more penalty burpees.

Today’s workout was a tabata-style circuit. 3 stations, 2 minutes on and half a minute of rest. We did 4 rounds. The stations consisted of the following:

Station 1
– 20 Jump Squats
– 10 Merkins
– AMRAP Burpees

Station 2
– 20 Reverse Goblet Lunges
– 10 Supine Bodyweight Rows
– AMRAP “Kettlebell” Swings

Station 3
– 20 Step-Ups
– 10 Overhead Press
– AMRAP Box Jumps

We returned our rocks and circled up at the flags.

Mary: LBCs and Homer-to-Marge was all we had time for.

Announcements:
– Suicide Prevention Class
– Bottle Share
– Core Challenge

Prayer: Thanks for new jobs, Jill and Scott’s families for their losses, Downrange’s wife, other’s who are injured

We gathered for parking lot coffee afterwards.

No cows at Downtown Train…but we kept MOOving

FNGs: none

Warm Up: side straddle hop, windmills, frankensteins, imperial walkers, hillbillies, sir fazio arm circles and a plank hold around the circle for a late arrival.

The Workout: Moseyed to the closest corner by the parking deck. Script was 7 of Diamonds, first exercise at each corner of the block was 7 IC plank jacks. 2nd lap was 14 IC low slow flutter. 3rd lap was 21 merkins. 4th lap was 28 squats. We finished with 20 side straddle hop before heading to the rocl pile. 

Gathered some rocks and proceeded to do two rounds of 20 overhead press, 20 ruh rohs, 20 skull crushers, 20 chest press and a mix of carolina dry docks and erkins. 

Mary: Homer to Marge, heel taps, box cutters and some others

Announcements: Pumpkin Spice going for a 5 pack. Site Qs be sure to be posting a flag at our AOs.

 Prayer: Captain Kangaroo F3 Raleigh

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A little confusion couldn’t stop us

FNGs:

Warm Up: SSH, Good Mornings, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Windmills, Sir Fazio Arm Circles, Seal Claps, Overhead Claps

The Workout: On the menu today was a modified Murph, done AMRAP style (no specific count to achieve). Since it was rainy, Best In Show made the recommendation that we modify the pull-ups as to not slip and risk injury. We opted for dips instead. 

We started out with a quick lap around the soccer fields. Then it was explained that this would be an AMRAP workout, 45 seconds on and 15 seconds off. Three exercises: dips, merkins, squats. Free to do them in whichever order, but switch each time. The idea of an AMRAP Murph seemed to throw PAX for a loop at first, but these are a bunch of smart guys and they caught on pretty quickly. We were able to get in 7 rounds of that before closing it out with another lap around the soccer fields.

Mary: Popcorn Mary

Announcements:
Free CPR class at Holly Springs Library, Feb 7 at 6:30pm!
– Watch out for your fellow PAX and reach out when you think they could use some help.

T-Claps (Recognition): Arby’s has come out of the gate strong! Third workout in a row and just started. Try to keep up fellas!

Prayer: Best In Show had an unspoken, reaching out to a friend

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Roast Beef Mumblechatter at Purple Cobra

FNGs: None, but we did have Arby’s out for his 2nd workout. Welcome back, Arby’s!

Warm Up:

SSH, Willie Mays Hays, Sir Fazio Arm Circles F/R, Imperial Walkers, Frankenstein, Daisy Pickers

The Workout:

THANG 1:

PAX partnered up to complete some partner work. One partner went one way around the lot while the other went the other direction. When they met up, partners did 10 pattycake merkins on one side, 10 WW2 on the other side. We alternated the mode of transportation between each round. 1st round mosey, 2nd round karaoke, 3rd round lunge walk, 4th round bear crawl.

THANG 2:

We moseyed over to the playground and snagged some cinderblocks thanks to the recent replenishment from No Doubt.

We then completed a partner DORA consisting of 100 block swings, 150 overhead press, 200 squats (we wound up shortening this to 100 squats due to time and YHC getting bored, wanting to do something else…). While one PAX completed the block exercises, the other PAX ran down to the 2nd speed bump just past the facilities (which were open, but no Boucher to be found) and back to the start near the playground.

THANG 3: 

PAX returned blocks, moseyed to the facilities once again, but still no Boucher…lots of mumblechatter throughout around Arby’s name (he’s a catering manager at Chick-Fil-A) and lots of ribbing around his love of roast beef sandwiches…I’ll leave it there…

PAX completed 2 rounds of balls to the wall and people’s chair. 10 count each PAX. Impressive counting as each PAX counted to 10 in a different language…English, Spanish, Pakistani, Estonian!!!

Back to the flag for Mary.

Mary:

Homer to Marge, Absolutions, Pickle Pounders, LBCs, stretching

Announcements:

CPR classes upcoming at HS Library

T-Claps (Recognition):

Arby’s for coming out to his 2nd workout. M4L still pushing hard on 75 hard. Solid COT talking about how F3 has impacted us, whether we’ve been at it for a few workouts, 6 months, or years. Lean on each other. Iron sharpens iron.

Prayer:

Marriages, guys going through splits and tough times…prayer for consistency for all of us and accountability from other PAX.

Make it a great day, men!

Cinderblocks murder Disney

Warm up lap around fields
Good mornings
Smurf jacks
Sir fozio
Mtn climbers
Merkins

Grab cinder blocks
Take them to turf fields Cusack style
Murder bunnies with wonder bras built in for 50Yds
Colt 45’s
Murder bunny with diamond merkins back 50Yds
Bolt 45’s
Mosey down and back
Block swings x15
Dips on block x20 IC
Sprint field then lunge walk back
Cinderblock squat leg lifts x20 (squat down onto block and lift legs then back up)
Rocky toe taps x20 IC

Mary on turf decline
American Hammers
WWIs
Freddy Mercury’s
Dying Cockroach
Pretzel’s

Strong work today by all PAX. Definitely one for the books.

BS Out!

Purple Cobra 06/14/22

3 for EC and 9 Pax for the main event of inventing it as we go Purple Cobra

Midget4Life, Gilette, Corncob, Sand Crab, Dahmer, Bondo, Moose, Kickstand and Breach on the Q

Warm Up: 22 reps counts of SSH, Windmills, Imperial Walkers/Hillbillies and Good Mornings

The Workout: a Little mosey around the back of the center for 3 rounds of alternating Balls to the Wall and Peoples chair, while the other 1/2 of the pax did some plank holds, LBC’s, 6in leg holds, absolutions and some merkins.

This was followed by a bear crawl Indian run and then some movement to the other side of the parking lot for 4 corners of fun. Midget made us partner up and learn a few things about our partner as well as ran, bear crawled and crab-walked around the square. We stopped at each corner for 15 counts of Merkins, Squats, LBC’s and Starjumps.

Another mosey to the front of Globo gym for some real Indian runs back to start

Mary: 22 counts of hello dolly followed by 2 mins of stretching to close out the workout

Announcements: (Midge4Life) Get to know your fellow pax, he may just need to have someone ask if he is doing ok. Its important that we know each other as people not just as the guys that work out together.

(Breach) there are some mentor opportunities with the Travis Manion Foundation coming up. Details will follow on Slack for anyone that is interested.

CLosed in Prayer:

That’s a Southern Turtle!

FNGs:N/a
Warm Up: None
The Workout: 1 full hour of rucking around Hilltop Needmore with big  hills, a monster turtle, and a deer for 3.61 miles total.
Mary: none
Announcements: Thanks again to everyone that was able to make it out for my 5 year anniversary Q and also for all of the messages from those that couldn’t.
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: I took us out

Was I Missed?

After the callout from Dumbo last week, I realized I hadn’t been to Paradise City in a bit. Well, YHC decided to throw down a “no secrets here” workout, where everyone looped the entire park more than several times. I think around 3.2-3.5 miles, depending on watches, etc. All Pax stepped up to take several turns in calling 10 count exercises at our stops along the way.

FNG’s: none.
Warm Up: Warm up lap around the entire parking/soccer field L loop. Stopped at bottom of ramp, Top of Stairs, Corner of Sportsmanship, Guardrail, top of hill by tennis courts, over by dumpsters, knee wall at top of ramp. Exercises along the way were: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Frankensteins, Irkins, Good Mornings, Sir Fazio’s, Shoulder Taps…all x10.

The Workout: Split in two groups, that ran opposite directions, all stopping at the same spots, to do a PAX choice of a 10 ct. exercise. Two rounds were Indian runs, two rounds were Mosey. We finished a last round together until reaching the basketball courts…literally as time expired.
Mary: built in
Announcements: Long Ass Run Sat. Feb 12th on the ATT…details from Skidmark.
T-Claps (Recognition): Good to see Tetanus back out at Paradise City! Thanks Dumbo for the push!
Prayer: Spoken/Unspoken. Thanks fellas for the opportunity to lead!

3-Alarm Fun Run – 2021 Year in Review

“How did these runs with 3-Alarm get started?” “What are 3-Alarm’ conditions?” “Why does it burn when I pee?” Here’s the answers to your burning questions.

First of all, shout out to everyone who posted in 2021!!! As you know, 3-Alarm wants to meet everyone in F3 SouthWake. Here’s our start: 16-Bit, Banana Seat, Bobby Bouche, Bobby Dall, Bondo, Cancun, Cash Roll, Cupid, Dawgpound, Dumbo, Emeril, Fanny Pack, Forceps, Full House, Gillette, Go-Gurt, Gump, Lipstick, Martini, Maybelline, Midget, Pikachu, Slide Rule, Snooze, Sprinkler, Swisher Suites, TomTom, U.T.I., Wild Turkey, Woody, Yogurt, Yoshi and 2.0s 3rd Down, 4th Down, Flower, Isabella, Slash, Sketch, Vader. That is an awesome start! Good times are in the attached photos. Who did I miss?

How did all this begin? My daughter (F3 Slow Pitch) and her boyfriend (F3 Go-Gurt) were friends with 3-Alarm from high school. One night in the fall of 2019, they were Facetiming with 3-Alarm and he got wind that I was in F3. I had never met 3-Alarm before. They handed me the phone, introduced me, and 3-Alarm immediately said his classic, “Heeeeeey!” and “Let’s go run!” That’s all it took.

Pure Joy – 2019 November 1st Run. I invited Pikachu and Go-Gurt on that first run. It was cold and dark and drizzly and I was definitely overdressed. See photo. I knew nothing about pushing a running chair and barely knew 3-Alarm. But I quickly learned, this kid is excited about running! He would yell out, “Weeeeeeeeee!” and “I’m happy!” What a blast! Pikachu remembers: “My just overwhelming memory from the first run, and really all the runs, is just pure joy. Every time I run with 3-Alarm it doesn’t matter what kind of day I’ve had or what mood I’m in – he has a contagious joy that has the ability to just completely turn my day around!” Wild Turkey has expressed this same sentiment. He looks forward to leaving the work behind and enjoying 3-Alarm’ enthusiasm for life.

Time Lapse – 2021 Spring. Covid had been around for a year or so. I hadn’t seen or heard from 3-Alarm in a looooong time. While dropping off my 2.0 Zumba at Holly Springs School of Dance (HSSOD), I pulled into a parking spot, looked to my left, and lo and behold, there’s 3-Alarm. “Davis!” I shouted. We were both glad to see each other. I asked Davis is he had been running lately. His joy quickly turned to dejection, as he answered NO. Sensing this urgent need, I said, “Let’s go run!” That’s all it took.

2021 Tuesday Runs – Pure Joy. Since early June 2021, F3 has been running with 3-Alarm every Tuesday. Why do we do this? Pure Joy! So much fun. I asked 3-Alarm what he likes most about our Tuesdays together. He says: F3 feels like family. Everyone welcomes me with open arms.

3-Alarm has impressed me in so many ways on these Tuesdays. He has an infectious enthusiasm that resonates with everyone. He literally has fans everywhere. During our runs, we’ve had fans stop their cars, shout out from their porches, stop us on their dog walks—just to say hello. In the summer, this happened over and over. What do you remember about your first meeting with 3-Alarm?

Tuesday Splashes. We were settling in on Tuesdays and more and more PAX kept trickling in. Early supporters included Bobby Bouche, Cancun, Dawgpound, Fanny Pack, Go-Gurt, Martini, Maybelline, Pikachu, Wild Turkey, and more. To sweeten the draw and to make things more fun for 3-Alarm, we added a splash down at the end of the run. By the time we reached August, we had a record turnout in the record heat. See photos.

FNGs. 3-Alarm has a keen ability to make friends and did his own recruiting for the Fun Run. While out walking with Mama Hope, one of his nurses, he met people and got busy. He texted me and was so excited to announce that he had an FNG coming. The following Tuesday, we dropped by Cole’s house. Cole wasn’t completely ready, but joined us for his first F3 workout. He was wearing very thick sweatpants in the August heat and I know he was roasting! We named him Snooze because he loves to chill and sleep. 3-Alarm also recruited Charlie, a 7th grader, who lives in Holly Glen and rides BMX and MTBs. We named him Cash Roll after a BMX trick created by BMX champion Daniel Dhers

911. Things were not always peachy on our runs. 3-Alarm has several conditions (Polymicrogyria, Dandy-Walker Syndrome, and seizures). In late September, the seizures were serious enough that Pikachu, Wild Turkey, and I followed our procedures for this situation. We timed the seizures and called Davis’s mom, then 911. Davis spent a few days in the hospital undergoing extensive diagnostic tests. For the next 3-4 weeks, we had second F instead of running. If we ever have to call 911 again, 3-Alarm wanted to request the specific medics who he had befriended on his ride to the hospital 😊.

“Out of the Goodness of His Heart?” In October, Bondo organized a special treat for 3-Alarm and all of us—A visit from Mr. and Ms. Wuf. See photos and separate backblast Wuf Sighting on Acorn Falls, October 26, 2021. Davis’ mom asked me this question during the October visit from Mr. and Ms.Wuf. The answer of course, was YES, Bondo did this out of the goodness of his heart. Certainly a highlight for 3-Alarm and all of us. Woody: Don’t take that picture without me!

“That’s a big cat” In October the Halloween lights and yard decorations were in full bloom. Wild Turkey did not wear his glasses on these runs or was hallucinating. A giant Rudolf looked like a cat 😊 This was followed by many Christmas light runs through Hilly Glen. Again, lots of fun, see photos. Wild Turkey says the neighborhood lights runs were among his favorites of the year. See my favorite in the BONUS FOOTAGE below. What your favorite 3-Alarm memory of 2021? Reply below.

Christmas Party 2021. Mr. Ambitious requested an F3 Christmas party at his house. I explained that it would be a little challenging to organize given the short notice, Covid surge, and busy schedules. But, all the F3 brothers came through. We had a party of at least a dozen PAX and 2.0s. Pikachu brought the magic hot cocoa maker and we showered 3-Alarm with some additional F3 swag and coffee gift cards (like he didn’t have enough!). See photos.

What’s next? 2022 brings another 52 opportunities to experience the Pure Joy for yourself. Are you ready?

BONUS FOOTAGE

2019 HS Half Midget, Pikachu, Snap. Midget lined up Pikachu and Snap to push 3-Alarm. Pikachu remembers:  I remember hearing I was recruited with Snap and knew we were gonna have fun flying through the springs! The joy that Davis has on race day is on a whole other level. And at Holly Springs Half that day the grit that he showed was on a whole other level too – the bumpy course definitely didn’t do him any favors but he persevered and definitely gave me one of my best HS Half memories (and there are plenty of great ones over the years!). Note that Pikachu also ran 3-Alarm in The Quay, where many of you met 3-Alarm on his way to the finish line.

2021 HS Half Banana Seat, Wild Turkey, Yogurt, and 3-Alarm plus Midget, Matt, and Wolfie. 3-Alarm called out this event as one of favorites in 2021. Banana Seat helped Matt push Wolfie. Wild Turkey ran 9 miles EC. I was feeling good but did not push 3-Alarm until around mile 7 of the race, which was mile 16 for Wild Turkey! Forceps, Cancun, Wild Turkey, Mama Hope’s son, YHC, and others joined 3-Alarm and his dad for Second F at 3-Alarm’s favorite coffee shop, Our Moments in Time.

“Erin, Erin, Erin!” A chance meeting at the FV Christmas parade. This is probably my favorite outing with Davis in 2021, maybe because it was completely unplanned and unexpected.

Davis’s sister and my 2.0 F3 Zumba were among the hundreds of dancers from the Holly Springs School of Dance performing in the parade. We had both dropped off our dancers early and by chance walked up the hill together to select a prime spot to watch. Davis’ dad (Dan), Davis, and I joined a woman who was sitting on one of the built-in benches in front of town hall, poised to see her kids and grandkids pass by in their 4-WD Jeeps and such. “Kathy” shared her bench with Dan and I while Davis positioned himself front and center on the curb to wait. I must admit, sitting on that bench had a real Forrest Gump feel to it. I had a blast just sitting there hanging with Dan, who I had only met once or twice. Kathy watched and listened to our interactions with Davis and was intrigued. By the time it was over, our new friend Kathy was a big fan.

Watching Davis interact with the parade was amazing. For once, I grabbed his phone and took photos from there. Everyone was friends with Davis.

“I’ll email you!” About halfway through the parade, a convertible rolls up among the elected officials waving to the crowd. Suddenly, 3-Alarm sounds the alarm. He starts bobbing up and down and yelling, “Erin, Erin, Erin!” over and over again. Dan and I looked at each other like, What? Davis kept yelling. Finally, the legislature representative Erin turned our way and saw Davis. She was so excited! Davis, how are you? Great to see you! And as she is rolling away, she’s pointing at Davis, twiddles her thumbs like she’s texting, and exclaims, “I’ll email you!” It was the craziest thing I had ever seen. Dan and I were flabbergasted. And I was so impressed. This just showed the range of Davis’ influence. All the way to the Legislature in downtown Raleigh!

The Abyss is DARK (Abe Q 6 of 7)

FNGs: none
Warm Up: Jog around the soccer field. Circled up for SSH, Good Mornings,
The Workout: Mosied over to the Abyss. YHC has been following a similar routine of four exercises, run, repeat. Simple but effective.

Round 1 (repeat 3 times)
Merkins x10
Squats x10
Lunges x10
WWIIs x10
down the Abyss and back up

Round 2 (repeat 3 times)
Shoulder Taps x10
High Knees x10
Side Lunges x10
LBCs x10
down the Abyss and back up

Round 1 (repeat 2 times)
Wide Grip Merkins x10
Tempo Squat x10
Jumping Lunges x10
American Hammers x10
down the Abyss and back up

Mosied back to start for Mary.
Mary: LBCs x30, Homer-to-Marge with single leg variation, Pickle Pounders, wrapped up with some quick yoga.
Announcements: Jan 17th day of service, sign up to Q!
T-Claps (Recognition): Full House and Miget for getting back out after recovering.
Prayer: PAX recovering from sickness and injury, Sprinkler’s family, mental health this time of year