F3/Raleigh – BackBlast 03.03.12 – The Initiation
Aye, 11 Faithful braved the storms and posted for the first F3/Raleigh PainFest. The Pax:
Howard (fka Hanging Chad and Water Tower) – War Daddy
Conroy (fka Fidel)
Big Sproles – War Baby
Hat Tag
EF
CK
Wendel Gee (fka Cooleemee)
Dredd – QIC
SweeperBoy
Rook and
Moniteur
The Thang:
Warm up lap
Mixorama on the Stone Circle – Side straddle hops 30x, Imperial walkers 20x
Run to the Peninsula for Pusharama
Merkins 10x
Wide arms 10x
Diamonds 10x
Stagger right 10x
Stagger left 10x
Proclivity for decline pushups 10x
Jump the fence to the Forest Swamp
6 Minutes of Mary
Dolly – 10x
Flutter 10x
Knee ups – 10x
Little Baby Crunches 15x
High slow flutter 12x
Jacob’s Ladder with burpees – 4x
Run the Train Tracks – walking lunge
Run to the Pavilion – Local on the Eights
3 sets of Jump ups 8x and Dips 8x
Run to the playground for some Tango Delta inspired Spartan prep – rope climb, ladder climb
Finish with Indian Run – 3 laps
COT
Moleskin
It stormed all night in the Carolinas, and little did YHC (Your Humble Correspondent) know that an F2 tornado touched down in east Mecklenburg county at 0230 this morning. It made for a messy day despite the break in the rain during the workout. Tclaps to those who braved the elements this morning and set the standard for F3/Raleigh.
I’m not sure that Dredd sleeps, or at least he is up by 4AM every morning to blog. Well not this morning, as Rook found out at 0400 as he was walking around Dredd’s house, shining a flashlight in, tapping the windows. All with Moniteur sending him texts telling him he’s ready to go. Rook then took it upon himself to get the Charlotte contingent to Pullen Park safely and in record time.
Speaking of Pullen Park, it’s a good facility for a weekly Painfest. Lots to explore with some nice sod just laid on the Peninsula.
Dredd, as QIC, took the Pax through the basics today – the goal is to get everyone up to speed and to the same level. Remember that it won’t get any easier – the QICs will take the intensity up a level each and every week based on my experience, but you will get harder (iron sharpens iron).
Most Pax went to highest ground possible for Mary, leaving Rook and Moniteur in the swamp The COP – Circle of Pain – looked more like a Mushroom of Pain this morning.
Jacobs Ladder was broken out a little earlier in the workout than usual – it’s normally saved for the end when it really, really hurts. Tclaps to CK who challenged the leaders. While there weren’t many Larry Birds, there sure weren’t any Larry Drews. Aye.
Time was taken during the Circle of Trust (COT) for the Namearama. It was pointed out that a man should never suggest his own F3 name and should never complain – it won’t be pretty. Howard has already had 3-4 names in 2 weeks, perhaps an F3 record. You should have seen the gleem in Dredd’s eye when Dougherty shouted his birthname out – Failure (EF going forward) took it all in stride. And Cooleemee’s reponse – whatever you like brother.
It’s all yours now. Some guys were not able to make it today for a variety of reasons – hope to see you in the Gloom next weekend. Give your friends an Emotional Headlock (EH) to get them out as well, and step up to lead part of the workout. It was a great start and we’re looking forward to where it goes.
See you in the Gloom,
Moniteur
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Aye, it happened. I just about UA’d an Expansion Trip. That would have been a Level 11. Did pay the price though. When I came rushing out to jump in Rook’s Contractor-Chariot I stepped in a six-inch puddle full of rain water and had to ride to RNC that way.
Tclaps to Moniteur for Larry Birding the JL–he’s just being modest. Although he had some comp for the first two trips up from FNG/CK, who was not messing around.
It was tough for Sean Doughtery Brothers. As many know, the name “Sean” is the most manly name on earth and would have brought a nickname (won’t share now cuz I’m saving it) that would have brought big fat ScreenDoor tears to the eyes of JimmyEatWorld. But the last name. Aye, the Epic Fail of all time. Even ShamRoy can win it all at the Chapel Hill Recruit Magnet, and that’s saying something since he couldn’t do it at the Jayhawk Recruit Magnet (which the King of the TH Coaching Frat–L. Brown–easily did taking a year off to ride easy from The Association). So, sorry about that EF, just bad luck on your part to have the same last name as the current coach of the Methodist/Mustangs.
Wendell Gee (f/k/a Cooleemee) was easily able to answer the F3/REM stumper (even sucking Gloom): “When I need some inspiration, _______ is where I go,” No man has ever done that before. Even S-Boy drew a total blank and he can tell you that the drummer for Soul Cough was named Schlomo Glickstien. Aye.
Good Luck Brothers–we’ll be staying after you. Aye.
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Soul CouhING, Dredd. CoughING.
Nice work yesterday by all. Dredd indoctrinated Ral well. Hopefully, the crew will return.
And here is a nice article that breaks down the beatdown that ShamRoy and the boys laid in Cameron with some REM nostalgia.
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Ah, a very Sweeper-esque tribute to what was a true beat down. #Harbaughs to the Heels. However, I have to pick at S-Boy’s characterization of this as the “the beatdown that ShamRoy AND the boys laid down,” at least if this article is any indication. I didn’t quite read it word-for-word, but this is the only reference I saw to ShamRoy’s contribution: “Roy Williams, much shorter than I expected, is escorted in by a pair of policemen.” Which, when you get right down to it, perfectly sums ShamRoy up as a man. He’s shorter than you think and he doesn’t have the nuts to go anywhere without not only one, but TWO policeman. Two. One guy with a gun and the legal right to use it isn’t enough for ShamRoy. He needs two. Brothers, if I ever hit that low a point of my ability to defend myself from the average Duke undergrad (ahem), please send The Cylon in to Brick-Smack me out of my misery. I don’t want anybody to ever see me like that.
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We braved the rain, next week will be the pain! Thanks for the kick off guys, I really enjoyed it. Time to build up the Raleigh crew!
-CK
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Great to meet you Brother. Loved your effort on the Jacob’s Ladder. If you had gotten a Larry Bird as an FNG it would have been legend. And you were close.
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Moniteur you may have found swamp for Mary, but the “cushy” mulch I claimed for that fun had a stick which performed a colonoscopy on me with each exercise. I think I walked a little funny the rest of the morning. TC for the four of you rising early and making it in time to lead us through the gloom. How Rook got you here in time when Dredd was on the verge of fartsacking is near a miracle. Thanks for sharing a little Raleigh gloom with us
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Men, was a pleasure to be a part of first Ral F3. It will take me time to get up to speed…but I am all over it. Thanks for the pain i still feel in my triceps.
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Man it was hard to find a F3/Name for HatTag. It ended up as a group effort. I still don’t really get what the connection is to Minnie Pearl, but once you got me to Minnie Pearl, HatTag was a lay down. An absolute lay down. Aye.
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What do you guys think? Are we crazy enough to do the Ninja Challenge? Might be a fun thing to word toward. It’s just south of me so easy drive for Raleigh guys. Could be fun…or I could have mental issues I’m still working on.
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http://www.theninjachallenge.com/ <– Here is the link to it. The date is in June, so plenty of time to work for it.
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Ninja it is! As long as there are no Yellow Jackets!
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You probably have mental issues Howard, but I can attest to how cool all these events are. F3Charlotte is rocking the Spartan in two weeks here in CNC. We train for it every Friday.
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