THE SCENE: Partly cloudy skies, temp in lower 60s.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 Side Straddle Hops, 5 Burpees, 10 Mountain Climbers, 4 Burpees, 10 Windmills, 3 Burpees, 10 Twisties, 2 Burpees, 10 Baby Arm Circles Forward and Backward, 1 Burpee, Little of This and That
THA-THANG:
Mosey toward stop sign at northeastern end of the admin bldg. We will stop at the guard rail to do 15 merkins. Then we will mosey northwest on the perimeter trail and stop when it meets the trail that parallels Lyons Bend. We will stop to do 20 American Hammers.
Next we will run up Roadshow Run doing the following:
- At top of first set of steps do 10 Diamond Merkins then run back to trailhead.
- Run to top of second set of steps and do 10 Diamond Merkins. Then run back to trailhead.
- Run to the top of the last set of steps and do 10 Diamond Merkins. Then circle back down Roadshow Run to pick up the six.
Next we will do a counterclockwise circle, stopping to do the following exercises
- At bottom of the steps leading to Bat Cave do 20 Carolina Dry Docks
- At grove area near the summit of Mt. Everest do 5 Burpees
- At top of Mt. Everest do 20 Flutter Kicks, 4 ct.
- At Bat Cave do 20 Star Jumps
- Rinse and Repeat two more times.
Mosey to the stop sign at the northeastern corner of the Admin Bldg. We will be following a path and stopping at cones on the way. The path will go on sidewalk, then to steps of Admin Bldg, then back on sidewalk to roadway that leads to coliseum, then on that roadway north back to stop sign. We will run on this path except where indicated below. We will stop at cones to do the following exercises:
- Cone 1 at end of sidewalk: 20 Hello Dollies
- Cone 2 on steps of Admin Bldg: 20 Calf Raises
- Cone 3 at start of other sidewalk that goes to coliseum roadway: 20 Merkins
- Cone 4 at parking area by coliseum roadway: 20 Jump Squat then Bernie Sanders to Cone 5
- Cone 5 by stop sign an Northeastern corner of Admin Bldg: 20 Big Boy Sit-ups
- Rinse and repeat two more times
Mosey back to AO
MARY:
20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 Reverse Big Boys.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
17 men, no FNGs.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
My Team Lost!
Being a sports fan is fantastic. It has been so nice to see fans back in stadiums this year versus seeing those doggone pictures of fans they would put in the seats last year during Covid. The roar of the crowd helps makes sports what it is. And, I am a sports fanatic. There is nothing wrong with that . . . unless I make sports my false idol. God states in Exodus 20:3 that “You shall have no other Gods before me.” I think there are many who make sports their God and sometimes I am guilty of it. Think of the amount of time people spend focusing on a sport like football or basketball versus focusing on God. And think of how much emotion people put into sports versus worship. Again, I am guilty. My friend Pele can tell you one of the most frequent statements I make when my Baylor Bears are losing: “I hate life!” I say it in fun, but I must admit that I am guilty of feeling kind of like that when my alma mater loses. Heck, my weekend was almost ruined when both Baylor and Tennessee lost on the same day during March Madness this year. Only my son Bennett’s engagement to his fiancé, Sarah, saved me from going into a despondent funk.
I’m not saying we shouldn’t go nuts for our favorite sports teams. That is actually a beautiful thing and I think God sees it that way. But when people are so consumed by it that their lives become lopsided . . . and, when people are willing to give hush money to others just so that their favorite college can win . . . that is going too far.
As an athlete, sports has taught me so much: the thrill of competition; the ecstasy of winning; how to put my team and teammates above myself; how to practice, practice, and practice to become become better at a task; how to serve with others in unison for a common cause; how to sacrifice; and, how to lose. Because sports is about both winning and losing. I thank sports for what it has taught me. But sports, I will not make you my idol. I will put no idols before God.
MOLESKIN:
Prayers of thanks for 3rd birthday of Pusher’s grandson and Jetlag’s son. Prayers for Swimmie’s grandfather who is having surgery for cancer. Prayers for the people in Ukraine in the war there.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Starting new F3 site at Kingston in April.
