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Seadangus at Matterhorn

THE SCENE: Cold as a mug.

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH IC

TEMPO MERKS IC

SOME HIGH KNEES AND  MICHAEL PHELPS

MOSEY TO MATTERHORN
THA-THANG:
SeaDangus

1 lap up Matterhorn followed by 5 Burp Skurps, 10 Merks, 15 Squats

2 laps ”  ”

3 laps  ”

4 laps  ”

Mosey back to AO with a quik stop for some derkins near the water

MARY:
We lost Mary in the battle. She gone
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
PAX 6
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

In many ways our lives today are better than they could have ever been. We can solve most of our problems quickly and efficiently. However, most of our pains and pleasures as well as the pursuits of these are devoid of meaning. I encourage you all to find ways to insert meaningfulness into your lives whenever you can. Certainly for me, F3 has been one avenue for me. There is a sense of community embracing the suck together. Reach out to old friends and try to encourage them to come out, or try to interact with them in another meaningful way. Live purposefully with intent and even the painful days will be worthwhile.
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP Alcoa/Murville Feb 24. Be there or be square

2018 Grit

THE SCENE:   9.   That right n-n-n-n-nine  d-d-d-degrees

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH x 30
  • Merkins x 10
  • Squats x 15 (4 count)

THA-THANG:

  • Mosey to steep hill where the boats used to be parked
    • 11’s:   burpees at top / squat jumps at bottom
  • 2 laps around boat dock parking lot.  Stop at each light pole for exercises Route 66 style.
    • Lap 1:  Iron Mikes
    • Lap 2:  Big Boy Situps

MARY:

Round Robin:

  • Bartman:  Box Cutters (4ct) x 20
  • Ratchet:  Side Crunch (4ct) x 10 each side
  • Tweet-E:  Peter Parker
  • Mayberry:  Floor Wipers (4ct) x 20
  • La-Z-Boy:  Mountain Climbers (4ct) x 20
  • Cash out with AMRAP Merkins for the last 20 seconds or so

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
5 PAX:  Ratchet, Tweet-E, Mayberry, La-Z-Boy, Bartman

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

A few months ago La-Z-Boy talked about a book he was reading at one of his BOMs.  The book was about Grit and the impact it has on people’s success.  I think Grit is an appropriate topic as we begin 2018.  Whatever your new year resolutions and goals are – at some point you are going to face adversity in achieving them.  That’s where Grit comes in.  When challenges arise, will you give up or dig down deeper and press forward?  I encourage all of the Knoxville PAX to spend some time thinking about this.  When you’re tired, when you don’t feel like getting out of bed, when its cold, when its hot, when your kids are on your last nerve, when your boss doesn’t understand, when you’re mentally exhausted, when you’re looking for a new job, when you’ve tried all options and still aren’t making progress…..you get the idea.   In all of those situations and more it takes GRIT to stay the course.   Gritty wishes to all as we begin a new year together!

MOLESKIN:
Hats off to the Dog Pound crew today.   It definitely took some Grit to show up in 9 degree weather.  Tclaps brothers!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Many Happy Returns

THE SCENE: Some sort of 20’s… But dry and calm so it’s not really cold.  Except them stones!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH IC x30
Cossack Squat Tempo IC x16 (8 each leg)
Hindurkins x15 IC
Al Gore Tuck Jump x7 (I thinK)
LBAC IC x20 Fwd, x20 Bwd
OK, time to open the present! Box Cutters IC x30

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the Pee Rock pile to pick out your gift – CMU-ish pee rock
Great… Now you have to pretend you love it. Hold it proudly above your head for a lap around the parking lot!
Drop this one in a parking spot, head over and grab 2 hand-size pee rocks. Drop in adjacent spot

Pick up the CMU-size pee rock, move about 20 yards away and form 2 single-file lines.
Now it’s time to wait in line to exchange your gift.
To pass the time waiting in line, do an exercise. Start with curls.
First man in each line runs to the service desk to exchange CMU-size for 2 hand-size and a new exercise.
He heads to the back of the line and the next PAX makes the exchange. When 2-rocks gets back to the front, run down and switch to 1-rock and a new exercise:

One Rock Two Rocks
Curl Man Makers
Fwd Shoulder Raise Side Raise
Rows Wax On/Off
Tricep Extension Raise the Roof
Goblet Squat Bent Over Side Raise

MARY:
Standing in line always takes longer than you think… No time for Mary this morning!
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
14 PAX, no FNGs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We exchanged gifts with my in-laws on Christmas Eve night.  They headed home, and then the next morning we found the gift cards that we’d given them sitting on the side table where they had left them.  It made me think about the fact that just being offered a gift isn’t everything. You have to reach out and take it, a conscious act of receiving.  Some of God’s gifts we just get (and often take for granted), no acknowledgement or recognition required.  A sunrise, our next breath, a baby’s laugh… But His greatest gift requires an act of receiving or it just sits there like my in-laws’ gift cards. Theirs for the taking, yet unused.  Be sure you’re not leaving God’s greatest gift for you sitting on the table.
MOLESKIN:
That circuit took much longer than I expected… I was thinking we’d run through it twice, then maybe I’d need to fill the time with some 7’s or something… Not so! Made it about 97% through once before we ran out of time.

Gonna be feeling a tingle in the fingertips all morning from the freezing pee rocks!

Great to be out this morning with my F3 brothers working off some of that goo!  Coffeeteria was a good unwind as well.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
February 24th – Bomb Shelter CSAUP!

Reindeer Games

THE SCENE:  24 and brrrr
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-UP:

SSH IC x 20
Baby Arm Circles IC x 10 each way
Cherry Pickers IC x 20 Cadre Danny style
Imperial Walkers IC x 20
Cherry Pickers IC x 10

THA-THANG:

Mosey one short lap to Field 2
Split into teams
Field Races x 4 (partner carry, object carry, shuffle, hop, crab crawl, bear crawl, Burnie Sanders, sprint)

Mosey to Field 3
Dips x 20 IC
Wind Sprints x 6
5 Merkins after each
Wall sit x 1min

Mosey back to parking lot the long way

MARY:
Ring of Fire – 5 Merkins, 4 Merkins ….
Ring of Fire – 5 BBS, 4 BBS ….
Ab cycle:
Flutter kicks x 20 IC
Hold feet 6 inches off ground
Hello Dolly’s x 20 IC
Hold feet 6 inches off ground
Reverse crunches x 10 IC
Hold feet 6 inches off ground
American Hammer x 20 IC

Mosey around parking lot – 2 laps

Crunches x 50 IC
Merkins x 20 OYO

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
14 PAX

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Lust says, “I want it.”
Entitlement says, “I deserve it.”
And Pride says, “I can handle it.”

What or who is controlling you?

The Dog Pound Sea Biscuit

THE SCENE: 34 degrees, dark, with a slight breeze
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Mosey to the top of the hill about a quarter mile from the AO.
THA-THANG:
A tribute to P-Nut with the Dog Pound version of the Sutherland Sea Biscuit.

Starting at the top of mader-horn hill:

  • 1 loop around the Concord Marina and up mader-horn hill (30 Merkins, BB Situps, Squats)
  • 2 loops around the Concord Marina and up mader-hornhill (30 Merkins, BB Situps, Squats)
  • 2/3 loops around the Concord Marina and up mader-hornhill (30 Merkins, BB Situps, Squats)
  • Mosey back to the AO
  • Modified scissor kicks (25)
  • 3.88+ miles covered (Great job men)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
(16 Strong) Ratchet, Froot-Loop, Snith, Sparky, Wax Job, Showcase, Lazy-Boy, Booger, Toto, Mayberry, Frosty, Pogo, Abacus, Smoker, Scooter, Hydro
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

  1. When life seems so tough, go on. When things go wrong, move on. Bear in mind that God gives you strength to persevere, not to surrender. Take care!
  2. Wake up! Exercise your faith. Do sit-up with prayer. Do push-up to release stress. Go! Jog to the Lord and send the good news! Good morning!
  3. Don’t think too much of the problems in life, they are just test papers given by God to see how much we are learning in His subject called “Life”. If you think you failed, don’t worry because He is always ready to give remedial classes. So, review through prayers and have the perfect score of “Happiness”.
  4. Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you, not because they are not nice, but because you are nice.
  5. Before you sleep, just gently lay every troubled thought away. Drop your burden and your care in the quiet arms of prayer because God never sleeps. Good night! Sweet dreams.
  6. We are like pencils, the best part in us is inside, we make marks as we touch other’s lives. When we make mistakes, we can erase and we become better as we are sharpened.
  7. Stay humble, be faithful, offer hope, work diligently, fight fairly, live simply, love deeply, and give generously.
  8. Prayer is a perfume to our soul and a fragrance that pleases God. Wear your prayer everyday and let it freshen you anytime, anywhere you go. Have a blessed and sweet-scented day!
  9. The more silently love is expressed, the more it is deeply bound to impress. No wonder God loves us in silence and gives us the miracles of having friends.
  10. Life is a continuous challenge, a constant struggle from womb to tomb. We are not made rich by what is in our pockets, but by what is in our hearts.
  11. The person meant for you is the person who will love you even when there’s no more reason to love you. For in your nothingness, the one meant for you will find what’s lovable in you.
  12. Forget the things that made you sad and remember those that made you glad. Forget the troubles that passed away and remember the blessings that come each day. Good morning!
  13. Have you ever experienced a time in your life when you felt so empty for no reason? Have you ever felt so down but you just can’t tell why? Have you ever felt like the world suddenly spins around you, and you are caught in the middle going nowhere? Weird, isn’t it? But that’s the beauty of being human… it is knowing that there is a purpose for each existence, and whatever that may be, it is also the reason why we still wake up breathing each morning, to discover that missing piece of puzzle that would make our lives complete. Have a nice sleep!
  14. Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it or work around it. Good morning!
  15. Some won’t appreciate what you say or do, but as long as you speak honestly from the heart, you’ll be fine. This is not a perfect world. This is not a perfect life. But life loves the person who dares to live it by being real. Bon Jour!
  16. 18. Sometimes in life, we tend to run so fast that we don’t notice God running with us. We only notice Him when we fall, yet He stops, carries us and says, “Finish the race my child.” Good day!
    MOLESKIN:
    Be great today and inspire someone either through your words and/or actions. Show someone encouragement and be the light. Be thankful for the gifts that you have and don’t even think about (I.E. Gift of moment, breath in our lungs, working arms and legs, functioning brain, etc…
    ANNOUNCEMENTS:
    If anyone is interested in additional free running groups, then check out www.865running.com

Note: I emailed 865running and asked them to put a link on their site to www.knoxvillef3.com