F3 Knoxville

Tag: Shrubbery

A walk in the park

AO: shamruck
Q: Mermaid
PAX: Betty, Eliza, Curry, Baby Boomer, Bed Wetter, Mermaid, Steam, Swifty, The Situation, Toretto, skewer, Tailhook, Erector, Shrubbery, Honeydew, Nadia (Aaron Jacques), Anchorman, Skidmark, Photograph
FNGs: 1 Photograph
COUNT: 19
Simple out and back ruck with 12 of us.
Tailhook had a solo workout going
Skidmark was doing IPC Week 2 on his own
Runners knocking out a 10k were Erector, Shrubbery, Nadia, Anchorman, & Honeydo

The COT was short and sweet. A verse from the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. (NIV) Or translated another way, Happy are people who are humble, because they will inherit the earth. (CEB)

All that to say, this is a behavior of Jesus, and modeling his role should be a goal for all of us.

[running] 1000s

AO: running
Q: Erector
PAX: 5K, Butterknife, Downhill (Chester Blessing), Fetch, Cosmo, Shrubbery, Wagon Wheel (John-Mark Chesney), Erector
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8

WARMUP:
1.5 mile warm-up run to the track
THE THANG:
1000m repeats with 400m recovery x5
MARY:
cooldown run back to JUCO
ANNOUNCEMENTS: see JUCO backblast
COT: see JUCO backblast

Threshold Work

Q: Erector (Jason Champion)
PAX: (Tooth Fairy) Dana Rust, Shrubbery, Full Tank, Wagon Wheel (John-Mark Chesney), Noodles (Brian Solmonson), Nadia (Aaron Jacques), 5K (Derren Burrell), Erector (Jason Champion), Fetch (Joel Moran)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9

WARMUP:
1.5 miles to the track
THE THANG:
2 x 15 minute repeats at threshold pace. This is somewhere between 10k and half marathon effort. 3 minute recovery between repeats. Cooldown on the way back to JUCO.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
I have a couple of questions to consider for the word today. Is it necessary to go to church to be a Christian? Should we show up each time the doors are open for a service at the building? Questions like these are often asked probably with an excuse in mind or a judgemental thought towards someone else. I once heard in a sermon that this question about attending worship services is the “wrong question”. The question should instead be something like “why don’t you want to be there?” It is about our attitude and where our heart is when deciding whether or not to go. The Bible teaches that we should assemble together to encourage each other and stimulate one another to love and good deeds (Heb. 10:19-25). We should want to assemble because Jesus died for us. He broke down the barrier that separated us from God. Worship is commanded, but God doesn’t need our worship. We need to worship! Desire to be there!

Saying No

AO: juco
Q: Guardrail (Brandon Brown)
PAX: Fetch (Joel Moran), elf, Wanderer (Dave Staab), (Tooth Fairy) Dana Rust, Butterknife, MC Fraud (Chris Trice), Lil’ Spice (Chad Crawford), Shrubbery, Data (Joey Tipton), 5K (Derren Burrell), Nadia (Aaron Jacques), Wagon Wheel (John-Mark Chesney), Cosmo, Erector (Jason Champion)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
WARMUP: Windmills, Tempo Squats, Ti Chi Warrior, Cherry Pickers, SSH, Tempo Merkins
THE THANG: “Catch me if you can” run to the cmu pile with 1 partner bernie the other 3 burpees then catch the bernie guy and switch. 11’s with Thrusters and Pullups, Crab Bear soccer, fun with planks and the ball on the hill, Ring of fire
MARY: Dealers Choice
COT: The rod and reproof give wisdom,
but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Proverbs 29:13
There is power in saying ‘No’, from experience I can tell you kids need to be told no.
But here is the thing. We need to be told no too.
The way Jesus speaks of this is to fast – he said his disciples will fast when he is gone.
We can increase our patience and our ability to wait well when we tell our stomachs no. Then other desires are not in control of us either.
So consider that Proverb again, realizing we are the child and we need correction.
Where are you getting correction from and are you willing to receive it?

O @spotter Where Art Though

AO: juco
Q: Mailbox (Chip Keim)
PAX: Butterknife, Shrubbery, Mailbox (Chip Keim), Erector (Jason Champion), 5K (Derren Burrell), (Tooth Fairy) Dana Rust, Wanderer (Dave Staab), Windex, Full Tank, Wagon Wheel (John-Mark Chesney), Fetch (Joel Moran), Hall Pass
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP:
The usual – SSH, reach for the sky, let it hang, tempo squats, tempo merkins
THE THANG:
To keep the legend of @spotter alive (trying to keep his name from fading from the memories of the gloom). We brought back the Burpin Bernie back but went heavy with CMU work. Started with 10 Blockees, ran to first line – 1 Burpee and Bernie back, next 20 Heavy lunges, ran to second line – 2 Burpees and Bernie back. Worked way up to 30 Tri Extension, 40 goblet squats, 50 curls, 60 heavy LBC, 70 overhead press/rows, 80 heavy flutter, 90 bench press, 100 heavy Freddy
MARY:
Had time for 30 box cutters
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

Talked about Joy and seeing things through glass half full lens despite trials and tribulations life throws our way. Mom’s health struggles and subsequent miracle recoveries and positive attitude through it all has been a blessing in many ways and a gut check as well when I can be frustrated or down despite much better circumstances. Thank you for prayers and checking in. Means a lot.