THE SCENE: 73 degrees F, Mostly Cloudy, Humid
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, Windmills, Baby arm circles
THA-THANG:
A square with 15 yard long sides was established on the grinder. The corners were marked with the following:
Alpha
- CMU Swings OH Carry to Bravo 1
- Merkins Lunge Bravo 2
- SSH (4 ct) Inch worm to Bravo 3
- Release merkins Crab crawl to Bravo 4
Bravo
- Mtn Climbers (4 ct) Bear Crawl to Charlie 1
- CMU goblet squat OH carry to Charlie 2
- Dry docks Lunge to Charlie 3
- Flutter kicks (4 ct) Inch worm to Charlie 4
Charlie
- Plank Jacks (4 ct) Crab Crawl to Delta 1
- Box Cutters Bear Crawl to Delta 2
- CMU Thrusters OH Carry to Delta 3
- Squat Jumps Lunge to Delta 4
Delta
- WWII Sit-ups Inch worm to Alpha 1
- Shoulder taps (4 ct) Crab Crawl to Alpha 2
- Dips w/CMU Bear Crawl to Alpha 3
- CMU Curls OH Carry to Alpha 4
Run a lap to the amber street light, do 6 Burpees, return to grinder.
(Repeat)
All completed one round plus about half way through a second one.
MARY:
Didn’t leave time for Mary.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 HIMs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
In December 2012 a long distance race was taking place in Navarra, Spain. Ivan Fernandez Anaya of Spain was competing in the event as was Abel Mutai of Kenya. Late in the race, Abel was in the lead with Ivan a distance behind him. The race was just about finished when Ivan noticed that Abel began to slow down as he neared the finish line. Since Abel did not speak Spanish, it seems he got confused by the signs and thought he had already passed the finish line. Ivan saw what was happening and could have run past his opponent to win the race.
Instead of going on to win the race, Ivan guided Abel ahead to the finish line. Ivan came in second. In that split second, Ivan showed what a true gentleman he was. He exemplified good sportsmanship and human kindness.
When questioned after the race about why he had pointed Abel towards the finish line, Ivan said: “I didn’t let him win, he was going to win. The race was his. I was not supposed to catch him. He was the rightful winner. He created a gap that I couldn’t have closed if he hadn’t made a mistake. As soon as I saw he was stopping, I knew I wasn’t going to pass him.”
Ivan also said: “My dream is that one day we can have some sort of community life where we push ourselves and also others to win.”
When pressed by a journalist about why he didn’t take the win since he was seconds away from the finish line, he replied: “But what would be the merit of my victory? What would be the honor of that medal? What would my Mom think of that?”
Values are transmitted from generation to generation. What values do we teach our children and how much do we inspire others to learn? Most of us take advantage of people’s weaknesses instead of helping to strengthen them. Everyone wants to win, but sometimes there are more important things than being the winner.
MOLESKIN:
Prayers for healing of Drifter’s M with leg injury and for surgical repair of Postpone’s meniscus tear in a couple weeks.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Drifter speaking at Mt. Olive Baptist Church on August 14th and Dog Pound Unchained CSAUP on August 21st.