Convergence – Sam Slam 2019!
QIC: Cherry Pie
Date: 05/18/19
PAX: D-Day, Litterbox, Lamb Chop, Sgt Schultz, Bulldog, Ziggy Stardust, Root Canal, Thistle, Splash, Spamalot, Spicoli, Cheese Steak, Undertow, Rust Bucket, Greenspan, Posthole, Tony “Island Time”, Jan, Ben, DD and CP apologizes to the pax who left right after the workout
18 men, including one FNG from Samaritan’s Project Cornerstone, converged at Samaritan Ministries for a tour of downtown Winston-Salem AND a few exercises…all meant to prevent, defeat, squash, sniff out & tamp down any hint of boredom amongst the pax. Verdict is out as to whether this part of the mission was accomplished. The mumble chatter began as soon as certain members of the pax stepped foot on the AO….no names will be mentioned to protect the innocent, but the usual suspects like Thistle, Splash, Spamalot, Rust Bucket, Bulldog….heck, D-Day, Litterbox, Lamb Chop, Sgt Schultz, Root Canal, Spicoli, Greenspan…basically the entire pax had gums smacking all morning with the exception of Undertow, Posthole and Ziggy Stardust…who like Cherry Pie use a more refined definition of total body workout.
So, after warm-o-rama at the AO, which was intentionally designed to run long to allow for any late arriving pax (ie: Spicoli – who was true to form), the pax set off for downtown. Specifically, the pax headed to The Rescue Mission & site of F3 W-S’s former Saturday morning AO. Along the way, 5 burpees were completed at every intersection. Some debate arose as to what makes an “intersection”. The Q avoided these philosophical musings and chose instead to look for any opportunity to up the burpee ante.
Following a series of exercises at the Rescue Mission AO, the pax moseyed down Trade Street and the heart of the Arts District (no burpees) to the bus station for two rounds of sheer joy. From there the pax headed down to Patterson for the northward run back to Samaritan, stopping along the way for a series of exercises to allow the six to catch up. Back at Samaritan we headed to Proehl’s Wall in honor of our fine friend. The specifics went something like this….
Warm-o-rama
- Side Straddle Hop – 20
- Imperial Storm Trooper – 20
- Hillbillys – 20
- Windmills – 15
- Freddy Mercs – 20
Run to Rescue Mission @ Rescue Mission….
5 burpees @ every intersection on the way / sometimes the lead pax did double
- 20 Hillbillys
- 20 Merkins
- 20 Full Extension Crunches
- 10 Lunges (each leg)
Run to Bus Station
- 15 Erkins
- 15 Step-ups (each leg)
- 15 Derkins
- 10 Dips in cadence
- Run to Milennium Center – up down steps 5 times
- Repeat for a total of 2 rounds
Return to Samaritan via Patterson
Exercises for the lead pax @ multiple intersections, while waiting on the six
Proehl’s Wall
- People‘s chair
- Balls to the Wall
- 15 Mike Tysons
Mary
- Mountain Climbers – 20 (in cadence)
- LBCs – 20 (in cadence)
- Mutton Crunches – 10 each leg (in cadence)
Cherry Pie is thankful for the pax that showed up for Sam Slam 2019, as well as for those who lifted today’s gathering in prayer. F3 was alive and well in downtown W-S and showed a strong presence at one of our city’s most important ministries. The pax had the privilege of hearing a condensed version of Tony‘s testimony (“Island Time”), as well as a brief overview of Samaritan’s services from Jan Kelly and her helpers, Ben & DD. While this was not a fundraising event, there was an opportunity to give (aka: make a difference) and a number of pax chose to do so on the spot. Thank you! Coff-a-teria of donuts, Chick-fil-a and coffee kept the pax in hangout mode afterwards. Although, Cheese Steak elected to fetch his green “goulash” concoction in lieu of donuts and caffeine. Yhc now knows why Cheese Steak is consistently part of the lead pax…the unfair advantage is contained somewhere iin the green goulash!
For those pax who may wish to donate to Samaritan Ministries please use the following website or reach out to Cherry Pie. If you are under age 50, please indicate “50 for 50 Challenge Gift”. Samaritan has received an anonymous challenge gift from a W-S couple – every $1 raised from donors under 50 will be matched dollar for dollar up to $50,000.
Samaritan Ministries: http://www.samaritanforsyth.org/
Next up….Schmedfest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Aye!
