5th Anniversary Convergence

5th Anniversary Convergence

On 05 Jan 2019, a Pax of 98 gathered at Hanes Park at the site of the original F3 workout in the Dash back on 04 Jan 2014. We gathered to workout, to see old friends, to make new ones, to welcome an FNG, to say “Kotters” to men we have missed, to remember and honor those who gave us F3, and to celebrate.

Pax: Cobra, Bulldog, Air Bud, Zima, Van Gogh, Splash, Greenspan, THE Pony Express, Short Circuit, Don’tChaKnow, Glazer, Beverly, Poncho, Winklevoss, Fingers, Touch-Me-Not, Root Canal, Van Pelt, Lemming, Boo Boo, Sassy, Slush Puppy, Deductible, Closer, Boat Show, Drama Queen, Green Acres, Skillet, Bodette, D-Day, The Rake, The Vig, Schneider, Litterbox, Wobegon, Cherry Pie, Chit Chat (WB), Spicoli, THE Mick, German Shepherd, Pacquaio, Swagger, Tyson, Hoptoberfest, Lamb Chop, Light Brigade, TPS, JimBob, Burns, Robocop, Drip, Chisel, Chef Boyardee, Juice Box, Cousin Roy (WD), Sour Mash, Katniss, Boomerang, The Singing Cowboy, Argyle, Tommy Boy, Belding, Mutton, Toto, Offsides, Cheesesteak, RedEye, Turnover, Bueller?, I-Beam, Bluto, Zuckerberg, Butter, Ink Spot, Plunger, Mongoose, former FNG Yoga Ball, Parkay, Full House, Manscape, Ziggy Stardust, $5 FootLong, Undertow, Crab Cakes, Hazer, Wojo, STP, Hoosier, Wicked, Spamalot, Yosef, Francis, Spackler, Handsome Joe, Zoolander, Sgt. Schultz, BAM, Burlap

The THANG:

Warm up – field by track

• SSH
• Copperhead squats
• IW
• Tempo merkin
• Mt. Climber
• Overhead clap
• Peter Parker
• CDD
• count off by 3s

Station 1 – Track

• 3 man grinders with sandbags
• Listed Exercises at South and North End of track (sandbags positioned at both ends of track)

Station 2 – benches

• 15 step-ups each leg
• 20 dips
• 20 crunch frogs (on top of tables or on ground)

Over to steps by curved brick wall — crawl bear up steps

• Find place on curved wall for
• 15 donkey kicks
• Wall sit with 50 jack reachers
• 15 mike tysons

Mosey over to flagpole near sign at Hawthorne Road for

• 10 prisoner get-ups
• 30 LBCs
• 30 Plankjacks
• Repeato until time

Station 3 – Ed Hill

Partner up at TOP of the hill!

• P1 does stated exercise at top
• P2 goes down and back up with stated mode of transportation
• Round 1
  • P1 – side raises with bricks
  • P2 – run down, bear crawl up
    • Flapjack
    • Repeato (each person does exercise and hill twice)
• Round 2
  • P1 – skull crusher with bricks
  • P2 – run down, lunge walk up
    • Flapjack
    • Repeato
• Round 3
  • P1 – Curls with bricks
  • P2 – run down, side lunge up
    • Flapjack
    • Repeato

7:54 Mary –

• Mutton Crunch each leg (Burlap)
• WWII sit-ups (Bluto)
• Freddie Mercuries (Cobra)
• Heels to Heaven (BAM)
• American Hammer (Sgt Schultz)

COT – Take-out by Hazer

NMM

• Age range of 57 years between WB Chit Chat and WD Cousin Roy. There were four Double Respects.
• T-Claps to THE Mick for bringing four youngsters.
• Temps at mid-40s were nice, and there was no rain, but the ground was soaked throughout. Our on-site reporter said that Education Hill was nearly unclimbable by the time the last group came through. Disclaimer was in play, as Spam fell and was composing a letter to his lawyers at Coffeeteria — wait, Spam is a lawyer.
• Great display of shovel flags today, even one with lights. If you took home the Parliament flag, please let site Q Sgt. Schultz know.
• Warmorama had the expected amount of MumbleChatter but went moderately well. And yes, for the record, merkins are a warm-up exercise.
• T-Claps to Sgt Schultz for taking the time to prepare the sandbag grinder and for getting in a second workout at the end by carrying them all back to the long jump pit and emptying them. If only the Q of the last group there had been thoughtful enough to have his group carry them back at 0751.
• By contrast, the last group at Education Hill was kind enough to load the bricks and limbs back on BAM’s truck.
• In Group 2 at the benches, it was fun to watch Zima and Francis push each other in front of most of the rest of us.
• We all were honored to have a large group of visiting pax from Greensboro, Lexington, Burlington (and maybe others). The names of some of those guys are great. For example: Five Dollar Footlong, Handsome Joe, and Don’tChaKnow.
• YHC was familiar with Wojo’s ‘floor’ slapping routine during Nameorama, but was not ready for Wicked bending down and slapping my calf — but I have to admit I liked it a little. Disturbing.
• Best announcement of his name (IMHO) was by The Vig’s 10-year old son, The Rake — loud and proud.
• Kotters to several guys who hadn’t posted in a while. We missed you; come on back!
• Due to time, we did not ask for prayer requests, but keep several Pax in prayer as they recover from injury/pain. And keep Boo Boo’s BIL and family in your prayers.
• Welcome former FNG Yoga Ball whose job at Novant may or may not be related to physical training. We are not sure what a Yoga Ball is, but that makes the name all the better. T-Claps to Zuckerberg for inviting him.
• Thanks to Katniss for taking photos and thanks to all the Pax who serve by being site Qs, workout Qs, tech/website gurus, Twitter Czars, 2nd and 3rd F Qs, and past and present Nantans — though our most recent past Nantan skipped this party and flew to Florida.
• And great job by 1st F Q, BAM, in organizing and administering the workout for nearly 100 guys of all ages and abilities.

It was an honor to be with you all today and to stand along side BAM and Sgt Schultz in leading the proceedings.

Peace to you all,

Burlap