PAX: Princess Aurora, Silver Medal, Bicentennial Man, Boone’s Farm, Harbaugh, Lumbergh, En Fuego
QIC: En Fuego
Conditions: A perfect Thanksgiving week gloom
7 PAX got in the Holiday spirit today, as we embarked on a F3 family road trip to take in some Christmas lights while dusting off an old family board game of Chutes and, err, Glutes and Ladders.
THE THANG:
0530 Disclaimer given and we begin our mosey from the friendly confines of III Pillars to the Green Hills Hill Center. YHC had previously issued a challenge to the PAX to get the Q-calendar full for the balance of 2018. Despite the valiant effort of a few, select HIM, we had one open Q spot remaining and with that a penalty is issued – during our mosey for every car that passes us going southbound we stop for four merkins. Approximately 40ish merkins performed in route – all PAX thankful those cars traveling northbound were not included in the penalty count.
Arrive at the Hill Center and set up COP under the holiday lights across from Zoe’s / Pei Wei. The PAX knock out some WMH, GMs and Scorpion stretches; PA spends his time perusing Kendra Scott’s latest collections through the window, potential stocking stuffers for the M no doubt on his mind. We then head down the stairs to the bottom floor of the Whole Foods garage, where we count off in 1s and 2s and instructions for Glutes and Ladders are given.
There are six flights of stairs. Team 1 goes first, up the first flights of stairs, perform 5 Imperial Squat Walkers, back down the stairs. While Team 1 goes, Team 2 is performing Lieutenant Dans. Flapjack. Once Team 2 returns, Team 1 takes off again, this time going up two flights of stairs, where they stop and perform 10 Imperial Squat Walkers. R&R until both teams knock out six flights of stairs, with Imperial Squat Walkers increasing to 15 reps (3rd flight), 20 reps (4th flight), 25 reps (5th flight) and 30 reps (6th flight).
PAX all in, mosey back under the lights to the street that divides the Hill Center. Team 1 runs approximately 50 yards (always facing Hillsboro Blvd, so backwards mosey during half the run) and performs 10 Bulgarian Split Squats each leg. While Team 1 goes, Team 2 is performing flutter kicks. Flapjack. After one round, we are short on time and we head back to the friendly confines, with one stop along the way to knock out 20 more merkins. Arrive back at 6:15 and 59 seconds on the dot, with the run home slightly more painful than the initial run out. Huddle up for COT/BOM.
BULLHORN:
- Bicentennial will be leading the next round of F3 Libeery – December 11th at Fat Bottom Brewery. Freed to Lead is the book of choice.
- Umbrella, our 12th Man for December, is hosting a leadership luncheon December 7th at Richland Country Club. Get your RSVP in to Umbrella on slack.
- 6th man was Harbaugh – glad to have him back in the fold!
MOLESKIN:
In this season of Thanksgiving, extremely thankful and feel blessed to have all of you HIM in my life. Appreciate y’alls leadership, your accountability and allowing me the opportunity to lead. There are certainly many days where I can take home the trophy as biggest facade or poser as a leader in my professional life, or a leader within my home. But there is never a facade with F3 – and that has nothing to do with my Q talents, or primarily lack thereof, but everything to do with the men who populate the COT and the environment that you create. F3 counts – and I am appreciative.
Lastly, for those keeping score, I’ve got all in 2.24 total miles traversed, 21 flights of steps climbed, 105 Imperial Squat Walkers performed and 10+ minutes of Lieutenant Dans. Sprinkle in some Bulgarian Split Squats – impressive work by all!