PAX: TV Guide, Altidore, Tap Out, Playboy, Swinger, Centerfold (FNG), Cheez Whiz, Typo+, 3rd Degree, Hot n Ready, Toad (FNG), Tiny Dancer, MicDrop, Staples, Oil Slick (FNG), Hush Puppy, RagDoll (QiC) and all our kids.
Today we learned about and practiced the core ideals of F3:
- Fitness, Fellowship & Faith
- Doing your best (even if you can’t do it the fastest or the mostest)
- Leave no one behind
- To lean on our friends and trust those who have our backs
Things even us grown-ups need to be reminded of daily.
Warm-up:
- 10 Side Straddle Hops
- 10 Deep Squats
- 6 Broad Jumps – Forwards & Backwards
- 10 Merkins
Then we put them all together and shook them all about in sequence:
3 SSH + 3 Squats + 3 Jumps Forward + 3 Jumps Back + 3 Merkins
Thang 1: An Indian Run that Came Undone
We all lined up, dads with 2.0’s by their side, to do an Indian Run around the track. Well, that was the intention. We started to run but I don’t think any families made it from the back to the front of the line. Oh well. We tried.
We did get a little jog in though, so that’s good enough.
Speed Bump: I have a 2.0 named Jedi Shark. His favorite exercise is the burpee, so we showed everyone how, and then did a few of ’em.
Then we ran back to field for Thang 2 where the rain let up!
Thang 2: A Beary Fun Relay Race
Two teams were created. Each team divided in half and lined up across from each other, about 20 yards apart. On Q’s command, the two teams relay raced each other.
Each family moved together, dad’s bear crawling while kids one-foot-hopped across the field. We reminded each other that we never leave anyone behind. Kids, stick with your dads and make sure he completes those bear crawls!!
Thang 3: Choose Your Own Exercise
Next we circled up and each family collectively chose an exercise for the group to perform. While the group performed the exercise, it was the dad’s job to run around the circle as fast as possible carrying all of their 2.0’s.
We did side straddle hops, and burpees, and planks, and merkins, and imperial walkers, and WWI’s, and American hammers and a number of other things that made us all tired.
Props to Hot N Ready who had the bulkiest load with 3 kids on his back at once.
Game Time! Sharks & Minnows
We split into two teams, lined up across from each other on the field about 30 yards apart.
One team was called sharks. The other team was called minnows. On the shark’s command, minnows had to run across the field without getting tagged by a shark. If they did get tagged, then the minnow became a shark on the next pass.
The sharks gave quite a show of force and tagged all but 5 of the minnows. After a few rounds of this our fishing expedition was done and we called it a day.
COT & Nameorama
We chatted about how we all need friends in our life that we can trust – who will have our backs when things get tough. I’m thankful for my F3 friends and how we live out this charge every week.
We enjoyed getting to know all of our fellow PAX 2.0’s, and named a dozen or so FNG kids (+ 3 FNG adults). Great job on making it out today and braving the rain!
It was a blast leading your families today! Thanks for the opportunity to share F3 with the younger generation. Can’t wait to do this again soon!!
~ RagDoll