February 1, 2021

Super Heroes at Old Forest

THE SCENE: 38 degrees, 29 wind chill, warmed by fellowship (and layers of clothes) F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER – offered except for the last latecomer . . . he tried to pay me afterward WARM-O-RAMA: SSH x 20 Imperial Walkers x 12 Michael Phelps x 12 Mosey through the woods THA-THANG: ATMS (15 alternating shoulder taps, 10 tempo merkins,…

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January 13, 2021

Blue Miles Flashback

THE SCENE: Dark, Cold, Perfect for a Warm-a-Rama F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER WARM-O-RAMA: SSH x 15 IW x 12 Moseyed to the new bridge and back continuing to warm every so often with IC reps of: Daisy Pickers Walking Michael Phelps Tempo Merkins Butt Kickers High Knees Power Skips (much more manly than just skipping) OYO stretching and hydrating…

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December 22, 2020

Running Around The Sandlot

THE SCENE: 37 degrees, clear and the soft afterglow of the Christmas Star (if you have eyes to see it!) F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER WARM-O-RAMA: SSH x 20 Windmill x 10 Daisy Picker x 10 Arm Circles x 20 THA-THANG: Mosey around one of the ball fields (.4 miles) counting utility poles along the way. There are 10. This…

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October 29, 2020

Ladders Down By The River

THE SCENE: 56, windy, drizzly F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER WARM-O-RAMA: IC x 12 Windmills Daisy Pickers Arm Circles (x 20) Imperial Walkers Hillbillies Mosey to underneath Beale Street Landing THA-THANG: Exercises increase in increments of 5 (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5) Aussie Pull-Ups Big Boy Sit-Ups Carolina Dry Docks Dips -began each set up reps…

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October 19, 2020

Back to the OF Playground

THE SCENE: 66 and a couple stars out! F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER WARM-O-RAMA: IC x 12 Daisy Pickers Hillbillies Arm Circles Hillbillies Moses to Bike Arch and then to Playground THA-THANG: A.B.C.D. Ladders (reps of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5) – Start all rounds together, plank (or merkins) till all in Aussie Pull-Ups Big Boy…

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October 7, 2020

Dora Ladder at Tiger Lane

THE SCENE: 46 and clear. First long-sleeve workout of the season! F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER WARM-O-RAMA: IC x 12 IW Hillbillies SSH Daisy Picker Michael Phelps THA-THANG: Mosey to Central & Hollywood Scout run to Tiger Lane fountain Dora Ladder 100 box jumps 200 merkins 300 overhead claps 200 tricep dips 100 jump squats -explorer runs a lap around…

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September 28, 2020

5K Day

Scene: 68 Disclaimed Warm-A-Rama: SSH IW Hillbillies Daisy Pickers various leg stretches around the track Tha-Thang: Run a 5K (3.1 miles) Upgrade was our fastest runner (21:46). We had 3 sub 22:00. Count-A-Rama: 17 COT: We were better together  

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September 23, 2020

The Underappreciated South End

THE SCENE: 68, breezy, dark F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER WARM-O-RAMA: SSH x 46 Mosey down the bluff IW Windmills Arm Circles THA-THANG: Slingshot Run (a better name than Indian Run) to south end of Tom Lee Park – called Ashburn-Coppock Park Captain Therkin (Thor with 5 merkins in between) -1:4 ratio BBSU/American Hammer until arrive at 10:40 Iron Hulk…

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August 27, 2020

Stuff I’ve Never Done – Exicon 2.0

THE SCENE: Hurricaney – muggy, breeze, wet ground WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Uh huh.  WARM-A-RAMA Capri Lap – warmup lap around the parking lot or AO staying close enough to be seen by any that arrive late. Named this in honor of Mint Hill’s Capri who seems to always be a minute or two late. F3 Memphis will heretofore call…

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August 27, 2020

Stuff I’ve Never Done – Exicon 2.0

THE SCENE: Hurricaney – muggy, breeze, wet ground WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Uh huh. WARM-A-RAMA Capri Lap – warmup lap around the parking lot or AO staying close enough to be seen by any that arrive late. Named this in honor of Mint Hill’s Capri who seems to always be a minute or two late. F3 Memphis will heretofore call…

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