Independence Day Convergence
THE SCENE: Warm. Shorts weather. Lots of PAX.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Everyone was welcomed and disclaimed with the exception of Chuck E Cheese who showed up as we were beginning our march and YHC forgot to additionally disclaim him. I’ll do better next time.
WARM-O-RAMA:
Moseyed to First Formation. Ran IC in a 3 column formation while YHC called cadences. Cadences were When I Say One, When My Granny, and I Can Run All Day. A tire with a bottle water was also pulled while PAX were running IC or moseying, and was rotated as necessary.
THA-THANG:
After running IC to our first station, PAX were asked what year our country declared its independence. PAX answered correctly and avoided the penalty.
We then spelled “America” with:
- ATMs (Alternating Shoulder Taps ICx20, Tempo Merkins ICx10, Merkins ICx10)
- Monkey Humpers ICx20
- Energizer Bunnies ICx10
- Red Bull Smurf Jacks ICx10
- Imperial Walkers ICx20
- Carolina Dry Docks ICx10
- ATMs ICx 10-5-5
Mosey single file approximately 200 yards and performed alternating shoulder taps until all-in. PAX were asked what country we were declaring independence from and who was their king. Most PAX answered England/Britain and got King George, but our youngest PAX out there, Prime Time (12), gave the exact answer of King George III. No penalty.
Mosey to Beaver Lake and began 11s on the hill next to the lake. The method of travel down hill was the Bear Crawl, Derkins at the bottom, Backwards Run to the top, and Bobby Hurleys at the top. Performed exercise for approximately 7 minutes until Q called time.
Mosey to the beginning of the Tour De Wolf. PAX circled up and performed Merkins in a rotating fashion, one after another, until all in. Q asked the PAX to complete this sentence from the Declaration of Independence: We hold these truths to be self-evident…
All PAX completed the first half of the sentence of “that all men are created equal,” but paused thinking that was the end. Lipton confidently finished out the sentence with a resounding “That they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among them are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” No penalty.
Mosey to flags.
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MARY:
No time, but boy did I have some planned.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
53 PAX. 2 FNGs. Lynx, TLC, Croissant, WannaCry, Chucky E Cheese, Mardi Gras, Sonic, Searcy, OP, Tree Hugger, Dopey, Gun Show, Beetus, Tiger Lily, Rosetta Stone, Reaper, Blart, Chioccetti, Shy Guy, Teacher’s Pet, Lipton, Hot-N-Ready, Slots, Tremor, Ike, Lazarus, Snowman, Beauty Shop, Halpert, Jail Bait, Black Diamond, Nature Boy, Mud Pants, C-Lo, Soybean, Steinbrenner, Sparky, Pops, Hollywood, Pirtle, Skids (Skids100?), Hello Kitty, Ratio (FNG), Gut Check (can’t tag), Prime Time (can’t tag), Ice Man, Rainbow Warrior, Dial Up (Dial-Up?), Big Top, Photoshop, Sully, Paralegal, Grimace
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Talked about this grievance from the Declaration of Independence:
Grievance 19[edit]
- “For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offenses:”
Summary[edit]
On the fifteenth of April, 1774, Lord North introduced a bill in Parliament, entitled ” A bill for the impartial administration of justice in the cases of persons questioned for any acts done by them in the execution of the laws, or for the suppression of riots and tumults in the province of Massachusetts Bay, in New England.” This bill, known as the Administration of Justice Act, provided that in case any person indicted for murder in that province, or any other capital offence, or any indictment for riot, resistance of the magistrate, or impeding the revenue laws in the smallest degree, he might, at the option of the Governor, or, in his absence, of the Lieutenant Governor, be taken to another colony, or transported to Great Britain, for trial, a thousand leagues from his friends, and amidst his enemies.
The arguments used by Lord North in favor of the measure, had very little foundation in either truth or justice, and the bill met with violent opposition in parliament. The minister seemed to be actuated more by a spirit of retaliation, than by a conviction of the necessity of such a measure. “We must show the Americans,” said he, ‘ that we will no longer sit quietly under their insults; and also, that even when roused, our measures are not cruel or vindictive, but necessary and efficacious.” Colonel Barre, who, from the first commencement of troubles with America, was the fast friend of the colonists, denounced the bill in unmeasured terms, as big with misery, and pregnant with danger to the British Empire. “This,” said he, “is indeed the most extraordinary resolution that was ever heard in the Parliament of England. It offers new encouragement to military insolence, already so insupportable. By this law, the Americans are deprived of a right which belongs to every human creature, that of demanding justice before a tribunal composed of impartial judges.”[17]
The text of the bill contained the following:
In that case, it shall and may be lawful for the governor, or lieutenant-governor, to direct, with the advice and consent of the council, that the inquisition, indictment, or appeal, shall be tried in some other of his Majesty’s colonies, or in Great Britain.[18]
YHC talked about the Americans refusing to accept that they might have to return to England to stand trial in a foreign land among men who were not their peers.
Men today are facing powers that want to pull us back to places we don’t need to or want to go. Surrounding ourselves with other men to hold us accountable, to help us move through things that will pull us back, and to make us better is what F3 is about. We’re not just here to get better physically, but to grow spiritually, mentally, and emotionally, and to not let the things of the past pull us back.
MOLESKIN:
Moseying with such a large group over a long distance presents challenges, and trying to challenge each individual at the level they’re on is also difficult. Running IC at the beginning of the workout and having slower runners up front to set the pace both pushes the slower runners, but also allows better runners to warm up (or pull a tire if you’re lucky). It also keeps runners together and helps with motivation. Definitely not something that should be used all the time, but it’s a good tool to know and have with larger groups.
I appreciate TP and others bringing Gatorade and water out today. It was hot and we ran a lot, but we didn’t have any heat casualties.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dads +2.0s Saturday at 0700. If you have questions, Slots has probably already asked it in the Mumblechatter.
