Preblast for the Week of 1/21/19

Highlights for the week: Interweb VQ! MLK convergence at the Ruins. Put the Crucible and Brew Ruck on your calendars. Keep at the Equinox work. SYITG!  

MLK Day:
The Old Forest is converging at the Ruins Monday for MLK Day. Join us as we reflect on the life and legacy on a High Impact Man. Pre-ruck at 0430. Bootcamp at 0530.

New AO – Green Mile:
We’re officially launching a new AO at the Wolf River Greenway near Baptist East. Sundays at 6:30 am. Four miles, no-man-left-behind pace. 

The Crucible:
Get ready for the Crucible, an event that will challenge the pax of F3 Memphis to come out the other side better MEN. On March 30, 2019, starting at the Old Forest, we’ll run to Blazing Saddle, stopping at three other AOs along the way. Read more here: http://f3memphis.com/crucible-2019

Equinox Challenge:
The inaugural F3 Memphis *EQUINOX CHALLENGE* is in full swing. There will be multiple tasks to complete by March 20. You can’t do it all at once, and you won’t be able to do it all on your own.
Read more here: http://f3memphis.com/f3-memphis-inaugural-equinox-challenge 

Tiger  Basketball, 1/27:
Men, we have a great 2ndF opportunity scheduled for Sunday, January 27, 2019. The Memphis Tigers bouncyhoops team will be playing UCF at FedExForum. The Tigers have reserved the finest nosebleed seats available for F3 Memphis at only $5 per seat. You won’t want to miss the opportunity to see Penny Hardaway coach a bunch of guys that he can’t wait to replace! There are only about 50 seats available, so don’t dilly dally!

Enter promo code `IMGUCF` at the following link to access our discounted tickets in Section 222: https://ev12.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList?groupCode=BKHOME&linkID=memphis&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=

Brew Ruck 2019, 4/27:
Get Brew Ruck on your calendar. This year, we’ll be making a loop and raising support for Alpha Omega Veterans Services, a local non-profit serving homeless vets.

Whetstone Program:
Whetstone is the vertical relationship between men. Each whetstone relationship is made up of two men – a blade and a stone – where the blade’s life is sharpened against the experience of and input from the stone. Read more about it and how you can get involved here. If you want to participate as a blade or a stone, fill out this form. 
http://f3memphis.com/f3-memphis-whetstone-program

Weekly Bible Study:
Session 9 in the Gospel of Mark is this Wednesday. Full details here. We’ll meet Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 AM at the Einstein’s in East Memphis. This week’s passage is Mark 14:1-15:15. If you want to start a study in another part of town, let us know!

Weekly Q Source Lunch:
This week’s topic: Leadership Development Process
https://f3nation.com/2017/12/17/ldp-f4/
O Positive is leading a weekly discussion on the Q Source over lunch at Whole Foods (5014 Poplar). Read the article ahead of time, and come join in the discussion. Bring your own lunch or build an expensive salad – the choice is yours! 

Here’s the schedule. SYITG

Monday
– MLK Day Workout, The Ruins (Spaghetti Warehouse), 5:30-6:15 am – Teacher’s Pet on Q (pre-ruck at 4:30 am)
– Bootcamp Workout, The Cockpit (Aycock Park, Millington), 5:30-6:15 am – Soulja Boy on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, The Morg (WJ Freeman Park), 5:30-6:15 am – Bailout on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, The Levee (Houston Levee Skate Park), 5:30-6:15 am – Pops on Q – *Extended coffeeteria at Stak’s Germantown*
– Bootcamp Workout, The Bermuda Triangle (McWherter Senior Center), 5:30-6:15 am – Laettner on Q 
– The Old Forest is CLOSED – go to the Ruins!

Tuesday
– Bootcamp Workout, Blazing Saddle (Pickering Center), Germantown, 5:30-6:15 am – Woody on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, Neverland (Playground of Dreams, Arlington), 5:30-6:15 am – Bottomless on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, The Bermuda Triangle (McWherter Senior Center), 5:30-6:15 am – Judah on Q 
– Bootcamp Workout, The Annex (Bert Ferguson Park), 5:30-6:15 am – Cheesesteak on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, The Sandlot (Tobey Park), 5:30-6:15 am – Bookworm on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, The Lair (Peterson Lake Nature Center), 5:30-6:15 am – O Positive on Q 
– Run, The Old Forest (Overton Park), 5:00am – Bottomless on Q

Wednesday
– Bootcamp Workout, The Levee (Houston Levee Skate Park), 5:30-6:15 am – Moneybags on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, The Old Forest (Overton Park), 5:30-6:15 am – Chiocchetti on Q
– Ruck Workout, The Barracks (Parking lot at Zach H Curlin & DeSoto), 5:15-6:15 am – Choker on Q (Ruck PT)
– Bootcamp Workout, The Bermuda Triangle (McWherter Senior Center), 5:30-6:15 am – Interweb on Q (VQ)
– Bootcamp Workout, The Morg (WJ Freeman Park), 5:30-6:15 am – Soulja Boy on Q (Ruck Workout)
– **Bible Study**, The Gospel of Mark (details here) (Einstein’s East Memphis), 6:30-7:30 am – Soybean on Q

Thursday
– Bootcamp Workout, Bingo Hall (Gaisman Park), 5:30-6:15 am – Judah on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, Blazing Saddle (Pickering Center), Germantown, 5:30-6:15 am – Snowman on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, The Ruins (Spaghetti Warehouse), 5:30-6:15 am – Toms on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, The Cockpit (Aycock Park, Millington), 5:30-6:15 am – Orange Julius on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, The Bermuda Triangle (McWherter Senior Center), 5:30-6:15 am – Lipton on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, The Lair (Peterson Lake Nature Center), 5:30-6:15 am –TBD on Q

Friday
– Bootcamp Workout, The Annex (Bert Ferguson Park), 5:30-6:15 am – Roomba on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, Neverland, Arlington (Playground of Dreams), 5:30-6:15 am – Flobee on Q
– Wildcard Workout, The Levee (Houston Levee Skate Park), 5:30-6:15 am – Sparky on Q
– Workout, The Barracks (Parking lot at Zach H Curlin & DeSoto), 5:30-6:15 am – Sir Mix-a-Lot on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, The Morg (WJ Freeman Park), 5:30-6:15 am – Bottomless on Q
– **Q Source Lunch** 11:30 am at Whole Foods 5014 Poplar

Saturday
– Ruckership, The Mothership (Shelby Farms – FedEx Event Center Lot), 5:30-6:30 am – Daniel Tiger on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, The Mothership (Shelby Farms – FedEx Event Center Lot), 7:00-8:00 am – Cheesesteak on Q

Sunday
– Run, Wolf River Greenway, 4 miles, no-man-left-behind pace – 6:30 am – Speaker on Q