F3 New Orleans

Category: Northshore

  • Hell Freezes Over: Jose10k beats all other runners including Speedy – from Jose10k

    Yup, the title says it all. And no, I wasn’t the only one posting. Do you think this is the splash pad? Prepping for next years turkey trot, my miles were in the 8s. Theirs were 9:48. SYITG

  • If he only had Thumbs!! – from Shooter

    Well this morning was cold and windy so the PAX took it down a level. 4 HIMs posted on this mid 30s morning and enjoyed the gloom with some dice and a plate. The star of the morning was Sonny, as he decided to wake up halfway through the beatdown. Only thing missing was thumbs, but if he had some boy would he be dangerous..

    We had an extended warmup and then we rolled some dice along with a plate and the occasional loop.

    After it was all said and done I believe we had a nice balanced beatdown of some regulars and closed out with core.

    Until the next gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!

  • Will the real Ken Cooley please stand up – from Waterpik

    Waterpik Q’d, however, since I don’t run and talk. I, Jose10K, was a witness to the entire conversation. This is my recollection of the event in question:

    The 5K Diaries: Sweat, Soap, and Socialism

    It was a warm, humid, misty morning—perfect conditions for a casual 5K that quickly devolved into a mashup of Hot Takes on Everything. The run kicked off with an innocuous query about why Waterpik doesn’t send out aggressive, mic-dropping press releases. (Seriously, who wouldn’t want to see “BREAKING: Cleanest Gums in the Game!”?) But alas, the user base is too niche and too predictable—just the same folks posting the same tired questions. Moral of the story? Post boldly and question everything.

    By mile one, sweat was pouring, and the topic shifted to insurance—where the discussion hit “sprint pace.” Apparently, Ken Cooley emerged like a Revolutionary War reenactor, bellowing something akin to “No premiums without transparency!” Government corruption and spending became the villain of this story.

    Mile two brought the big guns: socialism versus capitalism. Shooter, the group’s resident firebrand, went full scorched-earth. The kids these days? Soft. Entitled. Looking for handouts instead of hauling themselves up by their bootstraps. The pension debate? Oh, he was livid. Crooked officials getting fat payouts while the honest folk slog through the system? Don’t even get him started. Shooter’s voice reached such decibels that passing runners thought he was coaching someone through the finish line.

    By the time you crossed that 5K marker, it wasn’t just your legs that were exhausted—your brain had run a marathon of debate, grievance airing, and revolutionary rhetoric. And yet, amidst the misty chaos, one thing was clear: never underestimate the power of humidity and a good rant to fuel a run.

  • One down and one to go!! – from Shooter

    With the Q sheet open and the opportunity to travel North, YHC led the PAX of the Gipper on a mixture of all kinds of coupon work.
    Started with warmups of 25 SSH (Jose10k) not 50, arm circles, Cherry pickers, butt kicks, Abe Vogadas, grass grabbers and a warmup lap around trailhead.

    Returned and gathered our coupons, first series rotated around the PAX picking the stated exercise between 10-20. Some IC and some times were the chosen few. I call them elf on the shelf, however Fletch had another name for them. Barely legal chose curls, Einstein shoulder presses and Moby had us wall sit with Al Gore and our coupons 2 mins stated but modified to 1. YHC had us complete 10 block burpees and take a loop.
    Returned for the block train gang where each PAX had a few passes on the end shuffling coupons down then back R/R till all experienced. Block figure eights through the legs, kettle swings and 10 block burpees. Made a loop returned for some block groiners, block jacks, block cheat presses and overhead extenders and 10 block burpees. Returned the coupons and closed with Little Manny crunches and Fludder kicks..

    Count, announce and COT

    Until Friday at the A1c 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!

  • Jose Can You See, By The Dawn’s Early Light – from Steve

    Yeah, I don’t know – I’m not spending 10 minutes racking my little brain for good title today.

    So it was a raucous start to the beatdown this morning, which was surprising considering both Russo and YHC were still half asleep when the gun went off. And that gun? Well, that would be everybody’s favorite jailbird, Jose 10k, fresh off the chain gang and coming in hot with a 5k already under his belt.

    Russo mentioned offhandedly that Shooter had signed up to Q for “like, the whole week,” and man oh man, that was when the fireworks began.

    “The whole week? 2 Q’s equal the ‘whole week’?! Do you Mandevillans know how to count?!?”

    I get it, though – don’t disrespect both math and the man’s 6-day Q streak in the same breath. Too soon, Russo, too soon.

    Well, it was time to get this party started, so naturally Russo took off his long sleeve shirt because yeah, even before the warmorama, 42 degrees is just too hot for him.

    Usual warm up before relocating to the beautifully lit archway on the trace (even Jose will allow that it is a “feature” of Granny’s/Splashpad) for a set of 11’s: T-merkins on one end, merkins on the other. We got maybe a third of the way through before Jose had to make his usual early departure, whereupon Russo and I quickly shut down the 11’s and headed out to the tunnel.

    20x lunges at every intersection. Then a quick incremental ladder of B.O.M.B.S with backwards run up the ramp between sets, and it was time to return, stopping for Bulgarians and calf raises and an abbreviated Mary.

    COT, with prayers for JV’s flight test today (he passed!). Thanks Russo and Jose for the laughs, the conversations, the push – appreciate you both.

  • Omaha, Omaha, Omaha – from Waterpik

    Bird’s birthday beatdown left us walking around like T-Rexes, so Monday turned into a core day—a decision fueled by equal parts soreness and regret. Warmup? Pull-ups and Big Boys, but the collective ‘grumble grumble’ forced a mid-workout audible. From there, it was Superman’s and 100s at every stop sign on the way to the lakefront—because why not? A wall session of derkins reminded us gravity is undefeated. On the way back, Peter Parkers and American Hammers at the stop signs ensured the abs had no escape. Finished it off with a spicy four-corner special: burpees at each corner for maximum suffering. COT to wrap it up, but only after we stopped questioning life choices.

  • DR + FNG FTW – from Russo

    Oh Jose, you know not of what you speak. Up until around 5:28 today, you would have been right. After Thanksgiving…Cold-ish for mere mortals…some rumored Turkey day double postings. Who could blame anyone for fartsacking and leaving me sad clown. I knew I’d have to begin working off the extra pounds, so with Pelican resting up, I started slaloming the columns and doing some pilot house climbs.

    The Pad has been decked out in its Christmas best sparkles and tinsel for a week or so, but today I spotted something new: an 8 foot tall light-up snowman on the stage (We have a stage). My mind immediately thought “Get a selfie with it, and post it saying something like ‘we had a downrange poster’”.

    Alas, that was not needed, because out of the dark I see an F3 shirt. It was Houston’s Einstein. And he brought an FNG. The 4 leaf clover-type rarity: A downrange post with an FNG in tow. I love ya, HogsBreath, but that beats a semi-regular dirty ‘Dell post any day of the week.

    Regardless, it was in the 40s as we went a little long because of the late start.

    Warmups (IC 10x)
    – SSHs
    – Self love
    – High knees
    – Toe touches
    – Imperial walkers
    – Arm circles

    Thang
    Ye olde tried and true deck of death, using the bus stop and stage as changes of scenery:

    Spades – urkins
    Clubs – step ups
    Diamonds – freak nastys
    Hearts – gas pumps

    Spades – Peter Parker’s
    Clubs – shoulder tap plank jacks (2 is 1)
    Diamonds – lunges (2 is 1)
    Hearts – leg raises

    Spades – Carolina drydocks
    Clubs – Monkey Humpers
    Diamonds – SMCs
    Hearts – heels to heaven

    No Mary to speak of, but we did finish with COT, NOR, and quick prayer. Welcome FNG Coachella (who is a Mandevillian), and word is Einstein will join us for Bird’s birdday party tomorrow.

    SYITG

  • Last Q of the week, let’s take it easy, wait, who’s that coming up the ramp? – from Jose10k

    Long week, 2 5ks yesterday, YHC was ready for some Yoga and stretching with Moby. Something simple and light. Then headlights appeared at the bottom of the ramp, Hogsbreath from Slidell came out here to join the group. I get it, no one goes to the Slash Pad anymore. Quarter pipe has to be paid to post. YHC had to make up a better plan for the new arrival. Good warmup then to the thang. Down to the first floor where we ducked into the covered walkway for 10 minutes of core. Calf raises up the stairs (2each step). 4 corners at top. 10 merkins each corner, back peddle halfway, run the rest. 20 sumo squats and the same in between. Lt Dan up and back to finish off. COT and Hogsbreath prayed us out. My week of Qing is officially done. Bird has the cold, birthday Q tomorrow. SYITG

  • The Three Amigos: Ken from Humana does voiceover work? – from Jose10k

    3 HIMS woke up this morning and took the red pill to run through the streets of Mandeville. A Jose10k pace made the conversations even more interesting. Hogsbreath fartsacked due to a better offer he couldn’t refuse. 3 miles doing the usual route followed by 5 minutes of stretching for 2 of us who are off to do the turkey trot. While running, we were entertained by Shooters talent of voices and extravagant accents. A man of many talents. Happy Thanksgiving my brothers!

  • Merkin Maniacs! – from BBQ

    I was a chilly low 40’s on the top deck of the A1C! We warmed up with most of the usual warm ups. A new twist was added to LBC’s with a roll right and left after each LBC. The thang was 5 corners with a different set of 10 Merkins in each corner. Regular Merkins and incline both. On the 3 long stretches on the top deck and ramp to the 2nd level we did LT Dans 2/1 lunges and squats . We had some time at the end for some stretching. Moby prayed up out. It was an honor to lead these fine young men!