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  • 1 Mile Time Trial #2

    12 strong showed up for the 2nd running of the 1 mile time trial.

    We started off with some light active stretching:

    15 X SSH

    15 X Mountain Climbers

    15 Leg Swings, L&R and Forward/ Back

    15 X 4 corner hops

    Skips down the parking lot

    1 mile warm up

    The mile course I plotted started at Causeway Approach heading south with ONE left turn (heading east) on Villere St. and finishing just before Coffee St.

    Ringo was on bike with a flash light and stopwatch to guide us.

    Finish times were:

    Cowbell 6:03

    Steve 6:13

    Turbo 6:13

    Waterpik 6:13

    The Hammer 6:33

    Bird 6:40

    Pixie Stix 7:13

    Shooter 7:37

    Pelican 7:43

    Russo 9:14

    Bushwacker DNF

    The Pax did a 1 mile recovery mosey as a pack back to the flag.

    We had a few minutes to spare so YHC led some light static stretching and 15 X Crunchy Frogs.

    Sealed the deal with 5 Burpees OYO.

    Thanks for coming out and testing yourself this gloom.

    Targeting March 2021 for the 3rd running!

    Thanks for letting me lead.

    Cowbell

  • The One Ring (ok, possibly 2)

    YHC was coming in as hot as Cowbell, and proceeding to send forth one more text to the missing Steve, when he was suddenly knocking on my window *HOLY CRAP HEART ATTACK*

    After laying out some “preemptive” cones, we commenced to warmin’ up…

    WARM UP

    Some high knees got us started before tribute to most of the PAX had us doing Pik’s “hop twist”, some of Cowebell’s leg swings and 4 corner hops, and Shooter’s head rolls.

    THANG

    Steve, who had the wherewithal to look up, pointed out a far out phenomenon: Surrounding the bright moon was an enormous ring of light. I’m not talking a ring of light like that depicted over a saint’s head, I’m talking like the rings of Saturn! It’s called a 22 degree Halo (or a moon ring or winter halo) and is formed when direct moonlight is refracted in millions of hexagonal ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere!

    And so with this heavenly halo overhead the PAX scrambled down massena, took the loop, and headed towards the lake for a better look. It was along the way that it seemed there could possibly be a double halo? Anyway, we continued back along Pik pass and arrived to put those cones to use.

    MARY

    One man ran a 3 cone suicide while the PAX ere doing core. Upon completion the runner chose the next exercise. LBCs, Flutter Kicks, Crunchy Frogs, V Ups, Putins, and not to leave Steve out of the fun…well it escapes me at the moment, sorry!

    COT

    YHC prayed us out plus special intentions for Cowbell, finally getting to memorialize his grandmother who passed in April.

    Go forth and make a difference in someone else’s life gentlemen!

  • Wrangler Ringo returns!!

    6 PAX converged on the Scramble welcoming back Ringo on this Gloom. We journeyed our standard path with 4 stops along the way with sets of 10 Prison Burpees, 15 Merkins, 20 Jump squats. 3 of the stops took place at the corner of Messina and Monroe with the other at the wharf.

    Welcome back Ringo it was great to see you back out with the PAX.

    Appreciate Waterpic praying is out and until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!

  • One Scramble Every Six Years

    We all love F3, and here on the north shore we have respect for those who have gone before paving the way for us to do what we love to do here in Mandeville and Covington. That is why we were more than happy to host one of two available beatdowns for day 5 of the week-long celebration of F3 NOLA’s 6 year convergnce.

    25 men showed up to scramble (or at least make an appearance) on this 67 degree Fall morning. After a warm-up consisting of Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers, T Stretches, Torso Twists, High Knees, Fire Hydrants, and Scorpion Kicks, the PAX hit the streets of Mandville running the traditional route with a few hiccups thrown in to keep the heart rates elevated and things so much more interesting. There were 4 sets of cones along the route and, on the way out, runners sprinted from the 1st cone 150 feet to the 2nd cone of each set. On the way in 10 burpees a piece were on tap at each cone.

    Back at the flags, QIC lead the gazelles as well as the clydesdales in some amateur-hour yoga, before the more experienced (vicariously?) Zoolander took the reigns to close us out.

    There was lots of great mumble-chatter as the endorphins flowed and we, once again, owned the gloom!

    COT

    Some guys had to split and some were just showing up as we circled up to count off and roll call. Hokie Pokie prayed us out as we ventured out to start another day.

    Thank you guys for allowing me to lead today, and thank you Fracsac for not showing up with the Freedom Hammer.

  • SHHH!!! Don’t tell Wacker but I signed up to Q!

    With the Q sheet light in attendance the YHC signed up for back to back days. Upon arrival the Bushwacker not realizing I had officially taken the Q started to organize as if he were the leader on this day. YHC quickly challenged sir Wacker to which point he surrendered and took to the role he so welcomes of starting the mumble chatter.. PAX did short warmup of Toe touches, Windmills, Torso twist, Scorpion kicks and some static stretching..

    Big thanks to Cowbell for pairing up and pushing the slow guy 🙋🏻‍♂️ of the PAX as Steve and Waterpik bolted out and finished with a 7.45 to 7.55 pace and Zoolander and Bushwacker finished shortly behind them. Cowbell thankfully kept the chatter going to distract YHC as we finished with an 8.36 pace..

    Upon return we took to the Pad with a “Cut a flip” of Merkins and Big boys to 50. Then we circled up holding plank as each PAX completed max reps of pull-ups..

    Appreciate the post gentlemen!

    Q prayed the PAX out.

    Till the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!

  • Cool Runnings

    With a majority of the PAX still reeling from Week 3 of the IPC, YHC knew the turnout would be relatively light for today’s Scramble. With a light breeze making for some “relatively cool temperatures”, the minor break from the heat and humidity gave the PAX a September reprieve.

    The Rules of the Gloom were each PAX had to do 100 merkins and 100 squats along the traditional Scramble route. The only other wrinkle was that each man was to pick up the pace along the long straight road to Sunset Point, both coming and going.

    Five minutes of Mary and thanks to Bushwacker for praying us out.

  • Pacing partners!

    With this week ending the impressive 57 consecutive days of Jose10k posting, YHC had concerns he would be running alone on this Gloom. Especially after the arrival of all the sub 7s started showing up. Great news is Chewy decided to show up but quickly stated as we began to run he would run out a mile and back. Luckily the YHC started chattering and before you know it Chewy paced with me and we finished with 3.96 miles right on time. Out front were Bushwacker and Waterpik leading the charge and returning to the AO with an unfortunate situation of a morning commuter ending up in a ditch as she left her neighborhood, so the lead horses confirmed no injuries and returned to the flag as Zoolander and Hammer awaited and Chewy and YHC came in to close..

    Brief warmup of 10 and 15 IC Toe touches, Torso twists, Butt kicks, High knees and Lunge Twist 25 yards..

    Appreciate you men following my lead and Till the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!

  • Wackerless Wednesday and Thursday?

    YHC cannot remember the last time he has gone Wackerless for so many post!! 😳 Not the same without your mumble chatter in the Gloom sir Bushwacker.. Eight PAX posted on this humid Gloom including the ever reliable Jose10k/A1C/Grumble/Grumble/Sweat Jug contestant.. Boy is that Jug looking nasty 🤢🤮 as Cowbell illustrated in our announcements.. Zoolander, the sights to be seen if this challenge is met will go down in the history books my friend.. Not sure I would want to be on the receiving end of this one though.

    warmup

    10IC Torso twist, Toe touches, Superman’s, Scorpion kicks, down Dawg stretch with left and right lizard poses finished with Copperhead squats..

    thang

    PAX journeyed the standard route with Cowbell scaling back to the Qs pace. Appreciate the chatter and pacing Cowbell. Rest of the PAX ran a moderate 8:50 pace as we returned with 8 mins to spare for some ISI. Alternating 30 seconds of pull-ups as each PAX proceeded through the routine with some added plank holds. Once through the PAX finished with 20IC Hello Dollys and YHC showed admiration to Cowbell with the close of 10IC Crunchy frogs..

    YHC prayed us out and till the next Gloom 👊🏼💪🏼✌🏼!

  • Site Q default!

    Well, well, well, our very own Head of the headlock and Captain of CSAUP Mr. BUSHWACKER himself ghosted our PAX at the Scramble on this Gloom.. No worries though, with a solid PAX of numbers posting this week at each AO it inspired this site Q to go ahead and grab and go…

    Brief warmup

    10-15IC SSH, Toe touches, Grass grabbers, leg swings and Cowbell skips..

    thang

    Although the PAX moseyed together for roughly a mile, we broke off into three separate groups. Steve and Waterpik logged 4.8 to 5 miles and the Core PAX roughly 4.4 while the Caboose consisting of YHC finished with 3.8ish to 4.

    count, name, COT and YHC prayed us out.

    Thanks for the commitment to post and till the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!

  • ROOTS

    Over the past 6 months since since the quarantine, there have been many different routes / variations / themes (speedy’s sprints come to mind) taken for the weekly F3 5K. Today, YHC decided to take the 5k Scramble back to it’s roots, which is around the loop, then all the way to the end of the pier at Sunset Point. Back at the flag, we hit the workout equipment for 10 minutes of circuit training (bear crawls, freak nasties, hanging leg tucks).

    COT and thanks to Akbar for praying us out!

    SYITG

    Pik