F3 New Orleans

Tag: Da Parish

  • Shake Down The Thunder & Seek Shelter

    YHC pulled up to the Stomp at 5:25 and boy was it coming down.  Rain does not scare the PAX away, but lightening sure as heck does.   YHC & Milkman agreed that the safe road was the wisest choice; however, the Sky Q had different plans.   He had sent a messenger in a Chevy truck.  It was Tool.  Tool said “FEAR NOT, I SHALL BRING YOU TO DRYER STOMPING GROUND!”   YHC & Milkman followed Tool to the pavilion near the Festival Grounds for a good ole fashion beat down.   Inspired by the ISI challenges provided by Turbo, today’s beat down would be a game of catch up.

    W/U

    • SSH x 25
    • IW x 25
    • AV x 25
    • HB x 25
    • AC x 20 (10 front, 10 back)

    The Thang

    (in no specific order)

    • Box Jumps – 90 seconds
    • Shoulder Taps – 5 min

    Break for Mary

    • LBT x 25
    • Flutter Kicks x 25
    • Penguins x 25
    • LS Squats x 25

    Back to ISI

    • Hand Release Release Push Ups  – 2 min
    • 8 Count Body Builders – 3 min

    Stretch (waiting for a break in the rain)

    • Hip Flexors – 30 sec
    • Over reach/stretch – 30 sec

    More Mary

    • Hello Dolly x 25
    • Wheezy Jeffersons x 25

    Finish the ISI

    • Horizontal Pull-Ups – 90 sec

    Announcements

    • Tough Mudder on the 17th
    • Best Damn Race Half Marathon & 5K on the 25th
    • PelicanMan Duathlon on the 25th
    • CrawfishMan Triathlon on May 20th
    • Walt Disney World Wine & Dine Half Marathon on November 4 (registration opens March 13 and will sell out.  Bellhop & I plus M’s will be going)

    COT

  • I know, lets Run!

    Late Monday night, Tool calls out for a 610 stomp Q.  I know I’ll be out for a run – 2nd to last run before the big day, and still trying to stay ahead of at least 1 of the NS fools in the Run Ranger Run challenge (those guys NEVER stop running!).  So sign me up for the Q.  I wonder what we should do?

    I know, lets Run!

    Weather: gorgeous, cool Tuesday morning.

    PAX: 4 PAX materialize in the gloom, enjoy some good pre-Thank chatter.  That’s a bright green light, Parish.  Seizures???  Then we’re off.  Just running.  45 minutes out and back.  Meet back at the VSF.  Enjoyed a great run, lots of good F2.  Learned a bunch about my fellow PAX – thanks, guys.  I enjoyed the run!

    4.5 Miles covered, return to home plate.  Circle up for prayers (illness, especially FracSac’s aunt), and Brady and Tool’s family.

    Finish up, as I always do, with St. Ignatius Prayer for Generosity.  I struggle at times to remember to live my life as a life of service.  This prayer is one that helps me retain my focus, and remember how I am called to act.

  • The Loop is in play

    Disclaimer….

    Warm up:

    1. SSH X 30
    2. Abe Vigoda X 15
    3. L/S/Squats X 25
    4. AC X 10F/10B
    5. IW X 25

    Now the Loop:

    Break into Pax of 3.  One of the Pax to the Great Lawn; One of the Pax to the Fountain; Third member runs from Fountain to Lawn; Guy at lawn then runs to Fountain….and so on and so forth.

    Great Lawn:

    1. Monkey Humpers X 20
    2. Lunges X 20 each leg
    3. Merkins X 20

    Repeat until teammate arrives

    Fountain:

    1. Rt Leg Step ups X 20
    2. Dips X 20
    3. Lft Leg Step ups X 20

    Repeat until teammate arrives

    Continual loop for 45 minutes.

     

    Great Lawn for a little Mary….

    1. LBC’s X 35
    2. AH/RT X 25
    3. Superman to Boat – 2 min

    COT – Count off/Announcements/Intentions/Prayer/Adjourn/Coffee/Laughter/Tears/Goodbye

  • Merkin Madness and Frozen SeaMan

    Bartman informed the Pax halfway through the gloom that frozen Seaman will last forever. True. Strange, but true. I’m not sure what question lead to this strange revelation, but true. So, anyway… YHC was a little nervous for my virgin Q at Wolfpack Mountain. Then I rolled in 1 minute late to a Pax of 16 men anxiously awaiting their beatdown in the gloom. Aye-yi-yi. Sorry to keep you waiting, my brothers.

    But safety first! We made time for the usual disclaimer, and off we go. We made a slow-mosey loop down St. Charles Avenue to end at the beautiful lawn in front of Loyola. Even after the freeze, it’s still some of the best grass Uptown. Circle up for the first COP:

    SSH x 20 IC
    Imperial Walkers x 20 IC
    Low slow squats x 20 IC
    Windmills x 10 IC
    Arm Circles 10 forward, 10 backward IC
    Mountain Climbers x 20 IC

    Next we mosey to the bottom of Wolfpack Mountain for Animals Up the Mountain. What better place for Animals on Parade than Wolfpack Mountain??? Well, this was met with several groans, and as it turns out, there may be better places for this than a parking garage. But we must press on!
    We ran up the garage, and did animal walks at each end of each parking level.
    Floor 2: bear crawl
    Floor 3: crab crawl
    Floor 4: plank walks (OK, OK, not an animal, but whatever)
    Floor 5: duck walks
    Floor 6: frog jumps

    The top of Wolfpack Mountain is the best part of this location for YHC and many of the Pax. On this day, we will use this beautiful spot to alternate between Mary and Merkins. 2nd COP:

    Merkins x 10 IC
    Flutter kicks x 20 IC
    Left-arm staggered Merkins x 10 IC
    Hello Dolly x 20 IC
    Right-arm staggered Merkins x 10 IC
    Single-leg V-ups x 10 IC
    Left-leg cross-over Merkins x 10 IC
    Penguins x 20 IC
    Right-leg cross-over Merkins x 10 IC

    Down the mountain we go to the park benches on the Quad. Everybody grab a bench.
    Left-leg Power-Ups x 20 IC
    Dips x 20 IC
    Right-leg Power-Ups x 20 IC
    Decline Merkins x 10 IC

    Mosey back to the great lawn and partner up. One partner lunges across the lawn and back while the other partner holds a regular plank, left arm plank, and right arm plank. 2 sets, and we are out of time.

    Run back to the flag. Count off, Name-o-rama (apologies to Sandbar for calling him the wrong name in my oxygen deprived sate), announcements, intentions, and a prayer. A shaky start and a shaky ending, but we got it done in the middle! Thank you for letting me lead!

    Walleye

  • A Bit Warmer 610 Stomp

    I originally wanted to take the route over the Wisner overpass and do some “hill” work,  but from initial drive by Monday night,  way too much construction and hazards….. Last thing I want to be responsible for is an injury to Rudy disrupting the Marathon aspiration.

    So we take the normal route 15 minutes out to the bayou and back,  doesn’t get get any easier than this.

    Back to the track,  run the straights,  jog the curves for a short speed work out.

    Then some good old fashioned stretching, no need for Burpees or Merkins,  6-7 leg stretches

    15 dying cockroaches

    20 LBCs

    Hold a plank

    I think it is time

    Count, name-a-rama, announcements, intentions, COT.

    Thanks for the opportunity to lead.

  • 610 Stomp#124

    Pacecar spent the last Stomp in the kennel while YHC was off celebrating the New Year in Texas, but she was not going to miss today. Somehow knowing it was Tuesday, Pacecar stuck to YHC like white on rice while YHC was getting ready. Arriving at the AO about two minutes early to a cruel discussion about how Georgia folded like a cheap suit to Saban’s squad, Pacecar gave JV a HELLO!
    Quick Disclaimer, as all veteran F3 Men here, then simple instructions, well sort of. Run 20 minutes out, turn around, and come back. Be back at the Flag for 0610, allowing 5 minutes of added fun.
    JV, Da Parish, Woz, Pacecar and YHC got to around Canal Street and turned around. Rudy, Triple Shift and Cowbell bolted well beyond that. Well done to all.
    Back at the flag, here’s what happened:
    Flutter Kicks IC x 15
    Tin Snips IC x 15
    American Hammer IC x 15
    Seal the deal with 15 Burpees OYO!

    COT

    Count off, name-o-rama.

    Intentions included those suffering from illness, with a special shout out to Shorty and his M, as she is expecting their 2.0 very soon, and both are down and out.

    Announcement:  Crazy Ivan with the Northshore Pax is coming up soon.  There should be additional info coming out, but last mumblechatter has it set for Saturday January 20th at 2100.  Da Parish is King of the Krewe of Lourdes, so join him at his Ball on January 27th, see details here

    Close with a prayer to the Sky Q.

    NMM

    The weather is nice this week, so get out and post.

     

     

  • Jackson Day Race CSAUP

    The GLOOM was glorious in beautiful downtown Arabi.  7 Brave PAX traveled near and far to a new race route for the 111th Jackson Day 9K race.  This new route involved historic Arabi, comfy asphalt road as racers traveled from Arabi to Chalmette, and then a lap around the Chalmette Battlefield, Home of the Battle of New Orleans.   Some PAX improved, some PAX did not; but every PAX finished respectfully and earned their Jambalaya Girl and cold beers.  There was even a guest appearance by Belloq as he is on the Board for NOTC.  PAX results below.  Link listed for full results.  Don’t forget to update your 2018 NYR.  Apologies to Sogo & Cavalier, YHC does not know their real names.

     

    65 Chris Mysing New Orleans, LA 50 48:57 48:35 8:42 1335
    74 Lee Lafleur New Orleans, LA 41 49:46 49:19 8:49 1280
    92 Kevin Lord New Orleans, LA 47 53:06 52:38 9:25 1295
    99 Stephen Perrien New Orleans, LA 49 54:55 54:32 9:46 1350

    107

    		 Timothy Clements New Orleans, LA 34 56:18 55:51 10:00 1169

    http://runnotc.org/results/2018/jacksonday.shtml

    Thanks for coming to St. Bernard, SYITG

    Moleskin:  Here is a history lesson of exactly what took place on January 8, 1815.  If it were not for the Chalmations defeating the British, we’d all be speaking English.