F3 New Orleans

Tag: The Scramble

  • Deja vu!! – from Shooter

    YHC rolled up to familiar faces from Granny’s.
    DR Mee Maw, Steve and Rouse were present.
    Next thing you know an unfamiliar car comes rolling in and low and behold HogsBreath emerges from a new ride.. With all PAX accounted for we completed a light warmup..

    SSH
    Grass grabbers
    Toe touches
    Arm circles
    Butt kicks
    Good mornings

    3 rucked out for 20 and back while Steve and Q took the lakefront route turning up and returning at the Barley Oak!!
    Upon return to the AO completed Jane Fonda’s (EiEi) style.

    Rouse closed with COT!!

    Until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!

  • Back to Routine – from Shooter

    Doubled the count from last Thursday.
    Six runners of different paces and two Ruckers.
    Weather was mild and after brief warmup and chatter PAX ran the old Route.
    Returned for Mary.

    Count, announce and COT

    Until the next Gloom 👍🏼✌🏼✌🏼!!

  • That’s not a normal Scramble! – from Shooter

    Not sure of the reason, but today proved to have one of the smallest PAX the Scramble has seen in quite awhile… YHC arrived to alone Steve loosening up by the light.. For a minute looked as though he and I would be the only Scramblers.. Not so fast around the bend comes Akbar strolling in. We start in on some warmups and then we are joined by Chewy.
    The balance was perfect 2 Ruckers and 2 joggers (I use that term loosely) as we all know Steve is a runner.. He kindly enough decided to jog though, much appreciated. Ruckers out 20 and back and Steve and Q reversed the sidewalk run heading straight to the pier then backdown Monroe and weaving through Golden shores back to our sidewalk, which actually had some other patrons utilizing on this Gloom..

    Returned with a total of 4.1 at a 9:42 pace I believe as the Ruckers were returning.

    Count, announce, and COT thanks to Akbar!!

    Until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!

  • The scramble – from Waterpik

    4 pax converged on mandeville city hall for the scramble. Like every week, we solved all of the world’s problems during our 4.4 mile jaunt across the quiet, peaceful, gloomy mandeville lakefront. Pace was 8:30.

  • Hopping Puddles, Avoiding Cars and Dodging Debris in Post-Francine Frogger – from Bushwacker

    Possibly the latest alternate beat down start time in F3 Northshore history, 7:30 brought a convergence of 2 stoic idiots who passed up what could reasonably be called the one weekday in several years that could legitimately be considered fully allowable to fartsack life. And so we two took off in an attempt to stick to the traditional route, but thwarted by standing water, small fallen branches, and cars venturing here and there, we ambled a seemingly aimless route that returned us safely to the starting point after 3.5 miles. Coffeteria and breakfast followed at Waffle House. A not-quite-Kafkaesque Scramble, in the books!

  • Well that was close!!! – from Shooter

    2 Ruckers and 4 runners took the red pill 💊 and got some work in on this Gloom.. YHC met Hammer for some pre Spartan. As always it did not disappoint. I just wish the pull-ups would get easier at some point but they have not to this point so just get em done..

    Ruckers 20 out and back and Runners down the sidewalk to Monroe and through Golden shores foregoing back to Monroe and down Messina.. Close call with 2 converging cars at the turn on Monroe but thankfully no issues.

    We returned on time and wrapped up with Hammer praying us out.

    Until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!

  • Wha ya at? – from Waterpik

    The crowd was Smaller than usual this morning at the scramble. chewy was the only Rucker, and the dedicated spartan training that had become regular has been on hiatus for the past couple of weeks. The pax had cooler temps this morning. We ran 4 miles.

  • Promise made. Promise kept… – from Shooter

    I know what you thinking with the title of this BB.. Who is this YHC? Is he a politician of sorts? Absolutely NOT, and we are not going there anyway.. Simply put, the previous day a promise was made and this gloom a promise was kept.. YHC expressed in his previous BB he would be incorporating the No Cheat Merkin to the PAX he leads and today was the day.. Thanks again VTach!!
    Brief warmup of 15IC seal jacks, arm circles, butt kicks, SSH, Abe Vogadas and 10 OYO No Cheat Merkins.

    Akbar, Chewy and Russo rucked out and returned. Jose10k, Steve, Waterpik and Q ran the standard route with a loop and some modifications along the way for the PAX to finish up at the same time. Once back at the AO we finished with 10IC LMCs, alternating L/R elbow to knee and 20IC flutter kicks closing with NCMs 10 OYO..

    Scramble was Hammerless for the first time in a while, in fact no one could put a date on it because of his consistent presence.You were present in thought brother and missed in chatter.

    Chewy closed us with prayers for Jose10k’s prior student Chance and safe travels for my son’s return to North Carolina.

    Appreciate the post and until the next Gloom 👊🏼👍🏼✌🏼!!

  • Merkins and Peter Parkers – from Waterpik

    It was the last gasp of summer for st Tammany parish and teachers such as Jose 10k who had to jet right after the workout to get to school. For F3, nothing really new was on the docket – it was just merkins and Peter Parker’s inter
    Mixed into every turn the pax took on its 4 mile route for the old mandeville scramble.

  • How about some sprints? – from Shooter

    YHC arrived early at 0500 believing there would be some Spartans out but I guess with Zoolander’s July ISI closed a break was in order.. Russo arrived and we had some pre chatter and stretching by Mr. McGruff and the exercise equipment.. It wasn’t long after that Speedy turned the corner and then Hammer as well.. The PAX was small considering the last few weeks, however we jumped into some warmups and stretches.. Russo journeyed out with his Ruck and was asked to pause at Messina/Monroe. He graciously obliged and the remaining 3 PAX ran down East Causeway approach to Monroe and then proceeded to meet him at the same location.. We completed 10 rounds of varying sprints and then proceeded to Mosey back to the AO..
    Appreciate Speedy taking us out in prayer and for you gentlemen posting.

    Until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!