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  • Happy Independence Day!

    Happy Independence Day!

    On July 2, 1776 the Second Continental Congress passed the Lee Resolution declaring our independence from Great Britain and King George! Down with the British! Seeing the immense significance of this declaration of independence, John Adams wrote a letter of prophecy to his wife Abigail predicting future celebrations on the 2nd of July. Adams wrote of July 2nd that on this day following generation will celebrate our freedom with Pomp and Parade…Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other.

    So to celebrate this momentous day in the fulfillment of Adams’ prophecy, the 2nd Annual F3 NOLA Independence Day race was held at Pontiff Park at 5:30am on July 2, 2020.

    13 laps around the track or 3.25 miles to glory

    1. Belloq 24:32
    2. War Eagle 25:10 PR
    3. Rev Sox 26:11
    4. Double Fudge 27:53
    5. Pai Gow 28:51
    6. Vagabond 31:04
    7. Mambi (12 laps) 29:25
    8. Tool (12 laps) 30:04
    9. Hokie Pokey (10 laps)

    Tclaps to Belloq on winning the 2nd Independence Day Race and to War Eagle on running the fastest 5k of his life.

    Ultimate Frisbee

    The Pax split into two teams for Ultimate Frisbee to celebrate Independence Day with games!

    Shirts – War Eagle, Double Fudge, Mambi, Vagabond, and Tool

    Skins – Belloq, Rev Sox, Pai Gow, Hokie Pokey, and Tool

    The shirts won a close, hard fought game by a score of 4-3.

    The End

    Close it out with Hostess Independence Day treats, Count-Off, Name-O-Rama, Announcements, and Prayer

    Thanks for allowing me to lead and putting up with my stupidity,

    Happy Real Independence Day,

    Rev Sox

  • Post RRR Wally Run

    With RRR finished, what would YHC do at the Wally Run? Run! A brief disclaimer, followed by the regular route where all 3 pax stayed together for a good run with some great F2.

    Finished 4 miles with 5 minutes to go, so the pax got some good stretches in.

    COT with count off, name o rama, announcements, intentions, and closed with a prayer.
    Good times!

    SYITG

  • Me and Jim

    Conditions

    Heavy Rain, 58 F, Feels like 58 F, Humidity 96%, Wind 15 mph from NW

    The Thang

    0515

    Me:  Good morning Jim.

    Cantore:  What are those? I thought we were running.

    Me:  Kuch calls them my Mandals.  They are a pair of overpriced flip flops with a fatal design flaw.  I duct taped them, so we should be good this morning.  What is that you are wearing?

    Cantore: Gortex…HERE WE ARE ON THE FRONT PORCH OF CRAIG PARTEN, KNOWN TO HIS F3 BROTHERS AS HAWGCYCLE.

    Me:  Why are you yelling?  You’re going to wake my kid.

    Cantore: CAN’T HELP IT.  I’M EXCITED.  EVERY THURSDAY THE HEARTIEST SOULS IN THE NEW ORLEANS REGION MEET AT PONTIFF PARK, RAIN OR SHINE, FOR WHAT THEY CALL THE WALLY RUN.  IT’S A 4+ MILE JOG THROUGH THE AFFLUENT SUBURBAN STREETS OF THE OM.

    Me: Let’s go before you wake the neighborhood.

    0525

    Cantore:  THE RAIN IS REALLY COMING DOWN.  THIS IS CERTAINLY A MULTI CELL CLUSTER AND WE ARE BEING POUNDED BY ONE OF THE STRONGER CELLS AT THE MOMENT. 

    Me:  We are a little early and I’d rather not stand around by ourselves in the rain.  Let’s jog round the parking lot then run by the pumps to see if they are on.

    Cantore:  THE PUMPS WILL PROVIDE AN AMAZING CAMERA SHOT.

    Me:  …

    0530

    Cantore:  ARE YOU SURE THIS IS WHERE EVERYONE MEETS?

    Me:  This is it.  I expected to see everyone running out of their cars to meet us, but I don’t see any cars. 

    Cantore:  ARE THEY SKIPPING THE RUN BECAUSE OF THIS MODERATE MULTI CELL CLUSTER THAT IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA?

    Me:  No.  No way.  Not these guys.  These guys can handle a little rain.  It’s got to be something else.  Boo Boo has to go in early to work sometimes.  Hobbs has a trial going on, so he probably had to head to work early.  It’s possible the rapture happened, that would explain Rev Sox and War Eagle not being here.  Pai Gow obviously has an addiction to Asian games of chance, so he might be at the Treasure Chest. Last time I saw Triple Shift he was Tuesday at City Park. He was talking to SFx about home schooling, vaccinations, and proper squat form…there is a chance he still there.  Tua’s wife just had twins, so I he’ll be out for the next 18 years. Fracsac randomly moves to the Westbank every now and then.  I fully expect Jingle Vader is sporting a tank top at Okwata as we speak. Two Yutes has some issues when it comes to dirt, so I’m guessing the debris in the rainwater might keep him away.

    Flashback to Monday at work.

    Me:  What’s up Jeff?  Why are you throwing your shoelace in the trash?

    Two Yutes:  It came untied and part of it touched the bathroom floor.  Can’t have that.

    Me: Where’s your belt?

    Two Yutes:  It touched the outside of the urinal. 

    Me: …

    Back to Pontiff

    Me:  There’s Mahatma, but he told me to my face that he hates running with me.  I respect his honesty.  Rudy….hmmmm…I don’t even know where to start.

    Cantore:  SO IT’S JUST US?

    Me:  Yeah, sorry.  We should have gone to Okwata.  They usually have 20-30 guys post there.  I’m sure this morning will be epic.  Do you want to go home?

    Cantore:  ARE YOU KIDDING ME?  I LIVE FOR THIS.  LET’S GO.

    0537

    Cantore: WHAT’S THAT HOOLIGAN DOING?        

    Me:  I think he is just a teacher at Country Day going to work.

    Cantore:  GET BEHIND ME.  IF HE TRIES ANY FUNNY BUSINESS I’LL NINJA KICK HIM.

    Me:  I think we’re fine.

    Cantore:  EXCUSE ME SIR.  WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THIS TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR?

    Country Day Teacher:  I’m heading into work early.  I have to prepare my Chemistry Lab.

    Cantore:  WILL THE SCHOOLS NOT BE CANCELLED TODAY.  THERE IS A MODERATE MULTI CELL CLUSTER THUNDERSTORM IN THE AREA.

    Country Day Teacher:  I certainly hope not.  Today my students are scheduled to turn in their group project.  They will be using tribal African Dance to explain the exothermic reaction produced by mixing Sodium Hydroxide and Sulfuric Acid.

    (Cantore knees him in the groin and we continue on our way.)

    0545

    Cantore:  LOOK AT THE PLYWOOD ON THAT COFFEE SHOP.  EXCELLENT PREPARATION.  YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN ONE OF THESE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN MODERATE CELLS FROM THE CLUSTER MIGHT MOVE THROUGH. 

    Me:  A car ran into it.  It’s been like that for weeks.

    CANTORE:  THAT’S NOT PREPARATION FOR THIS STORM?

    Me:  Sorry to disappoint.

    0555

    Cantore:  THESE HOUSES ARE HUGE.  WHAT DO ALL OF THESE PEOPLE DO FOR A LIVING?

    Me:  Amass debt, I assume.

    0600

    Cantore:  WHERE ARE WE GOING? THIS IS NOT ON THE MAP YOU GAVE ME.

    Me:  Some extra distance.  I’m calling it the Lagniappe Loop.

    Cantore:  WHAT’S LAGNIAPPE?

    Me:  I don’t know.  I hear people say it a lot.  I like alliteration.

    0610

    Cantore:  ARE YOUR NIPPLES ON FIRE?!?

    Me:  Yes.

    0620

    Cantore:  I THOUGHT THIS ENDED AT 6:15.

    Me:  Normally, but this is Run Ranger Run and some kid on the Northshore has been running continuously for the last 5 days.  We have to catch him. 

    0630

    Cantore:  IT WAS A PLEASURE RUNNING WITH THE MEN….ER, ONE MAN OF F3 NEW ORLEANS THIS MORNING.  REPORTING FROM GROUND ZERO OF THE MODERATE MULTI CELL CLUSTER STORM WE HAVE UNECCESARILY NAMED WALLY, THIS IS JIM CANTORE SIGNING OFF.

    Me:  Bye Jim.

  • nuR yllaW

    -Rev Sox

    Thank you for the opportunity to lead and pushing us all to continue, especially on days when we are all tired and sore.

    6:15am

    Count-Off, Name-O-Rama, Intentions, and Prayer

    6:10am

    YHC leads the Pax in a series of stretches and finishes with a round of 23 flutterkicks, so War Eagle needs to lay on his back in the wet grass before the workout is over.

    6:08am

    FracSac arrives at the track to discover the Q’s original instructions and workout with the Pax for the final ten minutes.

    6:00am

    The Pax returns to the starting point after running the 3 miles of the two loops. The Pax runs 4 laps around the track to hit 4 miles for the morning.

    5:33am

    FracSac arrives at the Wally Run to find the Pax gone and out of sight. In hopes of finding the Pax, FracSac takes the route backwards in hope to find his F3 brothers mid-run and finish with the pax. Little did FracSac know, he was going in the same direction of the Pax and perfectly following the Q’s instructions only 3 minutes behind.

    5:30am

    YHC started the Wally Run promptly at 5:30am with a short disclaimer and instructions with a slight wrinkle for this morning’s run. The Pax will run the standard Wally Run route backwards. The Pax will go left instead of right at the start and go around the neighborhood hitting Woodvine first and Duplessis last in reverse of the standard loop. The Pax was off and running in less than 60 seconds.

  • Wally Run AFTER the train passes

    As 0530 approached, so did a train… at the recommendation of War Eagle we moseyed to the track to run loops (1/2 mile) until the train passed in case any Pax were caught by the train.

    After two loops, the train passed, and FracSac was stuck behind the train, so great call War Eagle!

    We then proceeded on the regular Wally Run route and finished with another loop of the track for an additional 3.51 miles.

    Circled for count, name, announcements and prayers.

    Thanks as always for the opportunity to share my morning with my F3 brothers

  • Here, We Run!

    Since the Wally Run started, we have had a consistent number of individuals show up each week. Today, seven men appeared in the gloom. Rudy and Tool, two first-timers at the Wally Run, appeared with one question, “So, what do we usually do here?” The answer is simple, “Here, we run!” And run we did.

    The usual bunch of Wally Runners led the treck for our usual Thursday morning run. Runners completed between 4.4 miles – 4.75 miles. T-claps to Rudy and Rev Sox for leading the pax and completing 4.75 miles. T-claps to Triple Shift and Boo Boo, you guys are slowly proving you are runners. T-claps to Fracsac for pushing yourself and me further than we wanted to go. Tool, hope to see you more often!

    Finished with LBCs X 42

    COT – Prayers for Triple’s wife, a family in Harahan who lost their house in a fire, and all of those struggling this holiday season.

    As always, it was a pleasure to lead!

  • 3 Turkeys

    Three brave souls agreed to show up for the Wally Run Thanksgiving morning. Two of the three showed on time, who will remain nameless to protect Hobbs’s integrity, and set off on the traditional Wally Run route. The third showed up late, but was a man of his word and ventured out on his own. He smartly ran the route in reverse and found the other two turkeys, but was a mile short. After completing the three-mile Wally Run loop, all three took a lap around the one-mile asphalt trail. Then, extra laps for two of the three on the 1/4 mile track. Ended with a few minutes of Mary. Hobbs voluntarily completed another mile penalty lap to makeup the mile he lost in the beginning. In the end, all PAX completed more than four miles.

    COT: intentions, prayer, have a great Thanksgiving! Glad we pushed ourselves.

  • The Three Caballeros

    We’re three caballeros
    Three gay caballeros
    They say we are birds of a feather
    We’re happy amigos

    No matter where Rev goes
    The one, two, and three goes
    We’re always together

    We’re three happy chappies
    With snappy serapes
    You can run how you want if
    You run around Pontiff

    We’re cold as a ice-o
    Who says so? We say so!
    The three caballeros

    Ahhhh!

    We have the stars to guide us
    As we stroll down Duplessis
    Take a right on Friedrichs


    Tua sings and he samba
    Two Yutes shout ‘aye caramba!
    Rev Sox is the bomba
    Oh I don’t think so

    Through fair and stormy weather
    We stand close together
    Like books on a shelf


    Rev Sox leads down Nassau
    Tua tries to dash off
    Two Yutes speaks of babies
    These are three handsome daddies

    Ahhhh!
    We have the stars to guide us
    Park Road is behind us
    To run as we go


    Tua sings and he samba
    Two Yutes shout ‘aye caramba!
    Rev Sox is the bomba
    Oh I don’t think so

    – or the Pax ran 4.6 miles in 44 minutes.

  • Two for the Price of One

    Danger Zone 11/4

    YHC was not at the latest running of the Danger Zone on Monday. No one was at the latest running of the Danger Zone other than Hawg. Hawg did many dynamic stretches. He sprinted 5 times. No one was injured. His legs were sore the following day. Hawg will continue to sprint 5 times every Monday morning at the City Park Track in preparation for the 2049 Boston Marathon. Join him at your own risk.

    Wally Run 11/7

    Six men came out for the Wally Run on this delightful fall morning. In an attempt to establish a standard route, Rev Sox led the men on the same course as the first three Wally Runs.

    Following the disclaimer, the Pax ran around Pontiff to the park exit opposite of the imaginary flag (where are all the flags lately?). The Pax ran the two mile lap around the big houses in Metairie while engaging in profound conversations. Mambi truly missed out this morning.

    The Pax finished the lap around Pontiff at our return, and we ran a 2nd lap around the park for a 4 mile run in total. The Pax ended with stretching and the discovery that YHC knows nothing about stretching.

    Count Off, Name O Rama, Announcements, Prayer

    -Rev Sox

  • “This isn’t The Stomp!”

    YHC arrived early for round two of the Wally Run. This week seven men arrived early to stretch and begin the run. YHC announced we would complete a three-mile loop through the neighborhood and finish with some work on the track.

    The seven fearless Pax members started off down the Pontiff track. A ¼ of a mile through the run, a dark shadowy figure approached. It was as strong as an ox, sneaky as a snake, and quick as a cheetah. It was the man, the myth, the legend—it was Hawgcycle! The eight men together completed the run and finished on the track. Some incorporated sprints, others simply kept running.

    At 6:10, the wannabe Q, Rev Sox stopped running to include Mary. YHC questioned such a decision. Rev Sox said, “At The Stomp, we always do Mary at the end.” Well, Reverend Sox, “This isn’t The Stomp!” But, YHC obliged and concluded with LBCs, Flutter Kicks, and Reverse Crunches.

    T-claps to Hokey Pokey. He was hesitant to try the three-mile loop but endured and finished. T-claps to Boo Boo. He expressed multiple times that he was not a runner but he came and completed the run anyway. T-claps to Rev Sox, Pai Gow, and Hobbs for constantly sweeping the six. T-claps to Tua and Hawg –we all want to be like you when we grow-up!

    COT

    It was a pleasure to lead. Join us every Thursday at Pontiff for the Wally Run. You won’t be disappointed.