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  • 610 Stomp VQ

    Abacus, Heisenburg, Woz, Hokie Pokie We met inspire of the rain for a 610 Stomp – out for 20 and back for 20 stopping every 6 minutes for 10 Burpees. Heisenburg & Woz went for a much longer run than Abacus & Hokie Pokie but we all pushed through the rain and the alarm clock to start 2019 right

  • ND and the Ladder of Despair

    The PAX are all painfully aware of YHC’s deep love affair with the Irish, and all things related to Notre Dame. The PAX are also fond of pointing out the flaws in my beloved Irish – “What a cupcake schedule”, and “You should join a conference”. This year’s CFB Playoff offered the Irish another chance to silence the doubting PAX.

    Returning from Dallas angry and a wee bit humbled, YHC asked the scheduled Rock City Q if he would be willing to give up his Q so the PAX could share in my pain. “Manbun” Hawg willingly agreed. So the PAX got to ring out 2018 with the Notre Dame Ladder of Despair.

    Warm Up

    Perhaps you are not already aware, but Clemson drummed the Irish in the Cotton Bowl by the score of 30-3. (YHC will happily discuss how the game was closer than that – but you’d have a hard time hearing him over the howls of outraged PAX).

    Burpees, of course. 10x OYO. Repeat. Repeat. That’s 30 (for Clemson). 3 more (poor lonely 3 for ND).

    SSH x30. 3 more burpees.

    IW x30. 3 more burpees.

    PP x30. 3 more burpees.

    The Thang – The Ladder of Despair

    Most PAX know that this was not ND’s first time getting blown out on the big New Year’s Day stage. But they may not understand the full depths of my despair. This morning, they will learn just how many consecutive times ND has gotten embarrassed this way. With a ladder. A ladder that calls out each of these games. How long will it take? How far back in time? Only YHC knows.

    • Game 1: 2018 Cotton Bowl. Clemson romps. 5 Burpees
    • Game 2: 2015 Fiesta Bowl. Ohio State destroys. add 10 Shoulder Presses
    • Game 3: 2012 National Championship. Alabama cruises. add 15 Curls
    • Game 4: 2006 Sugar Bowl. LSU crushes. add 20 Merkins
    • Game 5: 2002 Fiesta Bowl. Ohio State pancakes. add 25 Squats
    • Game 6: 2000 Fiesta Bowl. Oregon State thwacks. add 30 Rows
    • Game 7: 1995 Orange Bowl. Florida State trucks. add 35 Chest Presses
    • Game 8: 1994 Fiesta Bowl. Colorado routs. add 40 LBT 

    Fortunately for the PAX – the clock ran out, coinciding with the end of the streak. 1993 Cotton Bowl, ND romped over the Texas A&M Aggies. But now it was time to return the rocks. Final Tallies: 40 Burpees, 70 Presses, 90 Curls, 100 Merkins, 100 Squats, 90 Rows, 70 Chest Presses, 40 LBT. And worst of all – the cumulative scores of those 8 games? Foes: 304, Irish: 138. Average defeat of 38 – 17. Yikes.

    Return to the flag for our COT. Count-off for 20 PAX. Nice showing, gang! (Even if the uptown members were too scared to show). Lots of upcoming stuff (Krazy Ivan, BR convergence, Mobile Spartan, Jackson Day race). Always exciting to hear all of the opportunities that PAX are pursuing. Remember – if you hear something you want to do, DO IT. Q IT. Talk it up with the PAX, you will almost certainly find someone to do it with you!

    Thank you Rev, for taking us home with a thoughtful prayer, challenging us to be better men, better leaders, better followers into the New Year.

    Thank you, as always, for the chance to lead you all.

  • No Shorty, No Problem

    Late Monday evening, the PAX checked the Q sheet – lo and behold, Shorty was listed!  Could it be?  Would he make a long-awaited return to the Stomp?

    Short answer: No.

    But that didn’t stop the 4 PAX who gathered to dash off into the thick soupy fog.  Typical Stomp: 20 mins out and back, saving some time for Mary.  Thanks, Smooth, for hanging back with me for the outbound leg.  Great chit-chat.  As YHC turned at Tulane for the return trip, Smooth decided to continue the outbound.  Whoosh – he disappeared into the gloom.  YHC returned, crossing paths with Woz and Hawg on the way back.  And of course, as we neared the Shovel Flag – Smooth sailed past us, barely breaking a sweat.

    Finished up with some Mary around the flag.  Thanks for the great run, gentleman.  Maybe next week, we’ll see Shorty again.

  • 610 Stomp #171


    It was a chilly morning at the Stomp, where 8 veteran Pax posted to get a little running in. YHC posted in sleeveless F3 Garb, in preparation for the upcoming Crazy Ivan! Based upon the outer layers the rest of the pax wore, one would think it was literally freezing outside! Rudy posted today, still upset he missed Walleye’s Notre Dame themed beat down. He was dressed in full winter attire, and he’s faster than me. YHC is, after all, the fastest slow guy in F3 Nation. So YHC got to thinking….is there anything Rudy and I have in common? First, we both belong to F3, which makes us both leaders. Beyond that, not sure. Oh wait! As of about 5 minutes ago, we did have one other thing in common: neither of us started a Back Blast for the last 610 Stomp we Q’d! Badada Boom!
    0530…A brief disclaimer….simple instructions given to run 20 minutes out and 20 minutes back on the regular route….lots of mumble chatter! Just another day at the Stomp!
    Back at the shovel flags, a little Mary:
    Flutter Kicks IC x 20 followed by Hello Dolly IC x 20

    10 Burpees OYO to seal the deal!

    COT
    Countoff, name-o-rama, announcements, intentions, and ended with a prayer to the Sky Q!

    Thanks for posting with me today!

    SYITG!

  • Convergence ’18

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    In celebration of the 4 year Anniversary of the starting of F3 NOLA,  a Convergence was called at the site where it all started, the Mothership.  PAX from every AO in F3 NOLA; Northshore, Westbank, Kenner, Baton Rouge, Metairie, Mid-City, and Uptown, converged on City Park for a celebration of the past 4 years of Men growing in Fitness, Fellowship, and Faith, and the growth and success that F3 NOLA has experienced during that time.

    Rudy got the party started early with a small group that arrived at 6:30 with a quick 5K Run through City Park; around the Festival Grounds, the Lagoon and back around to meet up with waiting PAX back near the Peristyle.  8 Flags were planted in the ground at the corner of The Great Lawn and the PAX slowly began to gather.  The Detailed Disclaimer(“You can’t sue us”) was given by Triple Shift, and off we moseyed to the large lawn near NOMA.

    The Beat-down was divided into four 15 minute segments, each with a different Q taking an opportunity to lead.  Each Q was selected to represent each of the 4 years of F3’s existence.

    1st Q – Triple Shift – Led off representing the founding group that started F3 NOLA that first year

    2nd Q – Turbo Tax  – represented the 2nd year growth and addition of Northshore PAX to F3 NOLA.

    3rd Q – FracSac – represented the third year and the growth of the Metairie, and Lakeview/Mid City AO’s

    4th Q – Medulla Oblongata – YHC, represented the recent surge and growth Uptown by the recent “HNJ Invasion”

    After a quick mosey to the lawn to the side of NOMA we circled up for the a warm up.

    WARM UP  – In Cadence

    31 – Worlds Slowest, Side Straddle Hops

    10 – 6-Count Burpees

    20 – Imperial Walker Squats

    10 – Abe Vigodas

    10 – Arm Circles – Fwd & Rev

    20 – Plank Jacks

    20 – Peter Parkers

    15 – Merkins

    The Q was passed to Turbo Tax who moved the Pax over to lawn slightly closer to NOMA.  Turbo started off by asking everyone to take off their shirt and create a “Flag” by tucking it in the back of your shorts.  This generated plenty of Mumble chatter among the Pax.

    FLAG GAMES

    2 Minute Flag Games – Your shirt is your Flag, Don’t let it get pulled!

    1st Round – 2 Knee-to-Chest Jumps every time your flag gets pulled, reload and continue  pulling after jumps.

    2nd Round (x2) – Tennis Balls and a Nerf football were added as additional “Ammo”, In addition to Jumps for flag pulls, if hit with the tennis balls – 5 Merkins, hit by the football – 5 Burpees, reload flag and keep going after exercise.

    3rd Round (x2) – Same Rules as 2nd round, but no reload of flag, perform penalty exercise, Plank and wait in place till end.

    4th Round – Trophy Flags – Same rules as Round 3 but Flag puller keeps and collects flags he pulls, Person with the most flags wins.

    Not sure if anyone kept track of the winners but as Turbo Tax said we’re all WINNERS!

    The Q was then passed to FracSac.  We remained in place and lined up along the First Tree Line.

    SUICIDES

    Run to tree 1 and back 5 Burpees

    Run to tree 2 and back 5 Burpees

    Run to tree 3 and back 5 Burpees

    Run to tree 4 and back 5 Burpees

    Burpee Broad Jump to tree 1 and back

    Catalina Wine Mixers IC x 10

    Run to tree 1 and back 5 Merkins

    Run to tree 2 and back 5 Merkins

    Run to tree 3 and back 5 Merkins

    Run to tree 4 and back 5 Merkins

    KimChi lost his Applewatch in the Chaos that was Flag Games so we lined up and Bear crawled to the 4th tree while looking for the watch.  Not found, but later found by KimChi behind the area we bear crawled.  Crisis averted!

    The Q was passed to YHC and we moseyed back to the Great Lawn.

    CONVERGENCE CIRCUIT

    8 stations had been designated around the perimeter of the Great Lawn with a Flag positioned in the Center. Each station was marked with a sheet of paper with the exercise for each station.  The Pax was divided into groups at each station.   The Bobby Hurley station would provide the count of 20 reps,  while every other station did AMRAP of their designated exercise.   At Halt, Everyone ran to middle of lawn to CONVERGE and partner up for 5 Patty Cake Merkins, then rotate clockwise to the next station.  PAX was instructed to pick a different partner each time they returned to the middle between stations.  The stations were:

    Bobby Hurley’s

    Merkins

    Mountain Climbers

    Plank Jacks

    Low Slow Squats

    Jump Lunges

    Dips

    Monkey Humpers – (by the street, of course)

    One round was completed and time was getting short so we circled up for some quick Mary

    2 MINUTES OF MARY

    Dying Cock Roach IC x 20

    Wife Pleasers IC x 20

    We are done!

    COT

    Circle up for Count-O-Rama – 66 PAX!!,  Name-O-Rama 3 FNG!!

    FNG’s Named – Welcome to Blanks, Chalk Talk, and Green Screen!!

    Bring it in tight for a Sweaty Ball of Man!!  Butt Splice finished it up with a prayer.

    NMM

    We moseyed over to Morning Call  where a awesome spread of food awaited us.   Spinach Mushroom Egg Scramble, Bacon, Pork Loin, Bananas, Croissants, Bottled Water, and Iced Coffee.  Mike as usual took great care of us with plates and napkins and great service.  Rudy presented Mike with his honorary membership and a blue F3 NOLA shirt.   Some great F2 went down as we ate and drank our fill.  Big thank you to all who made it out for this awesome beat-down in the park.  Big thank you to everyone who organized and provided the food and drinks we enjoyed.  Finally, big thanks to Woz for documenting the whole event with pictures and video.   I know, I  speak for all the Q’s when I say, it was a pleasure to lead as always, and thanks for the opportunity to lead this great PAX.

    Hope to see everyone and more next year!!  SYITG!!

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • I guess Autumn is here…maybe?

    YHC was greeted by downright cool temps and a nice breeze when he pulled up to the Flag.  Can Autumn finally be here? Unfortunately, the weather was back to hot and humid by the end of the Beatdown.  Maybe next week.   So, it’s been a few weeks since YHC has been able to join his F3 brothers at the Mothership.  Why not have YHC’s Mothership VQ for YHC’s triumphant return?  Let’s go!  With a short disclaimer we were off.

    Mosey to Peristyle for

    • Imperial Walkers IC X20
    • Hillbillies IC X20
    • Forward Arm Circles IC X10
    • Reverse Arm Circles IC X10
    • Reverse Mountain Climbers IC X20
    • Parker Peters IC X20

    Short Mosey to the Great Lawn for:

    C.L.I.M.B.

    • Crab Cake
    • Lunge
    • Iron Cross
    • Mountain Climbers
    • Burpees

    1,2,3,4,5 on first corner add one rep at each succeeding corner.  Carioca to next corner left then right.  Add one rep at second corner then bear crawl to third corner add one rep.  Defensive slide to next corner left then right to fourth corner add one rep.  Crab crawl to last corner add one rep.

    Mosey to Fountain for:

    • For Dips IC X20
    • Right Leg Power Ups IC X20
    • Left Leg Power Ups IC X20

    Mosey to Sidewalk for:

    Route 66 – Start with Inch Worm to 1 merkin, 1 Plank Jack to Pop Jack and Inch Worm up then run to next light.  Add 1 merkin and 1 plank jack to the inch worm-merkin-plank jack-pop jack-inch worm sequence at each light up to 11 merkins and 11 plank jacks.

    Form two lines for Indian Run to Foundry for:

    Colonel Trautman

    Pair Up at track by the Foundry, Partner 1 runs to pull up bars for 3 Pull Ups while partner 2 does 10 Merkins then plank chilcutt until Partner 1 gets back. Flapjack and rinse and repeat 5X

    Time is running out so let’s form two lines and Indian Run to flag just in time!

    Circle up for count-off, name-o-rama, announcements, intentions and prayer.

    Thanks for letting me lead!

  • 610 Stomp #160 – Going Back to Our Roots

    We got back to our roots this Tuesday….Bayou Root (cause the original route is scary) run 6 minutes, enjoy one minute filled with burpees (preferably 10) and rest, then rinse and repeat until the 45 minutes is up.

    If you enjoying running, come out to the Dome Patrol on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month.  We meet at the corner of Poydras and LaSalle and take in the the sights, sounds, and smells of the Quarter and Downtown.

    Plans are in the making for an Uptown run on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month…follow GroupMe for details.

    Thanks,

    Hawg

  • Are You Ready for Some Football!!?

    YHC had this Q dropped in his lap Friday afternoon after realizing at WPM that Cowbell was scheduled to Q both WPM and the Mothership yet he was out of town.  With that being said I took the little time I had to try to come up with a good beatdown.  Pressure is on when it is your first time  Q’ing the Daddy of all AO’s, “The Mothership”.  Having  Q’d the Iron Pax Challenge last week I missed out on Da Parish’s Coach themed  beatdown last Saturday, and had heard how fun it was.  I wanted to continue that theme “Medulla style” as this is opening weekend for NFL football.  A crew of 14 PAX gathered at he flag  this morning, a little bit lite, by Mothership standards, but we do have 12 guys at the Blue Ridge Relay, and others out of town.  The disclaimer was given and off the PAX went for a lap around the great lawn.

    Warm up – No COP, this is Football Practice warm up, line up on “goal line”.

    20 SSH IC

    25 yard Karaoke, out and back

    25 yard Heel Slides, out and back

    25 yard High Knees, out and back

    Thang 1 – LAZY DORA’S 1,2,3, – Found this one on the website last night -Although I don’t think anything we do at F3 could be considered lazy.  So I choose to call these Medulla 1,2,3 – its Dora with out the running.  Partner up!!

    In honor of our LSU Fighting Tigers who take on Southeast LA  tonight the exercises were as follows.

    L    –  300  LBC’s –  PAX 1 does 30 LBC’s while PAX 2 does 6″ leg lift.  Flapjack every 30 reps till 300 total

    S     – 200  Shoulder Press in the Air – PAX 1 does 20 Shoulder Press while PAX 2 does AMRAP Merkins.  Flapjack every 20 reps to 200 total

    U    – 100 Up/Downs  PAX 1 does 10 Up/Downs while PAX 2 does Al Gores.  Flapjack every 10 reps to 100 total.

    Willie gave us a 20 count

    Thang 2 – S.A.I.N.T.S. – inspired by the B.L.I.M.P. routine combined with Four Corners routine.

    In honor of our beloved Saints who start their season tomorrow against Tampa Bay the exercises were as follow

    Starting in the corner closest to the flag we did exercises at each corner and finished in the center of the field.

    S   –  10 Shoulder taps (2 taps =1), run to next corner

    A   –  15 American Hammers (2 =1), run to next corner

    I    –  20 Imperial Walker Squats (2=1), run to next corner

    N   –  25 Nolan Ryan’s each side, run to next corner

    T   –   30 T-Merkins – searched the Exicon last night and this was the only T exercise I could find that would work for this. Basically a hand release                     Merkin, but you extend your arms out to a T and squeeze your shoulder blades together.  Run to the center of the lawn

    S    –  35 Slow low Squats

    Da Parish with a 20 count

    Thang 3 – Ultimate Football – After hearing all the fun they had last week playing Ultimate Frisbee, that I and others missed out on, I wanted to make that right.

    Ultimate Frisbee played with a football.   Divided teams up based on the partners we had for “Medulla 1,2,3,” which turned out to be a bad decision.  The PAX was quick to point out YHC forgot to designate shirts and skins so the first possession was a little crazy, but we got it all fixed

    2 Burpees on a turnover for the team that turned over the ball.

    5 Merkins    for each score – for the opposing team

    5 Overhead Claps by the scoring team, just something for them to do to applaud themselves.

    The disparity in speed and endurance between the 2 teams was made apparent early and OFTEN with YHC, Quick Draw and Da Parish finding ourselves on the same team opposite, Douille, Catfish and King Kong.  Let’s just say it was a shut out.  I blame the wet conditions and the wet football.  That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

    Just as we finished the football game Tool runs up after his 7 mile run on his own just in time to join in for some Mary.

    Time was called on the Ultimate Football Game with about 7 minutes left before 7:30.  So we slow moseyed out of the wet grass to circle up for 6 minutes of Mary.  I chose the first exercise and then chose PAX to lead next exercises.

    Medulla – Dying Cockroach x 20 IC

    Willie     –  LBC’s x 20  IC

    Rudy      –  Hello Dollys x 25 IC

    Bogey      –  Penguins x 25 IC

    Douille     – Real Freddie Mercury’s x20 IC

    King Kong – American Hammers x 20 IC

    Mosey Back to the flag,  Count off, 15 PAX, NO FNG, Name-O-Rama, Announcements, Intentions

    Prayer for our Brothers in North Carolina for endurance, speed and safe travel, for Peppa and his family, for a Holy Cross football player that had to be carted off last night, and for Willie’s friend who just had kidney transplant surgery.

    Another great beatdown in the books.  Thanks as always for the opportunity to lead!  I enjoy it more and more every time I do it.  Look forward to having everyone back from their travels!

    SYITG!

  • A Brief History of Notre Dame

    YHC finished up his birthday Q week with Q at the Mothership.  Thanks to everyone who has shown up for my Qs this week….

    YHC dropped 2 kids at his University last week, hoping and praying that they will have experiences similar to his – the types of experiences that make one a Domer-for-life.  During the welcome weekend talks for the parents, much conversations  about the history of Notre Dame and the Holy Cross congregation.  YHC thought that would make a good topic for a Q.  So here we go…..

    First a (very flawed and poor) disclaimer.  I should be better at these by now.  Especially when we have an FNG in the fold (way to go, Calliope – rapidly taking over Top EH title from Triple Shift…).  Mosey off to the lawn in front of the museum.

    Warm Up

    Grass was long.  Very long.  Some questions about whether we should stop and look for Cowbell in the grass….

    • SSH x51 (PAX appropriately noted the relevance of this number for YHC)
    • Peter Parker x20
    • Plank Jack x20
    • Parker Peter x20

    Lets get to work…

    Presidential Pyramid

    Line up at Tree #1 (or Tree #0 as Woz and I refer to it).  We are doing a pyramid.  Each set recalls one president of the University.  Each set adds to what we’ve done before (i.e., do all of the exercises from previous sets then add the exercise for this set).

    • 5 Burpees for Blessed Father Basil Moreau, founder of the Holy Cross Congregation.  Run to first tree and back.
    • Add 10 Squats for Fr. Edward Sorin, founder of the University.  Run to second tree and back.
    • Add 15 Merkins for Fr. Andrew Morrisey.  Run to third tree and back.
    • Add 20 Crunchy Frogs for Fr. William Corby, chaplain of Irish Brigade in Civil War (and 2 time president of the University.  Run to fourth tree and back.
    • Add 25 Imperial Walkers for Fr. Thomas Walsh, president who oversaw rebuilding the University after the great Fire.  Run to fifth tree and back.
    • Add 30 Hello Dolly for Fr. John Dillon, entered the priesthood at age of 12, and served as president for one year during Civil War before dying prematurely of illness.  Run to sixth tree and back.

    Mosey to the Water Fountain to hydrate, then off to Lightpole #1.

    National Championship

    YHC takes a lot of flak for how long its been since the last ND National Championship.  The last one was 1988 (coincidentally, YHC’s senior year.)  30 years ago.  Sigh…

    Lets do a Route 88 with Bobby Hurleys  What’s that you ask?  A Route 66 but add 2 at each stop.

    • First Lightpole: BH x3
    • Second: BH x4
    • …
    • Eleventh: BH x13

    At completion, we’ve done 88 Bobby Hurleys.

    Top game of that year?  Notre Dame vs Miami.  Catholics vs Convicts.  What better way to remember the Catholics than with the Genuflect.  1:2 ratio of kneeldown/standup : lunge step.

    • 1 (4 count) kneel down/standup.  2 Lunge steps
    • 2 KD, 4 Lunge
    • 3 KD, 6 Lunge
    • …..

    In interest of time, YHC called it when clubhouse leader (#Tclaps for Outbreak) completed 10:20.  Most PAX were somewhere around iteration 7 or 8.

    Mosey to the Refinery.

    5 Pillars of Holy Cross Education

    Split PAX into 5 groups:

    • Box Jumps
    • Dips
    • Body Builders
    • Pull Ups
    • Merkins

    Rotate for 5 Iterations – one Iteration for each Pillar of a Holy Cross education.  Each iteration is a 60 second AMRAP.  30 second break between iterations to rotate and recover.

    • Iteration 1: Mind – Seeking understanding through the integration of faith and reason.
    • Iteration 2: Heart – Discerning our personal vocation in service to the Church and world.
    • Iteration 3: Zeal – Fueling the desire to offer our gifts for the good of all people.
    • Iteration 4: Family – Embracing Christian community as the context for lifelong formation.
    • Iteration 5: Hope – Trusting in the cross and God’s promise of the kingdom

    Mosey back to the Great Lawn.

    Mary

    Running low on time, but no Notre Dame workout will be complete without some Mary.  As PAX arrive at the lawn, join the circle and start LBC.  Once all PAX arrive, cadence starts and we finish with all LBC x25 together.

    COT

    Back at the flags, circle up for count-off, Name-o-Rama.  Welcome aboard Satchmo (he’s a musician, and an arborist).  Upcoming CSAUPs – talk to Da Parish if interested in Pelican Man duathalon.

    Intentions shared around the circle.  Sky Q – hear and answer them as you deem best for each of us.  Sweaty-ball-o-man to close with prayers.

    Thanks for the opportunity to Q, gentlemen!

     

  • Mea Culpa Can Be Hell

    YHC did a no-show the prior Saturday.  He was in Oregon, and neglected to check that he was the Q.  Bad pax, bad pax.  Thank the Sky-Q that Rudy wasn’t there to remind everyone.  Tclaps Rudy for your fartsackery.  So when 86 called out for a switcheroo Q, YHC had but one option: to Q.  YHC needed some punishment, so that meant the same for the rest of the PAX.  Just think of it as a #DownPainMent.  About six or so of the PAX broke off for the Iron Challenge on the Great Lawn.  The rest of the PAX moseyed little farther up the Great Lawn for:

    First Circle of Pain:

    • Side Straddle Hops: 20xIC
    • Hillbillies: 20xIC
    • Around The World (or Daft Punk), in a kinda tribute to Side Effects: 12ishxICish (YHC was looking like Cowbell, there)
    • Merkins: 20xIC
    • Mountain Climbers: 20xIC
    • Peter Parkers: 20xIC

    Mosey to Tool’s Wall of Pain:

    • Calf Raises: 20xIC
    • Calf Raises with toes pointed out (or in, because your YHC said one but did the other): 20xIC
    • Calf Raises the opposite way (toes pointed in, or out, because your YHC was reminded that he got it backwards): 20xIC
    • Left Leg Dips (bring left leg to the ground): 20xIC
    • Right Leg Digs (bring right leg to the ground, obviously): 20xIC
    • Monkey Humpers (on the ground, not the wall): 20xIC

    Mosey to the Mini-Foundry and split up into several groups.  AMRAP for dips, burpees, leg lifts, big boy situps, pull ups, and steps up with a mosey aways away and back for the timer.  Rotate around until each group has done each.  Then a slow mosey to the beginning of Roosevelt Mall for a better tribute to Side Effects: Route 66.  The PAX split into two groups, one up one side of the mall and the other up the other.  At the first bench do either one erkin or one derkin or one LBC (but a real-ass LBC not a half-ass LBC), then mosey to the next bench for two, then to the third bench for three, etc. to the eleventh bench for eleven–for a total of 66.  After some water, mosey back to the Great Lawn for

    Circle of Mary:

    • Dying Cockroaches: 20xIC
    • Flutter Kicks: 20xIC
    • Real Freddy Mercuries (or is it Mercurys?): 20xIC
    • Hello Dollys (or is it Dollies): 20xIC
    • Putins: 20xIC
    • Rosalitas: 20xIC
    • Box Cutters: 20xIC

    It was getting late and Triple Shift was moseying like the Q, so no time for Dr W.  Sorry, I promise it for my next Q.  Mosey back to the flag for COT.  Tclaps for two FNGs.  It’s not us old farts who keep F3 going, it’s the steady flow of FNGs who keep it fresh and inviting.  I followed the logic for how we named Colonial: he lives in River Ridge, or it is Harahan?  [Sorry, YHC doesn’t venture deep into Jefferson Parish.]  So of course the defunct Colonial County Club in the middle fit perfectly.  How we got to Phoebes was a little more circuitous: the FNG is a physical therapist, so someone suggested Phoebe from Friends, whereupon the FNG reminded that she is a massage therapist, whereupon the PAX then went down too many rabbit holes for YHC’s oxygen-deprived brain to follow for other names, so he opted for Phoebes.  [The AMA is conducting a study to correlate the lack of oxygen after a post with the gnarlier an F# name, but the results should be obvious: the less oxygen, the better the name.]

    Jingle Vader