•  2 years ago to the day, YHC arrived at the Fetzer AO (now known as Kenan) as a FNG with no idea what he was getting himself into.  This was an era before there were 24 sites across Churham to choose from on any given day and numbers were correspondingly high.  So many PAX were in attendance that the group split into two – half went for a running workout while the other  half stayed to push some metal.  Seeing horses like Deep Dish and Coco in the running group and having no idea how far or how fast they would go, I decided to stay put.  At least that way I’d be guaranteed to be present for the finish (at least physically).  When a guy named “Blindside” handed me a heavy backpack (what I now know to be a ruck) and told me to put it on and grab some weight, I immediately began to regret my choice.  Many shoulder presses and stadium steps later, the workout was complete, the runners returned, and YHC was officially welcomed into F3 Nation.

• Today’s workout attempted to combine both halves of this initial post with a little running and a little lifting of heavy things. Unfortunately for the 18 PAX in attendance, all of this was to occur on THWM.

Warm-Up

SSH, WMH, AC, Slow-Count Merkins, Mt Climbers, Everest

The Thang

Grab coupons and rucks, mosey to bottom of THWM and begin one long suicide….

Merkins 10x
Run segment 1
Plank Jacks 10x
Return
Merkins 10x
Carry Coupon segment 1
Plank Jacks 10x
Return
Merkins 10x

Merkins 10x
Run segment 1
Plank Jacks 10x
Run segment 2
Burpees 10x
Return Segment 2
Plank jacks 10x
Return segment 1
Merkins 10x

Carry Coupon segment 1
Plank Jacks 10x
Carry Coupon segment 2
Burpees 10x
Return Segment 2
Plank jacks 10x
Return segment 1
Merkins 10x

Merkins 10x
Run segment 1
Plank Jacks 10x
Run segment 2
Burpees 10x
Run segment 3
Dry docks 20x
Return segment 3
Burpees 10x
Return Segment 2
Plank jacks 10x
Return segment 1
Merkins 10x

Carry Coupon segment 1
Plank Jacks 10x
Carry Coupon segment 2
Burpees 10x
Carry Coupon segment 3
Dry docks 20x
Return segment 3
Burpees 10x
aaaaaaaand smoked…

COT

Welcome to Appo and T.B.’s FNG “The WORM”

T-Claps to Awesome, Baby and Tailspin who both crushed their second post and the 5 brave PAX who crushed the pine–a dubious decision given the amount of THWM tackled during the ME.

Great support across the group today – grizzled vets like MLP and Weezer really stepped up to support the six throughout a difficult slog.

So thankful for this group.  Let’s continue to be mindful custodians of the culture we’ve built here and, as part of that, make sure to be vocal about our appreciation for one another.  Whether by thanking a super stud for pushing you to the next level, telling someone who is earlier in their fitness journey how inspired you are by their grit, acknowledging the hard work and planning that so many PAX put in to the Q or F2 and F3 event, or simply acknowledging other’s attempt to inject a bit of levity into a grueling workout (even if those efforts fall flat like they so often do, Champ).