Merkins and Bear Crawls and Burpees, OH MY!!

YHC arrived at the sacred ground of Rotary Park a little early to take the time to clear the perimeter of trip wires, Claymores, punji pits, or any other booby traps the local hooligans may have planted in order to deter this group of hard-chargers.  Apparently the saboteurs heard that @gertrude was on the case and wisely decided against further mayhem since no hazards were detected.  As YHC jogged back into the parking lot, a small crowd had already begun to gather.  Time warnings were called out at 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 (aka @rooney arrival time).  There was an excitement in the air as @thedipper and @mytsharp had come out of F3 hibernation.  Dipper tried to throw YHC off his game by making slanderous accusations against The Real Coach K but nothing was going to distract him.  The mission statement and disclaimer were given though I doubt anyone heard it over the mumblechatter.  We took off on a quick mosey to the basketball courts where we began.

WARMARAMA

• Side Straddle Hops X 15 IC
• Cotton Pickers (with cadence increasing from slow to moderately quick, thanks @duckbutter) X 15 IC
• Windmill X 15 IC
• Sun Gods X 15 Forward, Reverse IC with a Cherry Picking/Put ’em in a Basket finish
• Hillbillies X 15 IC

THE THANG

• Merkin Mile (1 mile run around the Rotary Park perimeter with 10 stops for 10 Merkins)
• Bear Crawl from one end of the soccer field to the center light pole, 10 Merkins, sprint to the other end
• Mosey to Big Rock Stadium Parking Deck for 5 Burpees OYO
• Partner up for Balls to the Wall Relays (Partner A assumes the BTTW position while Partner B runs, does 1 Burpee and returns to switch with Partner A) repeated with 1, 3, and 5 Burpees
• Mosey to the soccer field for 11s (Merkins and Carolina Dry Docks)
• Mosey to the picnic tables for 6 rounds of Dips and Derkins (8, 10, 12, 12, 10, and 8 each)
• Palate cleansing lap around the Tree of Life and return to the flag (thanks @gertrude).

MARY

• Lassie led us in an excruciating round of Low Slow Flutters up to the hard stop

BOM

• @thedipper took us out in prayer

MOLESKIN

The passing of Billy Graham reminded me how God can take normal, common folk and use them to do miraculous things.  Mr. Graham was much like the 12 disciples in that he was not from a wealthy, powerful, political family but his influence touched the lives of millions of people.  We may not have another Billy Graham in our F3 family but we certainly can be used by God to do mighty things.  We need only stay in His word, pray for guidance, and listen for His “still small voice”.

Guys, I really enjoyed the opportunity to lead today.  Almost 3 miles and approximately 300 Merkins is a strong morning.  Well done men, well done.