Beware what you wish for

AO: Windjammer

When: 2024-10-09

QIC: Zohan

PAX (11): Caroline, False Start, IKEA, Mounty, NRA, Sparkie, uga, Walkie Talkie, Zig, Zohan, Zag [FNG]

Preamble:

I saw yesterday there's no Q for the Windjammer and I had an idea for a Q, inspired by the Jewish New Year (Rosh Ha'Shana). In this holiday we have a set of blessings, each paired with an item of food. The symbol for this holiday is an apple dipped in honey for the "may you have a sweet year" blessing (short version). So I wrote a set of F3-relevant blessings and paired then with exercises. Our story begins today at 5:29am, when YHC woke up.

Warm-O-Rama:

What warmup?? I jumped out of bed, shouted F----K very silently as to not wake up my wife and within 4 minutes was in my car. Meanwhile...The PAX did SSH, Willie Mays Hays, Windmill, Imperial Walker, Arm Circles, Michael Phelps

The Thang:

Arrived to the Windjammer 10 min late and did not see the PAX. Started to run toward the Dam and then beyond to the small parking lot, but still did not see the PAX. At this point in time I was 20 minutes in and decided to stay at the Flag and do Burpees non-stop till the PAX came back. I counted 150 when they showed up. Meanwhile... PAX did:
  • Merkin Mile - 10x merkins at each intersection up and 10x squats at each intersection down.
  • 4-Corners @ Boat Launch - Burpees (10), LBCs (15), Carolina Dry Docks (20), Lunges (25 single); repeat this sequence but 5, 10, 15, 20.
  • Circle Merk to 100.
  • Colt 45 (curls, overhead press, bent over rows) on the dam with Rifle Carry to second light; repeat again
We had time for 10 Big boys together at the flag when they showed up.    

COT:

Sparkie was the 6. FNG named Zag (Zig's 2.0). Ruck CSAUP Nov' 26th and Santa Ruck in Dec'.

Naked-Man Moleskin:

Here are the blessings I created. Some of them actually happened this morning.
  • May we have a sweet year with as many blessings as Burpees in an Avis Q well, I certainly got that wish.
  • May we be quick to help others and lift them up  Many PAX supported those in need in NC in the last 2 weeks!!
  • May we always step up to lead when opportunity arises  Walkie Talkie and False Start stepped up to cover for my failure this morning
  • May we use our time wisely  I should have started with that, and not with burpees. But - we did use our time wisely. I did not go back to sleep when I saw the time and no one went home when I failed to show up.
  • May we build good habits  same as above
  • May we know how to work as a team  the exercise mapped to this was a 100 merkin circle, which the PAX actually did!! Kudos.
  • May we be ready to work hard and push ourselves to be better  every day!! Respect to this group and to the men of F3

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