YHC was tired today and was not feeling the whole Q thing. However, accountability said otherwise and he had to push through. There was tons of support, except from Knozit who was targeted with phrases such as “I didn’t know you wanted the Q today” in somewhat sarcastic undertones. There was also Coon Dog who added plenty of help by making me Lord of the Rings. I could feel the love from Soaker too who tried predicting my next moves, which were changed at the last second, just because. Lego was a huge help by not even showing up for BC. I was a little hurt that Garth said he didn’t think I planned this at all, but I wasn’t going to show him my Weinke to prove anything. Even Brick made sure that we all knew he couldn’t take this anymore and was counting the days until the new AOQ steps in to lead. A couple of guys even HC’d for Fuel tomorrow instead of planning on going to Jailbreak, and who is the AOQ at Jailbreak? Lots of support and respect was handed out this morning. Thank goodness for Flash. Here’s how it went.
Conditions: Upper 40’s, cloudy
Disclaimer/Prayer
Mosey to main field
COP:
- SSH x 10
- LBAC x 10 each way
- TTT x 10
- Indian run around campus
Recover
The Thang:
Gather on the east side of the track for some lightning rounds
Round 1
- 25 merkins
- 25 wide merkins
- 25 diamond merkins
- Run around track halfway (we stopped at the lonesome tree directly across the field)
- Rinse and repeat exercises
- Return back to starting point
Round 2
- 25 squats
- 25 lunges standing still x 2
- 25 Bonnie Blair’s
- Run around track halfway
- Rinse and repeat exercises
- Return to starting point
Round 3
- 25 shoulder taps x 2
- 25 Carolina Dry Docks
- 50 “raise the roofs” with no weight
- Run around track halfway
- Rinse and repeat exercises
- Return to starting point
Round 4
- 10 Burpees
- Run around track halfway
- Rinse and repeat exercises
- Return to starting point
Mosey to shed:
Mary:
- V-ups x 20
- Iron crosses x 20
- American Hammer x 20 x 2
- LBC x 20 IC
- Freddie Mercury x 20 x 2
- 6 inches x 45s
Recover
COT:
Announcements:
- 12/3: Shawshank Christmas party
- 1/14: Harbor Walk 15k: Sign up or sponsor a walker today! https://lighthouseforlife.org/events/the-harbor-walk-15k/
- Cheers personal page for walker sponsors: Lighthouse for Life | Kindful
- 2/18: Dam to Dam
Prayers:
- Shades of Gray’s neighbors, Fossil family, dealing with son Luke’s heart condition. Luke continues to battle. Prayers for this young man.
- No Show
- Victims of VA and Idaho shootings
- Shawshank families battling trauma and personal issues
- YHC’s nephew, Sam
- Aging parents
- Ukraine
- US service members and families
- Our Country
Devo:
Running the Race
From:
1 Corinthians 9:24–27
The careers of most National Football League players are remarkably brief: just 3.3 years on average, according to statista.com. Olympic athletes train for years just to get a small moment of glory every four years. To reach the pinnacle of your sport, career, love, faith, and everything else that is important to you, requires dedication.
The apostle Paul recognized athletes exhibiting similar discipline in his day (1 Corinthians 9:24). But he also saw that no matter how much they trained, ultimately their glory faded. In contrast, he said, we have an opportunity to live for Jesus in a way that affects eternity. If athletes striving for momentary glory can work so hard at it, Paul implies, how much more should those living for “a crown that will last forever” (v. 25).
We don’t train to earn salvation. Rather, just the opposite: as we realize how truly wondrous our salvation is, it reshapes our priorities, our perspective, and the very things we live for as each of us faithfully runs our own race of faith in God’s strength.