I’ll keep it simple…I’ve stayed away too long. Too. damn. long. Yes, I hurt my shoulder and that required some medical treatment and some time off. But not as much time as I took. I let life and all the things that entails, take me away from something that makes me better and hopefully, makes the other men of #TheCastle better too.
I am grateful for the fact that neither Turnpike nor Wham have given up on me. They never took me off the schedule, even after I fartsacked my last Q. I was the damn AOQ of #TheCastle and now I was fartsacking Qs. What the hell happened to me? That may be an existential question, but I decided not to dwell on the problem, but to fix in the simplest way possible: I posted. I am writing all of this for two purposes: (1) it’s cathartic and instructive to say it “out loud” and (2) I can’t be all preachy here on Friday and then not show up on Monday. This has to be the start of something. It just has to be. F3 has made a significant improvement in my life. I need to stay on the path. Help me and I’ll help you.
Conditions were 35 degrees and still. Also, how shall we say, frosty.
The PAX were, as you might imagine, surprised to see me, though not overly sarcastic about my arrival. It was appreciated, as was JarJar’s surprise appearance. JarJar and I are coaching our U8 2.0s together and he’s a HIM I’ve been glad to get to know this fall.
The parking lot of the AO was pretty well covered in pinestraw, not particularly safe for work. Thus, a mosey was in order.
Mosey to the top of liberal hill
20 merkins, 20 squats, 20 LBCs oyo. Mosey to bottom of N. Tombee
Circle Up
SSH IC x20
TTT IC x10
merkins IC x10
LBC IC x20
IW x20
Partner up: Dora
100 merkins, 200 squats, 300 LBCs
All PAX in a line at one side of the cul de sac
lunge walk down and back, broad jump down and back, karaoke down and back
rinse and repeat x3
mosey back to top of liberal hill
20 merkins, 20 squats, 20 LBCs oyo
mosey to bottom of hill
Bernie Sanders half way up, sprint to top, 20 squats and top, back down, rinse and repeat
mosey to tunnel
60 second wall sits x2
Fin
Circle up, count o rama, name o rama
Prayers for open eyes, minds and hearts for the holidays…see those in need, help those in need