WEATHER: A very nice 60 degree Christmas Eve. Perfect. As YHC was preparing for the Christmas Q he got a special visitor at his office. This young 20 year old gentlemen is a family friend. He is known as Sailor from the F3 Saluda community. He joined the Army 15 months ago and is definitely …
2 years ago, Doc Luvin’ and I were talking in my driveway. He said “whatcha doing tomorrow morning at 5:30”? My reply, “I don’t know”. He told me to be outside at 5:15 and he would bring the coffee. That is the extent of the EH’ing me for this thing called F3. We showed up …
It was a beautiful, clear morning at Shawshank. Constellations were bountiful, the air was crisp, and the fellowship was off the charts. Some of the finest men around showed up, pushed each other to get better, and provided some support for a 5 year old boy who is putting up the good fight. 4 pax …
One thing you can count on is mumble chatter at Shawshank. YHC is guilty of it too, so it stands to reason that when the PAX get the chance, they are going to let him have it. YHC wouldn’t have it any other way. Thanks for the accountability and brotherhood, men! Here’s how it went …
The morning started off like most mornings…alarm, personal time, get dressed…then something strange happened. An encounter with Argyle and it went something like this. Argyle: I’ll be less grumpy if we stay dry today. Well, the challenge was met. We stayed dry at Shawshank after a night of rain. Argyle was pleasant throughout the festivities. …
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Lego has been the AOQ of Shawshank for the past year. During this time, we battled through virtual workouts, bought swag in multiple colors, and had a solid COP in February. All in all, a great year. Seriously, Lego is a dude with a solid heart who helped me talk through a couple issues when …
We were without our fearless leader today, but somehow we managed to have a WO worthy of YHC’s “standards” anyway. Lots of complaining, er, mumble chatter was heard today, but what is a Cheers Q without it? YHC thought his kids were with him from all the crying for most of the morning. They say …
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The men of Shawshank convened ITG for BC. BLock work was the order of the day. It was risky due to AOQ’s penchant for block breaking. 1 min warningDisclaimer COP SSHx17Mountaineers x17Smurf IWx17 Block circuit:x3/17NapalmFlutter kick 4ctBlock squatDecline merkinsBlock swingsBig boys Soundtrack: greatest mumble chatter hits of the 70s 80s and 90s provided by Ken …
Typed by Lego on behalf of Lizard Man. The weather forecast predicted rain. 12 Pax were undeterred and showed up for Lizard Man’s much anticipated Q. A couple lessons learned today. 1.Based upon music selection, Lizard Man is much more in tune with what is Hip than the rest of us. 2.Dr. Lovin’ quote of …
The night before The Shawshank DM group received a message with an HC from Ponzi. This got YHC super stoked. It was great to see you again, brother. SL had 5 pax show up. It is still really sucky to run with Buzzsaw, but he will definitely make you faster. after SL, YHC saw 11 …