The first edition of F3 Dads for 2015 was held at Walter Elisha Park on Saturday.    Approximately 75 Dads and 2.0’s  joined together for some fun in the sun to kick off the summer.  Here is what they did:

The Thang:

Cake Boss at Q

Mosey the path for drill bits warm up
First stop-10 squats
Second stop-10 Piggieback squats
Run down hill across field
Third stop- 15 SSHs
Fourth stop- 10 Piggieback merkins

Line up on tree line
2.0 sprint to 3rd tree and back
Dads sprint to 3rd tree and back
2.0s bear crawl then sprint and back
Dads bear crawl then sprint and back

Big COP
10 imperial walkers
10 Piggieback squats
10 LBCs
2.0s run around COP while dads do 10 merkins

Hand off to Senator

Divide Pax into 6 groups and line up for a 2.0 carry relay race

Dad’s carry their 2.0 across the field to the stopping point and return to the start.  When all the 2.0’s have been moved to the other side, dads carry dads to the other side.  First group to get everyone across wins

What time is it Mr. Wolf?

Assign 6-8 dads to be wolves and the rest of the group as sheep.   Put about 20 yards between the sheep and the wolves.   The sheep ask “What time is it Mr. Wolf?”  The wolves respond with a time (1-12 o’clock), and the sheep take  the corresponding number of steps (1-12) toward the wolves. This repeats with the sheep asking, ‘What time is it Mr. Wolf?’, and the wolves responding with a time.  Finally, if the wolves respond with “Lunchtime”, the wolves turn around and try to catch the sheep.  The sheep that are caught become wolves.  Continue until all the sheep have been caught.

Mosey to the hill for Run Up and Roll Down

Run up the hill, do one merkin, and then roll down the hill.  Repeat two more times if you can (most could not).  Rolling down the hill makes you dizzy!

Count off by 10, and get with your group for Crack the Whip.  Everyone in your group hold hands. to form a whip.  The person in front starts running in a ziz-zag and pulls the group with him.  The person at the back of the line gets whipped around.  We did this and made our way back to a shady spot for COT.

Moleskin

Wow!  What a blast to co-lead the first F3 Dads session of the summer!    Big fun was had with a large, enthusiastic, group of 2.0’s and their dads today.   It is truly quality time spent with your children when you can use them as weight vests or ruck sacks,  and get a great workout together.   I love F3 Dads because you get to meet the 2.0’s that you hear about during workouts and at coffeteria, plus it introduces your kids to something that you hope they will want to keep doing as they get older.

A few shout outs:

To Mrs. Cake Boss for making the emergency run of freeze pops when we found out we were short.

To those Dads who carried both of their children at the same time during the 2.0 carry relay.  T-claps!

To those that rolled down the hill all three times without splashing merlot/grape juice – impressive!

To Ross Thompson, aka Bomber (2.0 of Flat Tire),  for leading the closing prayer during COT.  When I Q’d my first F3 workout, the thing I was most worried about was saying a prayer out loud at the end. To hear a young child do it in front of that large group, with such poise and confidence,  is very inspiring to me.  Well done, young man.  You made your daddy proud.

F3 Dads continues next Saturday, June 13, 9:30am,  at Walter Elisha Park.  Don’t miss it!

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