I woke up a little an anxious before the Q at Pantheon. I thought..do I have enough planned for the workout? Do I have too much? What if no one shows up, do I still count in cadence?  As the questions rolled through my head, I remember a song by the Talking Heads, “Once in a Lifetime.”  This band had a number of hits in the 80s (I know, this maybe hard for some to relate) .  Their songs were a crossover between rock and funk. Back in the day where you could dance awkwardly and look like you knew what you were doing. This particular song starts out with the following lyrics:

And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack

And you may find yourself in another part of the world

And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile

And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife

And you may ask yourself

Well…How did I get here?

Once In A Lifetime

So what does it have to do with F3 and/or the workout..I’ll tie it back at the end.

There was a good turnout this morning, 10 PAX, plus 2 runners. I thought the numbers would be lower due to the P200.  Great to see Mash and Wapner out again this week, I think we’ve got them hooked.  Free Bird appeared out of the gloom with another FNG (Blaze) in tow.  He should be a wrestler!  After the disclaimer, we headed to the front of the school.  There was lots of mumble chatter about the amount of running we would do during the workout. I’m not sure where the rumor started about how I like to run.

We began with some dynamic stretching:

Knees to Chest

Knees to Butt

Hip Circles out *otherwise known as the “Stanky Leg”

Hip Circles in  *the “Nae-Nae”

Mosey to the basketball courts in the back of the school

COP

 SSH x 30

Imperial Walker x 15

Windmill x 15

Morrocan Night Clubs x 20

Merkins x 10 (6” hold)

Mountain Climbers x10 (6” hold)

Merkins x 10 (6” hold)   *in honor of Bing since he was out of town unable to make the workout

Next, we split into two groups. One group ran basketball sprints while the other group performed the following exercises until the group was done with their sprints:

Squats

Carolina Dry Docks

Burpees

After a quick ten count, we jogged to the other playground

20 Dips

20 Derkins

Lunge walk to the fence

10 Bomb jacks

Lunge walk back to the school

Rinse and repeat Dips and Derkins

Mosey back to the front of the school for People’s Chair and Balls to the Wall. We had time of one lap around the carpool loop with an LBC accumulator (10 LBCs at first light pole, +5 at each pole).  Total LBCs  –  325, great job!

We finished off with 10 Merkins in honor of Bing.

Back to the song..it can be interpreted in many ways. We sometimes go through life on autopilot and don’t spend the time to enjoy it.  Maybe this was the 80s theme song for the Sad Clown.  I still consider myself relatively new to F3. I find myself still referencing the Lexicon to figure out what people said during the workout. In the short time I’ve been involve with the group, I see the difference it has made in my life.  The struggles and issues will still exist, but I am better prepared to tackle them with the help of this group and Sky Q.  It is always an honor to Q.

Announcements:

P200 – starts Friday

Mud Run – April 30^th

Prayer Requests:

P200 and P70 teams – Good luck, have fun, and be safe!

Royale – M’s health and extended family