On yet another morning of summer swelter, 8 pax posted to Block Party to wring out the impurities in the body and refresh the mind for a new day.

The Thang

Warm up run 1/2 way around path

COP — SSHs, Squats, Mtn climbers, Merkins, windmills, hillbilly walkers, IWs

Mosey back to path

Drill bit w/ 10 Burpees OYO at each post

Mosey to playground

Plank jack x10

Shoulder taps x10

Pull-ups x10 OYO

Plank jack x10

Shoulder taps x10

Pull-ups x10 OYO

Plank jack x10

Shoulder taps x10

Run the path back to COT area

Circle up for some pass the hat Mary — Dollies, American Hammer, Freddie Mercury’s

COT

NMM

Happy to have Uncle Sam back amid the pax!  Sounds like he will be sharing community and pain with us for 9+ months.  Paired with FNG/Mayflower from Portugal at Flight Plan the day before, the week started off with quite an international flavor.

Solid #Respect showing on this morning, with 50% of the pax tipping the solar calendar at 50+ revolutions.  Keep it up men!  You’re as young today as you’re ever going to be!

It was great to see some fresh faces in the form of Spitz, Backdraft and Bridgegate this AM.  These two veterans put it out there through the good and bad today –  very little mumble chatter among pain and sweat.  They were all business in the best possible way.

The theme for the day was about Change, taken from a quote I saw in a presentation at a recent conference.  The quote, from the novel The Leopard is “For things to remain the same, everything must change.”  This quote has stuck with me for days, leading me to dwell on the fact that everything is in a constant state of change.  If I don’t respond to the changes around me, if I don’t adapt to changing circumstances out of either fear of the unknown future or satisfaction with the present, I will find myself left behind and left out.

One of the best things about F3 is the constant state of change that we all experience.  Different AOs, Qs, exercises, paces, messages, weather, gear, prayers/praises, etc.  I don’t think there is anything about change that scares this group, when put into the context of F3.  What about the other areas of your life?  What would it be like to embrace change in all areas besides the Gloom?

Always a privilege to lead the pax.  Thanks for making it real  this AM.