Man I did not want to get out of bed this AM, but I was going to be QIC and I certainly don’t want to let my brothers in the gloom down, so I peeled back those warm covers, geared up and drove out to the Pantheon.  Clear and cold day, 24 degrees.  As the PAX was gathering, I warned them today was NOT going to be fun, no FNGs but a full disclaimer was made nonetheless.  I had something special planned for this morning! So first I shared a Rob Hill Sr Quote that I recently heard around Success (see moleskin)

The Thang

Mosey around the long car line with Dynamic warm-up.  High Knees, Butt Kickers, Karaoke with a switch

COP

12 Side Straddle Hops

12 Imperial Walkers

12 Wind Mills Nice and Slow

12 Wide Arm Merkins

12 Mountain Climbers

12 Plank Jacks

A Little Yoga to stretch out that Back

Here’s my Special Weinke:  This was going to be my final Q before I celebrated my 1 year anniversary of my 1st workout with F3.  The PAX was going to do 1 burpee for every F3 workout I posted to in that time.  Thanks to my Fitbit, I counted 146 F3 workouts since Feb 13, 2015!

So we did this.

16 Burpees

Run a lap around parking lot, modify to small loop if needed (it was for some; including YHC)

10 burpees; run a lap 10 burpees; run a lap 10 burpees; run a lap 10 burpees; run a lap 10 burpees; run a lap 10 burpees; run a lap 10 burpees; run a lap 10 burpees; run a lap 10 burpees; run a lap 10 burpees; run a lap 10 burpees; run a lap 10 burpees; run a lap 10 burpees

Total burpees when complete 146!

Lights came on indicating 6am just as those final burpees were being completed for myself.  I was really impressed with the PAX and how well they did this! T-claps to the leaders of the group: Gears, Senator Tressel and Fish Stix, they all did more than 146

Before the COT Chaser was kind enough to remind me that today should count as #147…so we did ONE more burpee. That was a real crowd pleaser…

COT

Yeti and prayers for healing for both children that are sick and injured PAX.

Moleskin

This was the Rob Hill Sr quote I read to open our day.

It might not make sense right now. It may seem pointless and like nothing is changing, but you can’t give up now.  You’ve given too much.  You’ve put in too much. You’ve sacrificed too much. Don’t stop now, you’ve come too far to quit. It’s not going to be easy, it won’t always be fun, but you have to persevere.  Breakdowns lead to breakthroughs when you’re diligent enough to keep going.  You have to be willing to fall and get up, to fail and try again, to be told “no” but to keep working.

If it’s special it won’t be easy.

You don’t deserve the great if you quit every time things don’t go your way.  Without trials there is no triumph.  You can’t be champion if you run from the challenge.  There are two types of people in life: Conquerors and Complainers. The Conquerors find a way, the Complainers find an excuse. When you want something bad enough and you know you deserve it, you don’t stop until its yours.  Though quitting is at times a thought in my mind, it will never be an option in my life.  I will win…I have to!

I really enjoyed this quote, and I’ve  heard many similar messages in my year with you all during all 3 Fs. I’ve joined with true #HIMs I’ve met and look up to. In this 1 year I’ve learned so much, become so much more than I was, and found the path in life that will make me full.  I truly was a #sadclown just moving through what life gave me, happy enough, but not complete.  YOU ALL HAVE MADE ME BETTER! And now I work on making the lives around me better.  I will focus on home first, put my family first before myself.  I have the energy and strength to keep their needs from me addressed.  This is my plan, and this is what I will DELIVER.