In just few days we will say goodbye to 2016. But before we do, one last chance for YHC to Q a workout and try to make each PAX better.

8 posted at The Pantheon, despite the knowledge of better options. Disclaimer given and off we went.

The Thang

Short mosey lap with high knees, butt kickers, and toy soldiers. Circle up in front of the school for some WIMPS

Windmills x 10 (IC)
Imperial Walkers x 10 (IC)
Monkey Humpers x 10 (IC)
Peter Parkers x 10 (IC) w/ some plankarama
Super x 10 count

Mosey to the cones for a 30 minute AMRAP. Each cone (9 cones total) was 2 parking spaces away from the next. When you get to the end, PAX choice of movement back (bear crawl, run, crab walk, backwards run, karaoke, etc.)

Cone 1 – 40 SSH
Cone 2 – 10 Diamond Merkins
Cone 3 – 25 Squats
Cone 4 – 5 Burpees
Cone 5 – 30 Hip Slappers
Cone 6 – 20 Flutter Kicks
Cone 7 – 10 Wide Arm Merkins
Cone 8 – 20 Carolina Dry Docks
Cone 9 – 25 LBC’s

After 30 minutes we moseyed to pillars at the front of the school for some People’s Donkey Balls.
20 count People Chair
5 Donkey kicks
20 count Balls to the wall
Rosalitas x 10 (IC)
20 count People Chair
5 Donkey kicks
20 count Balls to the wall
Dying Cockroach x 10 (IC)

Mosey to the flagpole for the Pledge of Allegiance and 22 Merkins

Head on back for COT and BOM

Announcements – New Years Day Trail Race, Joe Davis 5k/10k on January 7th, Yeti on February 18th.

Prayers/Praise – everyone said something CSPAN style – knee surgeries, cancer, loss of loved ones around Christmas, family situations, Hope.

Moleskin
1. 2016 has been a bad year for famous people. Those that have passed on include: Prince, George Michael, Muhammad Ali, Nancy Reagan, Carrie Fisher, Alan Rickman, David Bowie, Glenn Frye, Abe Vigoda, Patty Duke, Merle Haggard, Pat Summit, Gene Wilder, Alan Thicke, John Glenn and many others. It got me thinking about who is now missing from our PAX in 2016. The big 3 I think of are Solid State, Howitzer, and Bing. I know all 3 of these men made an impact on my life while they were here. I know they are off doing great things in their new communities.

2. Spoke a little bit about what Hope means in my life at COT. A couple of weeks ago at church, our Pastor was doing a sermon about God being there in ALL THINGS. He is there when everything is great he is there when everything isn’t great too. I challenge you to think of a time in your life when things weren’t going great or as things weren’t going according to YOUR plan. As you think about that time in your life, look at the blessings that came out of it. When I was going through a divorce 5 years ago, I thought I had it all figured out, I had MY PLAN. Little did I know God had a different plan for me. Some of the blessings that came from God’s plan:
a. Met my wife Elizabeth
b. started going back to church
c. started coming to F3 (could make a whole entire list of the benefits I’ve received from coming to F3)
d. got involved in Spartan Races
And the list could go on and on. But the key is to have HOPE, because eventually everything will turn around as God is in ALL THINGS.

3. Thank you Fishsticks for putting me on the schedule.

Longshanks out