The weather was perfect for a run this morning. We ran to the right, over 77 and down for the biscuit loop and back. Bass-o-matic took us out.
Day 9 of AKAY2 did not disappoint. 13 PAX came out to run the hills of the River District. Beautiful morning, no sweat shirts and lots of yellow running gear!
4 mile loop: down Market straight to River District cul-de-sac and come on back.
5 mile loop: 160 to Sutton, right on Market intersection, straight to River District cul-de-sac and come on back.
Everyone got back safely and finished with COT.
Prayers for Jessica, Rebel’s co-worker, battling 2 forms of cancer.
P.S.A attendance is highly recommended. March 27th mark your calendars. F3 St. Louis very own Miyagi and Aerobie has brought light to a sensitive subject that’s right Suicide-mental health awareness. A subject we try and avoid talking about at all or till it’s to late. YHC will be on Q at the Panethon if you can’t make it to the west side of town Stang is on Q at Tomahawk and will also discussing the subject.
I am encouraging you to step up and share your experience. Whether it be about yourself or family member or even a friend. YHC will testify how this subject has effected my life. Please remember what we talk about in COT stays in COT it’s okay to be vulnerable. We are stronger together rather than alone.
Quotes
Don’t be ashamed of your story it will inspire others. Author Unknown
“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.”
”I hide all my scars with an I’m fine.”
The bravest thing I ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die. – Juliette Lewis
The world is a better place with you in it.
Suicide doesn’t end the chances of life getting worse, it eliminates the possibility of it ever getting any better. – unknown
To all the Pax of F3 Nation
Are you prepared to challenge your self for 2019? I am challenging all Pax’s to join me for 2019 we will take on one exercise for January (merkins single count) 100 reps every day. Then in February we will add another exercise which will be done every day on top of the 100 merkins and so on and so on. We will increase by adding one exercise each month. These exercises will be above and beyond when you post. So by the end of the year there will be 12 exercises that need to be done everyday at the reps set.
Do you accept the challenge? Do you want to get better?
I will set the next month exercise and reps the week before to keep you on your toes
As most of the PAX in the Fort and Rock regions knows my 5 year old daughter (Emma) is a leukemia survivor. We still make a trip every 4 weeks to get blood drawn to check her counts at Levine Children’s Hospital. We also stepped up and raised money last year (Christmas time) for a fellow brother bout-time out of Area 51 son Jennings who has leukemia also.
It has come to my attention that the budgets have been cut in some of the pediatric departments and the first thing to go is usually the character band aids. You say how important is to have these band-aids? Well as far as the cancer kids go every time the have their PORT’s (Port is a small medical appliance that is installed beneath the skin. A catheter connects the port to a vein) which for some kids is traumatic they get a band-aid over it. For others that are done with treatment such as my daughter Emma has to go back for the next 21 years to get checked (mainly blood counts). This not always easy for instance this past Wednesday she was poked 3 times. Well at the end the band aid can put a smile on a child’s face. This also goes for those kiddos that have to constantly get blood work done not just cancer kids.
So what I am challenging you to do is every week you go grocery shopping buy at least one box or more of character band-aids girls or boys. Also Spread the word in every COT. I will tweet out what AO’s I will be at and if anyone wants to step up and help me collect that would be awesome.
I also challenge others in different regions to pull together and do the same thing. My goal is to gather as much as possible and split it between Levine Children’s Hospital and Novant Health Hemby Children’s Hospital (St. Jude Affiliate Clinic) before Christmas.
Let a simple act of kindness put a smile on a little fighters face.
AYE. Lets do this.
Men of The Fort,
On Friday, September 21st, we will celebrate 6 years of Fitness, Fellowship, and Faith in the Fort Mill area with our annual F3 Invergence party. Bring a beverage, some food to share, and enjoy a relaxing evening with your brothers. We’ll have presentations from your local leadership, take a look back at the previous year, and look ahead to what’s in store for 2019 F3 The Fort and F3 Nation. This is the premier 2nd F event of the year so mark your calendars now, and plan on being at Rush Pavilion on Friday night, September 21st.
This is a great FNG opportunity!
This is a Pax only event. Make it up to your M and 2.0’s next weekend.
What: Fort Mill Invergence (6th anniversary party)
When: Friday, September 21, 5:30pm – 10:00pm
Where: Bruce T. Rush Pavillion at the Anne Springs Greenway
Bring: Food, drink, chair, cash (to cover the pavillion rental/donations to the F3 Foundation)
Please use the link below to RSVP and list what food you will bring:
6th year F3 The Fort Invergence Food Sign Up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4CAFAE2FA7FD0-f3thefort
We ran…..we ran so far away!
Then came back
COT
2/24 = Yeti
Thanks for Q Mainframe!
We had 20 at Clydesdale’s for a balmy run. A few men took to the Baxter trails while the rest of us headed out for a Grey Rock loop. Sure it’s 5mi. I said if you add the little harvest Pt. road hill. Well that was wrong. All in all it was 4mi. and some change. I really couldn’t tell ya cause I took a detour back and skipped that big freakin hill. I did about 3.3mi. Wasn’t feelin it. Well it is Clydesdale’s ya know. Anyway I have to mention that McGuyver went for a blazin 6mi stretch and still was back by 6. That dude can fly. That’s all I got.
It was dog cold this morning! We mainly stayed on Hwy 160. Distance ranged between very few to 6 miles.
In just under a month, we will have an opportunity to run one of the best races of the year which has become our Signature Fort Race, The Joe Davis Run for Recovery.
This year is going to be particularly special in that we will also be adding the opportunity to push race chariots for SPEED FOR NEED.
Here’s how you get involved, if you know of someone who has a child with a disability, someone who has a child whose home has been affected by addiction, or a child in some other kind of need, then DM Dark Helmet on Twitter and let him know. If you would like to help push, let him know.
We have a chance to have as many as 6 chairs there (several are already spoken for, but some are empty). That’s the most of any race yet…
So man up! Register, find a “Track Commander” to push, and let’s get after it!