15 of the PAX left from Starbucks in the gloom. We had a number of guys rucking with Spitz. Others braved the dark running the Baxter trail down towards New Grey Rock Road.

Those of us road running took a trip towards Fort Mill High

Start at Starbucks on 160. Cross I-77 and go to original Kingsley loop.
Right on to Munn Road towards Fort Mill High
Left on to Harris
Left on to 21
Left on to 160 and back to Starbucks for the short runners like me. (3.75 miles)
Others went to the Kingsley entrance on 21 and put in an additional mile or so. (Around 4.5 to 4.75 miles)

Announcements: Joe Davis next weekend! Remember, you can only do the 5k if running with a 2.0. Otherwise 10k it is!

COT & BOM: prayers for safe travels, prayers for our families, prayers for Car Bomb and his wife expecting a baby any day now.

Longshanks came stumbling in at the end looking for a coffee fix.

It was a pleasure working out with you guys. Have a great New Years!

Gridlock

14 showed up at the Baxter Starbucks this cold morning to get their run on. I think 3-4 hit the trails (Clydestrails) with another 3-4 going with Anchorman on the moderate route. The rest did the following:

Run up Market St.
Turn Right on Sutton. Run down Sutton.
Turn right on 160. Run 160 towards Starbucks.
Turn right on Market.

Repeat 3 times for a little over 4.5 miles.

And while your at it. Try not to run alone. Run with at least one other person. Maybe 2 and get some fellowship in.

COT and BOM

Announcements – Read your newsletter!! Joe Davis Run, Yeti, Christmas Eve Convergences – The Yard (The Fort) and Old Towne (The Rock).

Prayers – for those that have lost loved ones this year, safe travels, teachers.

NM:

Not much to say here other than enjoyed my conversations with Boeheim and Tater this morning. Good to have Tater back out.

Thanks Gridlock for the oppourtunity to lead.

Longshanks out.

15 men came, ran, prayed and we then went to work.

And somewhere in the middle we talked about the importance of relationships in our lives with a call to action to reach out to someone different than us that is hurting to reassure them that it will be ok.

This AO has become my new favorite. It has something for truly everyone. Yeah it’s a running workout, but probably has some of the finest #mumblechatter in the Fort. Guys who do kettlebell, they post here. Ruckers post here. Runners post, bootcampers post, heck FNGs post! I love the variety of the runs, loops and trails. Like the titles says, Clydesdales got options! I don’t want to sound redundant because our good man Barry Manilow did a great job describing what Clydesdales has become. If you haven’t read it, stop reading this and do so HERE.

Alright. Now that you’re back, here were the THANGS:

4 Mile (not easy) Jay’s Loop
-160 to Kingsbury (make a right)
-Right at Munn
-Right at Harris
-Right at Sam Smith (bigger climb than you think)
-Right at Sutton
-Right at Market all the way back to SBUX

5 Mile Out and Back
-160 to Sutton (make a left)
-Right at Mills Lane
-Left at Stratford Run
-Crossover New Gray Rock onto Harvest Pointe
-All the way down to the Culdesac and Back the way you came

Pineapple Loop
-I’m still not quite sure where this loops goes but I hear there is some meandering at times but the mumblechatter is of the highest quality

Moleskin
Great turnout this morning and I had a great run/chat with Tesh. The Marathon guys (Gears, Boeheim and Gekko) dusted us with their 8 min pace. Heard a few complaints about the “hilly” 4 miler but I bet it made y’all better. Final word on the election, no matter who is in office, God is still on his throne and in control. Thanks to Gridlock for the opportunity to Q.

Announcements
New Thursday Moderate AO (Footloose) 0515 First Baptist Church
11/19 The Forging
11/19 Funhouse Soccer
11/11 Veterans Day Ruck and 2ndF 1800 (Bring the Family)
11/12 Empathy Discussion Continues 0600 Eternal Church
12/17 Christmas Party

Praise and Prayer
Prayers for Twister’s Daughter
Pray for our Leaders and Nation
Pray for Unity in our Country

Always and Honor!
Zima

I think there’s a chance that this Clydesdale’s AO has a chance of making.  It’s really awesome to see the mix of running abilities gather together and truly optimizes what F3 is about.  The +/-2 rule was in effect considering the standard 2 ruckers count went from 27 at start to 28 at COT.

Spoke briefly about margin and areas where we are aimlessly neglecting those around us, self reflection or spending time in his word.

Had the always solid pineapple loop team.    A real testament to that this AO is all about.

I had a very elaborate running route planned but knowing how well these guys are at following directions I chose the wiser option of the standard Wal-Mart loop.

The ClydesTrails team is growing and from what I understand their pace is picking up too.

Ruckers grew from the usual two to three.

Where are you margin weaknesses?  Attending these F3 workouts is one area that you have improved your margin.  Where in your normal day to day activities can you become more diligent?

Appreciate the opportunity to lead this morning.

Cornhole Out.

What used to be Clydesdales is now a collection of runners of every shape and size. If you aren’t quite sure about your desire to run, come on out, start with one day a week. No man left behind.

Start with a count off and hope we can come back at the end with a +/- 2 variance.

Your options:
The Pineapple Loop: run with “those guys”, “the big guys”, the slow guys”. No man left behind, we’ll walk a bit if needed, and some will run through, SLOW, more like a mosey … this one goes about 3.25ish miles. No gear required.

Walmart: Someone always heads that way, run along the road, make sure someone has a light, the sidewalk is uneven. To Dam Road and back is about 3.8 miles … continue and circle Walmart and your number will be closer to 5 miles … Follow Corruption and you may end up at Gold Hill Road, 6+ miles round trip.

Clydes-Trails: Bring a light. I will never know what those trails look like.

Bisquit Run: To Hardees and back offers a well traveled 4.2 miles, turn around at WEP if 3.4 miles is more your pace … The Kingsley Loop will also add a 1/2 mile if 4.2 isn’t enough.

Ruck (I think): Only assuming that Spitz and Lugnut will let you join them for a 60 minute ruck, launching at 5am and joining COT at 6am.

Reassemble at COT (80% … apparently duty calls for many on Wednesday morning)

Announcements

Prayers and Praises

Thanks to Gridlock for keeping this one rolling, 22 is a big and diverse group of PAX.

Looks like we made it,

Barry Manilow

As is always the case, @ the Clydesdales we run and ruck at different paces. This morning was no different. Spitz led the charge of 3 men on a 3 mile ruck, while YHC led, from behind at a slightly slower pace, a crew of runners to Wally World, and yet another jogged the streets of BAX.

Great to have Nuggets, Steam’s son, join us. I think we found another member for a 6 or 9 man P200 team. Smoking it!

Proud to say we also had 6 or more Pax who have earned the title of “Respect” mixed in to the group. You guys are always impressive.

Remember, failure to forgive, or to seek forgiveness, can build a wall between you and God.

Have a happy Wednesday!