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!

Typical running backblast – route, names of PAX, mileage. Done

This BackBlast -anything but that, mostly cuz a dog showed up.

YHC was greeted this morning at Clydesdales by 20 other PAX and a FNG dog. A disclaimer was given to the PAX and after being told what my plan was, other options were given as well.

Option 1 – Team Anchorman – 3.0-3.5 mile run at a nice conversation pace. The true Clydesdales. Anchorman said they went around the neighborhood and got around 3 miles in.

Option 2 – Team Zima – named team Zima cuz Zima can’t handle YHC telling him what to do. So he rounded up about 4-5 guys and made a 4 to 4.5 mile loop around Baxter including 1 trip up Gardenia hill.

Option 3 – Team Longshanks – All that was told was that we would run to Gardenia Hill and run 30 second hill repeats. Our route was up Market, around the Community Center/Clubhouse, down and up Stratford Run, and down Gardenia Hill. Once PAX were there I explained the 30 second hill repeat. All you got for 30 seconds up the hill. Slow Mosey back down the hill 10-20 seconds of rest. Repeat for 8 total. On the 8th repeat, we finished all the way at the top of the hill. Once the 6 finished at the top we walked one block, then continued up Gardenia, turned left on Mills, left on Sutton and then right on Market. Finished right around 4 miles.

Annoucements – F3 Dads, Childrens Attention Home, F3 Picnic, Star Command convergence, check your weekly newsletter and get on twitter

Prayers – continued prayers for Spud, other who are sick and hurting, injured PAX.

Moleskin
1. Thanks to Gridlock for the opportunity to lead Clydesdales. Not your typical run, but I think its important to change things up to improve, especially with BRR coming up.
2. Lots of comments from the PAX that did the hills about not being able to do that by themselves. I agree. That hill is 2 blocks from my house and I never run up it alone.
3. Speaking of hills and not going it alone, that’s true for life too. How many times do we face an uphill battle and don’t ask for help cuz we are too embarrassed. Or we Don’t think we will make it up the hill. Or we use all of our energy getting up he hill, that when we reach the top, we are too tired to do anything else. Thats what your brothers are for. To help you get up to the top of that hill, when you started at the bottom.
4. Zima. Seriously you kill me. Can think up all this crazy CSAUP stuff, but can’t handle some hills?
5. Sasquatch brought his dog. And his Dog is a beast too. Gave him the name CC for Cat Catcher. Almost had one that was hiding underneath a car at Mills and Gardenia.

Longshanks out!!

16 strong today. Around half of the Clydesdales took the roads around Baxter for a nice easy run. The other half decided to order biscuits down at Hardees. Both groups accomplished their first F goal.

Good luck to Short Sell in his goal to be a commando in Spitz’s Army. Great to have Newman building the cardio with us. We’ll have him out to a CSAUP soon enough.

Some mumble chatter around putting together a Ragnar team. I hear our old P200 team rallying to the call. Need a HC from Airborne, Tater, Deacon, Bass-o-matic, and any other fool wanting to join a team.

See you all next week.