03/10/2021 - Dark Tower - 03/10/2021 – Dark Tower – Run Club
AO: Dark Tower
When: 03/10/2021
PAX:
Number of Pax: 27
Pax Names: Aladdin, Augustus Gloop, Blow Dry, Blues Clues, Bobby Fischer, Clearcoat, Curds, Flo, Glenn, Mia Hamm, Moira Rose, Nosejob, Patchouli, Poutine, Radio Flyer, Road Trip, Rusty, Serena, Sparkler, Sweeney Todd, Tang, Thumb Drive, Tiny Dancer, Toady, Tonka, Waterfall, Webelos,
DR Names:
Number of FNGS: 0
FNG Names:
QIC: Glenn
Introduction
PREBLAST – DARK TOWER RUN CLUB 3/9/21 5:15AM – VQ ALERT
We’re going to keep this simple. 40 minutes, out and back along the river walk path and through the forest preserve.
Warm-O-Rama
- 25 Side straddle hops
- 15 Tappy taps
- 15 Abe vigodas
The Thang
Run 40 minutes out and and back along the river walk and through the forest preserve. Go as far as you can make it in the time frame allotted.
Circle of Trust
CoT:
All of you are probably a heck of a lot more mature than me, so maybe this won’t resonate as much with you. For a lot of my life I’ve been very financially and materialistically driven. Whether it was a nice house, nice car, or well paying job. That’s what I told myself was important, and what it meant to be successful. Sadly though it took years for me to come to the realization of what makes up the best and most important things in life:
- Whether it is working out or running
- Building friendships
- Spending time with my family, my M, my 2.0., and especially my Brother-in-law Serena
- And most importantly focusing on my faith
F3 embodies several of these important areas for me: Fitness, Fellowship and Faith.
As a takeaway, I want this group to think about what is truly important in your life, and to make sure those core areas are the focus of your time and effort.
Lastly, I want to thank Serena for bringing me out to F3 back in late November of last year. I genuinely thought I’d join for 1 or 2 runs a week, and otherwise I’d run on my own, as I’ve done the last few years.
I was very wrong and F3 sucked me in. It’s been fantastic getting to know all of you, and I especially love all of the positivity and encouragement that everyone shows to each other. Thank you for inviting me in , and thank all of you for coming out and supporting my first Q, it means a lot.
Naked Man Moleskin
Several cool things to call out today:
-Several guys made long drives to DT to support my VQ. Really appreciate all of the PAX making it out today, was overwhelmed by the support.
-Sparkler has done 5 Black Diamonds over the last 8 days, yet still came out and ran 5 miles at a sub 8 minute pace. What a beast.
-Serena broke sub 7 minute mile pace for 5 miles for the first time with the help of Nose Job.
-Sweeney Todd shared during coffeeteria that he’s dropped 45+ pounds since joining F3. That’s a heck of an accomplishment!