02/13/2021 - Iron Lion - A Tour of Lisle
AO: Iron Lion
When: 02/13/2021
PAX:
Number of Pax: 11
Pax Names: Bootlegger, Cousin Eddie, Ebeneezer, Loud Speaker, Mellencamp, Mia Hamm, Mr. Nice Guy, Riunite, Seadoo, Sputnik, Sulley,
DR Names:
Number of FNGS: 0
FNG Names:
QIC: Cousin Eddie
Introduction
Double Tap! Come early for the bootcamp at 5:15, stay for the run club. WEAR BLACK in honor of Rivet from F3PugetSound. However, we will be on the roads so headlamps and reflective gear highly recommended.
The Scene: Single digits. Snow. Had just Q’d a bootcamp but realized quick that I better keep moving so Seadoo and I did some EC running in between workouts. Riunite went for some coffee and a bathroom break. Ebenezer and Bootlegger went for an EC ruck. Mr. Nice Guy showed up early as a good site Q does and the rest of the PAX rolled in.
Welcome & Disclaimer
F3 is:
Free
Open to ALL men,
Peer led in a rotating fashion
Held outdoors rain or shine, heat or cold.
Ends in a Circle of Trust
I am not a professional. You are here of your own free will. I have no knowledge of any injuries or fitness considerations. It is your responsibility to be safe and modify exercises as needed. Maintain 15 feet between you and the next guy at all times. In cadence (IC) is the rhythm in between each rep or the body movement between each rep.
Warm-O-Rama
SSH (IC – 4 count) x 21
Monkey Humpers (IC – 4 count) x 21
The Thang
Run from flags to Lisle Village Hall via Short St. hill.
Suicides in parking lot – pick a lamp post side, start at one end and work your way down to the other.
Run to Lisle Library via Main street underpass.
Space Trace the Library parking lot – there was some snow removal going on but luckily they were already finished with the area YHC wanted to run.
Run past St. Joan of Arc via Division St. As we were running down Division St., there was a woman and her daughter trying to pull their car out of the driveway and they were stuck. The Lord must have answered her prayers as 10 guys showed up to push the car out into the street. Unplanned 3rd F gave YHC goosebumps as it was happening.
We then ran back down Main to Short St. to the HS parking lot, and ran laps until 6 is in.
Indian Run: We split into two groups to make the Indian Run smaller and easier to manage. The lead pax chose which way to go when we were at an intersection. YHC stressed that the emphasis of the Indian Run is to control your body in order to keep the PAX together. Throttle it up to get to the front but also throttle it back to leave no man behind.
Mary
American Hammers (IC – 4 count) x 14
Hamstring stretches (30 seconds each leg)
Quad stretches (30 seconds each leg)
Side stretch (30 seconds each leg)
Pigeon stretch (30 seconds each leg)
Circle of Trust
Announcements
Check out the info only no chatter channel on slack.
Prayers
PAX of F3 PugetSound
Uncle Rico
Naked Man Moleskin
To continue the theme of remembering my father, the 21 reps in the WOR were for the day he died, November 21, 1988. The reps for the American Hammers were for the day he was born February 14, 1951. I was looking for a way to express the grief I felt growing up without him and I found this poem. YHC almost didn’t make it through this.
I Am Learning How To Live
by Jamey Wysocki
I am learning how to live
In a new way
Since that day
You were taken away.
I am learning how to live
With the things left unsaid
Knowing I got to say them
With every tear that I shed.
I am learning how to live
By embracing the pain
Knowing that you live on
Through the memories that remain.
I am learning how to live
Knowing I will never again see your face
And I have peace knowing
You’re in a better place.
I am learning how to live
Knowing you’re in God’s care
It gives me the strength to move on
And makes the pain much easier to bear.
Thank you Lord for this day. Help me be the father to my children that mine could not be. Help the men here be the best fathers, husbands, sons and brothers that they can be. Thank you for all that you have given us. In your name we pray, Amen.
Peace,
Cousin Eddie