01/31/2023 - Dark Tower - Noonan Tribute 2 of 2

AO: Dark Tower

When: 01/31/2023

PAX:

Number of Pax: 10

Pax Names:

DR Names:

Number of FNGS: 0

FNG Names:

QIC: Cousin Eddie


Introduction

Pre Blast:  Dark Tower Bootcamp 1/31/23 5:15am  Noonan Tribute 2 of 2

January 27th and January 31st are important dates for those that knew Noonan.  Tomorrow it will have been 3 years since we lost this HIM.  Bring your rucks and your coupons as we do some Noonan thangs.  All are welcome.  HC in the thread.

The Scene:  Cold but manageable.  Negative temps but that hasn’t stopped us before.  

Welcome & Disclaimer

F3 has 5 core principles:  1. Free 2. Open to ALL men 3. Peer led in a rotating fashion 4. Held outdoors rain or shine, heat or cold 5. 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.

In cadence (IC) is the rhythm in between each rep or the body movement between each rep.

Our mission is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.  Our credo is to leave no man behind and leave no man where you found him.

Warm-O-Rama

Motivators from 10

Roxanne – while running in place at a high cadence for the entire song, a burpee is done at every “Roxanne.”

The Thang

THANG 1 – The Noonan

Noonan loved to ruck us over to North Central College, sometimes with coupons, and ruck the stadium stairs.  Unfortunately, we no longer have access to that anymore.  Since we had already done “Noonan’s Tower” aka Indigo parking garage on Friday, YHC thought to take a detour over to the park district football field.

Ruck to the Football Field

SURPRISE! The football field was all locked down.  We checked both sides.  So we didn’t get to do the following:

Ruck up the stadium stairs, raccoon walk across, Ruck down, repeat at least 3 times.

Bear crawl to 10 yard line, 1 merkin, 20 yard line, 2 merkins up to 5 and then back down.

Note to self:  If you are doubting your original plan, you better check it out first.

Ranger/Indian/Rebel/whatever we call running from the back to the front Ruck back to coupons

THANG 2 – CORA, The Coupon Dora

Partner up – one person does exercise, the other will Murder Bunny up the hill and then run back down.  Blueprints was quick to point out that Murder Bunnies weren’t invented yet before Noonan passed.  But, Noonan would have loved them 🙂 because they suck.

Complete reps as a team. 

100 Curls

200 Big Boy Sit Ups – holding coupon either overhead or against your chest 

No one finished this, and that’s ok.  A-1 was my partner, someone get him some gloves and a coupon! LOL

300 Goblet Squats

Mary

Noonan loved his Roxanne:

Done while listening to the song Roxanne by the Police. While staying in the plank position for the entire song, a Merkin is done at every “Roxanne” and a Plank Jack at every ‘red light’ sung.

Circle of Trust

Announcements

Presented by Overthrow

Name – o – rama:  Cousin Eddie, Overthrow, Marla Hooch, Blueprints, Sparky, Backdraft, Townie, Shandy, Whopper Jr., A-1

Prayers

Thank you, Lord, for this beautiful morning and the ability to exercise our bodies in order to awaken our minds and open our hearts to your influence.  Protect these men as they go about their day and protect all those with whom they come in contact.  Amen.

PAX shared intentions.

Naked Man Moleskin

At the end of Noonan’s Memorial bootcamp on Feb 1, 2020, Rusty read the following poem and scripture during COT:

Remembered Joy

Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free!

I follow the plan God laid for me.

I saw His face, I heard His call,

I took His hand and left it all…

I could not stay another day,

To love, to laugh, to work or play;

Tasks left undone must stay that way.

And if my parting has left a void,

Then fill it with remembered joy.

A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss…

Ah yes, these things I, too, shall miss.

My life’s been full, I’ve savoured much:

Good times, good friends,

A loved-one’s touch.

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief –

Don’t shorten yours with undue grief.

Be not burdened with tears of sorrow,

Enjoy the sunshine of the morrow.

This was followed by two Scripture passages:

Revelations 21:4 – He will wipe every tear from their eyes.  There will be no more death, or mourning, or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.

John 14:1-7 – Jesus said, “Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me.  In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?  And when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.  And you know that way where I am going.”  Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?  Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through me.”

Peace,

Cousin Eddie

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