08/08/2020 - The Outpost - The call of the dinosaur
AO: The Outpost
When: 08/08/2020
PAX:
Number of Pax: 16
Pax Names: Appletini, Blues Clues, Bozo, Captain Underpants, Chop Shop, Crabgrass, HH Gregg, Leuben, Onions, Powderpuff, Seabiscuit, Toadstool, Uncle Rico, Wickets,
DR Names:
Number of FNGS: 1
FNG Names: cookie monster
QIC: Coldcuts
Introduction
If You Aren’t In Over Your Head, How Do You Know How Tall You Are? – T.S. Eliot
16 of us woke up not knowing what lies ahead for us today. One man in that group truly had no idea how far he would be pushed and showed up anyway. It doesn’t take much courage to show up to your 100th/200th/357th post. It takes a lot of courage to show up to your first. Welcome aboard Cookie Monster.
Warm-O-Rama
Disclaimer was given word for word. Don’t believe what other people are saying. I said it exactly as it is written.
Shotgun start
Run to the freshman center lot
Lunge walk to the 2nd light post.
Warmup complete.
The Thang
50 yard merkins
Pax split into two groups, one at each end zone, complete ascending hand release merkin at every 5 yard marker. Start at 5 add 5 every marker.
Run to next thang
4 corners
Corner 1 50ssh
Run
Corner 2 100 SSH
Run
Corner 3 150 SSH
Run
Corner 4 200 SSH
Run to next spot
Pause for 6 (SSH)
Walk across the wall thingy at the pond
Bearcrawl to the top of the hill 50 SSH crawl bear down
Run
Karaoke down the soccer field
Run
Suicide sprints to the flag
1 MINUTE LEFT
MARY
34(?) American Hammers
Circle of Trust
Prayers for Guidance in our lives, for finding empathy in all situations, for growth as humans.
Appletini made some announcements too, I think.
Naked Man Moleskin
Over the last 3 years, I put a lot of my heart and soul into F3 naperville. It is an organization I have a lot of love for. There are men in the organization who have truly made me a better person. I’ve taken a step back over the last few months to get my mind right, it was a tough decision to make- F3 used to be that spot for me- to refocus, to recalibrate and to clear out the noise- but it was just not doing it. There were interactions that were draining me, there was planning and execution of the lincoln games that just sucked the joy out of the process, and then there was my new job, my family commitments, my mental health. Something had to give- and this was it. It was a hard decision, but made easier by some of the interactions I’d had over the prior months. I realized in order for me to succeed, I needed to take a step back.
We talk about this being a leadership group- and from the outside there are a few leaders who truly stand out- Guys like Ronda Rousey and the team who have done concierge are truly living third. Then there are guys who do it “quietly” by reaching out to others and checking in- I don’t think a week went by in the last few months when Appletini didn’t reach out to me. I’m sure I’m not the only guy he does it to. I’m grateful to guys like him, my shieldlock brothers, and others for keeping me in check.