Its early. Why do they have to leave so early for these field trips?! Why am I the one that has to drive her?! Why couldn’t I have been the one to stay in bed?! I turn off Overland Rd and into the parking lot for James Madison Middle School. As we drive up towards the school I notice a cluster of runners…not particularly fast runners…and in fact they don’t look like they are running in any particular direction. More like running and weaving back and forth. I find the field trip bus and pull up close to it in the parking lot outside of the Gators Swim club. The runners are criss crossing the parking lot. Are they runners? Or something more sinister? Its a weird world these days and perhaps this is some Roanoke version of MS13. One of them approaches my truck as I pull in to a parking spot, then darts away. As I watch him (I think it was a him) disappear into the darkness I hear the door handle of the truck try to open. While I wasn’t looking a different hoodlum tries to open one of our doors. What is happening!!! I reach for my phone to call 911. My daughter cries out, “Daddy, I don’t want to die?!?!?!”
I imagine that this is the story this gentleman recounted as he returned home after dropping off his daughter for her field trip. Turns out this gentleman did not come for F3. Turns out he also had a truck that looked remarkably like Blindspots. So heads-up Blindspot….Pipeline will try to open your door for you when you show up at F3 next. Its his new commitment to F3 service.
So after the 6 PAX (Dunphy, CatScratch, Pipeline, Double Humpee, Pinky, Seabiscuit) scurry away from Not-Blindspot (and Not-Blindspot Offspring) we head up to the top of the parking deck. Surely the cops won’t find us up here.
On the way Dunphy complains about running. No problem says the Q (Pinky)….no more running.
We circle up and the Q asked CatScratch to pick the first exercise. He selects LBCs. Really thought he was going to say increasing pace SSH. Guess I was wrong. We start with 41 LBCs in cadence. Sounded like he regretted his choice after 20. Thats it. Warm up done.
Then we start the circuits. 8 exercises: 6 point burpees, squat jumps, merkins, candlestick burpees (Double humpees favorite exercise after the crab walk), plank jacks, LBCs (or American Hammers), high knees, squats.
20 seconds of exercise 1, 10 seconds of rest….cycle through 8 exercises. Run to the end of the parking lot and back. Rest until the next round starts (2 minutes to run and rest)
40 seconds of exercise 1, 10 seconds of rest….cycle through 8 exercises. Run to the end of the parking lot and back. Rest until the next round starts (2 minutes to run and rest)
60 seconds of exercise 1, 10 seconds of rest….cycle through 8 exercises. Run to the end of the parking lot and back. Rest until the next round starts (2 minutes to run and rest)
60 seconds of exercise 1, 10 seconds of rest….cycle through 8 exercises. Run to the end of the parking lot and back. Rest until the next round starts (2 minutes to run and rest)
Dr. Poelzing showed up with his German Shepard during the last round. Turns out the pup didn’t like Dunphy. Turns out Dunphy didn’t like the pup.
Times up. Gotta run back to the cars. Fortunately cops no longer waiting for Pipeline there.
Happy Friday!
Glad to have you back CatScratch! Hope you recovered before lunch time.