YHC took the reins of FKT.  It was a way of separating the wheat from the chaff so to speak, as only 5 pax were elite enough to push the bounds of humankind and artificial intelligence.   Here is what happened.

Run to the top of the greenway by the theater (half mile).

20 burpees, 20 diamond merkins, 20 WWII situps

Run the greenway around the pond to the first cul de sac

20 merkins, 20 Carolina dry docks, 20 WWII situps

Run greenway back to top of the hill entrance

Repeato until time runs out.

Run back to AO launch (half mile)

Minimum count (greater numbers achieved by Don Ho who led the pax)

• 60 burpees (80)
• 60 diamond merkins (80)
• 60 merkins (80) 
• 60 Carolina dry docks (80)
• 120 WWII situps (140)
• 3.25 miles running (4 miles)

COP happened

AI moleskin

• YHC described FKT to ChatGPT and asked it to raise the bar on designing an elite level workout.  It was too complicated with too many instructions.  So YHC reverted to the most elite of Isotope workouts, the Sharknado, and tweaked it FKT-style.
• Heavy on the WWII because it is beach season.  Also Jobe didn’t get back from the run standard in time for the Olivia standard, so YHC knew abs needed focus
• Pretty sure all pax ate a few bugs on the greenway.  Let’s just consider it a protein shake mid-workout
• Don Ho crushed it.  Part of me thinks he actually held back some because he felt uncomfortable being too far out in the lead.
• Swing State adapted the abs to Susan Summers.  But hey, who can argue with his results.
• Jobe got some extra work in on that last set.  That’s the mentality it takes to rock the Jobe-style dad bod
• Tclaps to Smokey for the strong push this morning.  I am better for it.
• What I learned today:  great post COP discussion on youth travel teams, the cost, the purpose, the reward.  Being child-less, YHC doesn’t have a dog in the fight.  But I was that kid who consumed his parents’ lives and budgets with tennis growing up.  And now as an adult many times I see it from the sidelines, like “wow you are investing a lot of time and money and I see your marriages and lives crumbling because of it.”  But this conversation was different.  Don Ho, Smokey, Swing State, Jobe are different.  Not sure I can explain how they do it, I can just tell you that the way they approach this still maintains a healthy marriage, healthy development for their 2.0’s, healthy adult relationships, and further experience in leadership.  That is a win all around, and the next generation will be the beneficiaries.   So be like these guys.  And if you, yourself are struggling with boundaries and balance as you lead your family and invest in your children, then seek out these guys to get their guidance.  They are #HIMs on an elite level.  And this is F3, so they will be glad to “give it away” to help you out.