Introduction and #disclaimer

Bells overhead by the end of track under the light.

Warm o Rama

Circle up.

All exercises in cadence-

SSHx15

Toy soldier x12

IST x12

Windmill x12

 Low Slow Squat

1 Outlaw Burpee

The Thang

Round 1:

Squats will bells x10

Lawn Mower R x10

Lawn Mower L x10

Bent Over row x10

Curls x10

Upright row x10

Overhead press x10

Skull crushers x10

American Hammer x10

Chest press with low flutter x10

Repeato increasing reps to 12

Mobility moment with huggers and arm circles.

Final round of set x15.

BS call by Uncle Rico with not moving spots right or left.  Surprised it took this long for a BS call…do any of these younger pax know what a BS call is?

YHC spelled Uncle Rico and finished the set much to my demise with the skull crushers, American hammers and chest presses.  Much #respect that I have to be your partner for this next round.

Lap A Doodle

P1 farmers carry with the bells

P2 Exercises

Exercises as follows:

Burpees…(I pissed off Outlaw)

WW2 Situps

‘Mericans

Jump Squats

Mosey back to cars.

MARY

Dying Cockroach

LBC

Recover Recover

COT

 

Prayers for Blacksox who lost his Mom this weekend.

Deep Dish thanking for prayers for Little Professors classmate/teammate returning back to school.

Hippie’s nephew? reconnecting last night.

Those how lost parents, friends, loved ones. 

To end the mystery, ya’ll forget…I do everything for a purpose.

Being the #mumblechatter was around YHC and not keeping a count of 10 to go along with his 10 year anniversary.  10 is my anniversary. 12 is my birthdate in two days. 15 when you add to 10 and 12 is the actual age I posted 10 years ago…two days before my birthday.  You’re welcome!

Thanks for Omega keeping me in check.  Must be a little rusty.  Nice getting to see some new fellas and hopefully I get better acquainted as I post more…And good to see a couple OGs in the gloom.  Appreciate Greyhound for the EH to sign up and reminded me of the past when there was a week of Olive.  Sadly only two days this week.

 

Self-plug with 10th Annual F3 Daytona at MadSci which is resurrected once again this year.

Christina Latini Memorial 8K March 22nd.  Run, walk, volunteer, donate or sponsor.  Severely trailing every previous year.

https://raceroster.com/events/2025/97054/christina-latini-memorial-8k

So what the heck is the race and what is this all about? Let me Re-Introduce Myself!

Hi!  My name is Greg.  I was named Olive 10 years ago at Man Maker Monday by a tall fellow named Moses.  As an introvert, I decided to show up empty handed as a friendly new guy not knowing what to expect.  A foot doctor named Snoopy mentioned F3 to my wife (ahem M) and she told me about it.  I spoke to him about it when looking at my Toe Injury from my last Spartan Beast in 2014.

Yes.  I did the Spartan Races.  And Tough Mudders and Battle Frogs, Warrior dashes and the like. I posted at F3 daily and usually I was doing a double down of sort trying to get better at running long distances.

I even did the F3 Quarter Ruck on two weeks training…2016 if memory serves.  I broke my foot during it.  Finished it.  Some may remember when I used to start workouts with burpees.  5 minutes of them.  If you can imagine that.  Firestone remembers. I would not dare do that to Outlaw.  Life was great.  Best wife a guy can imagine.  Two awesome kids.  S great job.  That was me…who is no more.

My daughter, Christina, died May 6, 2016.  I still have not figured out why and I know why but I don’t understand the sequence of events that caused our inability to save her. 

My medical records say I abuse alcohol. (Old news)  I have high anxiety. I often get panic attacks. (truthnugget)  My last Spartan race was in 2017 when I blew out my back.  I have plantar fasciitis, bone spurs, have had bad cases or bursitis in my heal and I have probably bought a wing at Foot and Ankle Associates. Posting back to back seems monumental and it feels like I live a life in physical or emotional pain nearly every day. Hell, I broke  bone in my sleep! I am not kidding!

My brother in law committed suicide in 2017, lost my Father in Law to Covid in 2021, have lost may way in Faith numerous times.  And then, my family got into a horrific accident on October 27, 2024 where we on impact, we did not think we would survive. And…we are here.  Sadly, the person who hit us is not.  I can’t imagine what that family is going through or what they think of us and maybe they hate us…I don’t know.  I/We actually feel guilty for still being here.

Why the hell am I sharing all of this?  Today, I announced that it was my 10 year F3 anniversary and that it was amazing I was actually here.  Literally! Now you know why! By love of God and love of Brothers.  I was actually here physically, spiritually and emotionally to lead a peer led workout to reinvigorate male leadership.

I have often said it that the only reason I and my family are still standing is through the support of F3.  This is group/family like no other.  Half of the Pax don’t know who the hell I am…(now you do) but have showed up at the Christmas Party, the race and have donated their time, money or talents to support me and my organization, Operation Sweet Tooth.

Christina’s nickname is/was Sweet Tooth.  If you are new or old, you probably have heard about Operation Sweet Tooth.  This is the non-profit I created in memory of my daughter to give back and to keep her spirit and memory alive.

It keeps me alive.  We actually saved a life!  We have kept, you the Pax safe with our AEDs in an AO near you.

I am not ashamed of sharing all this with you. I have been ashamed that I am not my old badass self.  Maybe I never was.  I hate that I cannot do the things I should be able to do.  That is pride and that is wrong. 

I am grateful for each and every one of you.  I am grateful the Lord has spared my family so we can continue to have purpose and have a positive impact on and in our community.  I can’t express my unwavering gratitude to F3, especially the men of Isotope/LKN, as it and you, continue to provide me hope and allows us to turn our #PainIntoPurpose and to live our life so that we are #OneDayCloser to being reunited with our Christina.

If you read this…thank you!  If you didn’t, I don’t blame you.

Live life.  Own every second. Never ever take life for granted.

Humbly Yours-

Olive