23 hard-chargers sallied forth in warm, humid conditions for a final-four QvQ matchup between two old-timers (Possum v. Gnarly Goat).
Apparently the two grizzled belligerents were thinking alike this morning as they both showed up to the AO well before the scheduled launch time. It was indeed a pleasant meeting as the marsupial and the ruminant exchanged pleasantries and engaged in delightful conversation in the pre-dawn calm before the storm. It was soon clear that neither of us had much of a plan. Possum mumbled something about “safety” while Goat mumbled something about “F3 trivia”. And thus the gauntlets were thrown… the dice were cast… the pax arrived and the game was afoot.
True to his word, Possum warmed us up, worked us out, and scared the bejeesus out of the pax who were of the opinion that death was imminent, or at the very least things might be less than safe.
Next up was Goat, who seized upon a theme/thesis that the wise elder Outlaw picked up immediately… it’s time for a Q school and perhaps even a nutjob csaup. YHC proved his thesis by tormenting some of the newer pax with basic F3 knowledge questions. Answering the questions correctly resulted in 10 reps of an exercise with a 50 yard sprint, while answering incorrectly resulted in 15 reps and a 100 yard sprint. Alas, there were many incorrect answers on basic F3 questions, which proves we (collectively) need to hold a culture and history session for our newer pax (and obtw these sessions usually involved coffee and donuts after a Saturday workout, with plenty of fun reminiscing and story-telling). Indeed, Possum himself weaved in a few funny and satisfying stories in his otherwise terrifying safety day.
In the end, YHC moves on to face The Force, who lived up to his name by attending and intimidating all within eyeshot with his belt.
Of note:
Greyhound earned an immediate 15 burpee penalty for all the pax by breaking the lawfully enacted non-disclosure agreement.
Likewise Judge Srappy was held in contempt for his scandalous answer.
All in all it was a morning of goodwilled fitness, fellowship and faith. YHC picked a good morning for culture, history and lore since we had some true high impact men in attendance who set this thing in motion nearly 14 years ago (looking at you Callahan, Outlaw, Bijoux and Possum). I pledge to help lead a Q-School and a homegrown csaup for our newbies, and I hope the new guys will attend so they can help pass on the Isotope legacy.
Bleat.
G. Goat sends.