The BackBlast:

AO:

paragon

Pax Names:

Tinder, Spock, Pony Boy, Pink Panther, Spit Valve, Swisher, Drumstick, Ma Bell, Dingus Magee, Grylls, Wiggum, Zillow, Ricky Bobby, Garfield, Panhandle, Doubtfire, Homeboy, Gepetto, Tebow, Festiva, Preacher, Tally Man (FNG), Westside

Number of Pax:

23

FNG Names:

Tally Man

Number of FNGs:

1

Intro:

When the Course Wins: No Finishers at the 2019 Paragon Barkley!

However, 23 eager PAX showed up to attempt the brain child of the infamous Spaceballs. We even had an FNG brought out by Pink Panther. They’re probably not friends anymore, haha! We have a lot to accomplish so without further ado…

Warm-o-Rama:

15x SSH
10x Windmills
10x Weed Pickers
10x Finkle Swings (Each Leg)

The Thang:

The goal of Barkley is of course 5 laps. Since the start of the Barkley Marathon in 1995 there have only been 18 finishers with 0 finishers for the 2018 race. Surely, the men of the Paragon will fare better….

3 – wind sprints of 10 bus lanes

Run around the school to the top of the parking lot and perform 10x Monkey Humpers

Run down the hill and and back up 3 times, performing 10x Monkey Humpers at the bottom and the top (total of 60x Monkey Humpers)

Run through the parking lot to the base of the stairs and perform 5x Lunges (Kodiak Count)

Run up the stairs 3 times, performing 5x Lunges (Kodiak Count) at the top and the bottom (total of 30x Lunges/per leg)

Run around the school and back to the start and perform 40x box jumps on the retaining wall

Lap 1 complete

Rinse and repeat until time expires or in the unlikely event, you finished (SPOILER ALERT: no one finished)

COT:

Name-o-rama, 6th Man (Spit Valve), FNG Naming (Tally Man), praises and prayers. Homeboy and Drumstick mentioned the upcoming 2nd F events.

Prayers for Thrasher and Veena on their surgery recovery. Prayers for Pelosi with the passing of his mother. Prayers for Jungle Love as we heard his wife was recently hospitalized.

Naked Man Moleskin:

After the COT the PAX began to dispurse and YHC went to grab the FUBAR flag and noticed it was missing. My initial thought was that another PAX grabbed it….nope. Okay, maybe my 2.0 was messing with it….again, nope. Okay, I thought, one of these Paragon jokers is playing a prank on me, but they all assured me that they were not. Garfield mentioned that some kids were sitting by the dumpster and that they may be responsible. I looked for nearly 15 minutes and could not find the FUBAR flag. This week has not been a great start to the 2019 year.

On a more serious note. Reading the original backblast for this beatdown really allowed me to reflect on the enormous amount of changes that have taken place since last April. In the region and for me, personally. 9 days after this beatdown last April my, then wife, filed for divorce and everything changed. Without the fellowship and brotherhood that we have at F3, I would have been in worse shape. I kept posting, but was reluctant to talk about my struggle with anyone. This is where the 3rd F events really take hold. Where once I was angry, lost, and alone, I now have the love and support of almost 200 guys in the community. That is a powerful statement. The struggles that I have shared, the pain that we have all endured, and losses that we have all suffered are only temporary. The memories that we have created, the lives that we have touched, and the countless marriages that we have saved will live forever. Each and every one of you men are my source of inspiration and the reason I can confidently beat the fartsack each morning. I love you all.