Five men posted in the gloom for Ruck It at the Point. We were joined by Hatchet (FNG) for his first post – and we gave him a tour and an intimate look at the bears of downtown New Bern. After reciting the mission of F3 we jumped in:
Warm-Up
SSHx10
Cotton Pickers x 10
Downward Dog x OYO
Shoulder/Tricep Stretch x OYO
After a quick warm up we were off. The rules were simple today Ruck through town, and for every bear that was spotted, we dropped for 5 merkins.
What started as an introduction to all 21 bears in downtown, turned into merkins for EVERY bear we witnessed. the PAX quickly learned that every streetlight had a bear on the flag – so we switched to every 5th flag we dropped for 5 merkins. We stopped in the Square to pay homage to the largest bear of the bunch and each took turns bear crawling around the square while the other man held Al Gore.
All in all it was estimated that the PAX completed about 150 merkins each.
We breezed in just in time for Name-O-Rama and COT/Prayer. Welcome Hatchet!! I enjoyed leading the ground this morning and will never look at these bears the same again! Have a great week everyone!
~Acolyte