10 Faithful posted this cool autumn morning at Owens Field track for an #Amble beat down. What awaited them in the dark was a hellacious circuit. At 6 AM (or there abouts) the 6 repeats of a 600 meter distance demonstrated the demon lurking just beyond sprint distance. Enter the Devil’s Race. Conditions: 55 degrees …
In the third grade, Sheets and Termite were cast in a show-stopping performance as two crows in Hammond’s yearly take on the Wizard of Oz. Why? The role required a pesky and irritating behavior that was masterful. That same behavior was on hand for 47 pax at the #Brickpile for the Saturday Columbia convergence. Conditions: 59 …
Conditions: 55 degrees. 96% humidity. Heavy dew on all fields. 35 okra enthusiasts assembled ‘round the Shovel Flag planted in Irmo this AM. As preparations were made for the 40th Annual Okra Strut to march down St. Andrews Road through the heart of Irmo, Neck Brace had something else on his mind….pain. BOM – Led …
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11 Amblers entered the gloom at KBC for an easy-paced 5.5 mile Friday. Thoughts of tomorrow’s 9 mile Governor’s Cup Half Marathon Route hung heavy as the pax meandered through Jackson Heights, Heathwood, and Lake Katherine. Today’s loop also featured a glance at tomorrow’s water station which may prove to be crucial intel. Conditions: 60 degrees, …
Five pax converged at #Ironyard for a jam packed kettlebell workout mixed with some laps of Dreher…round and round not once…not twice… but three times. This cardio –bell workout was a brutal beatdown. The Thang: Cardio Warmup: Arm Circles, Torso Twist, Elbow to Knee, Butt Kicks Kettlebell Workout: Around Dreher plus Plank Traditional Swing x 30, …
15 pax entered the grounds of #Thunder without the slightest concern for the heavy rain that poured just 8 hours earlier. They were greeted by a friendly and familiar face but Sled made sure those smiles quickly turned into scowls (after the Sled Straddle Hops). A quick COP kicked off the morning followed by a …
Conditions: 59 degrees. 98% humidity. 29 men took a stroll down memory lane early this AM in Irmo. Expecting to receive a Fijian Warrior beatdown from one of our resident War Daddys, an unexpected leader emerged from the darkness to take the pax back to their childhood. The looks on the faces of the pax …
13 brave souls braced themselves and headed out in the pouring rain for a workout held in knee deep mud, mosquito larvea and lightning popping everywhere. Think the escape scene from Shawshank…wait…no…that didn’t happen…that was the dreams of the fartsackers I momentarily tapped into I think. What really happened was that 13 dry guys showed …
15 men with one FNG rose early for a trip through some uncharted territories and some familiar territories, as we ventured across Trenholm, did a college tour (Chicora (twice)-Wofford-Winthrop-Clemson (twice), made a brief cameo on Forest before crossing Trenholm again and heading back to familiar territory passing Lake Katherine and Chaser’s abode before finishing up …
Do you ever feel like you are trying to catch someone but can’t quite get there? We are trying to catch our big brother Amble, but we are one step behind. But we don’t feel bad as today was only the start of our third week and we had 13 pax head off into the …
9 miles brothers. New PR distances will be set this weekend as the Governors Cup training gets serious. If you haven’t been putting in the miles yet, its time to get in gear before you’re stepping up to October’s four-in-a-row double digit weekends. As has become the standard, the course below is a route sliced out of …
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Robber here. Posting for Roscoe as the bank doesn’t allow him unbridled access to the Interwebs. Last time they had access, the entire global financial system had a meltdown… You remember 2008, right? IT was a spirited workout by Roscoe this morning. By the end of it, the general consensus was they everyone was completely …
On an historic day in @F3Columbia land 23 SwampFox men gathered in the gloom to do their part in the day’s march to 100 pax posting for workouts. While the SwampFox total may not have been the highest in F3 Columbia these 23 men would put the Snuggles-led circuit and sprint-fest up against any workout …
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It was a pleasant surprise to see 24 men gather in the gloom Tuesday morning for another #Thunder beatdown. A guest appearance from #Mission helped to ensure the chatter would keep the pax moving. A false start in the parking lot and no warm-up lap let the pax know Adrian intended to make a full …
Our very Own Brother Si delivered the Bayou Beatdown this morning at the Strut. He brought the pain to 25 Pax. At one time it looked like a prison yard with individuals going back and forth unwilling or unable to talk to one another due to pain. All you could hear were crickets and gasps …
Swagger moved beyond the routine to try our hand at speedwork with 10 pax including 1 FNG. It was not fire fast but I believe everyone felt the burn from going “as fast as you can” during the variety of runs. Conditions: 57° and 93% humidity The Thang: Met at Blockbuster and jogged the mile for …
12 men including 1 FNG assembled in the gloom for Moon River’s virgin Q. He did not disappoint. He stepped right up and led us through an awesome workout like a true veteran. We will see Moon River Q again soon as me told me he has become a big fan of Monday boot camp …
One mile closer and the full Gov’s Cup course route officially reconnoitered. Having run the lollipop end of the 13.1 mile race last week, this weekend the pax took in the finish line, the starting line and the in between parts timed to coincide with the Saturday morning convergence at Dreher… with a few exceptions. Now …
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13 Faithful rose in the ever darkening gloom for a chilly start to the morning. Fall is upon us. The downPAINment of the day was a return to origins… a throwback repeat of the 1 mile interval training workout done in the early days of Amble. And, as with many such workouts, the pain was …
Gentlemen of F3, We have set up a golf outing for October 10th for a good 2ndF time of Fellowship. The Skinny The Golf Club of South Carolina at Crickentree www.golfclubsc.com 1084 Langford Road Blythewood, SC 29016 803-754-8600 11:00 Registration Opens 11:30 Hamburger/Hotdog Lunch 1:00 Shotgun Start Format: Play …
43 downtown Columbia men (including 1 FNG) assembled in the gloom at Dreher High School for a split Q between Splinter and Sway and the Amble guys training for the Governor’s cup. The 9 or 10 runners arrived a little early and took off on their weekly “long run,” this week an 8-mile jaunt (cue …
38 bargain hunters gathered around the shovel flag planted in Irmo this AM. A warning shot was fired last night across the Twitterverse as the QIC sat in the women’s department at Belk’s awaiting his wife while she shopped. As the workout was finalized prior to being unleashed on the pax this AM, there was something about …
Conditions: 64° and 93% humidity The Thang: 10 men with 1 FNG wondered into the gloom this morning for the last warm up day at Swagger. The group ventured down St. Andrews Road and back for 3.2 miles. Moleskin: We added one FNG and one regular from Strut to Swagger this morning for an encouraging …
6 Faithful gathered in the gloom for some mileage and a little shopping. Not that anything is open at the hour but the course charted new territory taking in a lollipop route out to and around Cross Hill Market, home to Whole Foods and other such establishments. With solid beat downs already behind us this week and an eight mile …
Six pax converged at Ironyard for a hurried Kettlebell workout with over 25 different exercises leaving heads spinning in the cool September gloom. The Thang: Cardio Warmup – Lap Dreher Traditional KB Swings Wood Choppers Triceps Suitcase Squat V Situps Moving Merkins Goblet Squats Around the Leg (Alternate) Figure 8 Squats Front Pull High KB Swings …
OK, so maybe it was the worst kept secret in town but YHC took a break from #Thunder for the first time in four weeks to make a surprise appearance as QIC at #SwampFox. The sentimental nostalgia faded as quickly as the 20 pax faded into quite possibly the darkest spot in town – the …
16 men emerged in the cool gloom Thursday for a standard #Thunder workout only to rub their eyes and wonder if they’d taken a wrong turn in their gloomy stupor and driven to SwampFox as Chaser emerged and planted the SwampFox flag and said those two dreaded words…”Let’s Go.” Conditions: 60 degrees with 89% humidity. …
35 faithful wandered into the gloom on a cool september morn, and found out what happens when the Supreme Leader plans his own birthday party…it will involve PAIN. and a lot of sports heroes of YHC’s youth, but no Rodman…and the number 34. a lot. Conditions: 61F and 65% humidity…it was not thick, it was not thin, it was …
Conditions: 60 degrees with 90% humidity 23 men entered the Irmo gloom this AM looking for a solid workout. What they didn’t expect was that they would be taking a ride in a high performance sports car. But this was not for a joy ride. The pax instead went for a high speed ride as crash test …
With one less week before the Governors Cup Half Marathon comes a second installment of the long weekend run. This week we’re up to an 8 mile distance over the weekend to keep up with the training plan posted on the Pre-Blast. The route we’ve proposed is the other half of the Governors Cup race …
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13 men arrived in the surprisingly cool pre-dawn gloom for an “easy 4” miles drawn up by Seeker for his first Q. While no route in Columbia is going to be without a few steep hills the route was about as straightforward as can be made in our area. T-Claps to Seeker for a route …
11 PAX met for a solid downPAINment this AM at the Iron Yard. What started out as a cool morning was quickly replaced by solid circuit of sweat and fatigue inducing kettlebell rotations. The Thang: Cardio Warmup Big Arm Circles x 20 Toe Touch Kick x 20 SSH x 20 High Knees x 1 min …
8 made the journey for Swaggers 4th adventure through the happening town of Irmo. We continue our 3.2 mile journey down St. Andrews Road to McGregor and back. One more day of this trip before starting the interval work at Crossroads. Conditions: 63° and 78% humidity Mole Skin: Two additional Strut members joined us for the …
17 faithful gathered at the newest stomping ground #Thunder for a guest appearance from Cheesy via #Brickpile. Half way through the workout he surprised the Pax with a gift brought from #Brickpile to assist in the beat down. Conditions: 71ish but low humidity and a nice breeze The Thang: In the parking lot: SSH x …
The #Strut enjoyed a comfortable morning (weather that is) where A1A delivered the pain and 24 Pax (including 2 FNGs) made a payment. From leapfrogs to Travoltas to my rock is to big to raise this roof, I need to get another one. Most have learned not to ask if LBC’s require the use …
23 men gathered at the SwampFox #shovelflag looking for a workout on Tuesday morning and got put through their paces by Adrian who brought a faced paced, hard-hitting plan with him and executed it perfectly. Conditions: 71 but with only 70% humidity and a 5-10mph breeze made it feel like fall is here. THE THANG: …
9 Pax braved the storm and a very sogey field at Dreher to start out a rainy day and Monday. Cesspool had something new up his sleeve and warned the Pax to be prepared. He hit the Dreher parking lot Sunday afternoon to try on his own and they were very much worthy of a …
Whoever said an FNG could not bring the pain? #Swagger met today to enjoy the return of the evaporated H20 compared to Saturday. We were blessed with the presence of one FNG who brought the pain by pushing everyone to a better time for the trial distance we are currently working with as we begin …
After awakening to a torrential downpour, 11 Pax braved the storm for another Owens Field track installment of #Amble. To almost everyone’s surprise, the storm passed over fifteen minutes before go-time leaving nothing but the workout to complain about. And it was truly one worth complaining about which almost guarantees “The Countdown” will be repeated. …
15 men gathered ’round the Shovel Flag for Pole Climber’s inaugural Q. Once again, a first time workout leader brought the heat at Strut and punished those who entered the Irmo gloom on Thursday AM. The Thang: COP SSH 25 Imperial walker 22 merkin 20 squats 20 arm circles 20 flutter kicks 20 Run to Football Field …
12 of our committed pax tested their endurance on our first weekend “long” run. Our 8-week training regimen commenced this week which is to say keep doing what you are doing with the #Amble workouts and add a long run over the weekend to complete your week. This weekend we explored the outermost portion of …
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Conditions: Very clear with LOTS of Stars! 20 hearty souls entered the gloom in Irmo this AM full of energy; ready to continue pushing the limits of Strut as a the midweek attendance record was broken not only for total attendance, but also for FNG’s. The Thang: Jog to grassy area in front of tennis courts …
38 thrill seekers met up at Seven Oaks Park for what promised to be a challenging workout. What they didn’t realize was that a tag-team duo awaited them in the gloom with the intention of delivering a beatdown similar to the punishment dished out inside the squared circle. The Thang: Jog to baseball ball field …
55 men converged on the original grounds of F3 Columbia at Dreher High School for a combined workout with 9 #Amblers choosing to do their long run on the Governor’s Cup training plan. The remaining 46 men warmed up and then divided into three even groups taken on the three station workouts by Chaser, Robber …
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On Saturday, October 26th, we will have our first ever Columbia Regional Convergence. We will meet in Downtown Columbia at Finlay Park at the usual time: 6:50am. This will be the ONLY workout in the Columbia Region that day, and we will celebrate our anniversary with a steady downPAINment. This will be the first official …
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12 strong gathered in the gloom for Amble’s traditional long Friday run… only to realize that the long run, for most, is now the weekend run yet to come. The day’s course, however, proved ample distance as many set off at a sub 8 minute pace and maintained that speed for the full 5.5 mile …
The newly dubbed #Swagger group run experienced a 20% growth in participation today, knocking out another 5k before the sun came up. Rehab one-upped everyone by running from the Gym a mile away to catch up with us, and Dufresne showed us how to come back from the DL in style. Pebbles finished strong in …
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Seven men emerged despite superstition of Friday the 13th on this cool September morning at #Ironyard. This workout was the painful combination of Burpees and Bells, leaving the pax feeling dead tired. The Thang: Cardio Warmup • Big Arm Circles x 20 • Toe Touch Kick x 20 • SSH x 20 • Soccer Step Up x 1 min Rotation One – Repeat x 3 …
Editor’s note: NoCo posted their BB here. Area 51, here. Swamp Rabbit, here. The Thang: 208 mile relay run from Grayson Highlands State Park, Virginia to Asheville, NC over 25-30 hours. Each team has 6-12 pax and 1-2 support vans. F3’s participation in the 2013 Blue Ridge Relay was a tremendous success! In 2012, F3 …
17 faithful appeared in the gloom this morning and set off on a Mulch led workout that quickly became all too familiar. Once the pax realized it was Mulch’s same workout from July 18 they realized they were in for a heapin’ helpin’ of Woodleigh Hill. Conditions: 72 with 89% humidity. (You know you live …
A lucky 13 gathered this morning at #Thunder ready to close out week 3 at our newest AO. Many were still scratching their heads at the lingering soreness from Costanza’s #FieldDay workout Tuesday which held us on the field for a full 45-minutes. From the get-go it was apparent today’s workout would bring a change …
5 of the faithful made it out for the first ever #Strut group run, knocking out a pre-dawn 5k. Conditions were 66 degrees with 93% humidity in the air, with 110 degress and 100% humidity on our shirts at the end of the run. We will meet again tomorrow at the Blockbuster at 5:45, hopefully …
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33 faithful assembled at Dreher High School prepared for an old school beatdown by Logo. As a guy who’s been there since the beginning in Columbia, Logo knows what do to, and he brought a fast paced, uncomplicated agenda that was just what the doctor ordered. The Thang: Warm-up lap around school COP on lower …
In an effort to bring the pain this morning, the PAX took part in a KettleBell/Core Tag Team Workout. While 1 partner was swinging away with the Kettlebell, the other partner focused on an ab squeezing exercise. The Thang: Warm-up: Side Straddle Hop (20×4 count) Arm Rotations (OYO) Merkins (~15×4 count) 1st: 100 standard swings …
With two months to go before the Governors Cup Half Marathon, 10 Faithful gathered in the gloom to get serious about the race. The training plan has been posted so there were no surprises about the distance. Only the course was in question and the choice was made for a return to our Amble origins …
It is time to challenge yourself. Come out and beat the old you. Or come out and challenge the new you. 9-28-2013, See below for details. HC in comments ——- The Day Zero Challenge This Saturday will be the first of a recurring challenge at Day Zero. We all dedicate a great deal of discipline, time …
Here it is men! The monster of obstacle races in our backyard. November 9, 2013 in Wynnsboro South Carolina. Spartan Beast is a 13+ mile race that is as hard as anything we are likely ever to do. Spartan estimates winning time in the 3 hour range. F3 intends to bring the biggest baddest team …
Rivet took the helm at The Brickpile on Tuesday and led the 28 pax (including 3 FNGs) on a painful jaunt through the Heathwood Neighborhood. The Thang: COP: Side Straddle Hops (25) Imperial Walkers (20) Merkins (15) LBC’s (20) Carolina Dry Docks (15) Flutter Kicks (20) Jog to Heathwood Park. We then did five minutes …
16 men kicked off week 3 at #Thunder with a strong maiden Q courtesy of Costanza. Any lingering soreness from Monday’s bootcamp and/or #Amble was quickly forgotten as a whole new hurt was unleashed. An extended COP followed by seemingly endless #StringsOfFire proved that the pax don’t have to leave the field to accept a tough beatdown. …
On November 9th, marking, belatedly, one year of F3 in Columbia, the Governors Cup Half Marathon will march across the city from Main Street to Lake Katherine and back presenting to the pax an opportunity. Men from every workout have answered the call and plan on registering and training for this great annual event. If …
15 appeared in the gloom to put in work this morning and were met by Stilts and his #ChrisWienke full of suicides and timed sets o’ fun. Conditions: 71 with 92% humidity. THE THANG: Warm up run Down Clemson, left on Chicora, left on Furman, Left on Coker, Down to Basketball Courts Ladders: (Suicides) Down …
Fresh off the heels of a Jawga win over the University of Clowney, first in three years too, 17 pax joined my initial Q at the ORIGINAL F3 spot. Just as it was Crunch Time for the dawgs Saturday its now crunch time for the cocks to go undefeated the rest of their conference schedule …
42 men of downtown Columbia converged on the Dreher High School proving grounds on Saturday for a tag-team downPainment delivered by Splinter and Hustler. Ones to the Field, twos to the Hill. Then Flapjack. The Thang: Count off ones and twos. Ones go with Splinter – Field Workout, 5 Cones or flags 20yds apart: 1 …
8 faithful arrived at the Owens Field Track this morning for another installment of Speed Monday. The game plan was for Fountainhead to deliver the sequel to July’s football conditioning test (20 110-yard sprints) for an assessment of the pax’ progress over the last two months. A couple of things went wrong. First, Fountainhead had …
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37 of Struts finest (including 6 FNGs!) made Mission feel honored with the opportunity to once again Q at Strut. Great group of guys who are the next great growth engine for the F3 Nation. The Thang went like this: Mosey down to the baseball field for the warm up COP SSH x 25 High …
9 pax gathered in the gloom at KBC this morning knowing full well they would cover more distance as is customary on Fridays. They were greeted with a loop featuring several changes in elevation as they traveled through Jackson Heights, on to Heathwood, and back through Lake Katherine. A twist at the end gave the …
The Friday four pax occupied Ironyard for an early morning kettlebell workout. This workout included sets of swings, core, arms, and legs leaving no anatomical area without a KB beatdown. Without a doubt, the pax will be paining from head to toe as they recovery from this Homewrecker special. The Thang: Cardio Warmup: Arm Circles, …
Just about 5 weeks until the fall USMC Mud Run. Training should be in full swing. This spreadsheet — USMC Fall Mud Run Teams –provides a preliminary list of teams and starting order. A couple of items to note… There were many changes in existing teams, and we did our best to align individuals on …
19 Pax gathered in the CMS parking lot for another holiday week beat down. Coming off the injured list, YHC took the Q for a “down the fairway” kind of workout… ‘Just enough misery to start the day right. Making the rounds at CMS, the group visited the Crayton highlights taking special pleasure, once more, …
29 faithful ventured out into the gloom wondering what could be in store this fine morn. Cheesy promised we would get to know our #Brickpile location better. Using colored Glow Sticks to mark pain stations the pax ventured around and around the school. My Group completed all but two stations… did not get a check …
The flyover was quick and PAINful this morning at the Strut with 11 pax posting including 2 FNGs. No VFR (visual flight rules) and the need for instrument assist as the fog was so thick on the football field that safety lighting made it worse. This was the virgin Q for Napalm. Conditions: 73° with …
A record 26 pax ventured over to #Thunder this morning for the culmination of week 2 at F3Columbia’s newest AO. It did not take long for everyone to realize they walked squarely into a trap….a Grease Trap. In his maiden Q Grease Trap made the most of the campus at Hand Middle School (and Emily …
We had a record turnout of 16 men show up for Robber’s first take at the kettlebell Q. I have to hand it to Homewrecker, Qing a Iron Yard workout is brutal. Hats off to him for getting Iron Yard off the ground for the first month. Let’s jump in and give him a hand. …
9 Pax assembled in the KBC parking lot for a little more catching up by the Q. A route mapped and selected by another Q a month ago was missed by YHC and so that prior route, a 4 mile lollipop lap to and around Gregg Park, was trod again under the cover of darkness. …
This morning’s Q rolled in just in time to provide an Old School downPAINment on the 22 pax who arrived to burn off the long weekend. Merkins and flutters with a mix of LBCs, lunge walks and squats provided the recipe for sweat and silence. While several raised doubt that we would close out at …
17 pax shook out the cobwebs at #Thunder from the three (or four, or five depending on who you are) day weekend and got after it under the direction of Adrian. As already discussed, attendance was down across the entire F3Columbia Region this morning and one can only assume it’s because most pax thought it was Monday. …
11 men who did not bow to the call of the #fartsack showed up and planted the #SwampFox #shovelflag with authority this morning in the gloom. Apparently a three day weekend was enough to knock about half of F3 Columbia off their game as a grand total of 57 pax answered the bell this morning …
Eight faithful (including two FNGs) from North and South of the Border converged on a perfect Saturday to have a VACA pain-session a-la sand and surf. Hallelujah! Table led with the first Q and cemented himself as the veteran Q highlighted with the Beast in the shadow of the Zipline. Woody took Q for the …
The long awaited Labor Day AmFibious 5K and Float dropped like a bomb on Cayce and West Columbia this Monday morning. Amazed bystanders witnessed the 73 (and still counting) assembled Pax, M’s and 2.0’s hoofing it through an otherwise quiet neighborhood and northward on Columbia’s Three Rivers Greenway laden with inflatables of countless varieties. The …