13 running faithful made the voyage to Savannah, GA this past weekend on a mission to conquer new heights in the #CSAUP category. The full marathon was on the docket for 11 of these 13 and for 9 this would be their first attempt at the 26.2 mile beast. Most importantly, all 13 crossed the …
Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Marathon: Mission AccomplishedRead More »
This week started off just as the past handful of weeks started off…waking up before 5am to go out and get beat down with some Good Livin. Most had one of their rest days yesterday dreaming about lifting logs, rucks, squats, merkins, and pain, so it was time to get back out and get to …
16 pax post for some GORUCK Training to start the week off rightRead More »
CONDITIONS: YHC WAS COLD. YHC HAS BEEN COLD SINCE ROUGHLY 10:30 THE NIGHT BEFORE. YHC IS STILL COLD. 6 PAX POSTED IN THE FRIGID, COLD SUMTER GLOOM FOR A CREOLE INSPIRED FOOTBALL TOSSING, TIRE FLIPPIN’, SANDBAGGIN’ GOOD TIME. DISCLAIMER BY YHC BOM THE THANG: MOSEY TO ISLAND FOR YHC LED COP 25-SSH-IC 15-IMPERIAL WALKERS-IC 15-MERKINS-IC …
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15 PAX met in the gloom of Fox Hole behind Dutch Fork awaiting the Q from down the way. It would be YHC’s first visit to the AO and what a memorable one it would be… The THANG Warm up lap. COP 50 SSH IC 20 IW IC 20 Squat IC 20 TTT IC Commence …
With the GORUCK main event quickly approaching, 46 PAX convened on north steps of State House to embark on the sadistic adventure of simulating the suck that waits on November 21st. YHC volunteered for BackBlast duties, perhaps suffering from a little Dunning-Kruger effect, YHC underestimating how grueling the event would actually be. At some point …
YHC had signed up for this Q months ago. This Q was special to him. Today’s Q was meant to honor the 239th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. YHC spent almost seven years in the Marine Corps and loved every second of suck that it through at him. So naturally to help celebrate …
32 pax converge on Graveyard to test out their combat fitnessRead More »
YHC knew from the get go that’d he would probably be the only one out for some GORUCK training this morning since most made it out to the sim the night before. Regardless, he set his alarm, woke up early, and went out into the gloom and found…no one. No biggie though, he rucked up …
Well this morning was a convergence in Lexington and the pax only had two choices. Regular bootcamp at Graveyard with No Help at the Q, which guaranteed a mass of running, or Boneyard (the runless AO) with Treadmill at the lead. What’s that you say, a Treadmill without running? How’s that occur? Well, that’s just …
Weather: Started at 46 and finished around 42. Clear with a nice head wind headed up the hill of pain. 2 Pax, Peachy and Hoser, took on Stride XL for 2.8 mile loop of Lexington. They then stopped by to pick up Pepto for a nice run down Hwy 1 to Whispering Pines neighborhood for 3.8 miles. There was …
16 pax rose out of their fart sacks to take on the challenge that is the Reaper. This week the pax were back for a battle, staring down the suck that is Cemetery Hill, and seeing the #Reaper glaring right back with a full moon eerily shining down on the VSF. These 16 brave pax charged the …
16 pax rise up into the gloom to defeat the #Fartsack and the #ReaperRead More »
Conditions: 43 degrees and a little chilly after the “heat wave” we had during the middle of the week. The Thang: With the cooler weather, the Go Ruck simulation tonight, Governors Cup and Savannah tomorrow, the turnout for the weekly Donut run was considerably lower than usual. 3 Pax were able to force themselves out …
(Posted on Behalf of Nailpop) 12 PAX posted for a #Weinkeless Q in the gloom . It was just a great morning for a tour of the Crypt AO. Not sure if the PAX thought the same after we were finished. Weather: Very pleasant, shorts and t-shirt weather for sure, around 61 degrees or so. …
9 PAX, plus YHC, rolled into Foxhole this morning with their trusty rucks. What would it be? Arms? Shoulders? Legs. It would be legs. It wasn’t more leg workout than you could shake a stick at…no…a stick is stiff. It was enough leg workout to turn them into Ramen Noodles. Conditions: 60 degrees with a …
Conditions: Comfortable, low 60’s Disclaimer BOM The Thang YHC was so inspired by Tuesdays Malfunction Junction Q honoring the M’s and child bearing – I came up with my own themed Q for Thursday. Its no secret YHC is a staunch proponent of a Paleo approach to nutrition. If you can’t pick it, pluck it, …
6 Pax converged in the seasonably pleasant Gloom unaware they were about to play some Jumanji games and search for a waterfall. Well they found the waterfall, but it was surrounded by piles of bricks. Great work today by all as some of the segments weren’t exactly clear/fluid. Lots of effort & clear evidence that …
8 pax posted at Strut for Nikita’s anniversary Q. What a year it has been! Plenty of ups and downs with injuries, but nevertheless it has been life-changing. Here’s to another year in the gloom! INCREDIBLY SPECIAL THANKS TO PEBBLES WHO ASSISTED MY DL’D BACKSIDE IN GETTING THIS DONE. YOU DA MAN!!! COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT …
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(Posted on behalf of Hoser) 13 Pax showed up for a chilled morning of work for YHC’s VQ including a surprise taste at Fire Fit in the Gloom!! Weather: 36 degrees, 87% humidity, Winds SW @ 2mph Disclaimer and Prayer: The Thang: Mosey to the helipad through the parking lot completely some butt kicks, and high knees and …
7 PAX (most by choice, some by chance) posted for more arms and abs work at Lake Murray’s newest, formerly unnamed, specialty AO! After we completed our very own block party we rallied the creative juices and decided that #Boneyard was the perfect name for our new CORE workout sharing the campus with a Crypt …
YHC saw Foxhole needed a Q and decided to step up and deliver a no rest beatdown to all takers. If you want to Q there are plenty of openings. Don’t make me keep thinking of harder ways to punish the pax. Conditions: chilly and clear The Thang: Warmup: 53 SSH 4 ct IC, 50 …
Weather: 60 degrees and some humidity. Basketball and….Burpees? YHC worked to come up with something a little original, out of the norm, and yet still leave us getting better by a beat down. Today’s meeting of the PAX proved to be another fun filled, ball feeling, festival of sorts. My glow in the dark balls …
64 degrees and Clear The morning started off like most any in the Gloom. Why does he have cones?, OMG is he bringing the BEAST out. What’s the BEAST? How many cones does he have? Six, yep its the BEAST! The PAX were only momentarily daunted by the propect of the BEAST. Great effort was …
The BEAST and MULETRAIN Team up to bring down SpeedtrapRead More »
YHC was looking forward to the mild weather this morning, and it turns out good ole’ Mother Nature did not disappoint. 18 pax arrived in good spirits and ready to work, so YHC planted the VSF and off we went… into the gloom. Conditions: A balmy 61 degrees and partly cloudy Disclaimer and Prayer …
From that day on, if I was going somewhere… I was RUNNINGRead More »
Conditions: 53 degrees, near perfect conditions for running The Thang: Magoo, led 10 Pax for a 22 minute out and back, or was it 20 minutes out and back? Don’t ask Major Pain, he was turned around at 18:46…….Conversation pace was the theme as most were tapering for this weekends upcoming events. Creole didn’t learn …
3 faithful pax entered the gloom at #Anchor this morning only to find a substitute Q as Malfunction Junction called YHC in from the bullpen in order to rest his ailing back in preparation for the Go Ruck. Weather: 48 with a refreshing lake wind THE THANG COP SSH x 15 IC Imperial Walker x 15 IC …
CONDITIONS: COLD ENOUGH FOR STRETCHY PANTS 7 PAX posted at Snakepit to join with Julep in celebrating the arrival of his (latest) 2.0. YHC thought it would be good to put ourselves in their place of pain for a little bit. Only theoretically of course because no man has ever been through the pain, discomfort …
11 PAX at THE BULL for GORUCK training this morning. Great job to all the PAX this morning! This was our last workout before our 4 hour event Friday night. Everybody did a great job and the teamwork has improved a ton. Conditions: 51 Degrees, Clear skys COP Quick discussion about events for workout then …
4 pax showed up for stride this morning with visions of running in the gloom. 1 of the 4 showed up early for some extra mileage, Tclaps to Hoser. This P200 thing is approaching, and distances are starting to be pushed for those training for it. 1 pax showed a few minutes late but still …
6 Pax posted for post-Election Day runoff against the hill on Martha’s Glen. Martha was a tough incumbent, pulling no punches, but the Pax were not deterred, showing resiliance and determination! The Thang: Mosey from Meadowfield Elementary to top of the hill at Martha’s Glen (all Pax sticks together). Run hill repeats (approximately .1 mile each …
Pretty straight forward workout for the 2 pax who posted for speed work this morning. Numbers are low with so much going on. Savanah RnR Marathon, Governor’s Cup, GORUCK. So, we’ll see this workout again in the future. Conditions: Near perfect – 52, 85% humidity The Thang: Warm up – 800 meters Beep Test – …
On November 8th, this coming Saturday, men of F3 Columbia and F3 Lake Murray will take on the Governor’s Cup 1/2 marathon and 8k road races. Preparation is all in the bag now and the taper/rest week is here. Author note: This preblast will build upon the work of Fountainhead who also used ideas from …
Six pax arrived at stride prepared for the Beep Test. They were more prepared than YHC, who didn’t sufficiently charge the battery to his iphone, which of course is how YHC plays the “beeps.” DISCLAIMER THE THANG: jog around the parking lot, with butt kicks, karaoke, and high knees Start the beep test: start on …
Weather: 36 degrees, 87% humidity, Winds SW @ 2mph 17 pax jumped out of the fartsack this morning to get in their workout before heading to the polls. Had they known what YHC had in store, they may have decided otherwise. There were 16 more pax here today than at Crypt on Saturday for the …
37 degrees and clear with alot of constellations to be seen at dark thirty. 34 cold ground loving pax erupted from the fartsack and voted to get better with each other on election day morning in the Midlands. The last time the hallowed Graveyard was open for beatdowns, precipitation was aplenty and degrees were few. …
21 PAX rolled into the chilly gloom at Speedtrap this morning for a little GoRuck training courtesy of Toothpick. During the COP they were quickly greeted with YHC’s squeaky pre-pubescent voice that came from last Saturday’s SnowRuck training on the Lake Murray Dam. I’m glad I could provide some entertainment as I feebly attempted to …
20 Pax rolled into the gloom at Depot, fully knowing that today’s workout from YHC would suck – big time. YHC timidly chuckled last night as he thought of a new way to unleash the pain from this suck-a-rama, but I also knew that I would be kicking my own butt today. Today was about …
Super-cali-frickin-Suck-Fest and Total Arm destruction by PhoneboothRead More »
8 faithful Pax posted in the chilly gloom of Jumanji on this fine election day to find that Mac has returned and brought with him his usual mixed bag of suck. The Pax knocked everything out YHC could throw at them, an Ark loader, People’s Balls, the Triple Nickel, Nascar and still had enough time to …
Three PAX pulled themselves from the Fartsack to arrive at Turning Point to face the Beast…
36 degrees, 87% humidity, an hour darker than last Tuesday 7 unsuspecting Pax post round the shovel flag looking to be better and do better. The gloom is dark and cold, the fartsack is warm and soft, but we rise and enter the gloom, depending on each other for support. Now we are here, so lets make the …
6 men avoided the temptation to stay in their warm beds on the first freezing morning run of the fall to enjoy some 1st F and #getbetter at Swagger. Special guest of the day was Winston, Cowbell’s dog with his own #smokeboots and several time veteran of our early runs. He never looked tired or …
5 Pax posted to run out and back for StrideXL and Stride. Conditions: low 40s and 80%RH The Thang: Out and back for 22 minutes each up Lake drive onto 378 back towards Lowes. The early risers did the same route out and back 15 minutes each. Moleskin: StrideXL ran 8+ miles and Stride continued …
Stride #HalloweenEdition Out and Back and Out and BackRead More »
YHC slowly woke up this morning, turned off the alarm, and checked the weather…no surprise, it was cold. He removed his self from the fartsack as his M asked him why in the world he was up so early, needless to say he was wondering the same thing. The answer to that question was that …
12 pax post for some Chilly and unscheduled wet GORUCK TrainingRead More »
8 pax brave the rain (and snow mix at one point) and cold to be reminded why this AO is nicknamed “Depot”. CONDITIONS: Rain and 35 degrees with intermittent snow. DISCLAIMER THE THANG: Mosey to collect cinder blocks and then circle up in playground area. The first exercise is….. TRAIN!!!! All pax proceed to Burpees. I think …
(BB written by and posted for Nail Pop. Formerly “The Apologtic Q” now known as “The Ninja Q”. 6 FAITHFUL PAX posted for a #Weinkeless Q in the gloom and braved the rain, wind, and snowflakes. Say What and Meatball actually arrived at the last minute from River Bluff. Not sure if it was lightening …
The Ninja Q Arrives at #TurningPoint and Brings His Throwing Snowflakes With HimRead More »
Conditions: 4 pax survived Smokey’s Tour D’ Strut. There wasn’t much mumble chatter this morning, I think it was 38 SSH in cadence to start off the first COP. The Thang: Nice slow Mosey to the elementary school parking lot. COP: SSH x38 IC Little Arm Circles x10 Forward and 10 Reverse IC Through the …
YHC and 6 other pax removed themselves from the warm, comfortable, cozy, dry, indoor fartsack and went out into glorious conditions. This workout definitely falls into the #CSAUP category. 5 of the pax rolled into the Graveyard AO right after some excellent GORUCK training. YHC didn’t know what to expect when he got there after …
7 pax brave the cold, wet, rainy, sleety, snowy conditions for pocket pool lunges…Read More »
3 PAX awoke on All saints day with determined hearts to Post at Shawshank despite the malicious weather that was predicted. Little did they know that the beauty created on the morn would inspire their souls to complete a work out in conditions that send most men to stand next to Ferns. Truly YHC had the …
With the downpainment in hand YHC arrived early at #Foxhole to scout and set up for the opportunity to #getbetter and #bebetter w the pax. Conditions – 34 degrees and snowing (yes that says snowing) The thang: As 6:15 am came and went no pax were to be found…. As 6:20 came and went no …
15 men posted at Bobby Richardson Park, as the launch of F3 Sumter continues. 8 of those men travelled from the Midlands. YHC was a bit weary of the cold, rainy weather that was forecasted, but turns out Sumter was the place to be, as the Midlands experienced the earliest snowfall in recorded history, while …
5 PAX posted for a cold and wet morning. The exercises turned into freestyle after we all agreed to stay under the Shelter. Conditions: Raining / 40 degrees. The Thang: Mosey to Picnic Shelter 25X SSH 25X Through the Tunnel 20X Merkins 25X LBC 20X Plank Jacks 25X Imperial Walkers 15X Little arm circles (forward) …
Words fall short of expressing YHC’s sentiment regarding today’s Q and Elsa’s furry. After a long internal dialogue and a few moments of personal self-reflection in the car, YHC decided to finish the workout – even if solo. It would be a great opportunity to test out some of my anticipated clothing for the GoRuck. …
4 faithful defied #Cantore and the #fartsack to post in the rainy, sloppy gloom at Jumanji. As the fearless four took off for a mosey around Howard Park, headlights approached us. YHC thought it may be the notoriously just-in-time AB. It wasn’t AB…it was none other than Garmin, wearing shorts, tshirt & no gloves. YHC …
Garmin: “So what’s the temperature? Does anyone know?”Read More »
4 PAX posted for the launch of the first CORE workout in Lexington. With the number of PAX on the DL and looking for less strain on the joints, including YHC, we felt it was a great time to make sure we didn’t get too used to an extra hour of sleep nor revert back …