The Llub
We ran the Bull backwards. The idea behind it was that you should be able to run the same elevation faster as you have a psychological boost of being able to sprint most of the uphill by running shorter distances between the towers. One thing I didn’t consider though is taking that first tower without …
Saluda Downhill
https://www.strava.com/routes/23815106
Amble – 12/16/19
https://www.strava.com/routes/22961438
The Sad But True Tale of Jebediah Pemberton
Disclosure: Some of you may know me. And you may have heard this tale before. But for you new fellers, I’m Ol’ Beadsy. And one thing you should know about me, is that I’m not a professional story-teller. I assume you’re here of your own free will, and you should use caution this morning, be …
A DawnStrike Spooktacular and AoQ Change
Another year and another Halloween. This year marked the move of the traditional #Thunder Spooktacular over to DawnStrike, while the Sad but True Tale of Jebediah Pemberton will be moving to Thunder. YHC was blessed (or cursed!) with ten ghoulish pax who showed up ready to work. The Playlist The Thang This year’s trick or …
Bull Fly-By
https://www.strava.com/routes/22314292
“Is he having a stroke?”
Warmup I: 50 Air Press 20 Squats Air Press 10 Burpees Warmup II: Dynamic Stretching Warmup III: Lap around parking lot Moset to Wheat and King: Ten Burpees Lap around Hand parking lot and back to Amphitheater 5 decline merkins and 5 split squats per leg, per step 5 LBC’s at the bottom, go …
The Hand Mile(ish)
Today’s workout was inspired by a workout that Splinter did during Reynolds Week in 2017. We were fortunate enough to have ten pax show up for a ridiculously humid morning, starting out at 78 degrees at 5:30 AM. The Thang Warmup: Arm circles Squats Air Press Squats (while waiting on Beta to pull up) Warmup mosey …
Consider your back blasted
Today’s workout was a modification of one I’ve used at Dawnstrike before, with 4 pain stations designed to all work targeted muscle groups – abs, chest, triceps (what are those?), back, legs, and then some high intensity cardio between sets. I really like this workout because I think it is well designed to give rest …
Amble “Long Run” Wednesday
If anyone reads this before 2/20/20 hit me up at sbrobin @ gmail.com for a gift certificate to MudGear. AOQ is ineligible. I am confident I will never pay out. Today started out as a pretty torrential downpour, and then cleared up about 4 minutes later. The Law of F3. Here’s what happened if anyone …
#Amble – MLK Park Loop de Loop
Temperature: 72°, Humidity: 90% https://www.strava.com/routes/15598542
A Capitol Tour of Capstone
8 Faithful pax did the hard thing and showed up to a rainy and cold Friday morning to get some Fitness and Fellowship in, on a short 3.2 mile route to USC and back. Even though the weather outlook was terrible at the start, the rain was quickly forgotten once we started moving and began talking, …
Third Annual Thunder Spooktacular
Another year and another Halloween. YHC was blessed (or cursed!) with almost double the number of pax as previous years. Some like Biggie and BetaMax even took things up a notch with their matching Twinkies costumes. With pressure from previous years, I had to take this Spooktacular up a notch, so we went with a …
The Legend of Jebediah Pemberton
The Backstory One thing everyone in F3 knows about me, and it’s kind of “my thing,” is that I’m a big history buff. A few months ago I was researching some genealogy records at the Main Library and came across an interesting newspaper article from the early 19th century. It was from the original local midlands …
Thunder visits The Mission with Special Guest DawnStrike
April 22nd marked the second week Thunder was invited back to the Mission. DawnStrike agreed to co-Q and everyone’s favorite mumblechatter BetaMax showed up only 1.5 hours after Qing Dawnstrike. Thanks to the Thunder pax who came by. The Thang Warmup SSH IC x 20 Imperial Walkers IC x 20 Squat IC x 20 Air …
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Table Rock Ultra 50k Preblast – The toughest hoodie you will ever earn
If you want to skip all of this and go straight to the important stuff, scroll down to Registration Details. The Backstory A little over a year ago I was enjoying post Dawnstrike coffeeteria in Starbucks when PaperBoy started talking about an event called the Table Rock Ultra 50K, which is a 32 mile ultra …
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Dreher Loop de loop
There is nothing better at Amble than getting done early and flying out the parking lot past the boys of Iron Yard on the way to Eggs Up Grill for some extra coffee time. Now I know why Ramble is always in such a hurry. YHC decided to continue the Fast Friday tradition, while at …
Stump Jumpers
As I stared out my window at 1 AM and watched the lightning flashes and rain pour down, I was already planning my cancellation notice for today’s workout. A Q cancellation had me hastily throwing something together the day before, even though I usually spend several hours planning my Qs and have a full set …
You’ll NEVER believe how this dog ended up on these blocks!
The Backstory: (Location – F3 Corporate Offices, Management Meeting, December 5th, 2015) Jim: Gentleman, I appreciate everyone…Steve put that chair down!! Chairs are for closers only! Steve: Are you serious? Where do you want me to sit? Jim: Maybe you should have thought of that before you botched the October Dealer’s Choice with your “jab/uppercut/sprawl combo” idea. Maybe …
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Farmer’s Square and Blocking Hills
First – I’m not Beads. Sorry. No ninjas, earth-quakes or alien abductions will be mentioned in this backblast after this line. Again…sorry. (Editor’s note from Beads: I thought about embellishing but I barely have the strength in my arms to lift them above the keyboard). 7 PAX arrived for a beautifully cool and clear butt-kicking of block …
Just grab your legs and start humping
The Backstory: (Location – F3 Corporate Offices, Management Meeting, October 12th) Jim: Thank you all for coming today. I’ve called this emergency meeting to address a request by the F3 Board of Directors to see what we can do about increasing profitability in our Thunder line of products. We’ve been hovering around the 20 unit mark …
Legs and Back – Cat Attack
Conditions: A very tolerable 72° with 76% humidity. The Backstory: This is going to be a bit unusual for a BackBlast, but YHC needs to share a secret with everyone. Nothing too crazy, like when Terry Griffith reveals she is really a woman to unconventional love interest Rick Morehouse at the end of the 1985 teen …