Six faithful gathered at Dreher on this MLK holiday Monday to shake off the weekend and get back at it. Nothing fancy today, just taking care of business. T-Claps to Sisterwife and Double Rub for the 5:00am #PreAmble miles in prep for P200. Here’s what we did today: Conditions: Cold. 33 (ish) The Thang: Cross …
What do Pope John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, MTV Unplugged, Hootie and the Blowfish, ESPN College GameDay, and F3 Columbia’s #Amble all have in common? They are all among the most notable guests ever of the hallowed grounds of the Horseshoe at the University of South Carolina. #Amble took a slight detour from out usual …
Ok, so today is technically the second Friday of the month, but last Friday was New Year’s Day, so today served as Amble’s “official” monthly 5k. As always, pax are encouraged to keep their time and bust their Six each month to keep setting their own bar higher. Great to continue to see PR’s fall …
11 pax gathered for 5.5 mile loop around the state house. Conditions: perfect running weather – low 40s and clear. The Thang: right out of Dreher, down Millwood, left on Maple, right on Lee, through 5 points up Greene, right on Main, around the state house to Sumter, left on Pendleton, right on Pickens, left …
11 pax gathered at DHS this morning for a Bromo-led 4.2 mile loop through Shandon and Rosewood. In the spirit of Yueltide cheer, Bromo called for the “Holly Loop” (see what we did there?) Conditions: 46 degrees and clear The Thang: AO over to Devine Left onto Holly St. Cross over Rosewood Left onto Bonham …
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It’s the first Friday of the month, thus it was time again for #Amble’s monthly 5k. YHC decided to mix things up a little today by doing a different 5k route than the traditional Blossom to Five Points 5k route. Great crowd on hand with a Baker’s Dozen posting in the #gloom. Conditions: Cold, but …
With the rain and clouds finally departed, the weather was ideal this morning for a loop through Shandon and Heathwood. 11 pax emerged into the #gloom ready to roll. The Thang: Depart DHS Cross Millwood onto Greenwood Cross Devine over to Wheat St. Right onto Wheat Left onto Harden Left onto Duncan left onto Ott …
10 pax for #amble today. It’s the first Friday of the month–that means it’s time for a monthly timed 5k, followed by 2nd F #coffeeteria at Egg’s Up Grill. Great fitness and great fellowship, all before most people are even awake. That’s F3. Conditions: humid. Warm for November. The Thang: Standard 5k route from Dreher: …
Six PAX arrived at #Score this morning ready to do work, and work was accomplished. YHC always enjoys the opportunity to Q at #Score, and today was no different. Conditions: 65 degrees The Thang: Disclaimer Warm-Up COP: -Imperial Walkers x 20 IC -Overhead Claps x 20 IC -SSH x 20 IC -Merkins x 15 OYO …
Seven pax for #amble for the Heathwood #Zipper route. 4.5 miles of winding up and down the streets of Heathwood, and cutting back across Cassina Drive to complete the appearance of a zipper on GPS. Conditions: pleasant The Thang: Left onto Millwood left on Adger Right on Devereaux Right on Albion Left on Devine Left …
Great crowd this morning at #amble for a Noonan Q. No sightings of Doc Brown and Marty McFly…..yet. Conditions: Cool, 50’s. Nice running weather. The Thang: Amhearst to Devine Devine to King King to Heyward Heyward to Bonham Bonham to Cassina Cassina to Adger Adger to AO Total Distance: 3.6 miles Moleskin: -Welcome to Picker …
Improbably, there were two separate, unrelated discussions of the band Styx this morning. Go figure. Strong morning at Amble, with 12 pax assembling at Dreher, followed by coffee at Egg’s Up Grill. Conditions: 54 degrees and getting cooler. Perfect time of year for early morning runs. The Thang: Five Points Out and Back Depart Dreher …
With several #Amble pax beginning preparation for the Kiawah Half Marathon in December, today marked the “unofficial” beginning of that training with speed work at #amble. We have been talking about the need to do more consistent speed work for awhile (ever since we left Owens Field Track), so YHC figured today would be a …
Two things returned to #Amble today: a.) the humidity and b.) the #SouthOttTrot. While the route itself was welcomed back, the humidity is invited to mosey itself back to August. Looking forward to cooler temps in the weeks ahead. Conditions: Rather muggy The Thang: Out & Back down South Ott St. Head down Ott St …
Six pax defied both the #fartsack and temptation to begin their tailgating early by posting to #Woodshed on Saturday. Here’s what went down: Conditions: Cool, very pleasant. Wet grounds. The Thang: Warm up lap around school, with short COP’s at various stops COP 1 (Galway @ Olde Knight): IW x 20 SSH x 25 Flutter …
While #fartsackers abounded across F3 Columbia this morning, no doubt due to a late night of debauchery and parading the goal posts around Five Points in celebration of the Gamecocks season opening victory over UNC, three pax converged at DHS for a 5k route through Shandon. We have seen a push recently throughout F3Columbia for …
12 Pax posted at Score this morning. Without further adieu, here is what we did (YHC is utilizing Stretch’s standard backblast disclaimer that some exercises may have been left out): The Thang: IW x 20 IC LBAC x 20 IC SSH x 20 IC Merkins x 15 IC LBC x 20 IC Flutter Kicks x …
Good morning at #amble, with eight PAX posting to DHS to get their week started right. Great to see multiple new pax out the last couple of weeks. Keep posting– Only way to keep getting better is to keep showing up! We hadn’t done Kilbourne Hill in awhile, so that’s what YHC dialed up for …
7 pax gathered at DHS for a Monday-edition of #amble. Great to have two new PAX at #amble this morning, with Periscope and Anchorman joining us. The Thang: Devine/Five Points Out and Back Down Devine to Five Points, with the 4 mile mark being at Pickens St. Some PAX ran 3 miles, other 4 miles. …
The weather cooled down and the pace picked up for #amble this morning for a tour of Five Points, campus and the State House grounds. Conditions: 69 degrees, low humidity The Thang: Depart DHS Down Devine to Five Points Right onto Harden Left onto Greene Right onto South Main Enter State House grounds Circle State …
The weather was slightly less humid (though not by much) for a Monday-edition of #Amble. Today the pax were able to choose their own adventure for the last half of the run: The Thang: Depart DHS Cut over to Devine Cross Devine Right onto Wheat St. Take Wheat to Saluda Hill From there, PAX could …
At 5:28am, Decay and YHC discussed whether we should begin the run, on account of what appeared to be an impending storm brewing. Honestly, it was less the heat lightening, nor the pink sky, nor the radar showing a storm in the area. It was really about the stiff breeze that was blowing. Because, let’s …
Strong morning at #amble, with 11 pax rolling into DHS for a Friday edition of #Amble and to see what Barcode had cooked up for his VQ. The Thang: Pickens St. Out and Back Depart DHS Left onto Amhearst Cross Devine St. Right onto Blossom Head down Blossom through Five Points Destination is Pickens St. …
Nine pax posted to DHS this morning with passports in hand to head over to the city of Forest Acres, SC. The route was an Out & Back to Kathwood Baptist Church. Total distance covered of 5.25 miles, with several pax completing 3-4 miles. Great showing by all. The Thang: Depart AO Left onto Adger …
Good run this morning for #Amble. #kotters to Noonan who made his return to Amble, fresh off his wedding week and honeymoon to Mexico. Glad to have Noonan back! Conditions: slightly humid, but overall pleasant The Thang: “The Zipper” Depart AO Left onto Adger right onto Devereaux Right onto Albion left onto Devine Left onto …