As some schools are already back in session and others crank up tomorrow AM, today is the final day to gear up… and so what better place to end the summer and begin the new semester than Trenholm Plaza, our own personal retail epicenter. Few dads get into the act so we took time to …
Q’s were in abundance at Swampfox this morning as two men showed up with every intention of leading the pax. One, however, was already spouting off the disclaimer as the second rolled in hot to the Crayton parking lot. Chaos ensued while AOQ Venti sorted out the schedule… we then blamed the confusion on a …
YHC had an easy three miler planned for the morning affording plenty of time for the traditional #Coffeeteria but, with a rough, #Cantore-like storm moving through town, leading the pax on a loop run didn’t seem wise… especially when plenty of opportunities were available at Trenholm Plaza. So, instead of an easy three, a gruesome, …
It was noted that YHC only posts at #Brickpile when it’s time to Q. While that’s not intended as any sort of slight toward the regulars at DHS, it’s a recognizable habit true of most. In fact, I’d argue it’s a good thing because if we all rotated around the F3Columbia region we’d never get …
Knowing how hard it is to push the #Thunder pax, YHC grabbed a goodie from the broader nation and dropped the original IronPax challenge on them with a little adventure mixed in to keep things interesting. IronPax? Yeah, that was the crazy challenge F3Greenwood put together a while back. And when Greenwood wants a challenge, …
They claimed it would be in the 40’s… like a warm winter day in F3Columbia. And there was a 40% chance the rain wouldn’t start until after the #Battle clock expired. The 7 pax who posted, however, were unperturbed by the rain drops they could hear from their fartsacks that morning nor dissuaded from making …
With red states and blue keeping the pax up late, a dedicated five gathered at Trenholm Plaza to fight off the voting hangover. South Carolina’s results could have been published weeks ago given the shortage of surprises dealt out. And in that vein, a time honored route was called for five miles around both Katherine …
‘Fourth Q in ten days and YHC’s running out of creative ways to set up a #Backblast. Thankfully, the pax supplied worthy content. Monday morning and we gathered in the gloom. Detour complained the night before about the route and, true to his word, he didn’t show up (though we waited for him). Wall-E was …
Saturday AO’s should be a little special. Lots of guys are hitting trails and hills these recent days, getting in a little distance. Others are taking a day with the fam now that summer break is over and school has, again, a grip on the kids. Or maybe it’s just the fartsack that has a …
Schools back in session and the return of the routine for Dreher starts early. Not as early as the #Faithful, though, who were out front ready to go this warm, wet morning. What looked like a big crowd quickly subdivided and the 50/50 split of the pax between Brickpile and SCORE made for a solid …
The kids are headed back to school. Friday night football has kicked off and Saturday games are just around the corner. But for a Labor Day break, vacations are all in the rear view mirror. Summer is darn near over and it’s time to get back to work. Conditions: High 70’s and muggy like a …
Men gathered and did work. That seems to be all that’s said of our morning routine these days, a checked box in the requirement that the Q craft a record of the sweat poured out. In some ways, that’s all that needs to be said. We got after it, did the hard thing, shared a …
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We have a strange habit of naming culverts, creeks and general watersheds after the plants they resemble on a map. Around Forest Acres, we name things “Branch” because, well, they feed into Gills Creek so what’s less significant than a branch? Regardless, these often ignored waterways mark the low point in our local topography. While …
Sixteen gentlemen, a new #Scramble record we were told, gathered under the glowing 32 Degrees sign (it was really about 65 degrees) in Trenholm Plaza for the customary #Fat&FlastFriday prelude to #Coffeeteria. And, as such, the pax made quick work of the Gregg Park double loop route so that we could all… yes, ALL… take …
As Spring Break came to a close this weekend and the Masters wrapped up, the relatively uncouth brethren of @F3Columbia #Dawnstrike were called into action ahead of the sporadic rains that would later wash the Augusta National course. And what a gloomy morning it was as a foursome posted to tee off at Dreher HS …
Concrete block walls, topped with razor wire and broken glass, raced by the whitewashed cage as our driver downshifted into the corner throwing us, his cargo, hard against the wooden bench. Dented pickups and SUV’s jostled in both directions between clusters of locals all hemmed by the tight packed houses opening up only sporadically to …
When Cesspool reminded YHC and Fannie that we had the #Battle Q the news was greeted unkindly. Between a few random injuries, illnesses and a dash of #fartsacking, leading the men of #Battle just wasn’t a good option. Thankfully, Fannie and I have been around a while and know how to give the buys a …
In spite of Gaston’s promises for no rain, a light mist fell upon the 13 collected pax in Trenholm plaza ahead of a speed test day inspired by the weekend’s #GrowRuck07. 45 minutes into that twelve hour ordeal, the @GORUCK cadre called for an Army standard PFT (Personal Fitness Test) which consisted of AMRAP Mercans …
Six gentlemen rose early Thursday morn knowing that to #Fartsack days ahead of Christmas would only wreak more 1st F havoc amidst the holiday season. And into that offering to the totem of consistency was poured respect and admiration by the fellow pax upon a welcome serving of Mary and misery… spelled out with cheer. …
Last time YHC Q’d #Scramble was likely the last time I attended #Scramble… which is embarrassing but I’ve had an excuse… sort of. With the completion of the Chattanooga GrowRuck prior to Thanksgiving, ruck training is now in the past (sort of) and we can all start eyeing the spring races. So it was, with …
October isn’t supposed to be like this! The leaves should be turning. There should be a crispness in the air. A hint of winter on the breeze should filter through the gloom. Not so this morning. Today the gloom could have been cut into chunks and distributed like big hot ice cubes… except hot cubes. …
#TheBull is always the same… grueling. Hills, Stairs, Merkins & LBC in endless repetition for 45 minutes. It doesn’t get easier and, while you get stronger, that just raises the bar. What does change is the weather and, while many were expecting a little cooler weather as the fall takes hold of Columbia, that was …
With bridges still out north of Forest Lake, the options for getting in a 5-6 mile Wednesday run without spending the morning on a four lane road are a hair limited. With the pleasures of Lake Katharine, though, so close at hand, the pax returned to that faithful neighborhood. As many of the #Scramble men …
As several #Thunder regulars sat this one out, perhaps with the #TRU50K on the very near horizon, 10 #Faithful made a morning of it. YHC has been trying to get off the #Thunder Q schedule for ages now but this one might have finally done the trick. Conditions: Balmy with a hint of fall. TheThang: …
Well not really lonely as six of us convened in Hampton Park. The 2ndF wasn’t lacking as it’s hard to press the peddle hard enough to wind the #Legion #Faithful. BUT, today was a special day in that the AO that spawned Legion was celebrating it’s three year anniversary. And, not to be left out …
#Brickpile, the original F3Columbia AO, started spinning out expansion AO’s a little over four years ago. First to launch were #Amble and #SwampFox but #Brickpile was so successful that those splits weren’t enough and a true, Shandon neighborhood AO was in need. #Thunder was therefore launched taking its name from the nearby Fire Station 9. …
The summer is officially done, gone with a bang given yesterday’s eclipse, and it’s finally time to get back to the routine. Satchel Ford school, where many a 2.0 attends among the #Hammer #Faithful, got started at 7:20… roughly two hours after the local men gathered for a beatdown to pay a little respect to …
School’s already back in session for a few unfortunate souls but the rest of the F3Midlands district 2.0s will join the headlong race to Christmas season by this time next week. The freedom of summer is, sadly, drawing to a close. It was with this deadline in mind, and apparent questionable judgment, that the #F3MidlandsTour …
It was a normal kind of Saturday at DHS for the 6:00 show of #Dawnstrike. Nothing seemed out of place. The mumblechatter was the usual high getting warmed up for the early morning workout. And even Jingles was on hand to bump some fists at his original AO. And then the wheels started coming off …
This being YHC’s first F3Midlands Backblasts the following is nearly a week out of date. Technology is a mean booger. BUT, in spite of the delay, the hillwork of August 7th is still fresh as a daisy in the mind. It was like this: Conditions: Mostly pleasant… but for the typical August mug to the …
Yesterday morning one of our own, one of our @F3Lexington brothers, was struck by a car while running with men across the river. He was taken quickly to the hospital and initially stabilized, physically, but reports indicated that his injuries were too great. By mid day the prognosis was dire. This morning we learned …
Amidst the swelter, the moist heat of a @F3Columbia summer, seven men bested the Monday #Fartsack in order to poke and prod their bodies into sharper bipedal machines. That is, we ran four miles, one of them down Devine Street. Conditions: Holy crap it’s hot and humid. TheThang: The map is nearly worthless if you …
A challenge is a hard thing to pass up. So when Gaston tapped me last week for a Q and then tee’d up the #Ramble 5K plan for Friday it seemed like the perfect chance to knock out the #MyMile Strava challenge and see if anyone could post a new PR. Of course, it doesn’t hurt …
Ten of the more faithful among F3Columbia climbed out of the #Fartsack either in spite of the late night watching the Warriors snuff out the Cav’s hopes or because the NBA Finals couldn’t keep them up. Either way, YHC felt a tribute to the end of the basketball year was good enough reason to plan a whole …
With little to no fanfare, #Scramble jumped on the 10K bandwagon testing out a diverse route of flats & hills. It was good. Conditions: The last, perhaps, of the 60 degree mornings… ‘gonna be hot by Friday. TheThang: Left out of Trenholm Plaza onto Trenholm Road Right on Converse Right on West Buchanan, which becomes East Buchanan, which becomes …
#Backblasts have become rare as Jackelopes for #Brickpile and so the following is submitted as an example. Not a good example or a bad example… merely an example that is. An existential example, if you will. Conditions: Ridiculously perfect for a morning in the #Gloom The Thang: Taking it to the field, the pax circled …
Beautiful mornings and with an eye on summer, YHC felt the need for a road trip having stuck around home for spring break week. With 11 of the faithful in tow, therefore, we vacated the regular haunts of #SwampFox and spent a little time getting cozy with Forest Drive. Conditions: Warm & Dry (#Cantore was way …
Welcome Week, in his tweet about this morning’s #Ramble, made reference to all the big events on the downhill side of summer and the most recent chatter about the Table Rock 50K. So, taking that as something of a challenge, YHC, who was planning to hit #TheBull until being reminded of the Q at #Ramble, tried …
You’d think after 4 years YHC would be getting better at this Q’ing stuff… ready to have the training wheels taken off and all. There’s proof below, though, that there is always room for improvement. There is always a need to accelerate, to #GetBetter all the time. Conditions: 55 Degrees, cool & perfectly comfortable. TheThang: Mosey through …
The regulars of #Scramble are familiar with the challenge of the AO… namely, there’s nowhere to run without first climbing out of a hole. And no route out of the bottom-land that is Trenholm Plaza is as lengthy as the Forest Drive climb. So we did that. Conditions: Brisk & windy out of the west… so …
Back in the glory days of High School Football (yup, YHC was an outside linebacker if you can believe that) we did PT at the four corners of the field, each coach taking a corner and working us over until the whistle was blown. We players, in turn, ran between each corner or station verbally …
Eight of us rallied at Trenholm Plaza for a Monday workout that has traditionally been geared toward speed. No one likes “track day” but it’s fallen to me three times lately to put together something with a speed focus. After a weekend punctuated with LSD miles by a number of the faithful, today’s trip to …
Where’d all the #Thunder pax go? Once upon a time #Thunder was putting up regular #Problematic numbers but today all those #HIM’s must have needed their beauty rest. Or perhaps they were all hedging their workout plan for BetaMax’s Thursday Q. Whatever the reason, the masses were missed and the ocho of us stalwarts pledged to call …
Since the fated (but not our fault) locking down of the #Brickpile AO, today’s #downPAINment was strictly off the reservation. And by that I mean we didn’t do a darn thing on Dreher property… not that there’s anything wrong with that. There’s plenty to see and do in Heathwood and the #Brickpile pax tried to …
Some old favorites always remain favorites. When called upon to Q #Ramble it’s like reaching back into years gone by to dredge up something not unique but perhaps forgotten. Such was the route du jour, a throwback to the early days of exploring Columbia from Shandon Pres. and finding gems like the Blatt Bridge and the …
Last year F3 men from three different regions teamed up for a fall mission trip to Haiti hot on the heels of Hurricane Matthew’s pass over the island nation. It was a trip that was in the planning stages for months but was used, due to that disaster, at the height of their need. F3Haiti …
YHC realized mid week that the Battle Q was his and that his intended partner in crime was on the DL. No problem… Q’ing the hardest workout in town with one hand tied behind my back is just part of the job description, right? Rather than risk embarrassment (Q’ing 30 minutes of Battle is more …
A beautiful morning for a beatdown. Nearly 50 degrees putting the short sleeve shirts back in play after the cold, cold start to the week is what makes #FamouslyHot @F3Columbia a great place to call home. Satchel Ford, however, was a meat grinder this AM as YHC tripled everything and burned the clock in short order. Conditions: …
When it’s cold, YHC has a habit of dropping gear along a route. When it’s this cold it’s like a yard sale… in everyone’s front yard. So, rather than scattering gear across half of Forest Acres, and being that Monday’s a traditional speed/track day, Trenholm Plaza become our course with a bunch of ugly mixed in. …
YHC expected it to be colder this morning than it was. Such is the trick your mind plays on you when the cell phones connection to whatever thermometer is out there tells you it’s snow weather. Expecting a chill I planned my arrival to #SwampFox with only a minute or so to spare peeling in behind …
A great deal of effort goes into dreaming up creative and unique workouts. It’s one of the great benefits of having a participant led organization. Sometimes, though, a simple, clean beatdown is a welcome change of pace. Enter the #SimpleQ. No frills, just solid work. Conditions: High 50’s with a touch of misty drizzle to …
I cheat. It’s like the phrase “Rubbin’s Racin’” translated through the GORUCK filter which espouses the idea that if you’re not cheating, you’re not trying hard enough. Well, while I disdain that particular perspective on just about all of life, sometimes you’ve got to stack the deck in your favor. Such is the case with most …
In a useless attempt to burn more calories before sun up than would be consumed this Thanksgiving Day, YHC joined forces with Splinter for an early #DownPAINment with some of the most giving guys I know. Convergences are always a festive gathering, this morning being no different. The festive mood cleared early, though, as the cool …
11 Faithful got it right this morning and posted at SwampFox for an old-school suckfest courtesy of YHC. Nothing elaborate, nothing hokey… just a good old fashioned Thang putting in some distance and some reps. Strong work, brothers. Conditions: Balmy… 62-ish degrees with the fog lifting The Thang: Quick SSH set of 25, 4Ct IC off …
The movie, Rocky III is a return to glory movie… The rich and famous Rocky Balboa slumps into a depression after his trainer is inadvertently killed by the guy who subsequently claims his heavyweight title. Rocky’s old and slow… but a former rival, Apollo Creed, offers to train Rocky up again and coach him back into the glory …
#TheBull has been run in Columbia across two summers now having been altered very little from its original intent. In fact, for reminiscence sake, you can read the earliest description of the workout here from way back in May of 2014. In spite of the #CSAUP schedule and some crazy weather, it has been consistently offered …
You’d think we’d run more on a day so many guys are headed to the hills. Nah, running just eats the clock. Instead Hammer guys ate up 45 minutes of paver work with a few sprints mixed in just to let the hands relax. It was nice. Like this: Conditions: 76 Degrees, 84% Humidity TheThang: Mosey …
14 of Columbia’s finest (pax) showed up at #SwampFox with very little idea of the plan for the morning… YHC included. Every once in a while the hankering for a Wienkeless Q takes hold and its just good to see what comes of it. Today, the route provided the opportunities, the Q simply filled in …
They are everywhere. Possibly one of the most overlooked hideouts is on campuses across our nation. Young men who have never been given a vision for actually being a man. For them, the cycle of donuts and gym memberships is an unavoidable part of their destiny. They’d prefer to resign themselves to the lifestyle they …
In a reminiscent sequel to YHC’s last Q at #Ramble, it’s been months since I last visited Shandon Pres to pound the pavement with the #Faithful. Nevertheless, the pax were gracious enough to only mention my absense a handful of times before, during and after today’s Flat and Fast 4 miler through Shandon and Heathwood. Best part? …
Rarely does an AO make a request of a visiting Q… but that doesn’t keep YHC from continuing to ask just because sometimes you get some funny answers. McLovin (Yes, he’s to blame), upon being asked that question, responded “180 Proof #DRP”. Looking for something new, this Q took that as a challenge. #TheThang below is the …
As the faithful gathered behind DHS and Adrian trotted off into the dark with cones for something diabolical, most were thankful YHC had the #Brickpile Q for the morning while he was scheduled to lead SCORE. It’s always interesting to see who, at the last minute, decides which Q they’re willing to endure for 45 …
I have to admit, Q’ing at #Legion is a daunting challenge. Pushing guys for an hour when 45 minutes is your norm is a whole different kind of deal… it’s like leading #Battle by yourself and knowing the men around you will give it everything. No disappointment this morning. All eight who posted got their …
9 at F3Columbia’s newest AO, Sawmill, were introduced to the much loved 300 workout but a newer, more mobile version of the well loved beatdown. With an hour worth of pain to inflict, YHC, packaged the usual sets within a roundabout tour of the Blythewood area. Add sprinkles and you’ve got a solid showing from …
#SwampFox has been exceedingly swampy of late. Whether it’s the blistering heat that has driven the Crayton groundskeepers to leave the sprinklers on 24/7 or the converse summer lack of attention, the football field at Crayton is a bog. Soon we may see marsh grasses rising up out of the turf. Noting the exceptionally nasty conditions, YHC …
13 gluttons for punishment showed up at #Jumanji expecting some quality 2ndF mixed in with the usual ramblings of today’s guest Q. As is always the case, there was work done. As requested, YHC mixed in some discussion of the 2ndF, accountability and what makes F3 work. Not expected on the menu was a brief …
Never did I think 8 miles would sound like an easy spin around the block… #Amble has had that much needed effect. With the Governors Cup Half Marathon a mere week away, our last weekend preparatory run is just there to keep the wheels greased. As they say, the hay is in the barn. You’re …
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A strong 13 faithful came out in this last week of running completely in the dark. The pace was brisk and the hills were steep. The dreaded Mt. Everest of all Columbia hills (Atascadero Drive) was on the slate for today. The route had quite a few turns. Congrats to all for not getting lost. …
With the training nearly complete, our final long run is this weekend before the race itself in two weeks. It’s time to put all the pieces together. If you’ve been doing the miles, the route is a known quantity. If you’ve been keeping up, this is just one more mile tacked on to last week. …
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A veritable mob of Amble regulars, 15 in total, gathered in the gloom at KBC this morning for a mid-week, pace setting run. As the 4 mile Wednesday distance has been done plenty of times, YHC had to dig deep to find a new course. Enter the Mall Jog. Conditions: 62 Degrees & 91% Humidity The Thang: …
Six #Amble regulars posted this brisk morning for a little speed work after only a day’s recovery from the 12 mile #F3GC training run of the weekend. The longer distances contrasted with the Owens Field speed work seems to be doing its job as everyone continues to get faster and stronger in preparation for the …
Good Morning, this is your wake up call…. Yes, I know what time it is… Yes, I know you didn’t request a wake up call…. Who is this? This is the Mud Run calling, I thought you’d recognize the voice… Yes, you can go back to sleep, but rest assured… I’m coming to get you… …
As the big miles stack up we enter the final weeks of long runs before the early November taper down prior to the big day. This weekend serves up 12 miles, a PR distance for YHC, and a run I’ve been nervously anticipating since before the Mud Run last weekend which sapped my enthusiasm for …
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Hill week continued this morning at #Amble as 11 Pax reacquainted themselves with Atascadero. Atascadero!?! Yes… Columbia has a dreadful shortage of truly steep streets. In an effort to seek them out for the benefit of the Amble faithful, this particular beauty was served up towards the end of mile 2 of our morning’s course around the …
9 Pax gathered in the KBC parking lot with the weekend on their minds. 11 Miles looms for #Amble brethren gearing up for the Governors Cup. The Mud Run is likewise tomorrow guaranteeing a crushing physical ordeal. And yet, with so much on the horizon, these men gathered once more on a Friday morning to get …
This weekend is going to be special… An ever growing group will be headed down to the Mud Run this Saturday with an army of F3 Nation. But don’t let that derail your course for the Governors Cup. The absence of YHC is no excuse. The miles await you in the gloom as do many of …
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Given the solid track beating on Monday and the subsequent massacre at various AO’s on Tuesday, the 11 pax who showed for this mornings #Amble proved their resolve by just getting up. Still limping a bit, YHC passed around the four mile course of Wednesday tradition knowing it would not be a race pace day …
Eleven amblers set out in the dark of the early morning to fulfill a need that they didn’t know they had. What was the need? It was a need for speed. And the only way to satisfy that need is the Golden Cleats Track Meet. Nowhere else can you partake in the continuous baton passing, …
For a rare afternoon beatdown, 6 pax and a 2.0 gathered for a hybrid workout at Harbison State Forest to inaugurate a new trail based downPAINment. While the approximate distance had been shared, the pain stations interspersed along the rugged route were concocted without dissemination of either their placement or contents. All the pax knew was …
It’s October and the double digits are upon us. Every weekend this month we will have a run exceeding 10 miles before the taper back down in preparation for the Governors Cup itself. This is not the time to bypass the distance. Vince Lombardi once said, “The difference between a successful person and others is …
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This Friday afternoon, 5:30 PM a mixed bag of F3 Columbia will inaugurate a new kind of beatdown to the region. Between bootcamps and runs, strength training and mileage, Columbia will see a new kind of hybrid event aimed to test and train the pax in overall fitness. If you’re prepping for the mud run next …
With the immanent sale of #SwampFox’s mysterious vacant lot and the pending need to relocate our convenient stash of bricks, blocks and slabs, 21 strong convened at CMS to put the weights to use. Given the ever gloomier darkness of our AO, finding a new spot to secure the masonry isn’t such a bad thing… …
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 …
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 …
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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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 …
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 …
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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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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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. …
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 …
The Labor Day AmFibious 5K & Float is MONDAY! Many details have been discussed and highlighted in countless ways including prior pre-blasts so let me try to make this as brief as possible. Please download and read the Race Packet for details including the required waiver. Note that the Race Packet has been slightly modified …
After last night’s big Carolina/Carolina game, it was no surprise that cars in the KBC parking lot were a little sparse this morning. Not to be without a record setting element, however, I do believe that todays #Amble attendance had the lowest per-capital #Gamecock fan attendance of any @F3Columbia event and may keep that record …
Never let a Q convince you that leadership doesn’t have it’s privileges. It’s work, yes, but has its rewards as well… and you get to do what YOU want to do instead of whatever diabolical plan someone else cooked up the night before. Last night I applied for The Iron Project’s GIB001. If you’re unfamiliar …
26 Faithful posted this morning in the seemingly autumnal gloom at CMS… and awaited YHC who peeled into the AO with the #ShovelFlag mere seconds before Snuggle’s second contribution as Q. He did not disappoint and further distanced his moniker from the cuddly bear of dryer softness fame. Or perhaps not… amidst the beatdown, Snuggles …