Hills for breakfast
6 pax on a cool morning ran 4.6 miles of hills. Announcements Prayer requests Proverbs 22:29 devo
Kumbaya round the block
Conditions: Wet but fine Tha Thang: 6 of Columbia’s finest gathered, although 3 showed their weeniness by doing a steady pace. Still, they did way better than those in their fartsacks. The 3 remaining manly men sang Kumbaya. No, really. Well, actually, that is the name of a classic (to me) speed workout, …
Gonna Fly Now
Conditions: 42 and clear, ground/bars a little wet Disclaimer Music du jour – Rocky Theme Tha Thang: 8 pax gathered for a continuation of YHC’s 2022 theme, that of completely stealing his own Qs from years past and slightly modifying. This was from May 2015, and had a strong Rocky/boxing theme. Today, less strong on …
Around the Galaxy at Dawnstrike
: 40ish and clear Disclaimer Tha Thang: 4 pax decided to take a tour of the galaxy with YHC. Liberally cribbed the Wienke from my first Dawnstrike Q about 5 years ago (thanks Backblasts!!!). COP: SSH, Imperial Squat Walkers, LBAC, Russian twists, Flippers, Squats Indian Run everywhere (X-wing style), headed to Heathwood. Pain station stops …
There is a season, Turn Turn Turn!!
Website not formatting properly, cobains. Conditions: 62 in late December, ridiculous Disclaimer Vocal Musical Interlude Tha Thang: So on January 4, 2015, I had the privilege of Co-Qing a BC with Cornstache. At the time, there was always a theme. As I picked this Q up with about 12hrs leadtime, I decided to …
Fart (lek)
Conditions: 68 and humid Disclaimer Tha Thang: 3 pax gathered for a little speedwork. 4 accels of about 400-500 meters each, total route 4.3 miles. 2/3rds did the rx. One had a race 2 days ago, so #excused . Announcements: TomTomFoolery likely to be moved back to mid-January. Komen foundation is charity of the month, …
You want cheese with that whine?
Conditions: 60ish, perfect Disclaimer: Prior to YHC arrival Tha Thang: Our planned Q went AWOL to the beach, and our AOQ had an alarm fail. So, things went sideways straight off. YHC had a running plan early, so first 30 minutes was allocated to a Dealer’s Choice which apparently Fallout dominated, with a good deal …
Heavybull
4 faithful showed up to conquer the concrete beast. However, only YHC actually touched the beast, with the rest choosing the Bullseye, 2/3 weighted. No complaints here, as YHC joined them for a couple laps too with weight. Sure makes a difference. Disclaimer Tha Thang Announcements: Gump runvergence August 27th at Stumble Prayer requests: None …
#Wanderlust
Conditions: Good grief Disclaimer Tha Thang: 8 (kind of) pax went for a joyride on two legs around an area we aren’t so familiar with. Despite a couple of near misses and some #grumblechatter from the SugarRay up front, as well as some jittery tummies, we all roughly ended up with 5.9-6 miles on approximately …
Meet my friend Bert
Conditions: Barely beating storm Tha Thang: 6 faithful avoided the crazy train and came to Woodshed. While I have no problem whatsoever with that choice, I was personally mildly miffed because I tried to get out of this to go on the Midlands Tour and was unsuccessful. Therefore some punishment was in order… Disclaimer …
It’s a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t quit when you’re tired – you quit when the gorilla is tired.
Conditions: Impossible to tell if it was raining Disclaimer , plus Al Gore at any break COP, usual stuff including Gorilla Humpers (Monkey Humpers, but wider) and Hillbilly Squats. Indian Run to playground via loop. Pain station with drydocks and pistol squats Slow explosive squats Bulgarian split squats Cindy’s cousin– pullup, merkin, squat descending ladder, 8/16>1/2 …
Flaming Fun at NMB
Conditions: Perfect Disclaimer: The usuals, plus All from memory and was highly improvised, so this will be loose Tha Thang: Mosey a bit COP: SSH, LBAC, OHC, Hip Dips, Russian Twists, Squats. Mosey a bit Jungle Boi Squats, Merkins. Mosey a bit. Welsh Dragon: Ascending ladder. Bear crawl 4 steps, 1 each of (Merkin, Plankjack, …
Goodbye Legion
21 faithful came together today to close out our Legion bootcamp and AO at Hampton Memorial Park. We planted from Woodshed in April 2015 when a group of men led by Wingback desired a 1 full hour long weekday workout, expressly designed to maximize 1st F punishment. For 6 years, we got a twice-weekly beatdown, …
Friyay Stumble-Legion Tribute Run
Ribbed for….never mind. Conditions: 48 and wonderful for mid-May Tha Thang: Prize was promised for posting, and prize delivered (free coffee). Disclaimer 15 pax took the route into Legion territory, in honor of the recently announced dissolution of the bootcamp. Pour one out for Hampton Park. We weaved all through, one modification by most for …
It’s All in the Hips
Posted on behalf of Bloodwork It was Cotters today for YHC and the PAX never missed an opportunity to remind me. The gloom took the morning off, but 11 PAX (plus an appearance from Rogue weary QIC, Jar Jar) did not and were rewarded with a clear 60 degrees with plenty of early morning moonlight The Thang: Warm …
VQ ALERT!! (don’t get crazy)
Conditions: 66 and dry, vunderbar! Disclaimer: Modify as needed The Thang: 4 faithful showed to get a few miles in on a beautiful morning. YHC however, as AOQ of a near-concurrent bootcamp, had a quandary, as standard AOQ responsibility is to post at all times barring injury, etc. How to remedy? With creative routine. Just …
Full-on Double VQ Super Pink Moon All the Way Across the Sky
Excitement was in the air along with a super pink moon and even Silver Bullet arrived early for this Co-VQ double feature. The weather was clear and a perfect 54 degrees. While the PAX were filled with anticipation, the Qs were admittedly not at their best with one Q feeling slightly feverish after receiving Moderna …
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Triumphant return
Conditions: 31, humid but clear after biblical proportions of rain Disclaimer Tha Thang: Some background first…YHC first started posting at Dawnstrike circa 2016, but irregularly (which continues to this day). On May 20, 2017, I was honored with the opportunity to Q for the first time. I subsequently brought a #LegionLegit hour of pain to …
Obligations Met
Conditions: Perfect Tha Thang: Disclaimer given. Warmup performed. Mosey to playground. Explain the running route and the Murph rules. Perform said Murph. Mary for the 6. Mosey to endex. Announcements: Performed Prayer requests: Prayed Devo: Provided
Off with a Bang
5 pax (eventually) gathered today for the first full workout in the reign of Darth Jar Jar. They were sorely disappointed, as his getting kicked out of bed for snoring led to oversleeping and arriving only for the last 15 minutes of fun. I mean, c’mon, what Sith Lord ever does that happen to? Regardless, …
Big Times at the Darkest AO
Handoff! Well, today was the (slightly delayed) day we have been looking forw……I mean dreading, when TomTom passes on the mantle of AOQ for Columbia’s darkest and original one-hour weekly AO. Obviously this has been a struggle of year with many changes, but via TomTom’s leadership we have continued to invigorate and serve our community …
2Short2Handle
x 12 Hammerheads came out to shuffle around the ponderosa this fine day (note, despite 6 years of friendship, I never knew how Pondo got his name. Turns out it is from the Presbyterian College version of the Walk of Shame. Wow!). It’s Friday, so that means a flat-ish fast-ish 5K followed by #TBCIF3N. Conditions: …
Crustaceans 12:1 says “Get Dirty” (McDeuce)
Conditions: 35 degrees and clear, light breeze. Disclaimer Tha Thang: 7 faithful gathered for Legion/Woodshed at Hampton Memorial Park for a substitute Q by YHC, as TomTom suffered the indignity of a COVID exposure (so far negative, so good!). Little was promised, so hopefully I overdelivered. Grab bricks and Mosey to the street for COP: …
This is the way
9 wayward bounty hunters had the misfortune of finding themselves at Hampton Memorial Park at 0530 today. But they soon learned to follow Jar Jar, because… Conditions: (maybe not quite so extreme) Disclaimer Intro music: Tha Thang: Minimal running was promised, and delivered. Brief Mosey to COP while awaiting late arrivals, warm up with SSH, …
UnBearable at Da Bull
Conditions: Warm and humid Disclaimer (especially relevant today, but we had a dentist and a doc on-hand) Tha Thang: 6 pax tested the market today at the Bull and Bullseye. Their portfolios sank instantly. Standard Bull rotation/locations/counting, including LBCs at the bottom of each tower. At the top though, sub American Hammers for merkins. Why …
The Zipppha!
Conditions: Medium comfy, humid Tha Thang: 5 pax gathered, all with various degrees of issues (injury, fatigue, just getting back into shape, etc), but decided to get better anyway. It’s Monday, and we’ve had little speedwork recently, so time to mix a little in. Hopefully Q’s in the near future will do the same. Disclaimer …
Wheel of Misfortune
Conditions: High 60s, super except for a little dew on uncut grass #wetsocks Disclaimer Mosey to field and retrieve blocks, return to Hub Explainex Begin Ironpax Week 2, Wheel Unfortunate 6 spokes, 25 reps at each of Derkins, Blockees, Squats, KB swings, Vertical Press, or Alpos, with Cusack to the hub each time (25m) for …
Timberrrrr!!!
Conditions: Muggy Disclaimer given The Thang: 5 pax total took on the forest….well, the Hamptons, which were once a forest, and now simply a bunch of trees with houses between. And you’d have thought, NOT on the pavement. Well, that was just too much to ask. Just as we were talking about running in the …
Race-a-roo
Dads at play Conditions: Pretty great Tha Thang: 10 faithful gathered at the park for F3 Dads. Disclaimer given Warmup: SSH, Merkins, Burpees, American Hammers, Squats Mosey to circle Bearcrawl catchup race Crabwalk catchup race Mosey to the line Single leg hop relay Backwards hop relay Family leapfrog race Jailbreak(ish) Devo: Love your enemy DOUGHNUTS!!!!
Ironpax Memories and More
Conditions: 65 and dry, absolutely perfect. A little dew on the field Disclaimer The THANG: Mosey to basketball court Warmup COP- SSH, ISW, LBAC, OHC, Merkin, American Hammers Mosey to bricks, go to right field Explain brick alignment to prevent mixing germs Killer B’s (20 minutes) Broad Jump 10 yards, do 10 burpees, 10 Bonnie …
Turtle Patrol
Conditions: Muggy, mildly warm Tha Thang: Invisible Disclaimer Route: 6 miles up and down some hills, around Lake Katherine, mild re-route for construction, some body armor dropped and donned, and 2 turtles rescued. Nice start to a Memorial Day. Invisible BOM Devo: Emailed later
Rammalammadingdong
No particular reason YHC used that title just came to my head. Because I got some sleep. Because I managed to grab some Z’s while the other guys ran. In other words, I Q’d in the horizontal. Well, allright, actually all I did was come up with the route. Noonan took care of the rest …
Man vs Machine (or Log)?
Conditions: Moist but extremely warm for season Q arrives 2 minutes late: penalty burpees later. As always, this is extremely approximate. Tha Thang: 4 pax arrived after a very late night of college football (Geaux Tigers!!!) and little rest, so they could test themselves against…Machines!!! . (Ok, so actually, this was a theme workout with …
Wacky Wednesday Runlike Thingie
Conditions: 35 degree and clear Disclaimer Tha Thang: A scrawny 4 pax converged at Sbux for a long Wednesday “run”. Despite my current injury status (no running x 6weeks and counting), I was already on the Q list and wasn’t about the cancel. Remember, we aren’t just there for ourselves, but for our brothers. If …
The Anti-IronPax Challenge
Conditions: October 1st, and we’re still swimming through the soup Tha Thang: 8 gathered for what YHC promised was going to be the exact opposite of the Ironpax Challenge. While it was a great stretch for us and I’m glad to have done it, those workouts were painful partly because they were so mindnumbingly repetitive, …
The Killer B’s…did so
Conditions: Pre-Hurricane, a few drops, and the breeze helped Tha Thang: 14 idiots gathered in the Target parking lot for a #blitzvergence to be forgotten. Most were present for last weeks IronPaxChallenge Week 0 workout. While it was bad, and caused a lasting soreness in the groinish area, it was not horrific. So, most returned. …
Is it pronounced EYE-urn or EYE-rin?n?
Conditions: relatively cool but humid Tha Thang: Disclaimer Warmup/COP: Ssh, LBAC, windmill, ISW. WEEK 1: 50 Squats 40 BigBoy 30 Merkins 20 Bonnie Blairs/Jump Lunge, count only left leg. 10 Burpees 400m run. Repeato x 1. About 15 minutes. Mosey to Crabby Corner. Flutter for the 6. WEEK 2? 6 minutes of these: Every …
Dark Psychic Forces at serious play
Conditions: Coolish but humid The Thang: 10 pax collected at Starbucks. Most returned. Some excellent times this morning for a longer run, including near 10K PR’s on just a regular Wednesday. Folks getting better. The route: Go West, go South till you can’t go no more, turn right, turn right, Go North til Devine, …
So Much Not Fun
Conditions: Soupy Tha Thang: 8 pax descended upon Starbucks to embark upon a promised exciting and wonderful and fun journey………… …I lied. ….It wasn’t fun. Nor exciting. Nor wonderful at all. But we got better anyway. GF – Hampton Hill- Kilbourne – Shady Lane – Quail Lane – Trenholm – Beltline – Devine – Endex …
Ta, Ta, Ta, Tunnel!
Conditions: Damp but nice Tha Thang: 20 of Columbia’s finest dads and 2.0s showed up for the 2nd edition of this summers F3 Dads workout. Fun was had by all, and some lawn clippings. Disclaimer Mosey to COP. SSH, Merkins, Squats. Split into teams. Remember, winning has its privileges! Winners of each competition did 3 …
5 years and lots of memories, pleasant and otherwise
Woohoo! Conditions: Relatively cool, somewhat moist Disclaimer Tha Thang: So, everyone was warned this was YHC’s 5 year anniversary Q, and there may be some back to the future element. For years, I was known for having extremely thematic and interesting Qs, but I got a little burnt out from that. I touched on some …
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Legion Loops (a run group, really!)
Conditions: 67 degrees with 82% humidity, near perfect Disclosure Tha Thang: 5 pax joined together for a last-minute route put together by a Q who really didn’t want to be there. But, sometimes you just do things you don’t really want to do, because you know its right (because you’re the stupid Q who forgot), …
Professionalism to spare
Q by #twitterless and #f3loginless Snapchat. Conditions: 67 degrees, damp, but no rain until driving home 🙂 Tha Thang: Good Morning and welcome to F3 This is a free, volunteer, peer led workout. I am not a professional. I have no knowledge of any injuries or fitness conditions you may have. It is your responsibility …
“That was some Bull****”
Conditions: Misty Disclaimer Tha Thang: They were warned. Most heeded the warning. 3 didn’t (and 2 did the Bullseye). Run up Bull St, grab a cinder block, Cusack to the top of the stairs, 10 block Merkins, Curls all the way down, no crunches, move on to the next stairwell via standard Bull …
Masters Attack Dog Longrun
Conditions: 27° and clear Disclaimer: Be safe out there Tha Thang: 8 didnt let the fartsack rob their joy, as they dug deep to prepare for the P200 assault on the Masters title. (Plus one whippersnapper in training, fresh off a redeye). The route as above. The fellowship, ideal. The coffeeteria, sublime. Devo: None, my …
Bearmuda Triangle claims no victims…story at 11
Conditions: Cold as a polar bears toenails, temporarily Disclaimer Tha Thang: 8 pax were warned about upcoming upper body pain, and they showed up anyway. I was forced to oblige. Mosey to COP SSH, Imperial Squat Walkers, LBAC, OHC, Flippers, Merkins, Drydocks, BBSU. Mosey via single Indian Run. ISWs. Sprint to Crabby Corner. Obtain 2 blocks …
Lotsa Feelings and Group Hugs
Conditions: A beautiful 47 degree day at the Citys Darkest AO™ . Disclaimer (and mine for shortening the Wienke (Snapchats, of course))- Looks easier b/c multiple sets eliminated for BB purposes Tha Thang: Mosey to road for COP WindMill, Imperials Walkers, LBACs, SSH, Squats Mosey to bball courts 4x4s- Burpee to plank, 4 Merkins/4 Mountain …
Getting to Know All Our Eponyms
Posted on behalf of Snapchat Conditions: Wet pavement with puddles, but otherwise perfect Tha Thang: Guess who stepped up to the plate (or maybe more accurately, was voluntold) after less than a dozen posts for his VQ? Twitterless Snapchat led 2/3rds of the following through a bruiser of bodyweight exercises, with an assist from YHC. …
Ghosts Floating Up Hills
Conditions: 48 and calm Tha Thang: 10 ghostriders decided to check their better judgment (YHC being the prime example) and got the trick this morning. Okay, actually, it wasn’t tricky at all, just hard. Pax had 36hr to prepare themselves for the maximum amount of elevation that could be squeezed into 6.4 miles of Hamptons. …
Someone’s crying Lord, Kumbaya
Conditions: Perfect Tha Thang: 11 faithful did some portion or another of the famed semi-annual Jar Jar Kumbaya run. Details at the link below. Some did Ragnar taper, some did something else, but about 6 stuck out the whole workout. 6.3 miles of random direction, speed and distance combination work. Its a nice changeup running …
Round and Round and Round We Go
Conditions: Mildly muggy, and with an AO lacking our pullup bars that the city rudely tore down. . Tha Thang: 8 faithful posted for what was billed as Chaos with a Tire…that might have been slightly hyperbolic. However, it was a unique challenge that woke up some unused muscle groups, and got to use our …
Rock around the Block
Posted by Jar Jar on inspiration of Moneyball 3 pax made the trip to Legion to celebrate the legendary VQ for our main data-crunching sports nerd Moneyball. Work was done. Conditions: Just a hair humid Disclaimer Tha Thang: Mosey to first intersection. COP including SSH, Merkins, Squats, Imperial Walkers, LBCs. Mosey on. Circle the block. …
Soda City Goes South (or East, or whatever that compass direction is)
Conditions: Sticky but perfect Introduction of Guest Q, YHC, courtesy of Legion/Stumble in F3 Columbia. Disclaimer Assignment of jobs: Point, Sweeper, MumbleChatterer, Timer Tha Thang: (disclaimer part deux: No Wienke, so counts and exercises likely off significantly) Mosey to field and circle up. SSH, LBACs, OHCs, Imperial Squat Walkers, American Hammers, BBSU. Mosey to playground. …
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Merkinfluttersborg
Conditions: Warm and muggy Tha Thang: 8 faithful posted on a blanketish day for an atypical Q. Usually I like fast-paced, moving quickly from one highly-varied exercise to another, using all body parts. But, sometimes it is good to focus a little more, and relentless repetition (with variations) can be a good thing, especially for …
Oh Death Where is thy Sting?
Conditions: Muggy Tha Thang: The Mother of Martha Death Loop beckoned on a blanketish Monday. First post in weeks for YHC, and I chose that?! To quote Gary Robbins (Barkley Marathons studmeister), “I do really stupid things, and I do them with stunning regularity”. Well, nobody died. So there’s that. Mosey to OW, down …
Paw Patrol, Paw Patrol, Be There on the Double!!
Conditions: Doesn’t matter, we’ve got fur! Intro: Theme music from Paw Patrol So I was part of the original gang when the Woodshed opened up Labor Day 2014 (technically 3 days later, but who’s counting?), and that was my home base for the following couple of years. It was also where many unsuspecting pax enjoyed …
F3 Scripture Memory Project Registration
For the Word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword. Hebrews 4:12 Allright, so you’ve decided to join us on this project. Sweeeeet! If you need to refer back to the original pre-blast, here is the link https://wp.me/p9ef5f-1FKG . The project will officially kickoff this Monday, April 16th, and run …
F3 Scripture Memory Project, i.e. F3 Sword
F3 Scripture Memory Project i.e. F3 Sword Qs: Jar Jar @caseymcmillanmd, Nails @f3nails, Spot @cfdckip. Group Twitter @f3Sword As men, we desire constant improvement, which is why we frequently get together in the gloom to discipline our bodies and keep it under control (1 Cor 9:27). I have been encouraged and strengthened through various 3rd …
Rinse and Repeat
Conditions: Perfect for making little puddles on the tennis court Disclaimer Rinse and Repeat doesn’t refer to the workout details, but actually the pax. TomTom and Jar Jar, names so good they are worth saying twice (and being spelled properly). We were the only ones #legit enough to post today (I didn’t know Spring Break …
The Tunnel Of Love
Conditions: Warm 8 pax weren’t scared off by the prospect of a trip through…DUH DUH DUH!!!…the Tunnels. Personally, I’ve always found Leesburg more concerning in the gloom, but regardless, we all survived. Alas, YHC created the route without Strava, and thus I overestimated the distance slightly, so most completed somewhere from 3.8-4.2 miles, with some …
Wilderness Notes you know that spiritual passion, sight, and affections ebb and flow. At times our sense of spiritual realities can be strong and vibrant; other times, our hearts feel like lead weights and we find ourselves longing for God to visit us once again and bring refreshment (Psalm 85:4-7). These seasons are usually …
I think Frank Martin would be proud
Conditions: A blazing January inferno, plus some rain Tha Thang: 9 gathered for what was promised to be a leg/core focused beatdown. Some #grumblechatter ensued for the first 10 minutes as there was the usual full-body warmup. After that, silence as YHC was true to his word. Disclaimer Mosey to corner. Warmup with SSH, Merkins, …
Love me some Fartlicking (yeah, I know)
Conditions: Dry and cold Tha Thang: 11 pax (1 for faculty) set out for 3.5 miles of Friday-approved quickness. Start with a Queens Way Loop together to warmup (sorry about the directional snafu), then 4 separate intervals (varying from 400-1500 meters) of speed with active recovery to Burnside Loop and back. We warmed up fast. …
No bad weather, only bad gear
Hardcore. Conditions: 39 and clear. Dew on the field. Disclaimer Tha Thang (roughly): Mosey to corner. SSH IC x 40, IW x 40, ISW x 40. Mosey to next corner. Merkins IC x 10, walk up into Carolina DryDocks x 10 IC. Flutterkicks IC x 40, LBC x 30. Mosey to playground. P1: …
You made a great choice!
18 pax made a great choice to beat the fartsack early this morning and come post at The Armory (wait, are we THE or just ARMORY?). We all make thousands of choices everyday, and we obviously started well. Will it continue? Are you committed to God honoring choices? Let’s search the Scriptures and find some …
Kumba YA-YA-YA for SPEED!!!
Conditions: Muggy but doable. Some Chippendale’s Tha Thang: Kumbaya style for 3, MAF for 3. For full description, see Strava Kumbaya We needed some speed. We got it. Over 5.5 miles, we had the following interval accelerations: 5×30 seconds, 2×1 minute, 2x2min, 2x3min, with a rotating Q and no route in mind. It worked, and …
Kids go #Cheechstrong
Conditions: Humid and warm Tha Thang: 5 dads and 8 little ones gathered at Dreher for the 3rd F3Dads workout of the summer. Small crowd, probably due to many of the pax running for the Cheech convergence and not having time to do both. You are definitely forgiven if that is your reason. Disclaimer Mosey …
We were, like, flipping out
Conditions: Cool and dry Tha Thang: 9 guys didn’t take the Twitter hints and showed up anyway for what promised to be a repetitive, hard workout. It didn’t disappoint, although admittedly it was not as brutal as I anticipated due to time limitations and having a good number of pax to split the load. Recently, …
A Force-Ful Snotwoggler
The Conditions: Warm and a little muggy, but wait til July! Tha Thang: 6 padawans gathered at Dreher High School for a MudRun-avoiding bit o’ Jedi training. Wienke heavily borrowed from recent browbeating by Floppy Disc at SwampFox but adapted for circumstances like all good Force-users are able. We were supposed to disclaim and get …
Loaded Dice
Conditions: A touch warm and humid but quite tolerable Tha Thang: 9 D&D fans posted for an unwelcome #Pondoapproved “run”. Monday rhymes with hills, so we did it with a twist. Mosey to Indian Mound hill base (the full segment! #jarjarapproved) Roll the deltoidal icositetrahedron alphabet dice (I really just made that up, I have …
Walk the plank ya lubber!
Conditions: Perfect but dark (oh so dark!) Tha Thang: 6 pax showed up for a non-running (except very brief and/or Mosey) core destruction, as advertised. They were not disappointed, even though this was probably the lowest heartrate Q ever seen from YHC. As always, this is from memory, caveat emptor. COP with awkward square pavers …
Where do we go George? Where do we go?
Conditions: 38 and clear 9 wanderers followed YHC around town for around 4.5 miles this morning. The plan was to go a different direction than we are used to and pickup a couple of lonely segments. Alas, my internal GPS failed (ie YHC was talking instead of paying attention (first time for everything)) and we …
Crack kills in numerous ways
Conditions: 35 and clear after several nice days, no mud. Perfect for a beatdown. Tha Thang: Since this was mostly made up on the fly without Weinke, my memory is guaranteed to fail. I was warned that due to the variety involved, a PDF attachment to the backblast may be needed. I prefer just to …
Crabbing to Midlands
Conditions: Outstanding. 55 in January, everyone in short sleeves Intro and Virtual Disclaimer (i.e. non-existent) Sign Card Tha Thang: 13 including Bidet (Kotters!) and Yellow Cake from across the river came out to Stumble for a indefinitely modified workout. As you know, our brother Crab Daddy was in a serious car accident recently, although praise …
Give Me One Moment in Time….-Whitney
17 PAX arose from the fartsack on this 27 degree day and took their #DRP. They had the privilege of a biostatistician and a former mathlete Qing today, so they got a dose of numbers and were impacted, beyond their comfort zone. Only 45 (ish) minutes, so off we went, capturing the moments… Cornstache segment 1: …
Am I crying, or are my eyes sweating? -overheard at Legion
“Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t how …
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Anniversary and brotherhood thoughts
Today marks the 3 year anniversary of F3 Columbia, so I’d like to add my thoughts. I received my name Jar Jar at Brickpile a little over a year ago, and for the first 8 months posted regularly and enjoyed the benefits. I’ve gotten to experience helping open 2 new AO’s (Woodshed and Stumble), EH’d …