A little off-roading
X Pax joined YHC on a lovely loop around lexington #6 to Corley St L on Corley St L on Corley St (at 1mile it turns to Hayfield if you don’t turn) L at high-lines and follow to paved road R on Conventry Lake Dr L on Mallard Lakes Dr Cross 378 to Old Cherokee …
Paper Jam Ambush
Disclaimer Prayer HEX for COP Merkins x 10 OYO SSH x 20 Merkins x 9 TTT x 15 Merkins x 8 Imperial Walkers x 15 Merkins x 7 Squats x 15 Merkins x 6 LBAC (forward) x 15 Merkins x 5 LBAC (backward) x 15 Merkins x 4 Overhead Arm Claps x 15 Merkins x …
Before the Storm
Thanks Mr Head for picking a great route. Only problem was you didn’t show-up to Q it. Thats okay YHC jumped in to Q the 5 pax that showed up. We started with a lite jog down #6 to Corley St to get the legs warmed up. A-Group said C.U. to Eggo and I very …
UF for BC
Good weather brought 14 PAX out to enjoy some UF ITG. T-Claps to the 9 PAX that put 3 to 4 miles in before BC. Weather: 69° 1 minute warning No FNGs Disclaimer Prayer No warm-up just a slow-z to the football field for some Ultimate Frisbee. Thanks MacG for bringing the frisbee and lighted …
BC with a Running Problem
Its been 4yr now that I’ve done this thing called F3 with my brothers. Not always easy and not always fun to get up early on a weekday but every time I do I never regret it… well maybe that one time but lets not talk about it. As always we had a big crowd …
The Ladder
We had 6 or so for SL. MacG had a “new route” we all tried out. Very hilly. I’m sure the Bushers will complain each time we run that one again. It was good to see Bambi show up again after taking a year off. He looked well rested. Weather: 62° 1 minute warning No …
Donut Run
A great turnout and great weather made for another great Donut Run. Thanks to all 37 pax that came out this morning. Its always fun getting to see the guys from the east side and I hope they enjoyed hanging out with the west side boys just as much. T-Clap to WeeWee and Ken Doll …
YHC’s UF BDQ
After a BIG Ironman70.3 weekend it was time for me to face some hard facts. I’m getting one year older today. Yes I’m now 44 but still act like a kid. I still think poop jokes are funny and giggle every time someone farts when doing big boy sit-ups. The workout was simple. It was …
Donut Run
I don’t know how to say this but the Donut Run was a big deal a few years ago. (Insert Anchorman GIF here) After talking with a few of the AO‘s, YHC decided to bring it back. A good number of PAX we’re already running XL as I pulled up a few minutes early to …
PJ’s 3 Year Anniversary Q
This has always been a good time of the years to see XL numbers around all the BC. Today was another one of those days with 16 pax joining YHC as we celebrate my 3 years of beatdowns. At SL we also saw fast times. Goodman set a 5k PR and many others posted fast …
BRR Training Route – Week 6 of 10
Good to see a few new folks running the BRR Route. Not too much else happened other than that. Here is the route. Maiden to R on Church StreetMaiden to R on Church Street careful crossing Main, wait for green light R Corley Street careful crossing #6 L School Drive R Harmon Street L Corley …
BRR Training Route – Week 3 of 10
With only 8 weeks remaining until BRR 15 PAX came out to get better. It was good to have the Wander ruckers join us too. Today was also a very special day as we celebrated the awesome job Kukoc has don’t as AOQ over the past 16 months and welcomed MacGruber and YHC as the …
BRR Training Route – Week 2 of 10
I did not expect a large crowd the morning after the 4th. Only Hemingway and Pickle made it. After going over the route and a quick prayer we took off. It wasn’t long before the sweat started pouring. Hemingway made it about halfway before he had to tap out. Pickle was too far ahead for …
BRR Training Route – Week 1 of 10
Its that time of year again. Yes I am talking about BRR training. This year YHC wanted to add more elevation and stay off of 378. Everyone enjoyed the new route in some sort of a weird and twisted way. Only half of the PAX got lost… well that’s actually not true, we all …
MacGruber’s Birthday Q
Posted for MacGruber… I have never been one to do a back blast and this will serve as my first. I always had the thought process that if someone wants to know what we did that morning at BC then they should have showed up. Juice and I shared some thoughts on this and he …
Make Ambush Great Again
Conditions: Mid 60s, no rain yet Today was a special day for Brita and YHC. After almost a year of being AOQ it was time to pass that responsibility to the next guy. Looking back at almost 3 years of F3 I can truly say it has impacted my life in unmeasurable ways. After being …
Fat Twosday @ Ambush
Posted for Meter: Conditions: cold and wet After a brief warmup under the breezeway, we found ourselves on the way to celebrate Pancake Day at Waffle House when Chimichanga rolled up five minutes late. Juice said something about accountability while Pdubs flashed his headlights from his warmed up F150. We somewhat hesitantly welcomed our new …
Cold, Wet and No Fun
A lot going on this month. P200, LRAH, Bad Weather, and Recall is raising money for Make-a-Wish. Always cool seeing PAX stepping-up and doing something God has call them to do. This Spring Recall will be hiking 28.3 miles to raise a goal of $2500. As of this morning (3-4-19) he is 27% of the …
•••Grinder•••
Conditions: 37, clear Disclaimer Prayer NO WARMUP The Thang: 8 pax added some miles with a little SL. 1 more came for BC. 9 total pax. It was good to see Turtlehead poking out and Hemingway stopping by to lap everyone once or twice. “The Grinder” There are 6 “stations” around the parking lot. Three …
Mac-n-Back
YHC always enjoys Qing Stride. It truly is one of the easiest Qs to do. Always open spots too. Sign up 🙂 T-Claps to Kukoc and Short Haul on going XL this morning. Weather was beautiful with temps around 60. Here is the route, Hendrix to R on 3rd Ave Cross #1 to Cedar St …
Disheartening Route
6 pax came together in the cool, windy gloom to run 6.2 miles. Hemingway went XL. T-Claps to #HIM. The route kept coming near to Stride only to turn back around and head out for more miles. It could be somewhat disheartening each pass. Route looked like this… R on South Lake Drive R on Gibson …
PJ’s Loops
Now that registration is closed for Dam to Dam Relay YHC has time to Q. I did not expected a big crowd for the morning after the Super Bowl but we still had 5 pax beat the fartsack to run 6.2 miles. The friendly guys who enjoy drinking a few 40s every morning beside Hendix …
Lunar New year Q
Posted for Meter Weather: perfect Disclaimer Prayer Mosey to hex One rep of each to avoid repetition for MacGruber SSH IC x 1 TTT IC x 1 Windmill ic x 1 Imperial walker IC x 1 Lbacs IC x 1 Squat IC x 1 Then we did it for real IC x 25(ish) Plus 10 …
The Grinder w/DJ PopOff
Conditions: 42, no wind Welcome FNG Disclaimer Prayer NO WARMUP The Thang: Always nice to see a good crowd at the Bush. 7 pax for SL and 11 for BC. Our hearts are with Juice and his family as his FiL is coming to the end of his life here on earth but are happy …
Three French Hens… or just two Ambushmen?
POSTED BY PJ FOR METER Juice was under the weather so he threw a jump ball on the Ambush message board for his Turning Point Q . MacGruber and YHC took the opportunity to co-Q. I pulled up early to case the joint and realized Wingman was meeting. Eight pax on site and two on …
Grinder w/Jimmy Buffett
Conditions: 38 with 3 drops of rain at the end Disclaimer Prayer NO WARMUP The Thang: “The Grinder” There are 6 “stations” around the football field marked with blue lights. Three to the left of the flag and three to the right. We will circle the football field stopping at each station to perform an …
COLLIN
Posted for Bambi – 10 PAX assembled in the gloom to honor our service men/women on 9/11. Through their sacrifice, we benefit. Because of them, we live free. We ran a HERO workout, dedicated to a fallen warrior & American hero. See below for details. Conditions:slight fog, a little damp – perfect for a slugfest …
Only 1 Week Until BRR
16 Pax came out for the last BRR Training Route run before the big day. I’m proud of all the guys pushing them selfs over the past 10 weeks. I put this on the message board and wanted it on the BB too. Over the past 10 weeks on Friday we have ran over 1100 …
Grinder w/ Moist
Conditions: 72 and clear Disclaimer Prayer NO WARMUP The Thang: “The Grinder” After Tuesdays Q with Iron Mary we wanted to move the Grinder location to the football field. Soft grass is much better on the back than a parking lot! It was great having the CAT boyz come over for this one too! Thanks …
Only 3 Weeks Until BRR
The pax are taking this BRR training thingy very seriously. (I am serious and don’t call me Shirley). We had 26 turn out to get better. • Argyle, Muggy Tape and Man Bun rucked the route. • Ken Doll hit the snooze “one too many times” and missed XXL but did run XL • 3 …
Only 4 Weeks Until BRR
Another BRR training loop was run by 22 pax this morning. About 6 of us ran it counterclockwise. Ken Doll is still running XXL. With Bing being DR this morning Lego we nice enough to run with him. Only problem was Lego was late. H4T, Short Haul and Volton also added about 3 miles to …
Only 5 Weeks Until BRR
With 5 weeks to go, 24 pax did the harder thing and posted in the rain. T-Claps to all the XL-er and double T-Claps to Bing and Ken Doll for going BIG with a XXL! Many of the runners completed the whole route without getting lost. Thats awesome! Only problem was the trailer that was …
Only 7 Weeks Until BRR
7 more weeks until BRR and the pax are in full training mode. This morning 20 pax pushed hard and knocked out a solid 6ish miles. This route is starting to grow on everyone. Next Friday lets do it again! L on #6 R on Corley L on School Dr L on Harmon L on …
Only 8 Weeks Until BRR
With only 8 weeks remaining until BRR, 12 PAX climbed the hills of Lexington yet again. Same Friday route… again! Not as many pax got lost this time so thats good news. L on #6 R on Corley L on School Dr L on Harmon L on Dreher R on 378 L on #6 R …
Crutches, Cupcakes and Corn
Hmmm,… so what does crutches, cupcakes and corn have to do with Ambush celebrating it’s 2 year anniversary? Glad you asked! Cupcakes are a no brainier… its a party! Gotta have something sweet. T-Claps to Shine (really Shine’s M) for spending her evening baking these delicious bits of heaven. The corn was a last minute …
Only 9 Weeks Until BRR
With BRR only 9 weeks away, 15 PAX got somewhat better by running the hills of Lexington. Ken Doll lead a XXL group for a 14 miler. T-Claps to KD, Konzit, Bing, and Rocking Chair (R) for doing that. If you missed today the same route will be repeating for the next few Fridays. …maybe …
Only 10 Weeks Until BRR
With BRR quickly approaching it was time to see where you stood. The route was sprinkled with hills and more hills. 10 PAX came out to test there skills. Many left knowing more work was needed before September. We also had 2 FiA ladies run the route with us. L on #6 R on Corley …
Grinder w/ DJ Meter
Conditions: 70 with wind from the west, 5 mph Disclaimer Prayer NO WARMUP The Thang: “The Grinder” W/ DJ Meter Edition There are 6 “islands” around the parking lot we meet in. Three to the left of the flag and three to the right. We will circle the parking lot stopping at each island to …
I remember when GraveDigger did this Q
After going to Grave Digger’s 4 year Q I knew I wanted to steal it and use it over at Ambush. After a quick disclaimer and prayer it was off to the Hex to get things started. A few things changed because of time. I had to make a 1 hour Q into 45 minutes. …
Country Grinder
Conditions: 73 with 92% humidity Disclaimer Prayer NO WARMUP The Thang: “The Grinder” Country Edition There are 6 “islands” around the parking lot we meet in. Three to the left of the flag and three to the right. We will circle the parking lot stopping at each island to perform an exercise. We start at …
Dust Storm
The night before YHC told everyone to bring a headlamp. It was time to explore new territory at Ambush. 13 PAX did just that. The only thing that was missing was a monkey named Boots and a singing map. Lucky we didn’t run into Swiper. After the 9 SL PAX made it back the 1 …
Wing It
Ambush’s Q sheet has been staying full for the last 6 months. Not getting to Q much I decided to sign up a few weeks back when I saw an opening. I forgot all about it until yesterday afternoon when my Twitter machine had a notification from the shovel flag. …thanks Mr Flag! Only problem …
DJ PJ at it again
6 PAX didn’t let cold temps keep them in the fartsack for the first Thursday spring morning. Always nice to hangout with the boyz at Hollow. While my home AO (Ambush) was working the abs at Waffle House, the 6 of us sculpted our upper bodies for the gun show later this summer. Good push …
A little bit of this, a little bit of that
POSTED by PJ on BAMBI’s BEHALF 6 of Ambush’s finest came out to join YHC for some good ole fashioned betterment. The gloom didn’t seem so gloomy this am. Everybody clocked in & we went straight to work. Below is how things unfolded. Conditions: felt nice to me – a little soggy, perhaps 1 min …
Avoiding Weirdness
Have you ever seen an F3 sticker on a truck and wondered who it was? So then you speed up to get beside them only to realize you don’t know who it is. Now the guy is looking back at you and wondering why you’re checking him out. Then you try to play it off …
Copy and Paste
After being challenged by our AOQ to Q at other AOs this year, YHC signed up for Jumanji, a.k.a. The Herd (not sure why they have two names). Having never visited I didn’t know what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised by all the possibilities at this facility. If you always Q at the same …
C.A.T. Vs Paper Jam
Trickle was a little under the weather for his Q this morning so YHC decided to fill-in. Not sure what I’d be doing so I decided to show up around 4:15 and check out the stadium for inspiration. After walking to the top of a cold, dark and windy stadium, I walked down feeling very …
Record heat wave hits Ambush, draws large crowds
As 5 o’clock drew near C.A.T.’s Twitter message board was a buzz over the temperatures. I soon realized Ambush had the highest temperature in Lexington, coming in at a toasty 16°. Once word got out all I could see was headlights heading towards Ambush to enjoy the warmth. After giving the one minute warning from …
🔊Wake up, Wake up, it’s the first of the month🔉
Fridays at Stride are traditionally lower attendance days. Not today! With mild temperatures and everyone wanting to start the month off on the right foot (pun was intended), the cars kept pulling in. After count-a-rama and a prayer it was off. This was the route we took as we chased Kukoc, S Lake to Right …
Always start with a Triple-S before BC
Escabar, Wee Wee and YHC set off for the 3.6 mile Surge Segment at Stridelite (aka, Triple-S) right before BC. Somewhere along the way we picked up Heisenberg and possibly another F3 brother. Tclaps go out to Escabar for getting a PR on the Triple-S. The remaining PAX showed up soon afterwards to find out …
The Arena gets Ambushed
16 PAX decided to step out of the fartsack this morning and see what YHC had to deliver. After opening the package they found out there was nothing but pain inside. 9 PAX started extra early for Cornerstone Bible Study which Notebook lead. Thank you Notebook. I enjoyed hearing from everyone, especially Woodstock. T-claps go …
Grinderween
Knowing that the Grinder would be on Halloween I knew I couldn’t let the PAX down with any old playlist. I tried to get as many request in as possible but we only had 45 minutes of time. After setting up the sound system I joined Squatter for a quick stridelite. T-claps go out to …
42
It was great having 7 PAX celebrate the 42 years God has put me on this earth to serve Him. Special T-Clap goes out to the shovel flag for bringing me a birthday present. It went to good use already. If you’re curious to what it was, you need to post at Ambush Thursday and …
Paper Jam runs over Wildlife
I’ve been wanting to run this loop for a couple months now. Just needed to sign up. After a quick prayer and count off it was time to warm up the legs. We took Southlake to Gibson then a left on Bickley. Long Haul and YHC added .2 of a mile and ran to Industrial …
Puke
Originally I had a Q planned that was so crazy it would make Mac’s head spin but I needed at least 10 guys to pull it off. After hearing that half our guys couldn’t make it, I came up with this one instead. It was painful!!! I think I puked in my mouth a little. The …
Cosmonauts, a loading dock and no mumble chatter
After receiving a text last night from Bambi letting me know him and his family are sick, I was honored to lead 9 men at Ambush this morning. With not much time to prepare I had to wing this one. It must have worked well after hearing the “this hurts” grunt from Brita halfway through. …
Bambi = BURPEES
7 animals defeated the fartsack, & emerged from the gloom this am to test themselves before the sun came up. Hard work was done. It hurt, but I hope folks got a little bit better this morning. Solid work by all! See below for details: Conditions: Felt pretty good out The Thang: **Slaughter Starter** (20 …