It was a Saturday like no other Saturday. A send off party for our beloved and lovable #Betamax. A #HIM in the truest and highest sense of the word. Willing to give a part of himself so that another has a chance at life. I’m not sure what could be more noble or selfless. We …
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 Just as you would not be able to condemn one of your own children to death and damnation, our Heavenly Father was also unable to condemn us. …
Turned out to be colder than YHC anticipated and my #ruckfriendly workout was hopefully challenging. Several pax were under ruck in training for the upcoming Grow Ruck. Conditions: A cold and windy 34. 30 degrees colder than they day before. The Thang: Warm up COP: LBAC forward – 15 4ct. IC LBAC reverse – 15 …
AKA the indian run, YHC called a bit of a social group run combined with some speed work. It hadn’t been done at Amble in quite some time (>2 years) and seemed appropriate on this last run day before Christmas. Robber even showed off his running backwards skills. Conditions: 50 and clear The Thang: MuleTrain …
Admittedly, and with numerous excuses (notice I didn’t say reasons), YHC has been on a bit of a sabbatical from F3 over the last several months. It was great to be out with the pax at Thunder this morning and I was humbled and honored to lead the workout. Oh, and #mumblechatter was on point (Robber never shuts up). …
YHC agreed to the SCORE Q on Friday morning post Amble. So, put together something quick. Here you go: Conditions: 60s, a bit humid, dew on the ground The Thang: Line up on the edge of the front field Imperial walkers – 20 4ct. IC Mountain climbers – 20 4ct. IC Monkey Humpers – 10 …
Inspired by a tweet from the AOQ lamenting how he wished he were at the BRR this weekend, YHC took the crew on a mountain climbing expedition. And, had Pipeline made it, we would have had a full 9-man team. As it was 8 of took on the challenge. As always, attending and leading the …
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Six faithful Amblers braved the humidity and took on Kilbourne. Conditions: Terrible The Thang: Kilbourne Out-N-Back via Daly COT/BOM That is all.
Trying to come up with a workout to challenge the DawnStrike pax is not always an easy proposition. So, flipping seemed like a fun activity for an early Saturday morning. Conditions: Mid-60s – pretty nice, really The Thang: Mosey around to the back of DHS by the brick pile and circle up Warm-up COP Mountain …
Inspired by #preamble, YHC called a double loop of a figure 8 route that stayed close to home. #The8s was born. Conditions: Almost perfect – 58, low humidity The Thang: Left on Adger Left on Devereaux Right on Daly Right on Murray Right on Adger Right on Devereaux Left on Daly Left on Millwood to …
As always, it is an honor to lead the effort at #Brickpile. Conditions: High 60s, a little muggy. (raining if you were standing next to Heartbreaker) The Thang: Warm up mosey to the rear school court yard Warm up COP Imperial Walkers – 15 4ct IC Mountain Climbers – 15 4ct IC LBAC forward – …
Got the call from the skipper yesterday and was honored to be able to Q this group. And, taking some inspiration from two Final 4 runs from our local basketball teams, we went to work. Conditions: Low 60s, perfect for a post F3P200 recovery workout Disclaimer (to include that YHC has not bootcamped or Qed …
With Love Bug on the Q, the pax were eagerly awaiting his announcement of the route for the morning. He pulled it out of his back pocket and we went from there. Conditions: Mid-50s, a little breezy. The Thang: Millwood to Maple to Lee to Greene Out-N-Back COT/BOM
YHC was honored to lead these 11 men in the workout this morning. It was random at best. Conditions: 33 and chilly Disclaimer: I’m not a professional, and I haven’t boot camped in a while. The Thang (as near best as YHC can remember): 2 Burpees OYO Mosey to concrete courtyard behind the school 2 …
#Cobains for the late BB Conditions: Chilly The Thang: Run around in a funky square-ish route with a little dangle on the end. COT/BOM That is all.
With no scheduled Q for the morning, YHC volunteered while standing there waiting to go. The Ark of the Covenant hadn’t been searched for in quite some time, so off we went. Conditions: Perfect for running, 55 The Thang: Ark of the Covenant out-n-back: Out of the parking lot right onto Millwood Quick right onto …
Nothing original, just #repeating sets on Ground Hog Day. Maybe we should consider adding to the Lexicon #BillMurrays – repeating sets of exercises where the pax starts to detest your guts for calling the same thing, over and over and over again. Just a thought. Mosey to the lower field COP – #Sweet16s (totally by …
YHC visited Thunder a couple of weeks ago and was inspired by our workout there that day so ably led by Betamax. So, I decided to bring a similar format to #thepile this morning. Thanks for the inspiration, Beta. Conditions: 29, clear, cold The Thang: Mosey around the front of the school to the lower …
For you numerologists out there, YHC has no idea what 111 means. Thought it just looked kind of cool. Conditions: Chilly 32 to start, 28 to finish The Thang: Saluda Hill out-n-back hadn’t been called in a while, so, that’s what we did. From AO over to Blossom right, down into 5-points to Saluda left, …
Actually, this is the 2nd #amble run of the year. YHC missed the HNY run this past Friday. But this morning 12 men showed up, 12 men ran, and 12 men finished. Conditions: Chilly, 38. What is supposed to be like in January. The Thang: Reverse Dry Heave Loop – Out of the parking lot …
YHC wasn’t originally prepared for the cold this morning. Had to go back and pull out the cold weather gear to the #grumbling of the M. But, we warmed up pretty quickly. Mosey to the rear parking lot COP SSH – 20 4ct. IC Mountain climbers – 20 4ct. IC Chaser LBCs (renamed prison LBCs) …
12 pax escaped the fartsack and #pushedtherock this morning. The Statehouse and back is a 5.5-mileish run. Some ran all, some ran a little less, either way, we all #getbetter. This was a challenging route, the distance and the rolling hills made it so. Conditions: Muggy, foggy, 60 The Thang: Head over to Devine across …
This morning’s workout was inspired by a video describing up and down pushups (merkins) that YHC saw earlier in the week. Conditions: Cold – 38, damp grass, perfect for ups and downs #Disclaimer – I am not a professional and I will do my best to not let the pax #larrybird me (no such luck, by …
In order to push the #amble pax out of our comfort zone, YHC called the #southhollyloop route which we haven’t run in quite some time. The complete rout is just shy of 4.5 miles, if you cut the route short at Devine St. is comes in right around the 4-mile mark. YHC knew this, but …
Submitted on behalf of Love Bug: A new route for #amble this morning to included the up and down of Lee and the up of Saluda. Great route. 2 options – Shorter option: cut off and across Wheat St., Longer option: all the way up Saluda and cut across on Heyward. Conditions: 67, a bit …
Yesterday while planning this morning’s workout, YHC wanted to keep things simple. Simple running, simple exercises, simple repetitions, multiple sets. It was simple, alright. But damn, it wasn’t easy. And, after reading Tuesday’s BB later on this morning, it is no wonder the pax were well pleased with me by the end. Conditions: 57 degrees, …
As the pax assembled for #amble this morning, a route was determined by committee. And, #therollercoaster was decided upon. Conditions: High 50s. A bit humid, but nice overall The Thang: Right out of the parking lot on Millwood Left onto Maple Right onto Lee (this is the coaster part, up and down, and then back) …
6 pax got after it this morning in a delayed start #amble. All were glad for the 2ndF it provided after the weeks we are having around here. And, some 1stF work was put in too. Conditions: Near perfect running weather. Heavy hearts for friends and family struggling with the staggering floods. The Thang: Reverse …
All in all, it wasn’t that bad out there this morning. Some rain, some wet, and 100% effort by the weekly #Dawnstrike professionals. Conditions: Wet, Raining, and did I mention wet – 59 degrees The Thang: COP High knees – 15 4ct. IC Butt kickers – 15 4ct. IC Imperial walkers – 15 4ct. IC …
A week removed from what should have been my Q at #brickpile, YHC opted to stay on campus this morning to run some strings of fire. Conditions: Breezy, 70, lower humidity and threat of rain (didn’t rain on the parade, however) #Disclaimer The Thang: Mosey around DHS to the lower field and circle up COP …
The guys really wanted to get to #coffeeteria this morning. It was over pretty quickly. Conditions: 66, a little rainy at the start, then humid after the rain stopped The Thang: In honor of the text at 0511 from Dry Heave saying he wasn’t going to make it, we did his namesake – Dry Heave’s …
Our esteemed AO Q, Dry Heave, mentioned after Monday’s #amble run that we hadn’t done the #devilspitchfork in quite some time and that maybe some hill running for the pax was in order. So, YHC volunteered to lead this merry group of men down and up and down and up again. In checking my running …
With the #F3BRR looming, YHC determined that the pax needed to enjoy some running and hills this morning. So, over to #ButlerHill we went. Conditions: I think somewhere around 75, threatened to rain, but held off, very humid (Overheard #mumblechatter that it felt like breathing thru a jar of mayo. Hey, to each their own, …
T-claps to the pax for taking on a new route this morning and only getting minimally lost. Conditions: 80, humid The Thang: Right onto Millwood Right onto Daly Right onto Devereaux Right onto Heathwood Cr. Around Heathwood and across Devereaux becomes Cedarwood/Heatherwood Right onto Belmont Up both climbs then right onto Kilbourne Right onto Wheat …
A tweet went out last night from who we thought would be our Q (Double Rub) this morning saying that #thecoaster was on tap. As departure time was drawing near, we noticed no DR, so, YHC and Dry Heave devised a new plan. We modified #thecoaster, as we know it, to an out-n-back. And, we …
This morning started like most morning, then #dawnstrike. Conditions: Humid, 79 degrees The Thang: Double applesauce indian run to Devereaux and Adger SSH – 20 4ct. IC Grab some curb for Tabata (Chibata) mountain climbers – 20 secs AMRAP, 10 secs rest in plank, x6 Mosey to corner of Princeton and Devereaux Lunge walk – …
Our illustrious AO Q (Dry Heave) has been missing some runs this week. For a very good reason, though; 2.1, Emily Giles Barnes, was welcomed to the world on 7/16/2015. Congratulations to DH and Amber (M). Conditions: Miserable – 80, high humidity. The Thang: YHC should have been a little smarter this morning and called the Dry Heave …
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A few weeks ago, Pondo approached me about taking up a Q slot in their rotation. A guest Q as it were. I immediately said yes and am honored to have been asked. As this is a strong, dedicated group, I only hope that delivered. Conditions: Not too bad for a July morning, 72 with some mugginess The …
Born from the idea of adding a longer run to the #Amble route selection on a semi-regular basis is the Inaugural F3Columbia #Runvergence. On 11/26 (yes, the day before Thanksgiving), come out and run longer, run shorter, or walk, but come out and enjoy a group run prior to the big Turkey Day. The Thang: …
Pretty straight forward workout for the 2 pax who posted for speed work this morning. Numbers are low with so much going on. Savanah RnR Marathon, Governor’s Cup, GORUCK. So, we’ll see this workout again in the future. Conditions: Near perfect – 52, 85% humidity The Thang: Warm up – 800 meters Beep Test – …
By the end of almost 6.5 miles, the pax had built up quite a sweat. Conditions: Warm with a chance of humidity. You know, Columbia in the summer. The Thang: In order to vary the training work outs to as best simulate conditions on the BRR as possible (of course nothing here will compare), YHC …