Columbia, SC

F3 Columbia Backblasts

Independent Wood

21 Patriots (including 1 FNG- Welcome Voucher) posted for a #WoodshedBeatDown of historic proportions.  This is the day the 2nd Continental Congress in Philadelphia voted to declare our independence from England.  The Declaration of Independence was dated two days later, but not signed until August 2nd.  To commemorate this momentous occasion in our nation’s history, …

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Tour de Heathwood

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 …

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Ramble 5K Returns

The Ramble 5K returned in full force this morning providing a challenge for repeat customers and pax new to this Ramble challenge. Conditions:  Humid. The Thang: Warm up lap around the block, then, at the #ShovelFlag Starting line, 3.1 miles as fast fast as possible. Here is the course:   Results available here: http://tiny.cc/ramble5k or …

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Brickpile –

14 faithful posted in the gloom for a pre Independence day workout.  Nothing special but moved at a good pace. Conditions: Overcast and 72 with lower humidity – thank goodness The Thang: Mosey to cage for blocks.  Take blocks to practice field for COP.  All exercises performed in cadence unless noted. SSH x 25 Little baby …

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Saluda 500

Leading by example is a good thing in nearly all of life’s endeavors, unfortunately YHC was not up to the challenge this morning. Fortunately, the course and the pax were hard enough to ensure a challenge without a leader. 500′ of climbing and 7 miles (6.25 for YHC who needed a shortcut) awaited 8 Ramblers …

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Preblast 2015 GORUCK Custom Challenge F3 South Carolina

  Mark your calendars now for the next GORUCK #CSAUP to come to F3 South Carolina. With the overwhelming numbers in last years inaugural custom event in downtown Columbia we quickly found out that many men of F3 enjoy this crazy backpack thingy called GORUCK. Since then pax have done public GORUCK events in other …

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Expansion Changing the Men of Winnsboro 1 lb of Sweat at a Time

Sixteen faithful from Fairfield County, Winnsboro, Columbia and Irmo converged at 0700- undoubtedly leaving family in the sack- on a quiet and muggy Saturday knowing full well they would probably try some strange, contorted running routine that would have’em suckin wind or some merkin beatin that would last a whole lot longer than they’d plan …

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11 pax post at the Old Armory in Winnsboro for animal loading and figure 8’s

It was Lexington’s turn to make the trip to Winnsboro and work with the pax there to get better and be better.  YHC and Treadmill had conspired to bring a snotwoggler since the Winnsboro pax had some experience under their belts and were already off and running weekday bootcamps and running groups.  Both Q’s for …

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FNG Day at F3-Lexington’s Jumanji this Saturday, May 30 at 0630

Do you know someone in the Cayce/West Columbia area that needs F3? If so, or if you have an FNG in another area that you just want to introduce to F3, this coming Saturday is a great opportunity for you to do so! Jumanji is a great AO with a lot to offer. Cayce/West Columbia …

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Anchor One Year Anniversary

Conditions: Perfect. Just like the view. 15 awesome PAX from Lake Murray and Lexington came out to celebrate the first Anniversary of the most scenic AO in the Whole World! Okay maybe just SC. It is beautiful though. MALFUNCTION JUNCTION, LAMONT & PEBBLES on the Q. COP: 15-SSH-IC 15-WINDMILLS-IC 10-MERKINS-IC 20-FLUTTER KICKS-IC 30-LAC’S-IC THE THANG: …

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Special Operators Challenge – Raeford, N.C. – May 30th

New #CSAUP opportunity for F3 Nation. F3 has been formally invited to participate in the Special Operators Challenge (SOC), on May 30 at The Carolina Horse Park in Raeford, NC. SOC is the brainchild of Special Forces Major Ivan Castro. If you are looking for a definition of bad a$$ read this. SOC is a …

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We Are #Accountable to Each Other

21 PAX emerged from the #Fartsack on this glorious morning, arriving at #TheMission out of a commitment to themselves and, more importantly, a commitment to one another.  Work was done and a commitment was made by all to one another to #GetBetter. Gentlemen, this is an AO unlike any other. Conditions: Perfect TheThang: Disclaimer from Robber …

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F3 PROM “Enchantment Under the Sea” Dance

  On May 30th, 2015 the Men of F3 Midlands will converge outside of the gloom and inside of a building for an amazing, enchanting evening of 2nd F that will put their good times to a good use…benefiting Palmetto Place Children’s Shelter and supporting our work at Oliver Gospel Mission!   Conditions: Starry night, …

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Spring 2015: 500 Pax Complete the Super Bowl of F3- The Mud Run

500 pax converged at the Leatherneck Course in Gaston, SC for the 2015 Spring Edition of the Super Bowl of F3 – THE LEGENDARY ULTIMATE CHALLENGE MUD RUN.  There were some impressive perfomances from the pax ranging from 16 teams completing the course in under 1 hour time to some first time participants conquering the …

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Pre-Blast for Mission Ruck for Babies – April 25th – Columbia, SC

March for Babies – Midlands (Greater Columbia) 2015 Date: Saturday, April 25, 2015 Time: 9:00AM Registration Time: 8:00AM SC State Fairgrounds 1200 Rosewood Drive Columbia, SC 29201 We’re getting ready to walk in March for Babies! It promises to be a fun day out with people who share our passion for improving the health of …

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Palmetto Place – Hump Day Happy Hour – April 29th

Turn on your phone, open your calendar app, and select April 29th at 5:30 pm. Title the event “F3- Palmetto Place Hump Day Happy Hour at River Rat Brewery.”   Then encourage all F3 men to show up for a beer and a chance to hear about our “Third F” initiative at Palmetto Place Children’s Shelter. …

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The Mission Kick-Off Lunch

Unless you’ve been living under a rock or running 200 miles across our great State, you’ve heard about this Saturday’s launch of The Mission: Columbia’s newest AO designed specifically for the men of the Oliver Gospel Mission Recovery Program. You can read the full details here: http://f3nation.com/2015/03/16/the-mission. This Friday (3/27) at noon, we’ve been invited to …

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#KettleKonvergence- PREBLAST

The first ever #KettleKonvergence is coming!  Mark your calendar for April 3rd to post at #Iron Yard and join Malfunction Junction and the Anchor Pax for a #KettleBellBeatDown, great fellowship and a Good Friday Devotion to start your Easter Weekend.  Bells swing at 5:45 am.  Cofeeteria to follow the 45 minute workout at Dunkin Donuts.  …

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The Sedentary Life Vs The D.R.P. – PART TWO

Quick link to PART ONE – http://f3nation.com/?p=156979 PART TWO – The D.R.P. My father’s desire for a “miracle pill” really did not surprise me. We live in a world where technology creates so many things in terms of instant results and instant gratification. We are spoiled by technology – too much sometimes. We want what …

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Pre-Blast: Fire Truck Pull to raise funds for Curing Kids’ Cancer

YHC thinks we all have dealt with or know someone whose life has been changed by cancer. It’s even tougher is when it happens to a child. The Curing Kids Cancer organization and The Columbia Fire Department are teaming together to create an amazing fundraiser event! Even though you may be nursing your wounds from …

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Pre-blast – Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive and Dodge!

What:   Community Dodge Ball Tournament with 6 Man Teams ($30 registration fee per team) When:   Saturday, March 7, from 4:00-7:00 pm Where:   St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Family Life Center in beautiful Hickory NC Why:   St. Luke’s UMC college ministries is raising funds for a spring mission trip to inner city Los Angeles CA and we want …

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Spring 2015 Mud Run Pre Blast – REGISTRATION NOW OPEN UNTIL 3/1/15!

It’s that time again…the MUD RUN is coming! YHC will be the Q for F3Nation this year. Your Regional Q’s have been contacted and we are working to get the ball rolling. Most regions have an assigned Mud Run Q for the Fall, the full list should be complete soon. The Ultimate Challenge Mud Run is the F3 …

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F3Columbia, lake murray, lexington to converge at the Movies: American Sniper

fellas, the theater has been gracious enough to give us another shot at filling up the theater.  American Sniper saturday morning 1/31. the manager, Steve, has been a good friend to F3, and even though we had low turnout for Unbroken, he’s agreed to let us have a screening of American Sniper.  I told him …

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Pre-blast: 2015 Quarry Crusher Race

Pax – the time has come to step up to the challenge!  This is a great opportunity to push yourself for either a 5k+ or 10k+ beatdown.  Regardless of your physical condition, I GUARANTEE you will feel this one the day(s) after.  Lets Rock the Quarry with f3Nation.  This event is being promoted nationally through …

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Run Hard Preblast 1/2 & Full

Gentlemen, time is upon us to take on the Run Hard 1/2 or Full Columbia Marathon.  This race, on March 8th, works perfectly with P200 training schedules. Rather than recreate what has already been said, I’ll just refer you to last year’s preblast and the race website. https://www.runhardcolumbiamarathon.com http://f3nation.com/2013/12/18/run-hard-preblast/ http://f3nation.com/2014/01/30/run-hard-half-marathon-distance-training/  This link has long distance …

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Our New Year’s Celebration

New Year’s Day 1/1/15 Conditions- 31* and extremely foggy. Difficult to see the Shovel Flag from 100 yds. (will come into play later…) 9  Faithful Pax post: Tater Tread, Pale Rider, Smalls, Pontiff, Bondo, Waldo, Evinrude, Beaker,           Crab Legs (Q) Mosey over to new COP location for warm up. All exercises I.C. SSH – 25 Imperial …

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Updated – F3nation.com, v4 (aka 2015 Site Plans)

January 3, 2015 – Update Tried the core piece this morning, and the plans didn’t go as desired. This upgrade will still occur… it just needs a new form. Hold tight, it’ll happen. Quick summary Sometime in early January, a site update will occur. During that time, the site will be down for maintenance and …

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UPDATE: #CSAUP PRE-BLAST: Quarter Ruck 1/30/15

  Back by popular demand, NoCo presents the Quarter Ruck II This is an F3 NoCo CSAUP and training event for your upcoming GORUCK events.   As Dallas stated in the F3 GRH 001 PB (http://f3nation.com/2014/09/08/custom-f3-goruck-heavy-31315-raising-the-csaup-bar/) GORUCK Heavy is something you will have to train for! While F3 boot camps and rucking 15+ miles each …

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