F3 Columbia Backblasts
28 of Columbia’s finest assembled in the soggy bottom gloom at DHS. The shovel flag was proudly staked, marking this ground as F3 conquered territory. Heartbreaker led the pax on the morning’s downPAINment. Conditions: 55 degrees, soggy fields, light rain The Thang: SSH x30 LBC x25 Merkins x15 Dolly x25 Wide Merkins x15 Rosalita x25 …
28 met the Columbia dawn with cries of “FEBA” and grumbled curses at Sled for ever inviting Beano into the fold in the first place. A slowed down cadence, focus on form, and little rest in between prolonged the downPAINment. Conditions: 38 degrees, clear, but damp. The Thang: Lap around Dreher HS to warm up …
Tajh took the Q and led 24 faithful on a Countdown to pain. We weren’t sure what we were counting down to until… Conditions: 46 degrees, partly cloudy The Thang: Logo’s Lap – Backward with Pain Stations Merkins x20 LBC x20 Merkins x20 LBC x20 Brickpile – get block and bricks Block Curls x20 Overhead …
The shovel flag was virtually planted and 24 pax descended upon “Roscoe’s Run.” Conditions: 35 degrees and crystal clear The Thang: Roscoe’s Run-Run to the stopsign at Adger and Devereaux 15 merkins. Turn right on Devereaux and jog to Cedarwood 20 flutter kicks and 6 inches for a minute. Run to the base of the …
4 pax met around the VSF in the (literal) Moultrie Middle School gloom for an “unofficial” downPAINment in Mt. Pleasant, SC. Conditions: 42 degrees, clear, ground fog The Thang: COP: SSH x20 IW x20 LBC x20 Merkins x15 Squats x20 Freddie x20 Widearm Merkins x15 Butt Kicks x20 High knees x20 CDD x15 Field Work: …
The shovel flag was proudly planted and 23 pax descended onto the frozen tundra of Dreher High School to ponder the question “Does the cold numb the pain, or does the pain numb the cold?” Sway was prepared with two workouts and gave Padre a chance to play Obama: The Red Pill or The Blue …
23 pax survived the “storm of the century” to post in the Columbia gloom on Thursday and were greeted with brilliantly clear skies and a stiff and chilly headwind. Logo took the lead and led the group on a punishing run before Mule made his debut at QIC with a solid agenda. Conditions: 44 degrees, …
But we in it shall be remembered- We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he today that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition; And gentlemen in England now-a-bed Shall think themselves accurs’d they were not here, And hold …
The shovelflag was planted in the gloom and 41 Pax gathered to put a downpainment on the day! 30 Degrees at start. Launch, run to field for warmup COP SSH to 26 Merkins to 21 High Dollies to 21 Squats to 21 Mountain Climbers to 16 Run off campus, pause at first intersection …
F3/Columbia 1/19/2013 The presentation of the Shield! (Super late post)Read More »
Weather: 38 degrees and overcast at kickoff I really enjoyed being QIC, thanks for the honor. My goal was to warm the pax up fully, get the pax heart rate maxed out, and then hit all the major muscle groups until failure. I don’t know if the plan worked… but this was what we did. Warm up …