They call them Completely Stupid and Utterly Pointless (CSAUP). The first part I can agree on but rarely are they utterly pointless. The point is to get better: to prepare, embrace the suck, share the pain, learn some lessons, and then share the lessons. Hence my first After Action Report. I hope this will help …
A better late than never Backblast to wrap up what was one of the more taxing weeks YHC can recall. Fellow PAX; I give you #CrazyTrain. This was the second installment of the #CrazyTrain and it did not disappoint. In what was a battle against yourself not only mentally an physically but also truly a …
One week and change until we are wheels up on year 2 of the Crazy Train. What is Crazy Train you ask? Crazy Train is a week long event that allows PAX to push themselves physically and also participate in 2nd F and 3rd F events. Those few, those happy few that complete all events …
All aboard! Ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaa! Dahdum…….dahdum..dahdum..dahdum Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay Dahdum..dahdum..dadum Whhhhiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Dahdum..dahdum..dahdum All PAX prepare yourselves for the CSAUP to end all CSAUPs as we proudly present to you the second annual F3 Crazy Train. F3 Midlands has a lot to offer its PAX, from bootcamps to …
WEATHER: mid 60s THE DEAL: Day nine of the 2018 Gauntlet featured 56 PAX. After quite a bit of “confidence” expressed on Twitter about the challenge that this course presented, it was unclear how many PAX would dare to show up. Several converging AOs (The Hollow, The Arena, Ambush and C.A.T.) helped the numbers considerably …
WEATHER: low 60s THE DEAL: Day eight of the 2018 Gauntlet featured 35 PAX. While some were scared away by the “long” drive or unable to make it for time reasons, the home AO brought the numbers and kept our total respectable. Many PAX (including YHC) had never take on the Smoker before. After experiencing …
WEATHER: mid 60s and wet (on the ground but thankfully not in the sky) THE DEAL: Day seven of the 2018 Gauntlet featured 38 PAX. Early morning thunderstorms threatened to cause us to cancel, but thankfully they blew through pretty quickly leaving us little more than some wet pavement to remember them by. The resulting …
The SAUPIEST of the CSAUPs: Table Rock Ultra Marathon The Fluff (Skip to Bottom for the Details) EH friends, they say. Give it away, they say. Well, I did that. Brought a “friend” out to a typical Thunder workout, had a great time. Then, some time after COT… Paperboy says to my FNG, “You guys …
WEATHER: high 50s with light rain (on and off) THE DEAL: Day six of the 2018 Gauntlet featured 36 PAX. With week one (the Viper, the Kamikaze, the Tomcat, the Slammer and the Reaper) behind us and only 5 more days to go, the PAX showed up looking rested and ready to punish themselves once …
WEATHER: high 40s THE DEAL: Day five of the 2018 Gauntlet featured 52 PAX. With the Viper, the Kamikaze, the Tomcat and the Slammer behind us and only 45 minutes of torture left until we end the first of two grueling weeks, there was almost a hint of excitement in the air. That was until, …