F3 Lake Murray Backblasts
JJ is a Shawshank regular, one of our finest. He posts regularly for Stridelite. Massive improvement in JJ. He #gotbetter in a hurry. Today, JJ finally stepped up to lead 28 fine men of Shawshank for a burpee-filled ciabatta sandwich. It was an awesome VQ. Dare I say, it was DYN-O-MITE! Conditions: 55 degrees, clear …
12 PAX rolled into the gloom awaiting what fun YHC would dream up for a “Go Ruck Friendly” workout. Maybe it’s just some push-ups and squats. Maybe there won’t be any running. Maybe. Maybe not. Conditions: Dark and cold The Thang: COP Bouncing Betty Arm Circles X 10 sec front/back Bouncing Betty Arm Circles X …
Despite the warnings of awaiting props and the need for hand protection, 7 Pax bravely rose in the earliest gloom for another exciting Take-a-Number mystery prop beat down. After scouring Lexington County for the heaviest telephone poles available and slaving away for a couple of hours in the shop, YHC emerged with a truck-bed full …
5 striding Pax entertained YHC by running the best they can a route he generated that makes it WHOLLY clear that he does not know Lexington well enough yet. The Conditions: 55° and 75% RH Tha Thang: Head south on Lake Drive and turn left on railroad street (or was that supposed to be Parker …
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YHC woke up this morning looking forward to the Q, he continued to think about what his plans would be as he put his manpri tights on just like any other man would. He arrived at the AO to find 4 other pax who extracted themselves from the fartsack this morning for some GORUCK training. …
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19 PAX posted this morning in the Gloom for what turned out to be a workout full of possible Backblast titles. Conditions: 50 and clear sky’s. The Thang Double Apple Sauce to soccer field circle up Imperial Walker 20 IC TTT (with clap) 20 IC LBC 20 IC Plank Jacks (Creole clapped during this one. …
Disclosure Condtions: 55F and Clear The Thang: Opening prayer and a bid adieu to the Core Pax (Say What, Yellow Cake, Socrates, and Sled) Mosey to Thistle field for COP, but yet the Core pax are spotted running away….I thought they weren’t going to run. SSH IC x 36 (no one gave YHC a birthday …
Conditions: 63 and a cool breeze, 57% humidity There is nothing quite like waking up an hour before your alarm goes off feeling fully rested, rolling over for a few more minutes of shuteye and suddenly realizing your alarm has been going off for 10 minutes and you should have left 5 minutes ago. None …
29 pax (including Lake Murray Nantan and FNG Tent Pole) made YHC excited to Q again (It’s been awhile). Still can’t believe after a few splits (#Starfish) that Depot pushes 30 on a weekday. That’s the Columbia Model, men. When 10, 20 or more men (formerly strangers) show up in the early mornings for workouts, …
33 Graveyard Pax rolled into Graveyard barely able to see because of the heavy fog. A lot of gates were open leaving the pax questioning where we might venture. There was some early mumble chatter because of course Hanging Chad poked the bear in the wake of his VQ. With a quick disclaimer and prayer, …