F3 Lexington Backblasts
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 …
Special Operators Challenge – Raeford, N.C. – May 30thRead More »
33 Pax gathered in the gloom of Graveyard to make their daily downpainments and to see what YHC had up his sleeve. 33 Pax is a new record attendance for YHC and it is such a significant number as well. As many of you probably know, 33 is the smallest sum of two different positive numbers, …
Conditions: 55 Degrees and clear. 5 PAX resisted the allure of the Fartsack and posted for a MARSOC themed WO with YHC. Also May is International Military Appreciation Month so YHC tried to incorporate some history into the workout. COP: Lap around the field. 30-Little Arm Circles-IC The Thang: 2 Minutes AMRAP of each exercise: …
once again 11 PAX Post at TP to have a little fun getting better, with some PAX enjoying the bonus of a great view to start their Tuesday. Wapner declares Box cutters to be concealed weapons and vows to prosecute those PAX operating theirs outside the law. Conditions: 50 something and just right! disclaimer and prayer The Thang: mosey through the mobile …
So YHC was coming off a nice and easy GR “Light” from this past weekend and has given his self the challenge of Qing the next bootcamp after these events. He kept that tradition going and thought everyone would enjoy celebrating leg day with him. Is leg day a national holiday or a recognized celebration??? …
May the Fourth be With You! 5 pax posted for YHC’s VQ of crusade. Since our faithful Garmin took the helm at Stride for the Beep Test, YHC took the opportunity to fill the Q hole for Crusade’s still developing speed edition. Tweets ahead of the workout warned of hills. A hill was delivered and …
Weather: 55 degrees, a little cool but quickly warmed up We had a small turnout (something to do about rucks . . .whatever). But the pax who were there demanded high intensity, so YHC tried to deliver. By the end of workout it was decided this workout needed to come back to the Shank so …
YHC has not been as dedicated as normal to his Saturday workout schedule, but when it was known that only 2 PAX showed for last Saturday’s edition of the Snakepit beatdown, words like accountability, commitment and dedication were foremost in YHC’s thoughts upon waking early Saturday. Arriving at the parking lot, a lone vehicle sat in …
5 PAX entered the gloom, curious and intrigued to see what the Q, Columbo, was talking up all week. Introducing the PAIN TRAIN Condition: 54 degrees and dry. Beautiful Jumanji morning After the disclaimer and prayer the Q announced, as he always does, the PAX were under siren alert (10 Burpees is siren is heard in …
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 …
17 pax (including one FNG and one 2.0) defeated the #fartsack and posted Turning Point this morning for an assorted Q from YHC. Little of this, lot of that and BAM!, a beat down ensues. 2 pax posted for a 6am workout, but decided not to hang around when no one else showed. T-claps to all …
After being thoroughly shocked by Mac’s wardrobe choice to celebrate Superhero Day Pt. 2 @ Crypt (thank goodness there were no wardrobe malfunctions), 8 Pax chose to get better sans running. While the game of dice didn’t take nearly as long as YHC had hoped, the Pax brought the pain with 2 solid rounds of …
Ten PAX posted and push one another through our workout on a cool 48 degree dry morning. Well, the air was dry…the ground, not so much. Disclaimer and Prayer The Thang: Start where we stand: SSS x20 IC, Merkin x20 IC, Windmill x20 IC, Mtn. Climber x20 IC, TTT x20 IC, Plank Jacks x20 IC …
13 pax posted this am for a YHC’s Q for their first trip to a Turning Poing and Wander favorite – THE HOOK. The pax seemed to enjoy it as well. Could become a Crusade favorite… We shall see. Side note: there are more willing Qs among the Crusade pax, just need to speak up …
We celebrated our anniversary run on Wednesday with Yellowcake’s tour de Whiteford, and now it’s YHC’s turn to bring a flashback. One of our first runs at our new location was an up & around Gibson to Highway #1. YHC is still recovering from the magical trip to Disney last week, and the muscles are …
50s Dry & Cool “Honeybuns is cursing you out Dunphy” “Notebook, drive Dunphy back to Shawshank” “Really Dunphy…we have to lie on the wet grass.” 7 pax rolled out to a chilly morning to work out with the Dunphy. 4 pax Stridelite a 2 mile run for some extra credit. This Merkin Free WO was …
Weather: 52 degrees w/ a little chill in the air. 22 PAX posted at Shawshank at the hands of YHC for wet cardio merkin/burpee fest. BOM: Prayer by Nail Pop. The thang: Mosey to the soccer field. SSH x 20 IC Mountain Climbers x 20 IC Windmill x 20 IC Thru The Tunnel x 20 IC Mosey …
I am excited to announce that the dates for the mission trip trip are July 2-11, 2015. Myself, my daughter Olivia and my pastor, John, will will be going. I ask you to pray for us in the coming months as we prepare, spiritually, for this trip. I thank you for the encouragement, support and …
21 Pax (Some arrived later than others) posted to celebrate another F3 milestone. Lexington’s first Running AO launched on April 28, 2014 at River Bluff HS to run speed on the track. We commemorated the occasion by running the first long run route from a year ago. F3Crusade and F3stride temporarily relocated to Lowe’s for …
F3Stride Celebrates 1 year of Getting Better by… you guessed it, Running!Read More »
4 Pax post for a Socrates Themed workout. COP 25 SSH (IC) 25 Squats (IC) 25 IW (IC) 20 LAC- 10 forward 10 backwards (IC) 15 Mountian Climbers (IC) 15 Smurfjacks (IC) Mosey to Brick pile and grab bricks, mosey to school drop off area. 15 dips (OYO) 15 incline merkins (OYO) 15 decline merkins …
Conditions: 58 degrees, with no wind, and a little drizzle in the air cool the body………..perfect Yes there was the sound of rain falling on the roof this morning, but 5 Pax stumbled onto the shores of Lake Murray for a fun kettlebell work out, courtesy of LaMont’s “Wheel of Misfortune”. The morning began with a …
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, …
6 pax posted at Wander for a return trip to TheHook because, as we know, It’s “The Hook brings you back!” according to John Popper and Blues Traveler. The starting point was TurningPoint (Midway Elementary) from the front parking lot. There were hills, and a few more hills…. it was a little hilly. But a pleasant …
8 Pax rose from the Fartsack (ashes) to take on YHC’s 1st Q at Snake Pit. YHC wanted to provide the pax with a tough workout. Great effort by all. YHC left snake bitten and smoked this morning and hope the pax did too. Weather: 60 Degrees under starry skies. Perfect workout weather. Disclaimer and …
Weather: 50 something degrees (really cannot remember and doesn’t matter because we’ll be sweating before to long). 39 PAX posted at Graveyard at the hands of YHC for an extended period of time workout. BOM: Prayer by Nail Pop. The thang: Mosey to the football field. SSH x 20 IC Windmill x 20 IC Thru …
The Thang Mosey to the field & circle up Side Straddle Hops 20 in IC-15 merkins on your own Through the tunnel 20 IC-10 merkins on your own Imperial Walkers 20 IC-5 merkins Mosey to the edge of the track in front of the hill 5 Burpees run to 1st soccer goal(approx. 30/35 yds) 5 …
YHC set a goal at the beginning of the year that he would Q at every AO in lex this year and the year is almost halfway done and he only has 1 more stop (well 2 since we will be adding one soon). However, YHC knew he had to bring it for the boys …
Creating a weinke for Boneyard can be a challenge, removing some of the higher intensity exercises that everyone loves and running. However, that just leaves more time to really focus on specific areas and that extra time not spent running leaves extra time to again focus on those specific areas. And that is exactly what …
5 pax got a burning sensation in their chest and shoulders at BoneyardRead More »
4 Pax of the Herd rose from their fartsacks to the gloom of Jumanji joining YHC in another snotwargler of a good time. Jumanji is a great AO. Lots of places to explore to change things up. YHC took the back way around the school this morning to give the Herd a little change of …
19 pax joined YHC to beast some Indian Runs. As always YHC was humbled and impressed with the pax will to better themselves. So after some administrative duties, we headed out to get better on this beautiful morning. Mosey to Helipad (Pax thought YHC got lost) 20 x SSH IC 20 x Windmill IC 20 …
F3 Lexington is excited to announce the launch of yet another AO. The success and sheer numbers at Shawshank has pushed F3 to plant another shovel flag. The goal is to provide a location a little further west towards Gilbert and Lake Murray. Welcome to Lexington High School! Lexington’s newest AO (Name TBD by the …
F3 Lexington Expands – Next Stop >>> Lexington High SchoolRead More »
Wow! The men of Mint Hill, NC are fired up to get this thing launched. They finally have their own AO close to home, and now an official launch date! Please join the men of Mint Hill, Saturday, June 13th at Veteran’s Memorial Park off I485 on Highway 218. The workout will launch promptly at …
Five pax resisted the fartsack and joined up for an early morning tour of Turning Point. Conditions: 54 and drizzly Disclaimer and Prayer The Thang: Start where we stand: SSH x20 IC, windmill x20 IC, TTT x20 IC, Mountain Climber x20 IC Indian Run around to the front parking lot and find a spot along the …
YHC has wanted to take a stab at Qing the Speed version of Stride for a while, so when he saw a blank spot on the Q list he figured why not now. So off he went into the gloom to work on getting faster with the other Stride pax. Weather: 55° The Thang: First …
5 pax work on getting faster at Stride Speed EditionRead More »
The Thang Only one other pax braved the elements and joined me at SnakePit on Saturday morning, so just ask HoneyBun, he knows The Thang, he posted and he conquered it. There is no “give up” in that brother! SnakePit is a great AO! I lived in the White Knoll area for 11 years and …
YHC devised a kind of weird DJ/Time travel/Workout thingy the morning for the PAX. It was a rainy morning but that did not stop 9 courageous Men seeking to better themselves! What a better way to pass the time, then with a good beatdown to some music! Lets take a trip down memory lane with …
Sweating to the Music of the 80s 90s and 2000s….Beat Down!Read More »
Conditions: 58 degrees Rain Shower Disclaimer 6 Pax braved the rain and YHC workout. Preblast Tweet of Beachboy Thong Pic may have scared the pax or could have been the rain. I guess an HC at Salsaritas doesn’t count for anything. You know who you are! The preblast of playing in the sandbox may have …
Join Law Enforcement officers from across the state as they carry the “Flame of Hope” from the State House to the opening ceremonies of the Special Olympics ( http://so-sc.org/about-us/ ) Summer Games at Fort Jackson. Runners will run an approximate 7.5 mile route through Columbia ending at the Soloman Center on Fort Jackson where the …
16 Pax post for the monthly running of the Dang5K. When YHC saw a certain breakfast cereal named pax show up after his warm up 5-6 mile run, he knew interesting things would happen… Here we go! Conditions: Cool and pleasant. A bit of a breeze in your face going one way on the dam. …
If 5K PR Crushing was an Olympic Sport, These Pax Won the Gold!Read More »
The second running of the Spring stadium edition of the Reaper was held this morning. 16 Pax posted in ideal conditions for the ideal workout. YHC did receive some grief about never posting to the Hill version. Not avoiding the hill, just bad timing for Friday workouts…. Also some chatter about Spackle’s efforts to become …
The pax gathered at the Snakepit on a perfect morning for a workout, the sprinklers weren’t even for the first time in 2 months, AWESOME! YHC’s weinke said there was a lot of suck involved in today’s workout and the 10 sets of 10 Burpees mixed in along the workout certainly didn’t disappoint. When you …
It’s Springtime, the weather has warmed up and you have managed to Get Better all throughout the cold winter gloom. It’s time to celebrate with a little sun, some fun on the river, good food, and cold beer(or whatever drink you prefer). When: May 2nd Saturday 10am-2pm, it is the morning after the GoRuck Light. …
Another RECORD CROWD at Turning Point as 31 pax accepted the challege of The Kamikaze, topping the last Kamikaze attendance mark of 30. Once again, tremendous results by all. We will do this again on May 21 and see how much progress has been made. Conditions: 60 degs Pretty much Perfect. THE THANG: Disclaimer / Prayer Mozey from …
Conditions: A nice 50 Degrees The Thang: Disclaimer and prayer COP SSH IC x20 Windmills IC x20 LBAC IC x20 front and back Line up at goal line 20 squats, sprint to next field, 10 burpees, sprint to next field, 10 4 count merkins 20 squats, prisoner lunge to next field, 10 burpees, prisoner lunge …
Earlier this week YHC volunteered to fill in for Quest due to him being sick. YHC knows that Quest loves to do calf raises, so to attempt to honor Quest while he’s out sick YHC decided to throw in a few calf raises in the weinke. And you could smell the beef cooking by the …
12 pax heat up the grill to cook their calf’s at CryptRead More »
Seven men awoke from the sack this AM pursuing their undying quest to become better men physically, mentally & spiritually. These 7 men became better men today. They learned how to form a circle. It was a good day. Conditions: 57 degrees The Thang: Disclaimer Prayer Mosey from Howard Park to Northside Middle School Circle …
6 Faithful Pax post for a Jumanji round of Four Corners. COP SSH x 25 IC IW x 25 IC TTT x 25 IC Windmill x 20 IC Mosey to first corner, AKA the light pole by Baseball park entrance. 20 air squats OYO Mosey to Bleachers, 20 Dips OYO Mosey to sidewalk outside other …
8, or was it 9? Pax posted to get their Stride on along the streets of the sprawling metropolis we call Lexington. Conditions: Fity, cooler than we thought when we de-assed the fartsack. must be that SC humidity disclaimer route plan: lets stick together and try a Native American run on the planned coarse: left out …
The Gauntlet has been Thrown. Do You have what it takes to accept the challenge? Can you take on ALL of F3 Lexington and F3 Columbia’s toughest workouts in ONE week? 6 Days 6 Workouts 1 Purpose; To Get Better. This challenge is open to ALL PAX. Test yourself against the most challenging workouts in …
8 Pax bravely joined YHC in the gloom of Snakepit to enjoy the badly-named betterments that spawn from YHC’s swirling snakes. Speaking of snakes, YHC didn’t consider the name of the AO while deciding to tromp through the dark foliage sprouting on the sandy dunes but in hindsight there have been better ideas. The M actually …
Shoulders sore yet? If not you weren’t at the Graveyard this AM. YHC continued his tour of the AOs of Lex this AM, with a nice and easy shoulder burner at the Graveyard. YHC figured the Pax of the Graveyard could handle a few merkins with PYT and Ranger on the regular Q schedule. However, I …
The banter started weeks ago with some of the @F3LexSC pax talking about the “softness” of @Graveyard and our plush surroundings. As a Graveyard pax YHC decided to sign up on the Q list to deliver a little present. That present came in the form of 90’s Rock Bands. 28 Pax jumped out of the …
The Thang: Opening Prayer Mosey to grassy area out front: Side straddle hop 20 –IC….5 Burpees Little Baby Arm Circles 10 forwards/10backwards- IC…..4 Burpees Through the tunnel 20-IC……3 Burpees Merkins 20-IC……2 Burppes LBC’s 20-IC…….1 Burpees Mosey to the wall At the wall 25 jumps on to the wall, 25 Incline merkins, 25 tri …
7 pax post to help YHC welcome “Fat Angie” to Boneyard this morning. Great Effort by all this morning. Conditions ; 58 and clear Walk to the Weight Room COP 20IC – SSH Welcome “Fat Angie” AMRAP for 45 min the following; 100 – Burpees 100 – Merkins 100 – Pull Ups 100 – BBSU 100 – …
Written by Turnbuckle 8 Pax show up on a rather humid morning to check out some more neighborhoods. There was a nice breeze on hwy 6 but once we hit the hoods the breeze died. That will make YHC think hard about summer runs. All in all it was nice to see the pax stick together for some good 2nd F. Weather: …
The last several Mondays have involved intervals, whether on the track or hills, but repeats none the less. Fracture led us through the physiology of slow vs fast twitch muscle fibers and helped the pax to condition them for faster running, particularly for hilly routes. BRR is coming up, and some people feel that hill …
Mosey around the parking lot Circle Up: 20 side straddle hops IC 20 merkins IC 20 Arm Circles, 10 forwards, 10 backwards-IC 15 butt touch merkins Mosey to the straight away: Bear crawl from curb to curb-1 side 25 dips/other side 25 inclined merkins Bear crawl from curb to curb-1 side 20 dips/other side 20 …
Conditions: Upper 60’s / Low 70’s and humid Route: Begin at the RBHS Stadium entrance, proceed up Cemetery Hill to the Super Spooky Woods Trail and continue around behind school and along Perimeter Road back up the hill beside the practice field and back to Cemetery Hill. Rinse and repeat minus the Super Spooky Woods …
Wander With Wapner (version 2.0)(still not a sign of the apocalypse)Read More »
9 Pax welcomed Good Hands to Snake Pit. Hadn’t been there since the launch and forgot how many stairs there were. Great AO and great group of guys! So much to do but so little time to do it so let’s get moving. Introduced the Pax to a little baseball pickle with a tire (back …
Written by Turnbuckle. YHC didn’t know what kind of crowd to expect on a wet and busy CSAUP Saturday. YHC was surprised when some of the big guns of the Shank showed up. With the Quarry run and the Firetruck pull YHC didn’t know how many to expect. As the 6 of most workouts YHC …
11 PAX Posted at TP for a wonderfully wet workout. Conditions: Wet and humid disclaimer and prayer The Thang: Mosey down the hill and circle it up: all exercises in cadence SSHx20, MCx20 “this exercise has been band from graveyard so you will have to travel to get u sum”, TTTx20, peterparkerx20, WMx20, parker petersx20 mosey …
For all you know, this backblast contains completely accurate details from this AM’s Boneyard workout. Because the pax didn’t really count any reps and because the QIC kind of made stuff as we went along, YHC can only tell you definitively there were 7 pax, 3 of us wore rucks, there were 25# coupons, mumblechatter …
YHC entered the Twittersphere last night and made the comment that the workout in the gloom would be nice and easy. So easy that the pax probably wouldn’t even break a sweat. So he came up with a nice and easy workout to ease the pax into their weekend, ensuring that everyone had enough energy …
We were supposed to start at Pilgrim run down Hwy 6 to Whiteford subdivision, run through until Hwy 378. Make a left, then turn around. Some people(Spakle) lead a group and did a loop down Plantation, back to Pilgrim. Count a ramma Name a ramma Prayer requests: Missions AO Audra Walker and family Say …
The Thang: Mosey around circle by school to parking lot 20 Side Straddle Hops IC Little Baby Arm Circles 10 in each direction IC 20 Imperial Walkers IC 20 Thru the Tunnel IC Count off into 4’s, 4 corners: Station 1: 5 Burpee’s Station 2: 10 merkins Station3: 15 triceps raises Station 3: 20 Carolina Dry Docks Rotate when …
The Thang: Mosey around circle by school to parking lot 20 Side Straddle Hops IC Little Baby Arm Circles 10 in each direction IC 20 Imperial Walkers IC 20 Thru the Tunnel IC Count off into 4’s, 4 corners: Station 1: 5 Burpee’s Station 2: 10 merkins Station3: 15 triceps raises Station 3: 20 Carolina Dry Docks Rotate when …
The Thang: Mosey to the side parking lot 20 Side Straddle Hops IC Little Baby Arm Circles 10 in each direction IC 20 Imperial Walkers IC 20 Thru the Tunnel IC 20 Windmills IC Count off into 4’s, 4 corners: Station 1: 5 Burpee’s Station 2: 10 merkins Station3: 15 triceps raises Station 3: 20 Carolina Dry Docks Rotate …
There once was a Pax who ran They ran as far as they can When they dared come back They found a QIC named Mac Who made them run by the pond again and again Weather: 55 and REAL NICE The Thang: Run Run up Church toward Gibson. Right on Roberts Left on Claudius …
25 pax showed up on a chilly damp Thursday morning to help Shake N’ Bake celebrate 44 years of good living. There’s no better way to celebrate a 44th birthday than with brothers of F3!!! Disclaimer Prayer Pax plank while YHC demonstrated several different variations of the Merkin. Mosey around football field COP SSH x44 …
7 Pax post to Snakepit for a little Ranger lead workout with a little inspiration from PYT. With an audible ude to sprinklers on the fields (a little too cool for a wet workout if we didnt have to). It is always great to get out to other AOs to see the Pax and enjoy …
11 PAX arrived to show 5am who’s boss. Amid encouraging car horns from PAX passing by for other AOs, we were all ready to #getbetter. Conditions: Misty and 52 degrees. A fine day to run! The Thang: BOM and Prayer Take off out of the church towards the dam. At the second parking entrance, take …
YHC had a day of hills and burpees planned for the Pax at Turning Point, however after about 12 hours of rain it was time to call an audible and pull out the rainy day weinke. YHC always has a weinke drawn up just in case it is too muddy to use the fields, not …
Conditions: 49 degrees with a mist in the air and wet ground COM- Dislcaimer- Prayer THE THANG: 15 Crypt PAX moseyed through the parking lot over toward the great wall (Thumbs Up and FNG-Creeper broke off for their F3Stroll workout) COP SSH x 16 IC Through the tunnel x 16 IC Imperial Walkers x 16 IC …
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 …
Spring 2015: 500 Pax Complete the Super Bowl of F3- The Mud RunRead More »
23 pax joined YHC this morning for a little #GoodLivin Weather was perfect, A little cool and wet. Great job men! Conditions – 44 and Wet Mosey to brick pile, those w/o Rucks, grab two Bricks (extra credit for those with Rucks) COP SSH – 30IC Squats – 20IC Merkins – 10IC Mosey to …
27 Pax’s showed up to Graveyard expecting the usual PYT routine. I don’t think YHC disappointed!!!! Upon YHC arrival, he asked the ole wise man (Ranger) would he rather do a shoulder workout or wind sprints. To YHC surprise the ole wise man (Ranger) said, “Lets do wind sprints” So wind sprints are what we …
Conditions: 71 and Very gloomy 7 PAX posted for a YHC led plagiarized WO. #noshame Disclaimer Prayer COP: SSH X 20-IC MERKINS X 10-IC SQUATS X 10-IC LITTLE ARM CIRCLES X 15-IC THE THANG: NO REST BETWEEN ROUND THE WORLD X 10 EA DIRECTION ROWS X 10 MILITARY PRESS X 10 GOBLET SQUAT X 10 …
Imitation Is The Sincerest Form Of Flattery (So YHC Copied Sway’s WO)Read More »
Eight (That’s 8 for those keeping track at home) Pax stomped Mr Fartsack in the nuts and posted to what Dr. Pinky called a humdinger of a run. He didn’t actually say that. YHC believes his exact words were, “OH NO!” This workout was especially wonderful because of the Twitchy Stride workout on Monday complements of Fracture. …
Weather: Humid and 64 degrees When a fellow Jumanji member tweeted to the Pax that he had to cancel being the Q Columbo almost immediately volunteered to which one Pax member stated, “Now I’m Scared.” The Q announced, after the disclaimer and opening prayer that the Siren Alert was in effect (10 burpees if a …
Between several PAX coming back from Spring Break and YHC being a little sore from the Lexington F3 1st place finish at the mud run, YHC planned on taking the foot off the gas a little this morning. I thought it would be nice for all of us to ease back into the gloom. However, …
During the mudrun, YHC learned about a mysterious present delivered to the Crypt from none other than PYT Claus. Lucky for the Pax, YHC loves presents! Common courtesy states that after receiving a present, you should say Thank You so YHC put together an almost evil plan to haul the present all around River Bluff, …
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 …
Pre-Blast for Mission Ruck for Babies – April 25th – Columbia, SCRead More »
21 Pax fight off the fartsack blues and post to Shawshank for an old school/new school beatdown ♥Shawshank♥ YHC didn’t get a definite count but I believe 10 posted early for Stridelite ♥Shawshank♥ Due to the barrage of haters that felt like YHC’s last backblast from Shawshank contained a little too much adoration for this AO, YHC will …
4 Pax posted for some Wandering through the neighborhoods along Highway 6. Conditions: Cool and damp (Temp in the 50s and humid/foggy) The Thang: BOM: Disclaimer / Prayer Depart Pilgrim Lutheran Church, take a left down HWY 6, Take a left on Aston Lane in Whiteford Lake. (contemplate ringing SlimJim’s doorbell….) Continue up to the …
YHC came out for his first stride Q, with a scientific and mathematic workout, and he knew the 10 pax would let him hear about it. For those that didn’t understand or those not there, I will explain. Your muscles are made up of fibers, the two main groups are slow twitch and fast twitch. …
YHC was the only pax to post this morning. Mumblechatter was at an all time low. Weather: 64 degrees Route: Run out 22 min towards the dam and turn around and return to the only car in the parking lot. Moleskin: Running alone at 5am is not fun.
Conditions: 60ish degrees with light intermittent rain, perfect in the gloom! 20 pax, with 1 FNG, fought off the fart sack and met in the Jumanji gloom at Howard Park for a F3 Lexington Convergence with the special guest F3 Lake Murray’s Strut Brigade and the one and only Pajanimal. Pax were required to have …
Strut Brigade Converges with F3 Lexington & Brings ROPES!Read More »
Well, another Mission post is in the books till next Saturday (Robber can relax) – the 3rd. If I had limited influence with F3, I would spend it encouraging the three Midlands regions to post and Q and do both often at The Mission. The Coffeeteria Comments below do a feeble job of explaining why …
Conditions: 75 and muggy Disclaimer & Prayer 20 PAX came out to stay loose for the USMC Mud Run. We met at the Kripy Kreme in Lexington for a nice out and back on the North Lake hills of Lexington. Moleskin: T-claps for 2.0 Chipper pushing it on the hills. All the PAX were giving …
Pre-USMC Mud Run Tuneup & Krispy Kreme – Great ComboRead More »
4 Pax from the #Herd arrived this morning not knowing what fate had for them. Luckily it was only a deck of cards. COP 25 SSH IC 20 TTT IC 10 LBAC forward and backward IC 15 Windmill IC The Thang Mosey to canteen and find deck of cards YHC had placed on bleachers. Each …
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. …
Palmetto Place – Hump Day Happy Hour – April 29thRead More »
The MECA region is honored to host the 2015 edition of The Bear, the preeminent NOCO #CSAUP event. Who can participate? F3 Nation What is it? A strenuous 10 mile course, with Pain Stations, winding through various MECA AOs Where is it? This event will begin at Highland Creek Elementary (7242 Highland Creek Pkwy Charlotte, NC 28269) …
The Thang: Start at the bottom of hill, run up to top, 21 Merkins, run to bottom of hill, 21 LBC’s. Rinse and repeat for 45 minutes adding one rep each round up and down. Each week we will score the Pax on rounds completed and weight carried. Our first place finisher will have the …
YHC’s first Q at SnakePit. Humbled by the four SnakePit faithful that decided to enjoy the gloom for a little SnakePit suck. If you have never traveled to this AO, you are missing out. There are endless options to bring the suck early in the gloom, not to mention plenty of stairs and hills …
Chapter 2: If you Q it, you better be able to do it!Read More »
Conditions: Humid. Warm and the air was thick!! 12 PAX started and somewhat finished the BEAST!! Quiet at first and then some mumblechatter but once the Beast was unleashed, it was quiet again!! Prayer COP: 26-SSH 16- LITTLE ARM CIRCLES 26- MURKENS 16- WINDMILLS 16- TTT THE THANG: Mosey via Indian run to back soccer …
Alright brothers, the time is now to band together and take on these Leaps! This post is to ensure the PAX taking trips over to lead or attend workouts have everything needed to be successful. Taking a free, outdoor workout organization that invigorates men, creates friendships, transformational stories, and whole bunch of other good and spreading …
YHC is not doing a good job of defending the Best Backblast award having forgot to include names on one a couple of weeks ago and now just totally forgetting to do a backblast. But come on does anyone really read the run group BBs? We ran and then we stopped running that about sums …
One year ago YHC had just finished a weight loss competition to lose some excess lbs. He did this on his own, which was okay but something we missing. YHC loved working out, but at the end of each workout, regardless of the progress being made in the competition…there was an empty feeling. YHC thought …
3 Pax came out on this fine morning to get better together. YHC has been putting of Q’ing Boneyard for way too long. Say What has been asking for over a month and YHC had to finally step up and Q since there was no one on the schedule for Spring Break. The main reason …
Temp 62 degrees & wet Mosey to waterfront COP Calf raises -20-IC Little Baby Arm Circles- 20-IC Chinooks – 20-IC Windmill – 20-IC Overhead Arm Claps – 20 -IC (was physically threatened if I did more today) Imperial Walkers -20-IC Through The Tunnel – 20-IC Side Straddle Hop – 20-IC Ladder Run Do 1, then …