Pretty Good Gettin Better
Banjo & Bar Crawl’s Excellent Adventure – Chapter 6! Some time after the 2nd Butler Hill I learned that me and Bar Crawl actually lived in – and left Tiger Town at the same time. Turns out he was the “other” 27 y/o at the bar… just a different one. All this time, I knew …
Make Wander Pretty Good Again
OK so Banjo & Bar Crawl’s Excellent Adventure – Chapter 5! It’s been thin in the Icehouse Amphitheater lot this year – even more so the last few weeks. Good chance folks are flatbackin’ or speed-ruckin’ for the P200 so it will level back out, I’m sure. You may not push your limits and certainly …
Like a Rolling Stone
YHC was pretty pumped about all 5 lights being green on the way in this AM. Only slightly disappointed to find the Icehouse lot empty… not for loneliness or jealousy of the fartsackers, but because he wasted a rare on-time arrival. Banjo and the baby seal made the best of their time together – flipping …
4 Post to Wander for drizzly stroll
4 Pax post to Wander on what looked like it could be rainy but was only a drizzle. Bar Crawl (recovering from the ice patch) and Ranger took the lead while Half Sack and Banjo did the harder thing by carrying around the “baby seal” with their rucks for some extra pleasure. The route was …
A lil’ out-n-back with PT at Wander
A few days ago the Wander AOQ threw out some open dates. YHC decided to pick up the Q this morning. Partly to fill the slot, and partly because I need some more Bragg prep. The 3 mile route was intentionally a shorter out-n-back route so that we could get in some PT midway. Here …
Banjo & BarCrawl’s Excellent Adventure Part IV
2 PAX met by the steaming heap of sweet sweet yard mulch and MAN it was steamin today. Only three working shoulders found between them, so baby seal was left behind. But what we lacked in payload we made up for in pace. Welcome, Disclaimer, and BOM Weather: 36 and damp. The Thang: https://www.strava.com/activities/2123343824 Prayer …
A Chilly Morning at Wander
The AOQ put out a call for PAX to fill out the Q sheet so YHC grabbed the first available spot which wound up being today. Two dedicated PAX joined YHC for a frigid, not quite out and back to Books a Million that wound up running about 8 minutes long. Glad they were there …
Wander gets introduced to the Rings-o-Fire Farmer’s Carry
YHC had the Q today and didn’t want to let the PAX down by not bringing toys. So I implemented an idea I had been thinking about for a while. A quick trip to the hardware store for some small chain and clamps, plus my two 45# ruck plates and 2 rings (whatever you call …
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3 Wise Guys
3 PAX gathered in the stinging cold rain to talk about it/walk about it. Sought 20 minutes of storefront shelter 20 minutes in; before 20 minutes back. Welcome, Disclaimer, and BOM Weather: 36 and sideways drizzle. The Thang: *Sidewalks to Books-A-Million *Storeftont back and forth X 6 *Sidewalks back to Icehouse Prayer Requests: *Gratefulness Moleskine: …
IT’S GAMEDAY BABY!
11 PAX and a dead baby seal get Monday DONE, son! The new year as brought a noticeable energy to the scene and YHC is just glad to be a part of it. Welcome, Disclaimer, and BOM Weather: 45 and perfect The Thang: https://www.strava.com/activities/2061645900 Prayer Requests: *Wells family Moleskine: *Lil’ baby seal made his way …
Wander what the odds are?
Seeing a few HC’s for Wander last night, and knowing the M wasn’t planning to post at FiA, YHC decided to join in on the fun. A quick check of the Q schedule showed no one officially locked in to lead so I signed up and made the route. I put the ruck in the …
Winter Monday Wander
Banjo & Bar Crawl Wandered the Lexington hills on a cold, rainy Monday. The best part about starting Monday walking around with some heavy crap in 35 degree rain? The rest of the day is pretty much cake. Welcome, Disclaimer, and BOM Weather: 35 and drizzlin The Thang: https://www.strava.com/activities/2009826518 Prayer Requests: *Chips’s mother, passed-on Saturday …
Ruck Duck Goose-weather
6 PAX, a dead baby seal, and a live regular Ducky dog took to the streets on a stormy Sunday that was fit for a goose (no need to fly south, just wait a few days). Thunderdrizzle rolled across Lexington but the skies parted around 5:10 and it was game-on for day 2 of #F325DaysofChristmas. …
PREBLAST – 25 Days of Christmas 2018
Looking for something to get you in the Christmas Spirit? Or Maybe something to get a headstart on your New Years Resolutions? Keep reading to learn more about a December Challenge to help you battle the winter weather in the Gloom and the pounds from all the Holiday Events all while getting some 2ndF with …
War Stories & Free Beer
3 PAX in the Monday gloom for a Main Street out-n-back. Traded war stories from recent and not-so-recent #CSAUP’s; passed the deathsausage a few times and talked about the #goodlivin ahead. Good times… but do you want to know the real war story? YHC went to post this backblast and discovered that he’s been radio …
Wandered Around Lexington
weather 72 and foggy with only 3 pax and no direction, YHC put it into autopilot and we wandered to Gibson road park and back. Thankfully Moist [TM] was slightly injured and me and Wap could actually keep up with him. There was a PaperJam and Juice sighting and some police presence at the Hardee’s …
Just one more hill
YHC came huffing and puffing back into the Icehouse parking lot at 4:59 from some early morning Stridelite only to be informed that the Q spot was wide open and had YHC’s name on it. So after a quick prayer, off we went into the gloom! Conditions: 72 and the never-ending humidity of Fall in …
Mt Reed
YHC was glad as always to map a path for the Wander Pax. 4 went XL in preparation for the BRR and the count came to 7 total. Disclaimer/Prayer Route: West Main to Columbia, Columbia to Reed Ave, go to bottom of the hill and turn around at the creek, backtrack and go down West …
Monday Wander
7 (almost 8, save for #Elvis) PAX at the Icehouse Amphitheater today for the “Northwood Ruck.” #CrowdPleaser in reverse. Welcome, Disclaimer, and BOM Weather: 70 and damp. The Thang: https://www.strava.com/activities/1737460944 Prayer Requests: *Drisocket *For the will of Christ to be fulfilled in our marriages Moleskine: *Been a few weeks since I’d Wandered and …
Fishtales
5 PAX at the Icehouse Amphitheater today for the “Northwood Ruck.” #CrowdPleaser Welcome, Disclaimer, and BOM Weather: 70 and wet (in the sprinklers). The Thang: https://www.strava.com/activities/1660875804 Prayer Requests: *Moist’s niece. She’s stable and growing (4#), but still a long way to go. *Drisocket’s Wednesday FNG – wife recently had surgery …
Hakuna Matata
6 PAX gathered at the Icehouse Amphitheater this fine Monday morning for a couple medium-heavy miles around town. Great way to start the week. Welcome, Disclaimer, and BOM Weather: 65 and wet (in the sprinklers). The Thang: https://www.strava.com/activities/1631387038 Prayer Requests: *JJ – Back problems *Moist’s Sister *Thumbs-Up! travel mercies Moleskine: *Good meeting OBC today – …
Jury Duty
5 PAX fared the drizzle, my nizzle. Welcome, Disclaimer, and BOM Weather: 60 and damp The Route: https://www.strava.com/activities/1590531478 Prayer Requests: *Sandbox having some stuff checked out. *Merck family *Matt Griesler (Badger) family Moleskine: *Nothing like a shot of sidewalk sprinkler water to get your hump day happenin! *Been away from Wander too long, but now …
Hills and Burgers
What’s that? A Wander backblast? Written by someone other than Banjo? Miracles do happen… 4 PAX came together on a surprisingly cool Monday morning to get a little bit better than we were on Sunday. We checked the clock, saw it was 5:00 (which means we had at least another minute until Banjo rolled in …
Mind the Puddles
11 PAX for a Sunday Wander. Hooked around behind Old Mill for Tardy’s Trail, which seemed like a fine idea until… the puddle. Not just any puddle. A HUGE puddle… small pond, really. We stood there scratching our heads when the first PAX took the leap. Nobody drowned. Or got their ankles wet. Maybe a …
The Wiper: Gaunlet Prep Edition
Prepping for the Gauntlet next week, so YHC decided to offer a sample of AMRAP for the latter third of the outing. F3 Lex’s officially unofficial circuit: #TheWiper (like the windsheild). #TClaps to the CATmen for showing in force today! Dudes are gearin’ up! Welcome, Disclaimer, and BOM The Route: https://www.strava.com/activities/1498337040 The Crowd Pleaser: AMMAP …
BOGO Backblast
It’s peak jogging season, and since we’ve lost Pearl to the flatback tribe, Q’s run thin at the Region’s premier/only distance rucking AO. Time to bring in new blood (starting with Cross-Ruck on Friday) to share in the joy; but in the meantime, here’s what happened this week: M&W Welcome, Disclaimer, and BOM Monday “Route”: …
Goodby, Carl
The threat of Cantore couldn’t keep these three stubborn PAX in their fartsax this morning. We lucked out with a break in the rain, which meant no impromptu WOD in the Lex parking garage. Welcome, Disclaimer, and BOM The “Route”: https://www.strava.com/activities/1460607840 Prayer Requests: *Dear Diary *BarCrawl’s FIL Announcements: 03/23-24: P200. 03/30: Good Friday …
Just Heavy Walkin
Me and Bar Crawl just walkin’ around with some heavy stuff. Welcome, Disclaimer, and LOM The “Route”: https://www.strava.com/activities/1440501312 Prayer Requests: *Praise for Dowdys – not cancer. Still need prayers for other health concerns *Adluh’s father in law. Visitation is at noon 03/08, Willow Ridge Church *Rook *Beantown Announcements: 03/23-24: P200. Teams …
The Inaugural Wiper
The West-siders have their #StairWork AMRAP, and now the geographically agnostic Wander PAX have theirs! Viper + Wander = The Wiper. What better a day to begin than St. Valentines! [actually, completely irrelevant but there’s some good love tips in the Devo.] Welcome, Disclaimer, and BOM The “Route”: https://www.strava.com/activities/1406974907 YHC’s Stravameter is not much for …
Butler Hill! Sike! No, for real…
Plain ole’ Monday Wander. Quality first, second, and third F’s Welcome, Disclaimer, and BOM The Route: https://www.strava.com/activities/1403855805 Prayer Requests: *Ranger’s family *H4T’s father in law *All the flus Announcements: Now: Multiple SBLII square opps, in the group chat 2/24 : Dam-to-Dam Relay, Surge needs 1 more 03/03: F3 Lexington 4-year Anniversary Convergence at Graveyard 03/23-24: …
Rain Rain Go Away
10 pax (5 flatbacks (2 FNG’s) : 5 ruckers) braved the enjoyed some cool weather and cold rain to better themselves Counted off, Prayed up and took off CONDITIONS 34ishº and waiting on the rain THE THANG Right on South Church Street. Left on Maiden Lane. Right on Highway 6. Left on Parker Street. Merge …
Let Them Rest
Several of the Wander faithful participated in GrowRuck this weekend so a call went out last night for a finger-pointer. YHC needed some self-accountability but also wanted these newly patched GRTs to rest up before getting back in the gloom. Banjo apparently needed no rest. Glad he decided to take an extra dose of the …
The Hunt For The Abominable Snowman
5 pax braved the great blizzard of 2018 to better themselves and hunt for the Abominable Snowman Counted off, Prayed up and took off CONDITIONS 40ishº and overcast THE THANG Left out of the parking lot onto West Main Street. Right on 378. Fork right on Dreher Street. Fork right on Harmon Street. Right on …
Throw Your Hands in the Air
Solo self-improvement mission. Overhead work has been a historic soft spot for YHC; so me and Greenbax figured we’d go ahead and work on that. The Route: https://www.strava.com/activities/1358262274 The Work: * minutes 0-10: 16” paver (17#) overhead for 2 mins, rest for 1 min. * minutes 10-20: paver overhead for 1 min, rest for 2 …
Butler Loops w/ Sandbags = Good Livin’
GrowRuck is coming for 5/6 of the pax who posted this AM at Wander. We enjoyed a 45 min preview of embracing the suck. Butler Loops + sandbags and coupons does indeed suck. We all got better. Tclaps to these men for taking the Daily Red Pill. Conditions: 50ish degrees The Thang: Count off Disclaimer …
Christmas Eve Nativity Ruck
31 pax posted for the first ever Nativity Ruck on Christmas Eve for a Sunday Wander. Below is the route we took and the passages that were read, and the questions the pax thought about along the route. All 3 Fs were present this am Conditions: high 50s Disclaimer/BOM/Prayer The Thang: READING AT ICEHOUSE – …
Dirt Road Anthem
13 pax fantasized about warmer days and (tried to) contain their excitement about the dirt road Sunday Wander ruck Counted off, Prayed up and took off CONDITIONS 30ishº and clear THE THANG Right on South Church Street. Left on Maiden Lane. Right on 6. Left on Railroad Avenue. Left on Swartz Road. Right on Dahlia …
The Uphill Struggle
6.5 pax chose the harder thing and rucked up hill…both ways…to score some Monday miles Counted off, Prayed up and took off CONDITIONS 40ºish and clear THE THANG Left on South Church Street. Right on 1. Left on Parker Street. Right on 6. Right on Fort Street. Left on 6. Finished. 2.88 Miles MOLESKIN Welcomed …
Triple Respect!
3 PAX Wander to the old folks’ home… a mere coincidence there were three layers of RESPECT among us. Welcome Back #Kotters to Plumb Bob! Welcome, Disclaimer, and BOM The Thang: https://www.strava.com/activities/1295194384 Prayer Requests: *Plumb Bob’s neighbor is in late stages of stomach cancer, with a 6 year-old son. Prayers for peace, understanding, and protection …
The Foggy Bottom Wander
5 PAX for a heavily-fogged Northwood route. Wander welcomed first-time weirdos Mercy Rule and Trackhoe. Y’all come back, now! Welcome, Disclaimer, and BOM The Thang: https://www.strava.com/activities/1285715809 Prayer Requests: *Mercy Rule’s coworker, for successful pregnancy Announcements: 12/15: F3/FiA Christmas Party 12/30: @F3LMRucking hosts the winter Cottonmouth in Little Mountain. 01/01: New Year’s Day Convergence, stay tuned …
Wander Wednesday
4 pax battled the hills of Lexington and the breeze from passing vehicles to get in a few miles Counted off, Prayed up and took off CONDITIONS 40ºish and clear THE THANG Left on South Church Street. Right on 1. Crossed over to the proper side of the road at North Lake Drive. Continued on …
Misty Mountain Hop
5 PAX meander the ups and downs of downtown Lexington on a dreary Monday morning. Legs got that much better, and so did our souls. Welcome, Disclaimer, and BOM The Thang: https://www.strava.com/activities/1273422145 Prayer Requests: *Mike Merck *Joty Hall *Dave Turbeville *John Burbage Announcements: 11/16: Whiskers for Wheels Close-out Party, 1730ish Keg …
Brisk Stroll
8 pax suffered the cool air and meandered through the streets of Lexington Skipped the count off and headed up the road CONDITIONS 43º or something like that THE THANG Right on South Church Street. Right on Hendrix Street. A loop-de-loop in the old Lexington Intermediate School parking lot. Right on Gibson (for like 10′). …
Draggin’
3 pax embraced the heat and humidity and dragged some a$$ Counted off and headed up the road CONDITIONS Cold enough to see your breath THE THANG Left on 1. Right on 378. Right on 6. Right on Wingard. Left on Meetze. Right on West Butler. Left on Haygood. Left on 1. End. 2.52 Miles …
Share That Love
Headed east this time, sharing 30# of coupon love. #Kotters to Clapper and our Anchoring brethren, GED and Chowda! Welcome, Disclaimer, and BOM The Thang: https://www.strava.com/activities/1253264178 *Main Street east to the Library traffic light *Flapjack on back. Prayer Requests: *Mike Merck *Joty Hall *Dave Turbeville Announcements: 11/03-04: GORUCK Columbia Tough and Light https://www.goruck.com/tough-challenge-columbia-sc-11-03-2017-21-00-11674/ https://www.goruck.com/light-challenge-columbia-sc-11-04-2017-14-00-11670/ …
Where the Sidewalk Ends
The farthest in a new direction. Gotta try new stuff. Welcome, Disclaimer, and BOM The Thang: https://www.strava.com/activities/1243185184 *Main Street north across Columbia Ave. *Where the sidewalk ends *Tour Deepwood Estates *Flapjack on back. Prayer Requests: *Beth Obruba (in recent prayer requests) succumbed cancer on Friday 10/20. Prayers for her friends and family in the …
Chilly Ruck
2 pax embraced the chill and did the harder thing Pearl planned to XL but body needed some rest Banjo originally planned on keeping the Fartsack warm but opted to brave the chill Counted off (was pretty easy) and headed up the road CONDITIONS Chilly but I don’t remember the temperature :/ THE THANG Left …
4 Pax embraced a hint of Fall
4 PAX took their Rucks and tackled Lexington Conditions: Nice with a hint of a chilly fall Route: MIles was the goal – Wandered Through Lexington finding some distance with a hint of hill. Moleskin: XL was done by Pearl and Bar Crawl Announcements: -11/11: John Flanagan Memorial 10K -12/15: F3/FiA Christmas Party -1/27: GrowRuck …
Wandering Back to Our Old Stomping Grounds
Wander wandered back to the original Wander AO at Books A Million to find it still there and even full of Wanderrunners who have moved to BOM so they can run in straight lines along Highway 6. So it was a pretty straight day all around, we rucked down Main Street and 378 and rucked …
Who turned the heat on?
A warm/wet one. Good exercise and some quality 2nd F as well. Welcome, Disclaimer, and BOM The Thang: https://www.relive.cc/view/1220605749 *Maiden Lane to S. Lake, around the courthouse via Fort St. *Cross Main St. to Effird to Harmon St. *Dreher St. across US-378 *Left on King St. thru Museum. *Fox St. to Meetze *N. Lake …