For a rare afternoon beatdown, 6 pax and a 2.0 gathered for a hybrid workout at Harbison State Forest to inaugurate a new trail based downPAINment. While the approximate distance had been shared, the pain stations interspersed along the rugged route were concocted without dissemination of either their placement or contents. All the pax knew was …
Backblast respectfully submitted by Traitor A small but faithful group of 8 met on a nice fall morning. We carefully navigated Trenholm Road and Forest Drive to get a a beautiful run around Forest Lake. Too bad we couldn’t see it in the morning gloom. A couple of almost wrong turns kept us on our …
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It’s October and the double digits are upon us. Every weekend this month we will have a run exceeding 10 miles before the taper back down in preparation for the Governors Cup itself. This is not the time to bypass the distance. Vince Lombardi once said, “The difference between a successful person and others is …
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Backblast respectfully submitted by OC Despite a government shutdown, an inquiring Forest Acres Police Officer, and a #hubcapattack, OC (obamacare) led 15 amblers on a successful 4 mile double loop this morning. This 2.0 Mile loop was designed to help everyone focus on running and not on finding their way through the gloom. The pax …
This Friday afternoon, 5:30 PM a mixed bag of F3 Columbia will inaugurate a new kind of beatdown to the region. Between bootcamps and runs, strength training and mileage, Columbia will see a new kind of hybrid event aimed to test and train the pax in overall fitness. If you’re prepping for the mud run next …
10 Faithful posted this cool autumn morning at Owens Field track for an #Amble beat down. What awaited them in the dark was a hellacious circuit. At 6 AM (or there abouts) the 6 repeats of a 600 meter distance demonstrated the demon lurking just beyond sprint distance. Enter the Devil’s Race. Conditions: 55 degrees …
In the third grade, Sheets and Termite were cast in a show-stopping performance as two crows in Hammond’s yearly take on the Wizard of Oz. Why? The role required a pesky and irritating behavior that was masterful. That same behavior was on hand for 47 pax at the #Brickpile for the Saturday Columbia convergence. Conditions: 59 …
11 Amblers entered the gloom at KBC for an easy-paced 5.5 mile Friday. Thoughts of tomorrow’s 9 mile Governor’s Cup Half Marathon Route hung heavy as the pax meandered through Jackson Heights, Heathwood, and Lake Katherine. Today’s loop also featured a glance at tomorrow’s water station which may prove to be crucial intel. Conditions: 60 degrees, …
15 men with one FNG rose early for a trip through some uncharted territories and some familiar territories, as we ventured across Trenholm, did a college tour (Chicora (twice)-Wofford-Winthrop-Clemson (twice), made a brief cameo on Forest before crossing Trenholm again and heading back to familiar territory passing Lake Katherine and Chaser’s abode before finishing up …
9 miles brothers. New PR distances will be set this weekend as the Governors Cup training gets serious. If you haven’t been putting in the miles yet, its time to get in gear before you’re stepping up to October’s four-in-a-row double digit weekends. As has become the standard, the course below is a route sliced out of …
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