One mile closer and the full Gov’s Cup course route officially reconnoitered. Having run the lollipop end of the 13.1 mile race last week, this weekend the pax took in the finish line, the starting line and the in between parts timed to coincide with the Saturday morning convergence at Dreher… with a few exceptions. Now …
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13 Faithful rose in the ever darkening gloom for a chilly start to the morning. Fall is upon us. The downPAINment of the day was a return to origins… a throwback repeat of the 1 mile interval training workout done in the early days of Amble. And, as with many such workouts, the pain was …
Gentlemen of F3, We have set up a golf outing for October 10th for a good 2ndF time of Fellowship. The Skinny The Golf Club of South Carolina at Crickentree www.golfclubsc.com 1084 Langford Road Blythewood, SC 29016 803-754-8600 11:00 Registration Opens 11:30 Hamburger/Hotdog Lunch 1:00 Shotgun Start Format: Play …
6 Faithful gathered in the gloom for some mileage and a little shopping. Not that anything is open at the hour but the course charted new territory taking in a lollipop route out to and around Cross Hill Market, home to Whole Foods and other such establishments. With solid beat downs already behind us this week and an eight mile …
With one less week before the Governors Cup Half Marathon comes a second installment of the long weekend run. This week we’re up to an 8 mile distance over the weekend to keep up with the training plan posted on the Pre-Blast. The route we’ve proposed is the other half of the Governors Cup race …
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13 men arrived in the surprisingly cool pre-dawn gloom for an “easy 4” miles drawn up by Seeker for his first Q. While no route in Columbia is going to be without a few steep hills the route was about as straightforward as can be made in our area. T-Claps to Seeker for a route …
After awakening to a torrential downpour, 11 Pax braved the storm for another Owens Field track installment of #Amble. To almost everyone’s surprise, the storm passed over fifteen minutes before go-time leaving nothing but the workout to complain about. And it was truly one worth complaining about which almost guarantees “The Countdown” will be repeated. …
12 of our committed pax tested their endurance on our first weekend “long” run. Our 8-week training regimen commenced this week which is to say keep doing what you are doing with the #Amble workouts and add a long run over the weekend to complete your week. This weekend we explored the outermost portion of …
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55 men converged on the original grounds of F3 Columbia at Dreher High School for a combined workout with 9 #Amblers choosing to do their long run on the Governor’s Cup training plan. The remaining 46 men warmed up and then divided into three even groups taken on the three station workouts by Chaser, Robber …
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12 strong gathered in the gloom for Amble’s traditional long Friday run… only to realize that the long run, for most, is now the weekend run yet to come. The day’s course, however, proved ample distance as many set off at a sub 8 minute pace and maintained that speed for the full 5.5 mile …