Author: SABLE

  • Ruckhenge 061825

    15 men gathered at the Stony Point SC for this week’s edition of RH. Great to welcome some new pax and welcome back some others. Welcome to Lil Jon (FNG) too. We covered 3.3 miles of some streets and trails, and threw in a few off the cuff activities to remind the Freedom Ops lads of what’s in store come October. Not even a really sick tree could dampen the spirits of this group though as we returned for coffee and bagels, if just a little late.

    Summer Tour continues at Satan’s Hill Friday 6/20

    Dookie VQ @ the Forge Thursday 6/19

    July 4th Convergence — details on the way!

    Other upcoming events include:

    Home Grown Half – 8/16;

    Night Ruck – September;

    Freedom Ops (GrowRuck) Raleigh – October

  • The Return

    Seven non-tourists arrived at The Forge for a dry weather session for a change. It was great to welcome back our brother recently returned from mission in PNG. Here is how we spent the time.

    Mosey to the tennis courts for a brief warm up of the usual: SSH, Merkins, Helicopters, Imperial Squat Walkers, Alabama Prom Dates, DQs

    The Thang

    #1: Mosey to the field for 4 corners. 10 Burpees, 20 WWIIs, 30 Squats, 10 Bear Crawls/Crawl Bears to 10yd line and back.

    #2: A modified beast—from goal run to 20, 40, 50, 40, 20 and goal on opposite side doing 6 reps at each location. Merkins, Lunges, Carolina Dry Docks, Something, Alabama Prom Dates, Scrunchy Frogs.

    One lap of the track doing an Indigenous Run, mosey to top of the ramp

    #3: OYO 50 Jerkins and 50 incline Merkins, mosey to stairs

    #4: Triple check: Dips, LBCs, and timer on stairs loop, mosey BTTF

    #5: Ring of fire – 10 Merkins.

    Announcements: Summer Tour

    Prayer Requests: For Purple Rains Brother in Law as he and the family face his health challenge, The DTHs as they adjust back to life on this side, Doozy with a full house with the family home, Belay as he recovers from his back injury, and for safe travels.

    Last Call took us out. Thanks brother and thanks men for keeping the iron sharp.

  • Ruckhenge 052825

    Definitely not sunny but not far off 70. We still had a great time despite the woods of Larus not providing much if any cover from the deluge. Was great to have 4 brothers out to ruck this morning. Scram provided the synopsis of the 10th Chapter of JPs 12 Rules For Life—Be precise in your speech. Till the next one.

    Summer tour is upon us. 45MOM for the next installment. Bring a towel for the ride home!

  • Ruckhenge 052125

    Three of the F3RVA pax made it out for this morning’s edition of RH. At 4:58am YHC was considering his options had 2 of his fellow ruckers not made an appearance. Thanks for the company! Given the conditions we headed into Larus where we were afforded some cover from the elements as we traversed red, green then blue and back to red trails. Till the next one.

  • Ruckhenge 050725

    4 of SOJs RH regulars pulled up to EBs at SP @ 4:59am meaning it was on. Light banter and the the joys of parenting kept us engaged as we explored some new territory. YHC really appreciates the opportunity to get together with a group of men who are looking to make each day a little better for their families, their friends and community. Coffeerama was a little less focused on our chapter this week but we had reviewed plenty of the content from past weeks as we caught up on our ruck. Till the next one.

    Announcements….check slack for any upcoming opportunities for Ultimate!

  • Ruckhenge 041625

    Four of the usual RH crowd gathered at Einsteins Bagels -Stony Point SC for a couple miles around Bon Air. We were not chased by any of the City’s Officers and we did not stop by Snuff’s abode, though we were tempted. Many topics of conversation were covered including the 4th Chapter of 12 Rules for Life – Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today. Thanks gents. SYITG.

    Announcements: CSAUP coming up, more fun than pain, sign up to a Team!

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  • Ruckhenge 040225

    4 men gathered on this crisp Spring morning for a short 3.5 mile trip around Huguenot/Westchester. April fools and fraudsters were the topic of convo for much of the morning. We then felt the Bern on a couple hills before returning to Einsteins Bagels for a discussion centered on chaos and order. JP’s 2nd rule for life. Thanks for the company and discussion gents.

    Announcements: Century Classic is coming up so join a team and check Slack for details/updates.

  • Ruckhenge 031925

    Four men arrived at EB for the latest edition of Ruckhenge. Here is what they got. 3.5 miles of Larus and surrounding areas. A little over time but the conversation was strong and this continued into our kick off for the Twelve Rules For Life by J. Peterson. Thanks for the company and the discussion this morning lads.

    Announcements:

    Chili cook-off at L. Woods 3.22 @ 3pm. Provide a HC, details on Slack.

    CSAUP: 2025-centruy classic. Sign up is now available in Monthly Challenge Sheets

  • Clocking in at the country club

    At 05:30, on this “darker again” morning, YHC was in the process of trying to remember the exact format of the SCCC style Tabata so he could Q himself through a beatdown. A Hitchhiker then arrived to guide us through the program. Apparently this has happened before. It went something like this.

    No disclaimer, …lets do this

    Warm up lap to discuss protocol.

    1st set of 8: KB swings, two handed; Lap 1
    2nd set of 8: Merkins; Lap 2
    3rd set of 8: KB single arm rows; Lap 3
    4th set of 8: KB upright rows, Lap 4
    5th set of 8: KB Goblet squats, Lap 5
    6th set of Abs: WWIIs, American Hammers, Flutters, LBCs, Heels to Heaven, Scrunchy frogs; Lap 6 & 7

    Time at 45:00:00 (started a few late though). Great to have your company, banter and guidance through this one, Hitch.

  • Ruckhenge 021925

    Seven intrepid gloom rangers gathered for this cool and breezy morning at Ruckhenge. Flurries started at 5am sharp and so did we. Into Larus with 2 headlamps between 7 of us, just for the challenge. Keeping it on the trails meant being out of the wind which had a bit of a bite to it this morning. We covered 3.6 miles and went a little long. Appreciated the company and the opportunity to discuss the Leave Right chapters, equipping and accountability at coffeerama. Till next time.