The Birth of “W” The Pax: Scram, L Woods, Machismo, Machine Head, Spencer (“W”) FNGs: 1 (Spencer, named “W”) The Q: Machismo The Thang: 4 Corners Prostitute-Style, Curb-Work 11s, and a Glorious Wall Detour The gloom welcomed five men to Bon Iron this morning, including FNG Spencer, who arrived just in time to catch the final disclaimers—a perfect start to the F3 trial by fire. YHC (Machismo) was quickly reminded that for a new guy, the mental hurdle of seeing a humble water spot and deciding “this is where we execute the LBCs” is part of the beautiful misery we…
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After scanning the area and securing parking, YHC waited to see if there were any others present for a pre-run. No takers, no worries, onward to the preplanned route. Out on the Potterfield Bridge, back on the bridge suspended under the road. Forgot gloves for the main event so got to do an extra hill climb to retrieve them. Got in 2.99 miles. Beautiful morning for a run over the river with views of the city. SYITG.
Who: All Pax What: An epic CSAUP involving running or rucking to various AOs, stopping for a brief bootcamp at each AO. When: February 8, 2025 (day before superbowl). Beginning at 6 a.m. Wrapping up around 9 a.m. Where: Route begins at Dog Pile ==> Lynwood Elementary ==> Mary Munford ==> Dog Pile. Here is the route: https://tinyurl.com/2025-Frozen-Triangle-Route Why: It is a CSAUP. You get to burn a bunch of calories prior to superbowl. Be a HIM. Wave around the American Flag. To quote one of the greatest HIMs, “Transformation does not happen in the comfortable middle. Transformation happens at the…
Two intrepid PAX braved some bitter cold to get in a few miles today. With Big Rig doing the Roanoke Half and YHC doing the Willis River 35k, we both were needing to get in some big miles this morning. We made it out and got in a solid 15-16 miles. Time on feet was high with slow paces and stops for thawing out, hydration and nutrition. Always good to get some miles in with Big Rig. Talk about cold, things were freezing YHC had never experienced before!
Taking advantage of a open slot on the Q sheet, YHC led a workout at a geographically representative proximal location of the Clinic. This workout included 45 minutes of “strenuous” cycling followed by 3x 30 leg lifts, 4x 8 curls and 3x 25x merkins. NMS – I see the appeal of this AO – lightly organized and lightly attended, it provides the opportunity for reflection and introspection with a side of bewilderment. Since 2F was lightly attended, so that the PAX dont feel left out, some of those musings are presented thus: Why do people walk on the clearly differentiated…
3 Wise men showed up for Holy water 2.0. We added some things, changed some things, and had some fun. 99% of the activities were in the water. This is a full pool activity OTB. Warmarama consisted of various laps with different strokes to get warmed up. The Thang: started out with a triple set dumbbell curls, butterfly’s, squat thrusters, and other motions under water while someone is doing pull-ups on the diving board or muscle ups on the side of the pool. The timer was under water walking with dumbbells at the bottom of the 5ft area. Our 1%…
With 4 PAX on hand, it was a perfect opportunity to steal a Big Data point. We played 4 on 4 full court basketball for 2 hours, rotating teams in and out. With a mix of teens, young adults and a couple dads; the competition was fierce. Already getting sore as I type up this backblast. SYITG
YHC had just gotten 5 miles pre run before the pre run with Boberry. Neither of us had any route planned out. Boberry suggested a trail run. We hit the trail on the other side of the river. I would say I barely have even a little bit of trail running experience, but always glad to try something new, especially with someone who has a better idea of what they are doing. Great to catch up with Boberry as our paths have crossed on many occasions, but got to get to know him and his story a lot better. Also…
Arrive at 520something. Florence first on the scene. No PAX from north of the James? Anthrax remedies the situation. Shovel flag planted, 530 hits, speaker turns on to the classic album from Tom Waits, Rain Dogs. Off we go onto fields of adventure unknown. Circle ish up and F3 mission and disclaimer, then the following more or less. 5 burpees SSH 4 burpees Imperial walkers 3 burpees Hairy Rockettes 2 burpees Copperhead squats 1 burpee LBCs Flutters Pretzel twists Crouching dog merkins Reverse scorpion kicks Mosey to field Florence: “just when I thought you’re music couldn’t get any weirder…” Quarter…
5 Davillians braved the rain that seem like it will never end and the humidity of 1000% to help YHC celebrate his “Big Data Official” 400th Q. This how it went down Mosey around a little bit and settle at our traditional rain location COP under the awning by the front office COP (ALL IC) – SSH, DQ, Hillbillies, Helicopters, LBC’s, Heels to Heaven, AL Prom Dates, ALT’s, HRM’s, Arm Circles Slaughter Start – 4 Burpees OYO THANG Short mosey to the courtyard Four Corners #1 – Run to first corner, 10 Merkins, bear crawl next corner, 20 WWII’s, backwards…