Tag: Currahee

  • Hills For Thrills

    Five warriors hit the mean streets of Godwin. Three ran hills on and off of Glen Eagles. Two moseyed to parts unknown.

  • CSAUP Phase 1 – Ruck

    16 fearless HIMs gathered in the waning gloom for a little ruck action.  3 mi route below.

    YHC took us out.

    NMS-  It was great to see PAX from all over the region today. Thanks for making it out to Currahee gents! 

    Rucking was something we did all the time in the Army.  YHC needs to work at it to get back to the standard of 15min / mi for 12 miles.

    • If what we did wasnt hard enough for you, set goals for more weight and faster – the best can hit a pace under 12min / mi without running.

    YHC enjoyed walking with Prairie Dog and Brimstone today who are visiting us from New Orleans and Mississippi for an extended mission trip out toward Rockville. Found out that Prairie Dog was in the Louisiana National Guard where he was a Gun Bunny and then a Chaplain. They love rucking and do it much more often than Bootcamps.  Interesting to talk about the regional differences.

    Get Some!

  • CSAUP Phase 3 – 12 mile run

    8 runners, 3 walkers, and one logistics expert made it out to the third phase of runs. After a little reorganizing and realizing that we had planned team members missing and an odd number to make three full relay teams, we decided to split the Pax into runners and walkers and simply take breaks between 5, 3, and 4.5 mile runs.

    Offshore took us out. We are all grateful for something. Thanks for sharing.

    NMS – Enjoyed talking to local citizens as they finished up a photo shoot with a candidate and sharing the F3 mission. The camaraderie and 2f between runs and hanging out with this crew was truly enjoying. The weather was perfect and training goals were accomplished. Some PAX have never run that far in their lives, and some haven’t done it in a long while due to injury. Looking forward to the next CSAUP.

    TCLAPS and special thanks to Upchuck, Shakedown, and Offshore for extra logistics. Thanks for stepping forward men!

    Also thanks to the PAX for thinking through an audible on the relay. It was much more fun running with the group and YHC was able to make my Senior’s last ballet recital!

    Get some!

  • CSAUP Phase 2 – Bootcamp

    33 PAX made it to the Far West End for a little Beatdown and the second phase of the CSAUP.

    According to Senator Dunnavant crew who was filming a campaign add during the beatown, this is how it went down more or less.

    Mosey to the COP – 25x SSH, 10x Don Quixote, 10x Ukrainian Soldiers, 10x Copperhead Squats, 15x Arm Circles, 10x Merkin, 10x WA merkins, 10x diamond merkin, 10x HRM, 12x SHAZZAMs, 1 OMC merkins. Flip it over. 10x Snow Angel, 10x Hello Dolly, 10x flutter kick,10x Rosalita, 10x HtH, 10x Crunchy Frogs. Mosey to Circus Maximus.

    Triple check. Run the loop, BTTW, Squats. Fudd shows up.

    Curb Crawl to 5 and back down.

    Pole smoker audible. Apparently we have never done this before, Q revolt ensues. Call it, Mosey back to the flag.

    Finish it off with 50 flutters, 10 Hello Dolly, 15 APD.

    YHC took us out. Bagels and Coffee Fellowship.

    Announcements – May is FNG drive. Bring an FNG out during the month and get him to the Memorial Day Convergence.

    NMS – Thanks for everyone that made it out and for letting me lead. Really excited about all the pax from across the region making it over for this little CSAUP.

    Welcome to Warhol. He is an overall handyman and an artist and we are glad to have him.

  • Choose your own adventure

    3rd F event Sunday at DogPile AO.. fixing up the children’s play area. Posh is leading this one. Starts at 8am.. no tools needed.

    The Thang: 8 pax started together 8 pax finished together yet one launched early and a different 1 went home early.

    • 1 pax went on a ruck
    • 1 pax did a bootcamp
    • 3 pax ran 6 miles
    • 1 pax ran 5 miles
    • 2 pax walk/ran 4 miles
    • 1 pax did??? no idea what Pigskin did today.. probably 45 mins of burpees

    Ran solo much of morning except when Doozy was passing me on his 6 miler. So not much Mubblechatter today.

    Prayers for all the travelers this weekend.

    v/r

    John (Gypsy) Boles

  • Bro-code

    Last Friday Bro-Code..

    It was raining..

    The pax showed up..

    We ran the Bro-Code route…

    COT along the run..

    Show to know more.

    v/r

    John (Gypsy) Boles

  • Back to the rabbit warren

    Seven svelte stallions met in the gloom to discover the called route was the rabbit warren which consists of running around in some neighborhoods and trying not to get lost. Some opted for the comfort of loops around MGHS which is 1/2 mile if you take a fat well proportioned route.

    Roger Roger took us out. Prayers for Gypsys family and M. Recovery from injury.

    Announcements

    • Bluegrass festival at JRHS. free with a donation
    • Gomers anniversary Q Sat at DogPile.
    • May 6 CSAUP. Come on out and register your team!

    NMS – YHC likes this route, but its a bit of a rabbit warren in there – just enough turns on one street to make you question the direction in the gloom. Thanks to Lighthouse for helping confirm turns in Canterbury. Happy to complete the Raintree hill without stopping – that hill is a gut check.

    Great hanging out with the PAX at coffeeteria after.

  • Getting stronger

    For the second week in a row, 4 Redwoods joined us at Currahee for a run out west. 5 mi Route is Pump, Church, GES, Knightsbridge, Poplar Forest, Ridgefield, Pump. 4 milers cut across on Copperas. Pigskin took us out.

    NMS – This is a handy little route connecting the two schools with a little bit of elevation along the way. Light attendance today. Coffeeteria was grand as usual.

  • Brocode + Dorsiflexion + Contagion

    Four West End redwoods got together to find out what we have been missing on Brocode runs, discover one of YHC favorite words, and learn about economics – almost just like any Currahee.

    YHC took us out. Prayers for and hope for the future and that energized overreactors dont precipitate decline.

    Announcements

    • The bridge tommorrow
    • Currahee CSAUP: ruck + bootcamp + Run

    NMS Counter to some recent bloviating, BroCode is a led run. Yes a PAX can pick the same route and not claim the Q but it requires someone to write a BB and therefore its not really that hard to choose a route now is it.

    What was most exciting today is that Pigskin decided that he would run… and he did for all 4 miles at a 9 min pace. YHC also enjoyed some healing dorsiflexion – coming back with a PRODUCTIVE run

    TIL Lighthouse has a soft part for dumb people in a position of power. We can all agree that mistakes might be made, but you cannot hide from ones that almost bring down a financial system.

  • Brunch Club vs Breakfast Club

    I thought it would be just another Friday morning run, but when I pulled up at the AO, there was Rosie talking to Gomer and Hutton. Was the Breakfast Club gang here to take out the Brunch Club gang? Lighthouse and Gypsy were soon there to back me up. We ended up with 12. Some to fight and some to watch. Before the music started, I gave poor instructions: North on Pump, go across Church on the left then right then explore some neighborhoods then come back”. Rosie and the Breakfast club gang were critical and so I told Rosie, “Don’t you ever come around here. Don’t wanna see your face, you better disappear” He could see the fire in my eyes and the words were really clear.

    Rosie then said “You better run, you better do what you can, don’t wanna see no blood, don’t be a macho man, you wanna be tough, better do what you can, so beat it, but you wanna be bad”

    So we ran and showed a funky and strong fight and realized it doesn’t matter who’s wrong or right.

    Currahee and running is a club for everyone. If you think they’re out to get you, you better run while you can as you don’t wanna be a boy, you wanna be a man. If you wanna stay alive, you better do what you can.

    You have to run like you’re really not scared, you’re playin’ with your life, this ain’t no truth or dare. Running can kick you, and then beat you and you’ll think its not fair. But keep running if you wanna be bad.

    Thanks to all 12 for showin’ how funky and strong is your fight. Remember, it doesn’t matter who’s wrong or right.