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453 backblasts mention “Assassin”
THE ARMORY · APR 3, 2017
Arming each other at the Armory
10 men arrived for a Chicken Hawk stand in Q for Assassin while he is bicoastal. It was less than impromptu but plenty of opportunities to modify. The Message: - What areas of your life do you have a hard time…
THE BALLROOM · MAR 7, 2017
Wall of Aces at Ballroom
12 pax gathered at the Ballroom for some fun and games (and music). YHC issued the disclaimer and we cranked out some SSH before moseying down into the business park. We turn onto the road that ends at a fence next to…
NOV 19, 2016
Chilly Moderate meeting of the minds at The Yard
9 posted for a chilly moderate beatdown this past Saturday at The Yard. We spent a few minutes stretching, which I thought would be crowd pleasing, for much running was to come. We moseyed to the driveway in the back…
THE BALLROOM · NOV 15, 2016
Presidents, the Margin and the Bullseye
16 dusted off their dancing shoes, made their way through the fog and came out for a Presidential morning. Pre-launch talk about breakfast pizza and the weather. With the disclaimer read, we moseyed. The Thang Mosey to…
THE ARMORY · NOV 14, 2016
Supermoon! (We didn't see it)
11 present in the gloom for dampness. We didn't see the Supermoon, unfortunately, but Change Order offered his own supermoon before we left. We passed on that. THE THANG: Leg stretch left Leg stretch right Honeymooners…
NOV 11, 2016
99 Kettles of Suck
It was a wonderful morning for a post. It's Veterans' Day. It's cool and crisp. It's Friday! Warmup To pay tribute to the veterans of this country we mosey to the flag for the national anthem. Quick tangent: I don't…
THE BALLROOM · NOV 8, 2016
Election Day - do you know your 44 presidents?
By an act of Congress in 1845, the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November was designated Election Day for future presidential elections. The first such election took place on November 7, 1848. So, as it is…
SLOW BURN · SEP 16, 2016
Finding grass and stairs (slightly not moderate)
14 attended a beatdown that was slightly more than moderate for a Slow Burn Friday (I actually apologized at the end.) Left leg stretch Right leg stretch Tunnel Touches Lo Slow Squats Box cutters MOSEY to find grass…
SEP 10, 2016
The Deep dew at Oak Ridge
6 gathered for a reasonably cool quite Saturday at THE DEEP. Left leg stretch Right leg stretch Tunnel Touches Side Straddle Hops Lo Slow Squats Box cutters MOSEY Left leg stretch Right leg stretch Morraccan Night Clubs…
ALCATRAZ · MAY 23, 2016
Jack Webb's Partner Harry Morgan joins in for some Lunges.
20 HIM joined YHC for an all body weight workout but with a little extra for the legs. No FNG’s were present and YHC gave the Disclaimer and off we were with a quick lap around the campus. Warmup: 20SHH IC 20 IW IC The…
THE ARMORY · MAY 13, 2016
Monday Morning Bear Crawl Blues!
14 of The Fort's finest descended on The Armory this week for what promised to be a "surprisingly" difficult workout from YHC. Trucker confirmed that running would be limited prior to committing to the weight vest. He…
APR 20, 2016
Run n Gun n Bleed
YHC was very excited to Q Run n Gun this Wednesday, perhaps giddy. I've honestly only posted there once before and didn't realize how much opportunity is available on the trails, parks (I never knew existed) and…
THE ARMORY · APR 11, 2016
Quadruple Bogey
YHC was able to swap Q's with Assassin late Sunday and after a day of the final round of the Master's, had a great idea for the AO theme. Plus, Pastor David Chadwick spoke about how to be a better person in your walk…
THE ARMORY · FEB 1, 2016
Kettlebells and lots of abs @ the Armory
It's always great to get a chance to Q at any AO. There is no better feeling to me than seeing car after car roll into the parking lot. Since this was my first Q since turning 40 last week I thought I would see how far…
THE ARMORY · SEP 14, 2015
Aaron Rodgers for Armory MVP!!
11 PAX descended upon the Armory to enjoy the cooler weather and get their #dailydownpainment from YHC. Flag planted, disclaimer noted, and off we went. The Thang Mosey around the Parking lot then circle up for the…
SLOW BURN · SEP 11, 2015
8 HIM @ Slow Burn
8 of The Fort's finest arrived in the gloom for a 9/11 tribute and extra running beat down in honor of our brothers in the BRR. After a quick disclaimer, and guarantee to Assassin that he was, in fact, here for the…
SEP 5, 2015
Officially Named: "The Yard" (and still exploring)
A Fantastic Five pax gathered in the FMMS parking lot with the goal of exercising their bodies and creative skills by the time the workout was over. Skinner wisely capitulated to CSPAN's cyber bullying and posted…
COLOSSEUM · AUG 11, 2015
For the Stars and Stripes
9 Men showed for my first Q at The Colosseum. We had 1 FNG (welcome Melo), so the disclaimer was thoroughly disclaimed and then we took off. The Thang Mosey to back lot behind school with some Karaoke on the way to a…
SLOW BURN · FEB 6, 2015
Frigid air and fragrant dumpsters
18 bravos braved 19 degree conditions for a smelly few laps around Charanda’s and Empire Pizza and Baxter’s Playhouse. Lots of moseying, a few suicides thrown in to keep warm. The Thang: Slow mosey to COP SSH’s, Im…
SLOW BURN · OCT 3, 2014
Assassin in the Gloom
19 Men survived Assassin's VQ and as appropriate it was modified/slowburn/easy street. The thang: Mosey to Empire Pizza throwing in a few buttkicks and lunges Circle up for pain with SSH's Windmills, Imp Walkers…
BLOCK PARTY · AUG 5, 2014
Follow the yellow brick road
18 pax and 1 unsuspecting FNG posted at Block Party for their daily does of pain, brotherhood and encouragement. The Thang Warm up run halfway around WEP COP - SSH x30, CCD x15, Sumo squat x15, IW x15, Peter parker x15…