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44 backblasts mention “Beacon”
SNAKE PIT · JUN 25, 2018
Audible! Dora 1-1-1, Concentrica and Impact
5 gathered just as the lights came on at DBES for a KB workout to start the week off right. After choosing our tunes (Southern Rock at the Q's request), we were off. Mosey around the parking lot (without Bells) and back…
JUN 21, 2018
Christmas In June - Footloose Breakdance Style
I saw my opportunity and took it. Beacon offered up the lead this week for Footloose and I had an evil plan in mind. It had been a while since I q'd a 12 Days of Christmas fun fest, probably since last Christmas if not…
MAR 22, 2018
Last Minute Q at Footloose with a promise of no stairs
So I took the Q at the last minute to help out Beacon, and during the initial twitter planning there was a request made for no stairs, so I decided to make today's beat down leg friendly in the event any P200 guys were…
FEB 15, 2018
Lucky 13 at Footloose For a Re-do of My 1st F3 Workout
I've been buggin' Beacon to let me Q Footloose again, just because it's always a lot of fun. He finally caved and let me do it. My original gameplan included 100 SSH and a jog around the big block to warm us up and a…
DEC 2, 2017
Rocks and Hoops at TheYard
10 of Fort Mill's finest gathered at TheYard in hopes of some sweat and fellowship without rain. Temps were in the lower 50's with an overcast sky. Still doesn't feel like winter, and not even late fall, really. Guess…
NOV 9, 2017
Pushing through Puddles at Laces In
17 men (6 for Laces Out at 0500 and 11 for Laces In at 0515) posted in the cold wet gloom this morning to get better. After a quick disclaimer with a repeated reminder to modify as necessary and not sue missionaries…
AUG 31, 2017
Choose Wisely
https://youtu.be/Hlkv2EyQiPY I had the pleasure to cross the river and Q #FootLoose this morning. Conditions were okay considering its August in South Carolina – temps in the lower 70s and a light rain. All in, 28 #HIM…
JUL 20, 2017
Freedom to Choose
The Thang Mosey to “big parking lot” of St. John’s United Methodist for stretching, focusing on back, hips and glutes. Mosey to “front/side lot” of St. John’s United Methodist for warm-up Windmills x 10 SSH x 10…
RING OF FIRE · JAN 4, 2017
If you can think it, the PAX will do it!
As YHC was perusing the twittersphere, I was fortunate to be able to jump on the opportunity to Q The Coop. The Coop is a special place and is near and dear to me. Anytime the opp comes up, I am on it. Today all the PAX…
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…
OCT 15, 2016
Not here for the Yardwork
YHC answered the call to Q this week, in spite of the fact that i had not previously posted at The Yard. I arrived a little earlier than normal to get a quick recon in, and was excited to see a lot of cars rolling into…
OCT 20, 2015
Golden Corral is my kind of cooking...
This morning was my first time attending Golden Corral, I know to some PAX that this seems like an old AO (shiny new things down the street –props to Jekyll on the #cyberbulling) so Senator and I gave a brief history…
OCT 17, 2015
#OldSchoolF3 invades Indian Land
4 arrived for extra credit #OCR Fine cool Indian Land morning with fall in the air Celebrity #Clowcars arrived from all over… #Apache shows up with a police escort #Popeye Disclaimer Off we go 1.3 mile “warm-up” felt…
FEB 10, 2015
Colder Than My Phone Said....
18 Faithful looked at their phone and thought "that doesn't look so bad". I can't remember the actual temperature, but the wind made it feel much colder! The Thang Mosey down sidewalk on Gold Hill to car dealership…
SNAKE PIT · DEC 29, 2014
Tomahawk - Old Man stops by for a Q
The young guns of Indian Land still honor me with keeping me on their Q schedule. I saw the weather forecast was 100% chance of percipticpation, so I called the audible to the URS parking deck, which is by far the best…
THE RANCH · DEC 4, 2014
16 Candles
A gift of a morning for an early December day. Got to love the Carolinas. Great showing at the ranch with 18 men ready to sharpen each other and themselves. I think by this point, you know I'm going to bring it. Off we…
RING OF FIRE · SEP 17, 2014
Sledding - It Looked Good on Paper
22 Faithfull PAX made the decision to see if Beacon would deliver a quality workout. YHC felt the pressure to ensure PAX of all fitness levels enjoyed a beatdown. I hope I delivered. The Thang Slow Mosey (a short…
JUN 21, 2014
Pain - Old School style
21 Pax posted to The Fort in a Saturday gloom set up perfectly for shedding fluids... that is exactly what we did. The Thang Wandering warm up run through WEP and around play ground to COP Imperial walker x20 SSH x25…
RING OF FIRE · MAY 14, 2014
Be an Eagle, Not a Duck
Beacon shared a pre-workout message about making choices in our lives, relative to how we respond to adversity. Essentially, we can rise above, like an eagle, or we can "quack" about it and do nothing else, like a duck…
THE ARMORY · FEB 26, 2014
Anchored in Salvation
Words of wisdom shard by Cake Boss prior to the workout. Visualizing our lives as us paddling to stay afloat in the ocean, waving rising and falling all around us. We were encouraged to keep our eyes looking up, keep…