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195 backblasts mention “The Pirate”
CLYDESDALES · WED FEB 18
Backblast! Taper Before Dam to Dam - NOPE
WARMUP: Mumblechatter THE THANG: 4.25 miles Munn to Harris to Ardrey to loop around WEP and back. MARY: Heck no… ANNOUNCEMENTS: Adopt A Highway, Bethel, May Overnight Ruck, Break the Dam, Read Newsletter COT: Solid…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON FEB 16
Backblast! Sweep the Leg Field Trip
WARMUP: Nope THE THANG: Every stop = 10 Merkins, 10 Dry Docks, 15 Squat Jumps, 20 LBCs - Cross street turn right, head to Towne Tavern parking lot - Continue to Enterprise Rent-a-Car - Continue to My Eye Dr - Continue…
6@6 · SAT FEB 14
Backblast! To Hill or Not to Hill…That is the Ques
WARMUP: THE THANG: Run up 160 to Sutton to New Gray Rock (Here most went down and back up the big hill, some went rogue.) Back across to Sharon Lee, then 3 rights to connect back on Sam Smith Harris to Munn back to COT…
THE FORGE · FRI FEB 13
Backblast! Stockade Olympics
WARMUP: IWx15, HW x15, Windmill x10, Cherry Picker x15, Plank- Mountain Climber x11, Peter Parker x11, Parker Peter x11 THE THANG: Mosey to small round about circle (short track): PAX do Apollo Ono while everyone does a…
CLYDESDALES · WED FEB 11
Backblast! The road least traveled
WARMUP: the nice warm air gave us all the warm up we needed THE THANG: the recommended route was L on munn, R on Harris, R on Sam smith, R into Sutton place neighborhood, take the first left 3 times to arrive at Sutton…
THE FORGE · WED FEB 4
Backblast! The Ice Has Melted
WARMUP: Mosey to tire place near Ace Hardware. 49 SSH and the other usual ones THE THANG: Mosey back to site. DORA/AMRAP -Merkins/Lap round HT parking lot as MOT -Big Boys/Lap -Squats/Lap -CDD/Lap -Flutters/Lap -Lunges…
DAWN PATROL · THU JAN 29
Backblast! Preparing for 5k/10k
WARMUP: Mosey our way towards the sunbelt parking lot and on the way - SSH, cherry pickers, stretching, Moroccan nightclub, etc. THE THANG: Using the islands in the parking lot as transition points, we completed the…
CLYDESDALES · WED JAN 28
Backblast! Forbidden Zone route
WARMUP: describe the route option THE THANG: run to the forbidden zone, option going through the 160 overpass and do a complete loop or just go backwards and comeback at sixth baxter. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
BLOCK PARTY · THU JAN 22
Backblast! 3 Mile Tour
We had 19 for a 3-mile tour at Block Party. Here’s what we did: Run to Fort Mill Church of God .3 miles - 10 Burpees - 20 Merkins - 30 Squats - 40 LBCs - 50 Calf Raises Run to Unity Presbyterian .4 miles - 10 Burpees …
DAWN PATROL · TUE JAN 20
Backblast! Clubbing in the Gloom
WARMUP: Mosey with some karaoke over to Town Hall side parking lot where we checked the SSH box and did some stretchy, warm up moves THE THANG: Ran to Millstone Park where we spent most of the affair, including burpees…
6@6 · SAT JAN 17
Backblast! Forbidden Zone
WARMUP: None THE THANG: we ran to the forbidden zone MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
THE FORGE · FRI JAN 16
Backblast! Accelerating vs Decelerating
WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
THE FORGE · WED JAN 14
Backblast! Lucky 7 and 11s
WARMUP: Slow mosey around the Harris Teeter parking lot, circle up where Golden Corral flag used to be planted for the following (SWIMS): - 25 SSH - 10 winmills - 15 imperial walkwers - 15 MNC - 10 strawberry pickers…
6@6 · SAT JAN 10
Backblast! I can see for miles and miles
WARMUP: 2 miles for some, some miles for 2 THE THANG: 6+ miles for some 14+ for some MARY: could not keep up ANNOUNCEMENTS: sign up for Break the Dam COT: Olaf wrapped it up for us Followed by drinks at Replay, and…
THE FORGE · WED JAN 7
Backblast! You never forget your first
Warmup SSH Imp Walkers HB Walkers Low slow squat Merkin Broga Bear crawl Indian run - 6 does 5 flutters Subdivisions Cocaine bear crawls Lunge Walk Compounding SSH Duck Walk with compounding squats Dora 50 CDD 75 SSH…
DEC 24, 2025
Backblast! Eve of the Lord's birth - convergence
WARMUP: The usual THE THANG: DH-type-stuff MARY: worked into Thang ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter & upcoming changes COT: Lauren Hope Styles (sp?) - 21 RIP, Prayers for Geronimo & family. Reading from Ezekiel centered around…
DAWN PATROL · DEC 23, 2025
Backblast! Barry Manilow is not just a F3 name
WARMUP: mosey around park while doing SSH, windmill, cherry pickers, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, low slow squat, merkins THE THANG: start off in the parking lot by the fields - from one end to the other, bear…
DEC 12, 2025
Backblast! Kicking Ass & Chewing Bubble Gum
Driving around FM the night before running errands and thinking about my Q at the Stockade. Reviewed a few BBs and didn't see any references to coupons. Messaged The Pirate, who was Qing at Varsity, and asked if I could…
VARSITY · DEC 12, 2025
Backblast! Merkins on Merkins
WARMUP: mosey around the parking lot with karaoke, high knees, toy soldiers, butt kicks. Circle up for SSH, cherry pickers, windmill, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, plank, etc. THE THANG: Mosey to practice…
DEC 8, 2025
Backblast! Planks on Planks
RICHARD SHELTRA - ROUND 2 WARMUP: Plank while reading article. Mosey to cinder block area - SSH, windmill, imperial walker, hillbilly walker, moroccan nightclub, plank, etc for warmup. THE THANG: 4 rounds of the…
DEC 4, 2025
Backblast! Park to Calhoun
WARMUP: it was cold. we'll warm up on the run THE THANG: cover distance stop for: 5 burpees 10 merkins 15 squats added some lunges once did some leg lifts after a muscle up twice bear crawled the length of Calhoun St…
SWEEP THE LEG · DEC 1, 2025
Backblast! What it is to be a Good Man
WARMUP: In Cadence: Imperial Walkers, Cherry Pickers, Hillbilly Walkers & Windmills. Counted off. THE THANG: Took off for a basic run and boot. 3.02 miles with stops along the way. Pain Station stops included: merkins…
DAWN PATROL · NOV 25, 2025
Backblast! Piracy and Imposters
WARMUP: - Windmills - Cherry Pickers - Imperial Walkers - Hillbilly Walkers - Calf Raises THE THANG: - Travel to playground (pirated from The Pirate) - Begin with 5 squats then mosey to 2nd tree on the left-hand side of…
CLYDESDALES · NOV 19, 2025
Backblast! Jacket Dirty Mile
WARMUP: The usual suspects THE THANG: Jacket-Dirty-Mile 4 laps around FMHS track... 3 "excursions"/lap - Up & down Railings of Home side bleachers (so... up, over, down, over, up, over, down...and rejoin track) - East…