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102 backblasts mention “Yeti”
FEB 22, 2019
Interval Flows and Fake Moon Landings
It was a balmy 52 and rainy when I woke up, and the temperatures were dropping. I grabbed my rain jacket and hit the road. Dark, rainy driving is somewhat peaceful in a way. Just focus on the road and you should be…
FEB 21, 2019
Laces Out - Yeti Ready
Some guys got together to get Yeti Ready. 6 mile loop around Fort Mill. It was chilly, it was wet, it was hilly. It was a very small yeti.
FEB 20, 2019
Bear of a Time
The weather report was absolutely miserable, mid-30's and pouring down raining, so we were all pleasantly surprised that it was rain free for the duration of the 45-minute workout and the morning felt great because of…
FEB 16, 2019
Cindy Circuit DRP at The Deep
Oh yeah! Nice rainy day for your DRP. Some chose to stay in bed, nice and warm and all snuggy-like. Some unfortunately could not post in the gloom for whatever reasons. But those who did made that choice to take their…
FEB 16, 2019
Saturday Feb 16: 40's
Warm UP: 10 reps each of Hilly Billy Walker and Imperial Walker. 15 SSH Workout: 40's: 40 reps of Merkins, LBC's, Flutters, Carolina Dry Docks, and Squats then run (under awning cover is necessary) to FMES doors and…
FEB 15, 2019
Jammin' at The Hive
You know how I roll...there will always be music! 17 guys came to The Hive to jam with me. 90's Alternative all the way! I pulled up at 5:10 and saw 3 cars in the parking lot, told my co-pilot Dangerfield that we had at…
FEB 12, 2019
Soggy Bells
7 PAX showed up for another soggy outing and I have to admit I was a little nervous to lead my 1st kettlebell workout. Sure I've been to a few, but this was my first time leading one so it was difficult estimate the…
FEB 8, 2019
4 Cones and a Teabag
10 Pax today including Chop Block, who rolled in 20 minutes late. Better late than never I suppose. I gave a somewhat sarcastic disclaimer and then made everyone do 5 fingertip merkins because Two Ferns gave me the…
FEB 4, 2019
Omaha
I had our 1st F Q Royale lined up for the Q this morning, but got the word late the night before that he wouldn't be able to Q dueto a family emergency. Life happens, but we're all brothers here and this was a perfect…
JAN 31, 2019
Keeping it moving at FMHS
No FNG’s but made sure to deliver a Disclaimer on this brisk 23-degree morning. The crowd was a little light this morning, but strong. Warm-up SSH x50- for Trucker Quick stretch Mosey- HS Lot- Toy Soldiers in between…
JAN 29, 2019
Get "Tiny Tim Home"
7 Pax came out to Cannonball this morning. It is such an awesome feeling when you see recent FNG's pull into the parking lot. Thanks to Royale, Homebrew and Flux we had extra Kettlebells to share. After a detailed…
JAN 29, 2019
3 Men and a Baby
Four men (three respects and one 'no respect') joined together on a fine SC morning to get their daily feast at the Golden Corral. Here is what they did: The Thang: Mosey out of the HT shopping center to the new…
THE ARMORY · JAN 28, 2019
The Armory: Envelope Notes
A lucky 13 PAX gathered in the not too cold late-January gloom for this rendition of The Armory. Set the disclaimer into motion and the PAX soon followed moseying over to the far side of the church parking lot. Warm Up…
JAN 25, 2019
22 at The Swamp on this cool January morning
22 at The Swamp on this cool January morning We got a break from rain to come out and enjoy a good end to the week We had 3 groups, Runners, Ruckers and Bootcampers Those who chose the bootcamp route got YHC as Q Was…
JAN 23, 2019
Pantheon - A little bit of everything
6 Pax braved a possible deluge of 40% chance of rain. YHC was duped to take the Q by an unnamed #HIM that was on a mission to get YHC to post this week. Mission was successful. YHC took the bait, set the alarm and made…
THE RANCH · JAN 17, 2019
Oh that smell!
It was great to see so many PAX pulling into the Ranch on a cold morning. Even Dark Helmet arrived earlier than normal, he beat Bonsai, Fire Marshall Bill and Fratboy! T-Claps to my good ol' pal Champagne for coming…
JAN 16, 2019
The runners take on Pantheon
Thanks to Gears for putting the word out and doing some quality marketing for a rare Bootcamp Q by YHC, and an equally rare BC participation from Gears & Zima. As I waited in the gloom, the cars kept coming in. Circled…
BLOCK PARTY · JAN 15, 2019
Heavy Hors D'oeuvres at Block Party
Today, we enjoyed a variable palate of play sand, peat gravel, and dirt. Luckily it rained around 0400, making it not “too dry” of an offering. I rolled up around 0445 to check site conditions, and had my back up plan…
JAN 15, 2019
Challenges at Golden Corral
Finishing my Golden Corral Q a week late with this backblast. Late sub Q for NASA. Late tweet evening before. But arrived early at GC to set up cones for 2 loops, a smaller inner loop and larger outer loop. Had to…
JAN 14, 2019
CURRAHEE!
Today, we honored the 101st Airborne Infantry, 506th PIR. Better known as Easy Company, or the Band of Brothers. These men went through so much in the name of freedom, have 50% casualties in Normandy alone, the first 20…
JAN 10, 2019
Nothing but Poopdeck
I have been skipping Thursday's of late because I almost always work from home that day and have been choosing to sleep in a bit and go for a run as a change of pace so it was nice to come back here. I believe the…
FEB 24, 2018
The Baby Yeti
It was a beautiful morning...not too warm, not too cold, a bit breezy, and a bit of a foggy gloom. Perfect! Attendance was light...but today was The Yeti CSAUP. In honor of all those men running in the main attraction…
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…
FEB 13, 2018
Prepared for Rucking?
It was an honor to lead 6 High Impact Males this morning in the Ruck WO at Golden Corral. This is always a difficult Q for me because I never want to underestimate the abilities of the men I am leading. WARMUP We began…