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514 backblasts mention “Shield”
DEC 2, 2019
Preparation at the Armory
19 PAX at The Armory Workout is pretty clear from the outline I think. We ran a bit in between the reps for the Thang.....at an allegedly fast pace....pretty sure it was slow on the Fish Sticks scale. Also we did 60…
OCT 25, 2019
Swamp Pain
17 HIM pushed through a nasty beatdown by YHC today at the Swamp. YHC got to the AO about 15 mins early to check out the Broga dudes... no wait it was to prep the winkie. Anyway, I ran the hidden greenway trail behind…
THE RANCH · OCT 24, 2019
Taint Kicks and Vulnerability
'Twas a beautiful morn to get our sweat on in the gloom. A crisp 42 degrees with no moisture in site, and the clearest sky I've seen for a few weeks now. I pulled up to see that Smokey and Sugar Bug were keeping…
OCT 1, 2019
The Terrible Awful
Where is the weather break ,man? 91% humidity at 0515. Dang, son. While sweating through their shirts, everyone at least kept them on. Confident we would have at least 1 invisible shirt guy had he posted at GC…
BLOCK PARTY · SEP 24, 2019
Back to Where it Began
Well wishes to Flat Tire to heal quickly from one on one with a Mountain Bike. Heal up quickly- you're influence is great and we look forward to seeing you back in the Gloom. For 2 years I had no idea there were still…
SEP 19, 2019
Celebrating Shield's 49th @ Footloose
Warmup: 49 SSH Party: 7x7's = 7 rounds of 7 counts of: Monkey Humpers, Incline Merkins, Peter Pointers, Merkins, LBC's, Squats, SSH Happy 49th Shield! pRespect! Next we mosey'd up and down Confederate St, Indian style…
VARSITY · SEP 13, 2019
A Slow and Steady Howler on Friday the 13th.
Can you believe after all of my time at NaFo, I’ve never been on Q at Varsity? What?! Thankfully, Harry Carry noticed a gap in my portfolio and decided that needed to be filled. This week has been rough... and when I…
THE RANCH · SEP 12, 2019
Ranch Style
As our boys are on the same soccer team, Jiffy took the opportunity to request my Q the week before. Been a little while since I've been to the ranch and more than likely, it was a Q, too. Two Run and Gun Musketeers…
SNAKE PIT · AUG 28, 2019
Iron Paradise
Since becoming the Site Q at The Coop YHC has been missing The Tomahawk. Luckily, 3D was gracious enough to swap AO’s for a day. Needless to say I was pretty excited. 10 PAX showed up 10 minutes early so we had some…
AUG 27, 2019
Concentrica Cornhole... with Kettlebells!
Today was my opportunity to lead the men at Cannonball. This place has become a PAX favorite. Many of the men enjoy the Peg Leg pre-run before the standard start at 5:15am, so I was setting up with plenty of men…
THE RANCH · AUG 1, 2019
Fields of Gory at The Ranch - And The Importance of Sharing Your Burdens
Jiffy gave me a holler this weekend to Q here. I was in the lower spectrum of the Flux lately and Q-ing a mostly black diamond AO was just what I needed to get out of it. Thank you Jiffy for the opportunity!! As I…
JUL 27, 2019
THE YARD does the STAR
Context Early Saturday AM Spitz headed to the barfatorium and wasn't coming back so the word went out for a Q. We hope that he is on the mend!! The THANG After a 5K pre-run (1 attendee) the PAX gathered for a pre-work…
BLOCK PARTY · MAY 7, 2019
Block Party Beat Down
I was excited to Q Block Party after the co-Q at The Fort on Sat. I arrived early and saw 7 runners take off at 5:00 sharp with Bird Cage leading the way down the back trail. Cars began to file in and the cars kept…
VARSITY · APR 26, 2019
Birthday Build A Burpee
At 1910 (7:10pm) on 26 April 1982 YHC entered the world. Its been 37 years since then, I've learned a lot, most of it the hard way. I hoped to share a little of the knowledge I've accumulated from my short time here on…
APR 25, 2019
Friend or Faux - April BEYOND
For those newer PAX who aren’t familiar with it, BEYOND is a roving AO started by Maximus last year that is designed to push us beyond, both physically and personally. The workouts are supposed to be tough, and the…
APR 22, 2019
US Army Staff Sgt / NYPD Police Officer James McNaughton
We had 23 PAX show up for my VQ this morning....the support was much appreciated. The morning started with a quick jog around the NAFO parking lot and ended with a standard warm-up of Imperial Walkers, Morrocan…
RING OF FIRE · APR 17, 2019
The Longest DORA
This was my first time Qing The Coop. Ginsu was scheduled to Q, he had to be down range. So, Punch List asked me if i knew anyone who was free. I told him i would gladly take the Q slot. He was reluctant to commit…
APR 6, 2019
Building blocks which start with grains of sand
As I drove to the Yard for what was looking to be a beautiful morning, I started to think about what my message for the day would be since I didn't plan for that portion of the workout...which is very normal. I quickly…
MAR 27, 2019
#F3MentalBattle at the Abyss
YHC came in hot, as I slept through my alarm and woke up at 5:13, but I wasn't going to miss this one. Thanks to Royale for taking over the warm-up run. COP - IW x 15, MNC x 15, SSH x 25, Peter Parkers x 10, Merkins x…
RING OF FIRE · MAR 20, 2019
Where are you cheating?
16 HIMs descended upon the Coop this AM for the DRP and a downpainment for the day. YHC volunteered to Q a few months ago when Punch List took over as Site Q. IMHO the Site Q sets the tone and culture for the AO and is…
COLOSSEUM · MAR 19, 2019
Preparing For the Storm
I was excited to be the Q at The Colosseum this cool morning and my attempt to push the Pax at one of The Fort well known challenging AO’s. Being one of the older pax, I wanted to push everyone physically and also share…
MAR 5, 2019
Cannonball Party for 4
I got to the AO a little early and put Tiny Tim out in a inconspicuous place so we could later let him join the party. I also did a little sidewalk chalk art which would also play a part of today's action. We took a…
FEB 14, 2019
We're going "Jack Webb" today...
Started out a bit chilly so YHC jumped in with the disclaimer and we took off for a mosey...that was about maybe 100 yards in change. This workout had been predetermined to be "leg friendly and minimal running" and that…
JAN 26, 2019
Lucky 7 at the Yard
7 was the number at the Yard on Saturday for a cool start to the day. I got out there early to do a little pre work on the site. Chalk is necessary item for school yard planning. Went through the disclaimer and a brief…