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AUG 10, 2020
The Full MALTZ at The Honey Badger
Today, we would be honoring Master Sergeant Michael H. Maltz (19 September 1960 - 23 March 2003). Week 2 of Hard-Charging August consisted of the Full MALTZ. In total, 22 of us made the decision to start the week at The…
DEC 5, 2019
Bass chasing minnows
11 PAX were challenged with the mission to avoid being caught by the bass. Pretty much accomplished by all who attended. A special shout out to a couple of first posters to the pond Barry Manilow and Anchorman. Nice…
NOV 14, 2019
Footloose in Fort Mill
Five men met in downtown Ft. Mill for a boot camp workout on a brisk South Carolina morning. Here is what they did: Warm up with some walking stretches: knee to chest, ankle to waist, lunge twists, toy soldiers, and arm…
THE ARMORY · OCT 7, 2019
Can I borrow a KB?
YHC was pleased to be asked by J-Wow (there's a guy who is accelerating) to come back to the Armory and Q. While not a true Redwood, I was there when the idea of a KB workout was launched at the Baxter pool with Package…
THE BALLROOM · JUL 30, 2019
Dance Naked
14 Men took the F3 plunge this morning and posted at the Ballroom on a perfect South Carolina morning. Here is what they did: Mosey out of the parking lot to the cement pad at the back of the school for COP: All in…
JUL 22, 2019
Productive little day at the office
It's not often that I get asked to Q all the way out in Clover, so knowing those guys and always trying to make the most of everyone's time, I made it my personal goal to have the most productive little Monday they've…
MAY 23, 2019
Laces Out - The Bear Prep Edition
4 men joined me today for an awesome 6 mile tour of some hills around Fort Mill. Why not with The Bear around the corner? A disclaimer was given, as well as a safety check. We warmed up around the lot and we were off…
APR 11, 2019
1097 Day Review for Lake Wylie
[video width="720" height="480" mp4="https://f3thefort.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190411_060039_1.mp4"][/video] Today started off great. It was warm(ish) around 58 degrees. Set up at the Poopdeck and pulled in to…
JUL 26, 2018
Board of Pain Week 4
12 came out for the final week of the Board of Pain. T-claps to Jekyl for bringing this back! It is a great test to see where you at and everyone pushed incredibly hard today. It was good to have Aquaman back in the…
THE BALLROOM · APR 17, 2018
Today + You = History
10 Pax posted to #THEBallroom for another chapter in Redwood Originals month. This was YHC's first Q (or even post) to the not-so-new site now at Pleasant Knoll Middle School. Prior experience the past 18 months as Site…
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 21, 2017
Island Vacation at Footloose
My Qotter (thanks Anchorman) after many months. I'll keep it short: The Thang: Mosey to back lot COP SSH IW Windmills Merkins Mountain Climbers Double Applesauce around the lot Stretch-o-Rama Forest to the Sea Island…
DEC 19, 2017
It's a Burpee and Bear Crawl Tuesday!
15 PAX total with 4 Ruckers and 11 Bootcampers! Disclaimer given...... Mosey to the back of Harris Teeter and circle up Q called out 20 Seal jacks to start Each PAX picks an exercise and calls out the cadence for 20…
OCT 7, 2017
Ciabatta/Tabata whatever at the Yard
It was a balmy Saturday Morning heading to the Yard as I saw many headlamps off in the woods running the Ragnar. We were getting ready to dial in our own pain for the gloom. Hopeful thoughts that one of the PAX would…
THE BALLROOM · SEP 5, 2017
Dealer's Choice: Shovel Flag hand-off at The Ballroom
A beautiful early fall morning with a bright moon called some hearty soles to the "new" Ballroom. Q-drenaline was surging in my veins as the cars kept rolling in. YHC was proud to have my 2.1, Pigeon roll out of the…
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…
RING OF FIRE · JUL 26, 2017
Mid-term Exam @ the Coop
23 Men arrived with lots of chatter and welcome to FNG "Horse Shoe" and the EH by Couter inviting the intern out. It was a beautiful day at the Coop for a Mid-Term Exam to remind ourselves of the word that we chose at…
JUN 15, 2017
Webb-o-Rama at Footloose
At least some of the 20 pax that posted to Footloose did so having already had a dose of YHC's moderate Q two days earlier at The Ballroom. For those that knew and still posted, I'm humbled. For those that didn't know…
FLIGHT PLAN · JUN 5, 2017
Pineapples, Biscuits and Audibles
10 Pax posted this AM to Flight Plan regardless of the light sprinkling in Fort Mill. This is a runner's Backblast, so it'll be short and sweet. There was no Q this AM even after a plea from the Site Q via Twitter…
JUN 1, 2017
Parking lot tour - Footloose
This AO continues to be a very popular site. As the cars kept rolling in, the parking lot looked very crowded. I was excited to Q since it had been awhile since dealing with a nagging injury. Once we hit 5:15, a short…
APR 27, 2017
Buncha Monkeys at Footloose
How many monkey humpers can one do in a Q before the Pax get cranky? Turns out quite a few. I rolled in at 5:13 with just a few minutes to spare. Looked like a great group was forming for this gloomy workout. YHC has…
CLYDESDALES · MAR 22, 2017
Clydesdales 17.12
Week 12 of 2017! I awarded the prize of picking a route at Clydesdales this week. To keep things simple it was the 1.5 mile loop of Market-Sutton-160. For those that are looking for a run to just get loose (including…
THE BALLROOM · MAR 21, 2017
Ballroom dancing machine
This backblast will be as simple as Change Order's pole dancing - short and odd. We had a FNG show up this morning and as we began to introduce ourselves, Anchorman was questioned why he introduced himself as his F3…