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253 backblasts mention “gekko”
CLYDESDALES · SEP 10, 2025
Backblast! Post BRR
THE THANG: run through Kingsley until you give up or have to get back to COT at 0600 ANNOUNCEMENTS: Invergence on Saturday COT: Lots of respectables, Wisdom abounds, take advantage
SEP 8, 2025
Backblast! 4 Corners
WARMUP: Mosey THE THANG: 4 corners around Earthfare. 1/2 mile loop. Corner 1 (5 burpees), Corner 2 (10 squats), Corner 3 (15 merkins), Corner 4 (20 lbc's) MARY: No ANNOUNCEMENTS: All the things COT: Prayers and Praises
CLYDESDALES · SEP 3, 2025
Backblast! The Return of Atticus!!
WARMUP: Nada THE THANG: Run to Harris to WEP trail, decide to turn back or around WEP and back MARY: Nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: Golf Tourney, 9/11 Stair climb COT: Prayers and Praises given!!
SWEEP THE LEG · SEP 1, 2025
Backblast! Snatch and Run
WARMUP: The 2.5 mile pre run THE THANG: A weird version of 21’s Cones were set up at 50m intervals up to 500m Suicide run to each cone performing cleans every time you go back to start. E.g. Perform 10 cleans and then…
CLYDESDALES · AUG 27, 2025
Backblast! Celebrating Tay Tay and Travy
Celebrating the engagement the night before of Ms Swift and Mr Kelsey by running rings. Pick your poison - munn>harris>trail to wep and run around that or hit old Kingsley for the familiar vibe of long term marriage. I…
SWEEP THE LEG · AUG 25, 2025
Backblast! SKIP IT TOY
WARMUP: lol THE THANG: Yog to Emory Ln corner for Braden loops. 3 work stations. 15 reps of merkens, big boys and squats. 3.5 miles at least with good total body workout. MARY: none ANNOUNCEMENTS: golf, HIM camp COT…
CLYDESDALES · AUG 20, 2025
Backblast! Runners Don't Smoke
WARMUP: No warmup just start running THE THANG: Option 1: Deadly 3 mile run; Option 2: A safer 4.5 mile run MARY: She doesn't visit running AOs ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter COT: Prayers and Praises
SWEEP THE LEG · AUG 18, 2025
Backblast! Pendulum 8s
WARMUP: mosey through the stopping points THE THANG: Starting at top of Dave Gibson hill on middle school side and running to 160 we did 8s with 7 burpees at the top, 1 navy seal burpee at the bottom, 7 burpees at the…
THE ARMORY · AUG 11, 2025
Backblast! AMRAP 4 Autism Preview
WARMUP: Some THE THANG: AMRAP: 400m partner run 31 KB Squats 69 KB swings 31 OH press 69 OH DB stationary lunges 31 burpees MARY: A little ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter COT: Best part. “Marriage isn’t meant for our…
CLYDESDALES · AUG 6, 2025
Backblast! Dry Bones
WARMUP: none THE THANG: run around Kingsley. Don’t get lost and don’t die. Didn’t get wet hence dry bones but wet feet. Read newsletter for announcements.
SWEEP THE LEG · AUG 4, 2025
Backblast! WorldsBestMerkin
WARMUP: plank THE THANG: World's greatest push-up, bear crawls, power skips, fire hydrants, sprinting up the hill MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: welcome to the new guy Rocco who carried a water bottle around the whole workout so…
SLOW BURN · AUG 1, 2025
Backblast! Gen X'er Beatdown
WARMUP: All the classics THE THANG: Wall Sits Two Pax did 3 burpee broad jumps and lunge walked back to the wall. Repeat until all pax have gone. 2 Rounds 7's on the Hill Mountain Climber and Merkins In the Chick-fil-a…
CLYDESDALES · JUL 30, 2025
Backblast! Rabbits
WARMUP: THE THANG: we started our adventure with 8 hardy souls this morning and returned 45 mins later with 14 The official route was munn to Harris - turn right, go under 77 and take second right into neighborhood…
THE ARMORY · JUL 28, 2025
Backblast! KB Suicides
WARMUP: - Moroccan nightclub - windmill - Imperial walkers Mosey w/out bell - 20 merkins on curb in cadence, mosey - 20 low slow squats, mosey to COT THE THANG: - Lunge in front of church - Count off by 3, set up for…
THE HIVE · JUL 25, 2025
Backblast! Deadly Dozen
WARMUP: SSH, IW, Merkins, Deep Leg Stretches then Mt Climbers THE THANG: 400ish M run after each exercise. Counts were 20, carry’s were to the Handicap lot. 1. Farmer Carry 2. Sing Leg Deadlift 3. Lunge 4. Snatch 5. Man…
CLYDESDALES · JUL 23, 2025
Backblast! Post Barry bleacher work
WARMUP: SSH, IW, CP, down dog THE THANG: laps on the FMHS stadium track, with some bleacher stairs mixed in MARY: LBC, American Hammer, flutters, shoulder taps ANNOUNCEMENTS: same as items and newsletter COT: prayers…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUL 21, 2025
Backblast! 5,4,3,2,1 Bank Run
WARMUP: THE THANG: Exercises: 1-Burpee 2-Lunges each side 3-Windmill Merkins 4-Penguins each side 5-Peter Parker’s Stops: 5 Banks between STL and Gold Hill Rinse and repeat on the way back MARY: 10 LBC IC ANNOUNCEMENTS…
CLYDESDALES · JUL 9, 2025
Backblast! Omaha - Kingsley Loop
Original NASCAR loop was Omaha’ed due to construction :construction: . When in doubt just run to Kingsley. Miles were had, smiles were enforced. JWow
SWEEP THE LEG · JUL 7, 2025
Backblast! Simple but Effective
WARMUP: 30 SSH IC 10 Windmill IC THE THANG: Lightpost BLIMPS Ladder Odd light posts each have a new exercise 1. 5 Burpees 3. 10 lunges (each leg) 5. 15 Imperial Walkers (each leg) 7. 20 Merkins 9. 25 Plank Jacks 11. 30…
CLYDESDALES · JUL 2, 2025
Backblast! HUMIDITY
WARMUP: None THE THANG: Munn to Harris to Sam Smith through Sutton place to Sutton Rd. Some went back some crossed to Settler Hights to Mills to Sutton back to COT! Ruckers did something else. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS…
SWEEP THE LEG · JUN 30, 2025
Backblast! C for creativity, not c for cookie
WARMUP: disclaimer and go. No messing around. THE THANG: Ran to the bank for stop 1. 5s and 10s. - 5 = hand release merkin - 10 = squats with chin up and hands touching the ground Next stop was First National bank…5s…
JUN 25, 2025
Backblast! Flat tire
WARMUP: We rode to meet up spot, Wells Fargo THE THANG: We rode around town and YHC had a flat near Steve’s Fish camp MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
SWEEP THE LEG · JUN 23, 2025
Backblast! 2025.26 Sweep the Leg
4 corners down Emory Lane: 1: 10 Line dancing Merkins (at top of merkin tap hand to opposite foot) 2: 10 Apolo Ohno's each side 3: 10 burpees then sprint up the Brayden Pkwy hill 4: Plyo split squat
SWEEP THE LEG · JUN 9, 2025
Backblast! Who has the Q??
WARMUP: None THE THANG: Mosey down the hill to GHMS. Station 1 Merkins, Squats. Mosey to station 2 Dips & LBS, To station 3 Burpees & Flutters, back to Station 1. As many laps as possible. Head back up the hill to COT…