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Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
483 backblasts mention “Vuvuzela”
6@6 · SAT APR 25
Boston Marathon finisher on Q
4 early 2 for coffee and stories 4 trails 5 roads WARMUP: petting Wegmans Boston Marathon medal THE THANG: see above MARY: too many to name ANNOUNCEMENTS: Wegmans ran the Boston Marathon COT: more petting
SLOW BURN · FRI APR 24
Do 1 More
WARMUP: lap around the parking lot, SSH, Moroccan Nightclubs, windmills THE THANG: Do 1 More This is a 12 round AMRAP 1 minute each with a 45 second break to do as many as you can. I told the pax to write down their…
MINNOW POND · THU APR 23
Miles and Smiles
WARMUP: None THE THANG: 0514 - The pledge 0515 - 4ish miles around Fort Mill, stopping every half mile-ish for burpees alternating counts of 6&7 with some pull-ups thrown in there MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter COT:
SEABISCUIT · TUE APR 21
We ran
Ran and Rucked ANNOUNCEMENTS: Cannoli Run Ruck COT: Mental abd physical health
MINNOW POND · THU APR 16
Sharks and Minnows at The Block Party
Lots of dudes showed up to the Pond Party this morning . Pledge..Let's go First stop, The Pharmacy for SSHs and a couple burpees Next Stop, New parking lot, Old Hardee's 10 merkins, 10 Squats, 10 LBCs. Partner up with…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON APR 13
Brayden Loop
WARMUP: None THE THANG: 4+ Miles @ Brayden, 3 stations 20 Seal Jacks, 15 Merkins, 20 Seal Jacks 15 LBC’s , 20 Seal Jacks 15 Lunges MARY: None ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
6@6 · SAT APR 11
No route suggested.
I didn’t even bother suggesting a route. Half the guys were going on trails to ruck train, the other half already knew where they wanted to go. And Vuvu and Stagecoach plotted their own deal together. Hey, I’m not…
BLOCK PARTY · THU APR 9
Minnow Pond Greatest Hits and Shovel Flag Handoff
My last day as site Q for Minnow Pond / Thursday Block Party, so I wanted to revisit some of the more fun workouts had here in the past. WARMUP: None THE THANG: Part 1 - Harris St Hill Work Proceed down White/160, left…
CLYDESDALES · WED APR 8
VO2 Max Training at Clydesdales
Many, and I do mean many, of the Pax rucked today. Those who did not ruck participated in V02 max training. Warmup to Kingley Stretch for 5 minutes Loop around Kingley 12 minutes of hard running Run walk back to COT
BLOCK PARTY · TUE APR 7
Birthday Beatdown
WARMUP: THE THANG: 7s on hill by church up to tom hall and then went to print shop for 5 pull ups 10 merkins 15 squats and run around buildings. Repeat x5 MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
SEABISCUIT · THU APR 2
Loop or no loop!
WARMUP: NA THE THANG: run Dobbys Bridge towards downtown, left on Fairway, if you are over 20 minutes when you get to the end of Fairway, just turn back the same way. If 20 minutes or less, left on Banks, left on FM…
BLOCK PARTY · THU APR 2
Expedited Tour of Fort Mill w/Pain Stations
WARMUP: Mosey to FM Animal Hospital, SSH, Merkins, Calf Stretch, Runners Stretch THE THANG: Run to Walmart, 7s with merkins and dry docs, run to CVS, 10 merkins, 10 squats, 10 lunges (repeat 3x with a lap around CVS in…
COCKPIT · WED APR 1
The Makeup Q
WARMUP: Windmills / Cherry Pickers / Worlds Greatest Stretch THE THANG: Light Pole Circuit with ascending and descending reps Archer Merkins x 5 Squats x 10 CDD x 15 LBC's x 20 Lunge x 15 Merkin x 10 Burpee x 5 Repeat…
6@6 · SAT MAR 28
River District
WARMUP: Nope THE THANG: Munn to Harris under I77 to Sam Smith across Sutton down to New Grey Rock and back. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
CLYDESDALES · WED MAR 25
lotsa left turns
WARMUP: disclaimer THE THANG: wander through FMHS past the baseball field and pullup bars to get to Harris st. LEFT.... run to Walden Park entrance..... LEFT.... hug the LEFT curb and keep making LEFTS until you run…
SEABISCUIT · TUE MAR 24
Seabiscuit - Holbrook Bypass
WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
6@6 · SAT MAR 21
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This may not have happened and may have happened twice, please count your miles double either way WARMUP: no THE THANG: 6 miles minimum MARY: not present ANNOUNCEMENTS: of course COT: mostly prayers
SLOW BURN · FRI MAR 20
Backblast! Hello Newman
I. The Warm-O-Rama (The Tip-Off) • The Mosey: A light 5-minute jog around the AO (Area of Operation) to get the blood flowing. • Side-Straddle Hops: 20 reps in cadence (IC). • Imperial Walkers: 15 reps IC (keep it slow…
BLOCK PARTY · THU MAR 19
Backblast! Hills and Pull ups
WARMUP: mosey to Print shop SSH x 20 Imperial walker x 10 Hillbilly Walker x 10 Cherry picker x 10 Calf stretch runner stretch THE THANG: triple nickel from town hall up hill past church 5 Bonnie Blair’s 2 is 1 5 jump…
SLOW BURN · FRI MAR 13
Backblast! 3-13
Good group for a chilly morning. Decided to be super creative and use date as workout plan. Yog over to side of lowes for 3 exercises, 13 reps of each: HR merkins, big boys, and squats. Repat this at 2 more stops until…
BLOCK PARTY · THU MAR 12
Backblast! 2026.11 Minnow Pond
Run up Massey hill, 20 bobjacks in Sisk parking lot, run to gas station for 10 merkins, run to Millstone park for 30 flutters, run to the millstone for 10 1leg air humpers (trying to put a foot on the wall). Repeat as…
CLYDESDALES · WED MAR 11
Backblast! Twisty runs
WARMUP: we watched Vuvu and Rolloff do a pre run THE THANG: Ran to Kingsley, ran to the street leading to the trails in Kingsley, ran all the way down the road to the back corner of the parking lot at Sunbelt, ran to…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON MAR 9
Backblast! Are you making this up?
WARMUP: we don’t do that here THE THANG: We stayed together as a group today. First stop at Southstate bank for merkins. Second stop at Hoof and Barrel for 5 burpees, third stop at Delaney for 5 burpees with a plank…
6@6 · SAT MAR 7
Backblast! Pre Trash Pick Up
WARMUP: no THE THANG: run to round about down Kingsley hang right on 21 to Peach Stand hang left on 160 to Main Street up to Tom Jones hang right to little Walmart and trace the steps back. Some rucked, some ran, some…