backblasts
Every workout’s write-up, newest first — straight from the Q’s backblast.
708 backblasts mention “Barry Manilow”
FLIGHT PLAN · NOV 24, 2025
Backblast! The hills are alive….
Run. Run run run. Run. Stop walking. Run run run. :runner: Braden hill repeats. Run run run back.
6@6 · NOV 22, 2025
Backblast! Hills, Hills and more hills
WARMUP: Chatter THE THANG: Out and Back - Munn Harris under 77 up Sam Smith to Sutton down 6th Baxter and back. MARY: Nah ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yup COT: Fantastic
NOV 20, 2025
Backblast! Minnow Pond / Harris Street x2
Harris Street x2 120 merkins 120 LBC’s 4 miles
CLYDESDALES · NOV 19, 2025
Backblast! Jacket Dirty Mile
WARMUP: The usual suspects THE THANG: Jacket-Dirty-Mile 4 laps around FMHS track... 3 "excursions"/lap - Up & down Railings of Home side bleachers (so... up, over, down, over, up, over, down...and rejoin track) - East…
FLIGHT PLAN · NOV 17, 2025
Backblast! Disruption to the Status Quo at FP
Loops around Gardenia. Oof!
6@6 · NOV 15, 2025
Backblast! Journey anyone?
WARMUP: yes THE THANG: R on Textile Way R on Wamsutta Mills Dr R on Kingsley Springs Pkwy Cross 160 onto Munn R on Harris R on Spring Blossom L on Misty Morning Ct (1st cul-de-sac) L on Spring Blossom L on Brookcrest…
SLOW BURN · NOV 14, 2025
Backblast! Lessons, Learnings and Mahktar Ndiayes
WARMUP: Mosey to behind Empire for COP with various exercises in cadence including; SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers and a question answered incorrectly by the PAX. Therefore.....5 burpees OYO. THE THANG: 3…
NOV 13, 2025
Backblast! Unexpected Opportunities
WARMUP: Disclaimer and Pledge duly pronounced THE THANG: 1 mile loop (rectangle) with an exercise at each corner. Up Massey, right on Harris, right on Ardrey, right on 160 Burpees x10 Hand release merkins x10 Apollo ono…
CLYDESDALES · NOV 12, 2025
Backblast! VO2 Max training
Track workout including 2 options: Run a mile on the track then: 1. Calculate Vo2 max by running hard for 12 minutes 2. Sprint workout with race pace followed by jog (400,800, 1200 meters)
FLIGHT PLAN · NOV 10, 2025
Backblast! Running, Monday, Flight Plan
WARMUP: jibber jabber THE THANG: Berkshire loop(s) MARY: more jibber jabber ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: yes Looks like we made it, Barry Manilow
6@6 · NOV 8, 2025
Backblast! Easy route a few took on
Six at six the usual stuff and a good group. Might be missing one or two pax. Everyone enjoyed. Welcome Cerebus (Shaq’s brother.)
THE HIVE · NOV 7, 2025
Backblast! 4 corners and a Cake
WARMUP: Handful of exercises to loosen up THE THANG: 4 corners of exercises with 20 as rep number 5 exercises at each corner 3 rounds each with lap between rounds MARY: Flutters, Hello Dollys, big boys ANNOUNCEMENTS…
NOV 6, 2025
Backblast! Run, Do The Thing, Repeat
After a prompting from Farmers Only (On Q elsewhere today), I decided to recycle a workout from last year. WARMUP: No THE THANG: Run to a stop, do exercises, run to the next, etc... The first 3 stops had 3 exercises at…
CLYDESDALES · NOV 5, 2025
Backblast! Pray for Jamaica
WARMUP: sure THE THANG: Out and back - 4.3mi L on Munn R on Harris R on Sam Smith R on Choate L on Drew L on Sharon Lee R on Sutton Out to 6 Baxter MARY: nah ANNOUNCEMENTS: 4Bs, Xmas party COT: prayers for Jamaica…
THE BALLROOM · NOV 4, 2025
Backblast! The Waltz
WARMUP: Mosey over near field SSH, windmill, Broga, butt kickers, high knees, low slow squat, merkins Kept moseying over to bball courts for a few defensive slides and then down to the elementary school. THE THANG…
6@6 · NOV 1, 2025
Backblast! Over and Under I77
WARMUP: Chatting THE THANG: 6 mile loop within the Forbidden area utilizing the I77 overpass and Sam Smith to Harris to Munn. MARY: Nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, Bourbon and Christmas party! COT: Prayers and Praises…
SLOW BURN · OCT 31, 2025
Backblast! What costume are you wearing?
We did a little warmup with the usual exercises. I proceeded to introduce the topic for thought. What costume are you wearing? Are you being an imposter? Mosey over to the first stop for some 4 corners. 3 exercises then…
OCT 30, 2025
Backblast! Springs street spine
15 total with six runners at Minnow Pond. Remainder did rucking. Pledge and then run to former Hardee’s lot where the thang is explained as follows: Parking lot is base camp. Do 10 burpees here. Run up Springs st to its…
CLYDESDALES · OCT 29, 2025
Backblast! run, rundown, run-of-the-mill, runaway
WARMUP: assorted stretching, grunting, groaning, whining about the cold THE THANG: FMHS to new Kingsley, out/back to 21, around Sunbelt parking lot, back out. Studs add old Kingsley. MARY: assorted stretching, grunting…
6@6 · OCT 25, 2025
Backblast! Some for 6, 6 for some
WARMUP: OYO THE THANG: running MARY: was not present ANNOUNCEMENTS: B-BBQ, CRI run in Dec COT: all present
THE BALLROOM · OCT 21, 2025
Backblast! Kidney stones or not!!!
Bitcoin was nursing a kidney stone but he showed anyway. Accountability at its finest. We all took turns leading it was a solid Q
FLIGHT PLAN · OCT 20, 2025
Backblast! Sub- Sti -Q
WARMUP: nope THE THANG: Run or Ruck - Richard’s crossing and the Berkshire heights loop as many time as pax heart desires. Return via Richard’s crossing. MARY: open to all men - she wasn’t there ANNOUNCEMENTS: You…
SLOW BURN · OCT 17, 2025
Backblast! so much chatter at slowburn
WARMUP: windmill mosey, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, low slow squats THE THANG: Dora with merkins, squats, crunches. Other guy runs loop. Lunge walk then bearcrawl, across the parking lot. Goldilocks squats…
OCT 16, 2025
Backblast! Zipper backwards
WARMUP: run to new Arbis parking lot, plank for the 6, then 10 burpees oyo. Run 2 blocks straight on Spring st, plank and do 10 Merkins OyO. Run down two More blocks on Spring and plank then 10 mike Tysons. Run down to…