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367 backblasts mention “Spectre”
BLOCK PARTY · JAN 28, 2025
Backblast! Don’t cross the friggin line and do all
WARMUP: Main Street burpees, ground work non-ground work, wall work. THE THANG: circuit with blocks MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
SWEEP THE LEG · JAN 27, 2025
Backblast! It’s Merman
WARMUP: None THE THANG: 3 cone pain stations .40 mile mode of transport. Rinse and repeat. 1 cone -15 dips 2 cone - 15 merkins 3 cone - 15 squats. Should have logged 3.5 a 4 miles and did enough merkins, dips and squats…
VARSITY · JAN 24, 2025
Backblast! Warm morning
Jog lap around lot with some high knees and butt kickers, then some windmills. Every minute on the minute for 10 minutes: 5 burpees, 10 plank Jack's, & 10 LBCs. Jog another lap then line up for some 11s between parking…
JAN 10, 2025
Backblast! Pirateless
No Pirate…. No problem for todays Q as the rest of us figured it out in the fly. I did a 10 minute warmup just make sure we didn’t have any stragglers then Change order took over the next piece. We partnered up and one…
SWEEP THE LEG · JAN 6, 2025
Backblast! Staying dry
WARMUP: the regular THE THANG: Dora of running and exercises. We stayed Dry!!!! MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
JAN 3, 2025
Backblast! Back in the Saddle
Woke upon 1/1 feeling healthy so I decided to just jump back in and take the Q at my home away from home. Warmup was pretty basic SSH Windmill Seal jacks IW Michael Phelps Mount Climbers Mosey to the hills past the apt…
JAN 2, 2025
Backblast! Crazy 21s
WARMUP: it’s minnow pond. So, no THE THANG: Fast pace 3.75ish miles stopping to do Super 21s. That’s 1 merkin, 1 squat, 2 merkins, 2 squats, etc. up to 21 merkins, 21 squats. 231 total reps: n(n-1)/2 is the formula if…
SNAKE PIT · DEC 31, 2024
Backblast! NYE Battle Ropes
WARMUP: dynamic plank exercises <> downward dog <> upward dog <> flipped dog ... ~5 minutes THE THANG: starting at traffic circle outside the stadium... Tabata 30" exercise 1 w/ KB, 30" exercise 2 w/KB, 75 seconds…
SWEEP THE LEG · DEC 30, 2024
Backblast! Kicking our asses in between the holida
WARMUP: THE THANG: 3.5 miles ran 1st loop 15 burpees From Brayden Clubhouse, run to 160 15 merkins Run back to Clubhouse 2nd loop 15 leg lifts Run to Emory and Helton 15 box cutters Run back to Clubhouse Repeat 2x MARY…
THE COACH'S BOX · DEC 19, 2024
Backblast! 3 lessons - 3 stations
WARMUP: Nope - only 30 minutes to get right to it THE THANG: Lesson 1 - He who suffers before it is necessary suffers more than necessary - Seneca Station 1 - burpees and Diamond merkins on the hill - 7’s Mosey to…
SWEEP THE LEG · DEC 16, 2024
Backblast! Hills for the Pax
WARMUP: The Pax were disclaimed (sort of) and did 25 SSH, 10 windmills, and some leg and back stretches to warm up. The group split and the running group left Earthfare and jogged to the Brayden neighborhood. THE THANG…
BUSHWOOD · DEC 4, 2024
Backblast! Brrrrrring Your Hats and Gloves to Bush
WARMUP: 5 Merkin Indian Run around parking lot to warm up THE THANG: Descending Ladder: tel:10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Burpees Air Squats Reverse Lunges (each leg) Bear Crawl / Lunge Walk / Nur to next island Blackjack 21's…
SWEEP THE LEG · DEC 2, 2024
Backblast! 2024.49
A 3/4 mile figure 8. Top loop = 3 right turns, do 5 bombjacks at each right turn. Bottom loop = 3 left turns, do 5 merkins at each left turn. At the cross in the middle of the figure 8, do 5 burpees. I got 5 laps, some…
SEABISCUIT · NOV 26, 2024
Backblast! CRHS Loops
WARMUP: A 2 Mile Pre Run THE THANG: Ran across the street to Dominion Ridge through the back of Forest Creek Middle. Took to the right through the basketball court, left on Whites Rd to Catawba Ridge High School. 2 laps…
SWEEP THE LEG · NOV 25, 2024
Backblast! Berkshire loops of fun
WARMUP: 25 ssh at corner of front Sr THE THANG: Berkshire loops with 10 merkins, 15 squats, 15 LBCs at each stop sign 2 laps plus a slight detour to Richard's Crossing with a few extra stops MARY: flutters with varying…
THE HIVE · NOV 22, 2024
Backblast! Ladders, lunges and bear crawls, oh my
WARMUP: Yes THE THANG: Push/Kb swing ladder 2, 4, 6,…to 20 of each. 10 man makers. To the hill for a Dora with one lunging while farmer carrying both the other with body weight lunge. Switch as needed with 5 goblet…
CURRAHEE · NOV 19, 2024
Backblast! Post-Marathon Ruck Work
WARMUP: dynamic plank and upward<>downward dog... we even flipped our dogs and thrusted our hips towards the sky THE THANG: [rucks on shins dying cockroach, flutter with a press, rucks on shins LBCs, ruck curls…
SWEEP THE LEG · NOV 11, 2024
Backblast! Cardiac test
WARMUP: Run around Earth Fare and out to cul de sac last bank THE THANG: Fartlek style morning with various periods of hard running intermixed with some moseys and a helping of Hand Release Merkins and Monkey Humpers…
6@6 · NOV 9, 2024
Backblast! #Powered By BBQ & Bourbon
WARMUP: premature Name O Rama THE THANG: Pick your distance MARY: F3 is for Men Only ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter COT: 12 Runners, 1 Rucker (YHC). Hey Kids: Stay In School and, next year, don’t volunteer to Q the…
NOV 7, 2024
Backblast! Pike Campus Pain Loop
WARMUP: Mosey the DTFM warmup loop Stopped at the Pharmacy 10 SSH 10 Windmill 10 LSS Mosey to pain stations THE THANG: Station 1: Lower Small Pike Parking Lot 5 Lt. Dan Magic Legs Station 2: Upper Big Pike Parking Lot…
FLIGHT PLAN · NOV 4, 2024
Backblast! River District Hills
WARMUP: Chat THE THANG: River District Out and Back - 5ish MARY: None ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read Your Newsletter COT: Show To Know
6@6 · NOV 2, 2024
Backblast! 6 @ 6
YHC rolled in at 0559 after cruising the route and looking for potholes. Few went that way …. Trail running, street running and walking occurred.
OCT 31, 2024
Backblast! Hills with an airborne ending
Plank variety to downdog<>updog Run to print shop, SSH in cadence, 5 pull-ups, 5 T2B. 0.5 mile loop… beneath FMcog awning = 3 burpees and 5 jump squats, then run behind the church and to the stairs, run up the stairs…
BLOCK PARTY · OCT 29, 2024
Backblast! Too many merkins
Warmup Run to Hill SSH Hillbilly Walkers Imperial Walkers Merkins Honeymooners Downward Dog The Thang Dora 100 CDD 200 Squats 300 Merkins 400 LBC One does exercise, one runs up the hill Bear Crawl up the hill Return to…