It's a Jungle at Lion's Den

 Posted on January 12, 2023  |  3 minutes  |  620 words  |  

7 at A-Team. 18 at DTP. 25!! at Lion’s Den. Difficult to scale, and I’m learning a lot still. 0530: Several mallwalkers and motherruckers out with the bootcampers this morning. An EC runner or two.All assembled, no FNGs, lots of familiar faces, Pledge of Allegiance, statement that we’ll keep pretty close to the flag, and we immediately have to move (too many pax for the first exercise). First was a follow-me to the coziest spot in Peak City for some Good Mornings (missed you Big Red). [Read More]
16-steves  biner  bootlegger  cheap-trick  chicken-little  flenderson  hamm  i-beam  imp  kubota  lucky-charms  old-maid  pivot  quitter  ramsay  red-ryder  rooney  shut-in  snooki  sour-mash  steaks  the-joker  theismann  triple-lindy  zero-drop 

Beer, Run, Repeat: A Blue Ridge Relay Story.

 Posted on September 21, 2022  |  12 minutes  |  2401 words  |  

The Blue Ridge Relay felt different this year. Maybe it was the return of the slapbands for runners at the exchange zones. Maybe it was because every team seemed scrambling to backfill people leading right up to the day-of. Maybe it was because unlike in past years, there was a genuine race to the finish (and race to the bottom) amongst Carpex teams. Maybe it was because so many people are swearing up and down they aren’t going to do it again next year. [Read More]
bumper-sticker  chicken-little  clockwork  decal  hamm  lucky-charms  peaches  pongo  schlitz  short-circuit  triple-lindy  wahoo 

Ryder-versary Volume 2

 Posted on August 6, 2022  |  2 minutes  |  333 words  |  

Is the sequel better than the original? Well I can’t judge that. Dante’s Peak is the 2nd place I ever posted, so it’s a traditional stop on the anniversary tour. True story - YHC was EH’d by CHiPs from South Wake. I posted at Tortoises first time, and didn’t tell him I was going. Just texted afterwards, and told him I was going to go to DP if I survived the first time. [Read More]
big-red  bobby-boucher  bolton  cataracts  cauliflower  cheap-trick  chicken-little  flenderson  frisco  ginsu  hamm  headroom  henny-penny  kanki  lucky-charms  mr-safety  puddles  queequeg  quitter  red-ryder  short-circuit  slim-shady  steaks  triple-lindy  yahoo  zero-drop 

Your M Will Thank Me Later

 Posted on September 23, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  524 words  |  

Preamble Sometime on Tuesday, as I was contemplating my posts for the rest of the week, a message appeared out of the blue that the HFT QIC slot for Thursday was open. YHC jumped on it and…Boom! Thursday plan solved! Then sometime on Wednesday, Buzz Cut messaged me something to the effect of “I don’t know you; can I count on you actually Qing my site?” Right question, wrong PAX to ask. [Read More]
big-red  biner  bobby-boucher  bumper-sticker  buzz-cut  charmin  chicken-little  dozer  henny-penny  lucky-charms  ma-bell  mumbles-2  old-maid  quiver  torpedo  track-star  two-factor  wahoo  yahoo 

Circles on the Green

 Posted on July 30, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  522 words  |  

AO: Gran Torino Workout Date: 07/30/21 I got to witness Gran Torino from afar when I Q’d Rolling Stone back in May. Those fellas got in some serious mileage just doing laps in the parking lot. I’ve been putting off my Q, waiting until I was “ready.” How many times have we said/heard that at F3? I was originally scheduled to Q Crazy Ivan today but got unintentionally bumped off the Q Sheet there for Q Swap Week. [Read More]
bartman  biner  chanticleer  hello-kitty  lucky-charms  ma-bell  michelob  nothin-special  pigpen  saban 

On the nose

 Posted on July 24, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  256 words  |  

GT has few expectations. Those they do have include: 5K minimum No 10-counts Make sure Largemouth at least breaks a sweat Apparently recently a new one was added: Tell jokes They didn’t say they were funny. So I repeated by bacon tree joke from #PointBreak. Luckily there were no repeats from earlier in the week and I got a bit better on my delivery. Warm-up: Run to the gazebo at the roundabout. [Read More]
chanticleer  denali  largemouth  lucky-charms  michelob  one-four  pierogi  red-ryder  sabre  torpedo  wonderbread 

Which Way to the Church?

 Posted on July 6, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  402 words  |  

AO: Disturbing The Peace Workout Date: 06/29/21 After checking out backblasts and Google Maps, YHC posted for the prerun to get a final feel for the AO. We got in a surprising (to me) three miles. Warm Up: State the mission, check for FNGs (1), and give the disclaimer Pledge of Allegiance Side Straddle Hop x20 In Cadence (IC) Good Morning x5 IC Imperial Walker x10 IC Sir Fazio Arm Circles forward x5 IC, reverse x5 IC [Read More]
16-steves  bumper-sticker  chicken-little  clockwork  decal  hamm  henny-penny  imp  lucky-charms  pigpen  qwerty  rock-lobster  short-circuit  slim-shady  theismann  track-star 

Peaches & The Giant Winkie

 Posted on June 15, 2021  |  4 minutes  |  785 words  |  

Welp… YHC has been in town now for 3 months, so it was due time to stop making excuses and get to Q’ing. At this point, I’ve had the privilege to meet most of ya in the gloom. If we’ve mumblechattered together, you probably have heard a few things that I do and don’t like when called by a Q. 1. I hate bearcrawling 2. I’m a fan of a good winkie [Read More]
bobby-boucher  bolton  chicken-little  common-core-fng  earhart  hamm  lucky-charms  mumbles-2  outlaw-fng  peaches  schlitz 

Everything that needed to be said was already said

 Posted on June 11, 2021  |  1 minutes  |  180 words  |  

This BB is superfluous so it will be short. Everything that needed to be said about Friday’s #DazedAndConfused Q was said beautifully by @LuckyCharms on slack. So this is merely a placeholder to document the PAX present and to pass out a quick praise. Warm-up: lap and typically warm up stuff Thang 1: animal related moves up the grassy knoll (bear crawls… gorilla hops… duck walks) with stuff at the top [Read More]
bootlegger  deuce  egon  fife  lucky-charms  mamas-boy  mccants  pierogi  ramsay 

FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS MISS LEG DAY

 Posted on May 12, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  428 words  |  

Of course the day before I’m supposed to Q Point Break, I come up lame at a workout. Well, maybe lame is a bit harsh, but I did tweak my neck/back doing world’s worst merkins and thought maybe I should avoid anything like that at my Q. So low and behold, leg day was in the cards. I had to show up early just to run around Waverly a bit since I hadn’t been to Point Break in over a year. [Read More]
ashbury  chicken-little  clockwork  hamm  hoppinjohn  lookout  lucky-charms  meat-loaf  memento-2  rock-lobster  sega  short-circuit  silver-fox  term-paper  triple-lindy  wahoo  whirlie