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 

When are we going to start disturbing the peace?

 Posted on January 10, 2023  |  5 minutes  |  1004 words  |  

So, Day 1 at A-Team was a nice intimate pax of 4 for the bootcamp, 3 for some ruck/walking. Day 2 was no such luxury. About 17 or so converged on the subfreezing temperatures in the very center of the Peak City. YHC fought a slow defroster to arrive with about 5 minutes before go-time. Feeble old eyes couldn’t make out the shovel flag, but the pax took joy in pointing out the HUGE flag at the fire station. [Read More]
big-red  bootlegger  bumper-sticker  charmin  imp  mr-safety  old-maid  open-concept  ramsay  red-ryder  slim-shady  smokey  sooey  the-joker  triple-lindy  wahoo  yahoo  zamboni 

Finishing second still feels like a win

 Posted on November 23, 2022  |  13 minutes  |  2698 words  |  

The Mike Fiorito Race for Second Place (MFRFSP) is a backyard ultra brought to you by Carpex’s finest ultra running shield lock, the Beige Bros. The goal is to reach 100 miles in 1 week by completing: 5 miles per day for 5 days Monday-Friday leading up to the main event 75 miles in a single day, Saturday, by completing a 5k at the start of each hour for 24 hours (0000-2300) You can run, ruck, or walk. [Read More]
badlands  banjo  chops  clockwork  gtl  gump  hobbit  jigglypuff  largemouth  michelob  old-maid  overflow  ramsay  skipper  soft-serve  squatter  steaks  the-super  trike 

12 Ways that Year 2 Differed from Year 1

 Posted on November 17, 2022  |  2 minutes  |  424 words  |  

Following up on my 12 pieces of advice from last year’s f3versary backblast, I thought it might be fun to reflect on how things were different over this second year. To summarize, I would say focusing and finding my place was the theme for this past year. Q’d a lot more this year (30+), and am more comfortable, yet oddly perhaps less prepared, at leading. Wrote way fewer backblasts. Used to write one per workout. [Read More]
bumper-sticker  chicken-little  chiquita-banana  clockwork  decal  hamm  i-beam  imp  peaches  queequeg  ramsay  red-ryder  slim-shady  snooki  steaks  triple-lindy  wahoo  yahoo 

Smoking the Smoky Mountain Relay 2022

 Posted on May 9, 2022  |  12 minutes  |  2385 words  |  

For the first time, Carpex sent two 9-man teams to the Smoky Mountain Relay. Coincidentally, this was the first year that SMR had a 9-man division, and perhaps less coincidentally, the Carpex teams took 1st and 2nd place in that division. We’re going to cover a lot of ground in this backblast, from the teams, their experiences, the course, to a comparison with the perennial favorite Blue Ridge Relay (BRR), so buckle up, because this is going to be a bumpier ride than the “100% paved” abandoned Nantahala wilderness road of Leg 26! [Read More]
banjo  biner  clockwork  decal  gump  henny-penny  ma-bell  mr-safety  mr-wilson  one-direction  one-four  pbx  ramsay  red-ryder  saban  suck-up  track-star 

So You Say There's a Parking Deck?

 Posted on October 8, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  396 words  |  

There’s really no reason I’ve not been to Dazed and Confused is a few months. So when I was looking at the Q sheet early this week and noticed a gap for Friday, decided to jump in there. Almost immediately, I heard from Mama’s Boy. Apparently he was watching the Q sheet as well. I figure the excitement he was expressing was almost certainly his feeble attempt at reverse psychology. Nevertheless, I’m not taking my name off now. [Read More]
bootlegger  bubba  crew-chief  crimson  deuce  egon  frisco  intimidator  mamas-boy  mandolin  manram  meat-loaf  ramsay  red-ryder  sega  sooey  stella  the-commish  traffic-cone  triple-lindy 

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

 Posted on September 3, 2021  |  4 minutes  |  777 words  |  

And it was ushered in by perfect gloom temps of approximately 68 degrees. For the PAX who decided to wake up this morning and head to the most galactic of AOs in all of Carpex this side of Tatooine, not only were they greeted with amazing weather, they got to start their day with a beatdown of collegiate football caliber (kind of). After all, with college football kicking off today, it was only fitting (and YHC always leads at least 2 football-themed beatdowns per season to commemorate summer camp season and kickoff). [Read More]
blue-and-out  charmin  clockwork  denali  flenderson  frisco-1-12th-hoty  gtl  i-pity-the-fool  imp  mia  orphan  peaches  ramsay  smokey  sooey  two-factor  wonderbread 

Getting Some Work Done in Cougar Town

 Posted on July 28, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  610 words  |  

AO: Cougar Town Workout Date: 07/27/21 Most of my birthday Qs this week are in Carpex as I work toward my goal of Qing all of Wake County. I slept too late for the advertised slow mosey (slowzy), but I did have enough time to run around the AO and scope things out. Warm Up: State the mission, check for FNGs(0), and give the disclaimer. Pledge of Allegiance Mosey around the school to warm up. [Read More]
bolton  pigpen  puddles  ramsay  rooney  slim-shady  spicoli  the-joker  zamboni 

Cougars are too young for pearls

 Posted on June 16, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  300 words  |  

EC: ran down the street to a geocache I had driven to a few times previously but which was always surrounded by people waiting for the dermatologist to open or let them in or whatever. Thankfully the parking lot was empty at a quarter past 5. Logged my cache and ran back, taking a slight detour to inspect the site. Five PAX gathered, including two guys I had not met before. [Read More]
backache  mr-safety  pierogi  ramsay  zamboni 

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