Wash’n’Fold
Wash’n’Fold

Gentle prodding

16 guys assembled in the gloom a month back. Yankee reminded me this morning about how backblasts are one of the tenets of F3. Like no burpees on monday. The Warmup Mosey to grass in front of zoo SSHX? Arm circles forward and reverse. On yo’ face for PP, MC, …

9/11 Stair Climb #2

The first known 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb event occurred on September 11, 2003 during “Operation Enduring Freedom” in Parwan Province, Afghanistan. Albuquerque Fire Department Lieutenant Charles Cogburn scaled a two story building 55 times wearing body armor, a helmet and an M-4.  Lt Cogburn returned home and on the following September 11th (2004) the climb was …

Sweatin’….

I have been to many F3 workouts over the past 21 months, all of which have been great in their own way. But this time I was hoping to do something a little different. At a sales meeting earlier this year, my company had an 80’s themed party that my …

Four play Fore

There were no holes-in-one, but this is two backblasts-in-one… FIRST: Typical turnout at Wolfpack Mountain with a sub-krewe of ruckers showing up for their training. Those compact packs easily outweigh a fully stocked golf bag. Serious respect. Quick warm-up with SSH, mountain climbers, grass grabbers, and then mosey to WPM. …

Ran Back Mountain

39 PAX met up on the last day of May, which was hot and humid. It was also the last day of the ISI challenge, and maybe that’s why we have close to 40 PAX. YHC couldn’t believe there were no FNGs with that many people. At 5:30, YHC gave …

Back to Skinny 2.0

There was a solid group of 20+ waiting In The Gloom this cool Monday morning. We kicked things off with a warmup in place: -15 second left-over-right and right-over-left stretches -15 SSH Then we ran. We headed up toward the Fly, then upriver along the levee, stopping every .5 miles: …