The 23.5 degree tilt of the Earth’s rotational axis with respect to its orbital plane is in part responsible for life as we know it. It is also responsible for the fact that the gloom is getting gloomier these days for the F3 PAX gathering in the Northern Hemisphere (do …
The Covington PAX gathered under the Gipper’s gaze this morning for a Cold War workout. If you have seen or read The Hunt for Red October, you’ll know that Soviet submarine Captains frequently executed a maneuver called the Crazy Ivan to detect American subs following them. The Captain would spin …
The PAX put in a stellar effort his morning at the Mandeville Lakefront in honor of Major Charles S. Kettles, our country’s latest recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. If you are ever feeling sorry for yourself or just need some inspiration to get through a tough spot, visit …
Nortshore PAX have been grappling with this existential question recently…… Despite continued intense beatdowns with steady turnout, backblast posting has been lackadaisical. Putting a new foot forward…. Warmup Mosey south on Lafitte St to Monroe St, West to Rusty Pelican at Girod SSH x 20 IC IW x 20 IC Pelican …
Getting up never gets any easier, but seeing the pain on the PAX face after the workout makes it worth climbing out of the fartsack. In typical fashion, Chewy and Burgundy show up a few minutes late for the beat down, but at least they had shoes on. I had …
the THANG: stretchy stuff to warm up the old guys: jumping jacks 20xIC, imperial walkers 20xIC, windmills 20x1C, hillbillys 20x1C the MOSEY: run to the parking garage area, for five loops of: burpees 11xIC, run up the stairs, squats 11xIC, sprint across the parking lot, Tanya Hardings 11xIC (formerly known …
Three veteran PAX made themselves better at the Covington Trailhead this morning while the young guys fartsacked. Blackbird embarked on his Virgin Q with a thorough warmup much appreciated by the geriatric PAX. You know it’s an old guy workout when the Q has trouble reading his Weinke because he …
YHC was privy to a spectacular light show as I crossed the bridge. It started raining on me about half way across the lake. I arrived at Fontainebleau State Park to find about a hundred people huddled together under the registration pavilion eagerly awaiting word if the race was canceled. …
We met at Abita Trailhead and worked out for a while. All 3 of us Q’d. Nacho slept for one of the laps around the park. it was awesome. 0
Three veterans (and by veterans YHC means old-the average age was well into the 90s) F3ers crawled out of their fartsacks this morning, left their wives, 23 children, and 14 dogs at home to fend for themselves, and posted in the thunder and lightening at the Covington Trailhead. Where were …
