It was a true cinderella story! The dream of young men and old men aspiring to greatness coming true! To rise before the sun. To journey out into the damp gloom, a dampness that foreshadows summers brutal heat that hammers us with the heat of Hephaestus’ forges! Yes it was …
T-Claps to the south shore and north shore pax who completed the Tough Mudder. The mumble chatter is that no obstacles were skipped and major injuries were avoided. The mothership at the Lakefront was 5 strong including Rev Socks and Hog Sickle from the south shore. Honorable mention the Hog …
Well, the day was finally upon us. With a 50% chance of rain it was anybody’s guess what the weather would do. But when it’s called Tough Mudder, either way is good. The clown cars converged at NOLA Motor Park and the clowns met up just inside the official Tough …
The Scene: The Knoll Conditions: Mosquitos and Mud. Welcome Disclaimer Warm-a-Rama: Warmest day of the year. But we still did our warm-a-rama. Started with one full lap ending at the sundial. · SSH – 25x IC · Arm cirlces (15 Fwd/15Bkwds) · Bobby Hurley – 15x IC. (FNG was excited …
From the start (a bit of humility and learning) set in for the QIC as 16 men gathered and heard the disclaimer by none other than Craig…..Oh wait a minute a.k.a. Mahatma-Ice. So it begins – DISCLAIMER Mosey to towards the big field for warm up – while listing to chirping complaints that “running” …
With a 12 mile, obstacle-filled mud fest of a CSAUP awaiting the men of F3 saturday morning, this particular man knew a 4:45am 10k would not be high on his priorities. However, a simple “maybe-ish” text to one half of “The Northshore Core”, Shooter, was enough to stoke the irrepressible …
It’s been gloomy this week. A good resbit before the Turkish steam bath that is soon to arrive. QHC sees a lonely silhouette of a PAX ready to go. It’s Hand-Grenada, our FNG from Monday gratis Walleye. He’s nervously peering into the chasm for the pumping station into Pontiff. It’s …
Its Okwata Time. That means its Levee time. 40 times. 11 PAX gathered around the shovel flag this morning in the dark gloom. Alas, no glorious sunrise over the waters of Okwata. The PAX will have to wait several weeks for the morning light to appear during the workouts again. …
As the latest CSAUP is nigh upon us, 3 of the bold participants gathered in the frigid gloom to do what we do here in F3, for ourselves and for our brothers -get the heart rates up and micro-tear a little muscle. You see, the thing about obstacle races is …
At a cool 38° and with the Ides of March approaching, it wasn’t a Shakespearean betrayal that had YHC worried – it was what miserable AMRAP challenge would Turbo come up with next? So 14 days in, I figured we’d sprinkle a few of the past challenge exercises (italicized below) …
