“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” – Sir Edmund Percival Hillary 12 men were ready to go at 5:30. After a brief stop on the lush Loyola grass, 10 MCs & 10 MCMs, we headed to the base of the mountain: Two Line Indian Run to the 3rd …
Warm Up: Toe Touches, Good Mornings, Windmills, SSH’s, Toy Soldiers, Seal Jacks, Sister MK’s, all IC at or around 20x. The Thang: Mosey East towards the Lakefront playground, hitting a series of 8-count exercises at each cross street: 1st 20x 8-Count Bodybuilders 2nd 15x 8-Count Absolutions 3rd 10x 8-Count Bodybuilders, …
I came I saw (no other PAX) I rolled On my own, I did the half route of 3.2 miles. Without the obscenely slow Shooter or Steve weighing me down, I was able to keep a respectable 8.17/minute mile pace. Crescent City Classic immortality, here I come! Ben Todd 37 …
YHC arrived with the return of Waterpik awaiting in the Gloom. Fresh off a trip to NY. We started some chatter about his experience while away. It appears there is a play named “Hello Dolly” that the pik and his M took in on there trip. All along one might …
Q list had Rudy scheduled for this Monday and YHC for the next, but that date was looking iffy. After working a trade over the weekend, it meant YHC would be leading Rock City sooner than later. Knowing it would be hard to deliver a beatdown that tops Rudy’s iconic …
5 men gathered in the gloom to start their day off right with the commitment to improve. YHC has noticed that recent Q’s have been making F3 beatdowns more challenging, and YHC could only hope that he would be able to continue the trend. The clock hit 0530, time to …
Another beautiful morning at The Gipper and another beat down in the books. Warmup of lateral lunges, airplanes, seal jacks, squats and forward lunges. All 20x IC. Mosey to the Justice Center for some 11s. Merkin/Shoulder Taps combo at the bottom of the stairs, In and Out Squat Jumps at …
6 F3 vets gathered around an actual flag on this perfectly gloomy morning. DISCLAIMER YHC was feeling like a throwback was due to mix things up a bit. The route: Go under 610 and take a left, past the dog park and cross harrison ave. (~1.5 miles) enter the woods …
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 …
