Backblasts
The Uptown Warm-Up
YHC decided to throw a bone to all those living outside the wondrous land we call Uptown. Lord knows Metairie can use all the help it can get. So off 13 PAX went in a long twisty loop around park. Down the track past some lush trees giving off this nice cooling effect, …
20 Pounds of Fat Vest
5 men with an average of 50 years on planet Earth joined in front of Ronald Raegan for todays beatdown. YHC was tired of seeing Turbo Tax, who is 59 years old and ripped like the incredible hulk, blow past him in the workouts and tried to make the workouts more fair …
610 Stomp #47 Fartlekin’ Redux
Word Origin (Swedish): literally…speed play Four men with the intestinal fortitude to show up and improve themselves met by the shovel flag. Fresh off vacation and with fond memories of Hawg’s Fartlek some weeks back, it was time for a Redux. After Disclaimer, we stepped off and ran to Canal …
To Our Fallen Americans
The week ending on 7/9/2016 was a very tough week for me – as I’m sure it was for you as well. Innocent lives were wrongfully taken. 2 nice men and five police officers tragically lost their lives. These men were great fathers, husbands, brothers & friends. This was my …
Side Straddle Humility
Five PAX gathered in the humid gloom at 5:15 drawing inspiration from a member of the St. Tammany Fire Department climbing stairs in full fire gear in preparation for an upcoming 9/11 memorial stair climb challenge. Salute to you, fine sir. Warmup SSH x 25 IC Mosey east on Tammany Trace to Marigny Ave. …
Queue the Ring of Fire
OK Fellas – We showed up to the Flag for another humid beatdown in the Gloom. We ran a full 2.02 miles. 12 PAX for a dozen ready to get stronger. I pointed out to Landing Strip that I thought of him last night. The M and I were watching …
Wrong Way Rudy
Hey, we’re going the wrong way! Joined by 8 PAX, YHC led the group from the shovel flag on our opening mosey and went LEFT. Yes, LEFT. Time for something different. A normally sticky, humid NOLA morning. YHC arrived at Pontiff a few minutes early to experiment with Pokemon Go …
The Uptowner Launches
4 horseman met for the inaugural Uptowner. We met at the normal Pontiff SF spot, but this proved to be too much moseying to get to the rock pile. Next week we will meet at the Rocks. Tell your friends. SFx made the unfortunate decision to attend Wolfpack Mountain instead. …
Throw Down for Chief Byers
The Northshore PAX, with a nice assist from Southshore brothers Reluctant Yankee and Hawg, threw it down this morning on the Lakefront in honor of Chief Petty Officer Byers, our country’s most recent recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Chief Byers did a Jack Bauer and then some on …