There have been many times that QIC has thought about coupons to spice up a beatdown. Honestly there has also been a lot of forgetfulness or unpreparedness that has spoiled such ideas. Not this time! Gentlemen, we have garbage bags! Turning the scramble into an easter-egg hunt of sorts, the …
When YHC pulled up at the always quiet, very dark Basketball Court at the corner of Livingston and Lamarque, a spot known by our band of F3 brothers as the Milestone Marsh, there was a car slowly patrolling the area. Driving slowly, first it passed on Livingston street, then it …
He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back. -Henri Maisse YHC has been like a ghost in the wind for the last 2 weeks, as some physical issues needed to be resolved as best as 2 weeks would allow. Between the need to …
The morning had a distinctly humid feel to the air, surprising because of the winds that have been gusting for the last 2 days, not surprising because this is southeast Louisiana. The accent was drab, and the dialect of a quiet tone. The beginning of another manic monday was of …
After playing touch football (who remembers those kids riding by, windows down, shouting at us??) on Superbowl Saturday (#Turbo Tax) and half court basketball at the Milestone Marsh during March Madness (#THE Manny), YHC began planning a soccer themed beatdown to coincide with the start of the World Cup. I figured, correctly, that Shooter …
Home is the place where, when you have to go there they have to take you in. -Robert Frost So Thursday at the scramble there was no Ocho. Other than that, I don’t remember too many specifics. Now I know why there’s a lot of back blasts that never get …
Except maybe when it comes to 10k merkins in a month. And with approximately 6660 merkins bearing down on us ISI challengers for the remainder of the month, it was really no surprise what would be on today’s menu. YHC would try to alter the flavor slightly, but whether it’s …
“If a path be beautiful, ask not where it leads.” -Anatole France What can I say? We met, we warmed up, we ran, we exercised. We did quite a few merkins throughout the run. Oh, and it was a cool yet typically humid morning on the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain …
As a late entry to this month’s team edition ISI, there was a need to start strong. Though truth be told, I had been eying this beat down for a few weeks now. WARM UP 20xs IC: Windmills Imperial Walkers THANG Deck O Death merkin style – J-11, Q-12, K-13, …
That one time when I woke up at 4:10am, having experienced a bizarrely rough night of sleep, and ALMOST texted the only other guy with the determination and drive to join me in the gloom for a 10k to say I wouldn’t make it…yada yada yada…he and his babysitter ended …
