BackBlast 2023 Palmetto 200: Blood, Sweat, & Beers

2023 Palmetto 200: Blood, Sweat, & Beers

Overwhelmed by a collective runners’ high after finishing the 2022 Blue Ridge Relay in October, Drifter jumped into action to organize the next race. Although we assumed the notes he had taken and the operation he was planning would apply to the next BRR it quickly morphed into a more immediate and radical plan. Within …

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BackBlast Miles & Smiles

Miles & Smiles

Got a chance to host elevation Monday so decided to hit up an old friend at the hulk. This bb is going to be brief. Conditions: 41, damp, dark, then drizzly, and gloomy. Perfect F3 Ruckin weatha Had an initial plan for my first elevation Monday, but when everybody but the brew crew, and dramamine …

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BackBlast Big Runs (By AC/DC??)

Big Runs (By AC/DC??)

AO: Hulkamania Conditions: 60 degrees, perfect 6:59 – Silent 1 Minute Warning 7:00 – Silent Disclaimer We had 6 runners and 5 different music selections tee’d up! Are people really getting tired of AC/DC?? Its a fanny pack tradition!! We ran out of the Hulk along Frontage Rd B-2, and connected with the newly paved …

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BackBlast Friday Morning Lights 12-17

Friday Morning Lights 12-17

If you have not come out for Friday Sports, I highly Recommend you set your alarm and get up to the Plank.  We kicked this idea off a few weeks ago and its really starting to grow on me.  After I showed up to Q at the Plank and only 4 of us showed, i …

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BackBlast Pearls of Wisdom

Pearls of Wisdom

AO: Hulkamania Conditions: 76 degrees, dry PAX: Stay Puff, Pearl Diver (FNG), Quaker(QIC) The Hulkamaniacs have been on intermittent hiatus for the past few months. Although we have been running on Fridays, Sundays, and now Saturdays (Early Risers Pre-runs), the numbers have been inconsistent and the regulars have not been so regular. There’s a myriad …

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BackBlast F3 GrandStrand’s 6 Year Anniversary Pre-Blast Poem: “PICKIN’ UP THE 6TH”

F3 GrandStrand’s 6 Year Anniversary Pre-Blast Poem: “PICKIN’ UP THE 6TH”

AO: Warthog-Region-wide 6 year Anniversary Convergence Conditions: Excellent Date: June 12, 2021 Time: 7:00 am The THANG: Calling all Secret Studs & Clowncar Buds, Calling all missing Kotters & Half-ass Squaters; Calling all OG’s & Friendly Newbies; Calling All PAX with Respect & the Usual Suspects   It’s time to shut down every AO but …

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BackBlast Under Pressure

Under Pressure

AO: Hulkamania Conditions: 59 degrees, calm, flashes of lighting over the ocean 5:14 – One Minute Warning 5:15 – AC/DC turned on, legs engaged, off we ran. The THANG: 2 PAX ran from the Hulk to the beach. Along the way we revisited our experiences during GrowRuck22. The pace was a bit laid back because …

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BackBlast 2021 Palmetto200 Thru the Rearview Mirror

2021 Palmetto200 Thru the Rearview Mirror

AO: InterRegional Conditions: Mid 30’s to Low 50’s It all started about a month and half ago when a couple of PAX got together for some 2nd F Festivities at the Grumpy Monk. Not long after sitting down, ordering apps, & swigging some suds somebody suggested that we needed a CSAUP! Immediately, Sunshine sprang into …

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BackBlast We’re Going The Distance . . .We’re Going for Speed

We’re Going The Distance . . .We’re Going for Speed

AO: Hulkamania Conditions: 54 degrees, perfect We’re exactly 1 week out for the 2021 Palmetto 200 Race. Everyone’s been training hard; consistently running 2-4 times a week and increasing their miles and lowering their pace. We’ve run in the mornings, the afternoons, and the evenings. Heck there’s probably been some who’ve run at night, too! …

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BackBlast Friday Night Run??

Friday Night Run??

AO: Hulkamania (The Hulk) Time: 6:15pm So YHC has been really starting to crank up some mileage, that is by YHC’s standards anyway to train for the P200.  Got in a solid 4.85 miles on Tuesday running to the Village and back with Sade’ and Quaker, 3.53 miles on Wednesday evening in the neighborhood with …

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