BackBlast I Wanna Know, Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

I Wanna Know, Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

AO: Hulkamania Sunday Conditions: 53 Degrees, rain S-KONG put out the call for runners the night before. There were 2 HC (Hamburglar & YHC) a SC (Sunshine – due to late night football viewing) and a Silent HC (Poe – who always posts on a Sunday with S-Kong). After the HCs, Skid Kong pointed out …

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BackBlast The Thrill of Victory & the Agony of de Feet

The Thrill of Victory & the Agony of de Feet

AO: Hulkamania Conditions: 64 degrees, dry until the last 3 miles then rain PAX: Hamburglar, Quaker (YHC) It’s been a busy 3 days for the beginning of 2021. January 1st found 5 PAX enjoying a late start (6:30 am) Village beatdown relocated to 65th Beach Access followed by our 1st official PolarPax Plunge. January 2 …

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BackBlast Local/Loco Motion

Local/Loco Motion

AO: Hulkamania/Hasselhoff The Hulkamaniacs were looking or a little something different to spice up our Friday run group. Hulkamania is very consistent: On Fridays, we always start at the Hulk and typically run to the beach and back for 5 miles, but on Sundays we look for different locations to test our mettle going for …

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BackBlast Ugly Christmas Sweater Convergence 2020

Ugly Christmas Sweater Convergence 2020

  AO: BombSquad Conditions: Cold and Clear.  30 degrees with a feels like temp of 26 degrees.   This is cold for us South Carolina PAX! UGSC (Ugly Christmas Sweater Convergence) is something the PAX look forward to each year!  This year YHC was honored to have the opportunity to take part in leading the …

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BackBlast That Ain’t No Squirrel

That Ain’t No Squirrel

AO: Hulkamania Conditions: 38 degrees, calm, sunrise Truth be told YHC was lukewarm to the idea of running today, I waited to see if anyone else would step up and HC & asked for other to join. Hamburglar did just that yesterday afternoon. SkidKong bowed out early and stated that he had an obligation to …

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BackBlast Hey Freaks . . . 7 in 60 before 8

Hey Freaks . . . 7 in 60 before 8

AO: Hulkamania Conditions: 53 degrees, dry Hey Freaks! 4 Hukamaniacs agreed to a Long Run this morning. SkidKong tweeted out the invite yesterday for Pax to join him for 5-7 miles in the Gloom, however, YHC only heard 7 miles (heck we run over 5+ on Fridays, so we have to go longer on Sundays). …

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BackBlast Hide & Seek and other Hulkamania Hijinks

Hide & Seek and other Hulkamania Hijinks

AO: Hulkamania Conditions: mid 60s, no precipitation (yet) As Sunshine and YHC reclined happily on the couch after an excellent Turkey Day Feast prepared by the Turner family, we fought the aftereffects of the tryptophan and sugar high & decided right then and there that we needed to commit to a morning Hulkamania run. For …

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BackBlast If A Tree Falls in the Woods

If A Tree Falls in the Woods

AO: Hulkamania/Long Run Sundays Conditions: 63 degrees, dawn 6:44 – One Minute Warning Hamburglar has been itchin’ to do more trail running and heard from a reliable source that Handy runs 20+ miles on trails off of International Drive. Hamburglar was hooked and shot out a tweet on Saturday for interested PAX who wanted to …

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BackBlast Warning: You can’t Unsee Some Things

Warning: You can’t Unsee Some Things

AO: Hulkamania Conditions: 56 degrees, perfect running weather 5:13 – 2 minutes of unenthusiastic stretching 5:14 – One Minute Warning ( this is when Hamburglar usually rolls in with his short shorts . . . Not today) 5:15 – No headlamps were lit #StealthMode, the tunes were cranked & off we went. As we begin …

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BackBlast Honoring Jacob “Hightower” Hancher

Honoring Jacob “Hightower” Hancher

This will be simple, and not a normal backblast.  We came together as a community.  F3.  FiA.  Friends.  Family.  Young and old.  From near and far.  Various backgrounds and hometowns.  Veterans, rookies, and newcomers.  We came together as ONE group to honor Jacob.  Work was done.  The specifics are unimportant.  We honored Jacob.  His age.  …

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