BackBlast Rain Or Shine

Rain Or Shine

Fully expected to roll up to the packing lot and be the only one to show today but like principle states ”rain or shine” so there was no cancelling today. With a couple minutes to spare Hoser rolls up and we get out and ready to go as the drizzle seemed to pick up. The …

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BackBlast 25’s all morning long

25’s all morning long

ConditionsCold – around 32 Knowing I had an office day Monday, I was looking forward to posting and getting crushed by Hoser or Valvano – whoever had the Q as those 2 are always on there….but it was empty! So I volunteered to take it and wrote out a fun and challenging workout with a …

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BackBlast Nice, cold, and wet … IYKYK

Nice, cold, and wet … IYKYK

In planning out the Q for today, YHC decided to piggy back off Hoser’s Q last week and focus on ruck + sandbag movements in various forms. Start off with a ruck lap followed by a ruck+SB lap to get warmed up*it was here that Bling kept his streak alive and the title of the …

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BackBlast Bling’ s Gherkin. If you were there then you know.

Bling’ s Gherkin. If you were there then you know.

On Friday YHC saw the the Q for this mornings maverick was open so why not step up and take it. The announcement was made and the request for bags and rucks was delivered. Now time to come up with a beatdown that would meet our standards, or at least steal one that would crush …

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BackBlast Planes, Spartans, GORUCK

Planes, Spartans, GORUCK

So after going back and forth about taking the Q at waverucker I noticed Tuesday that this morning was open and I figured now was as good as ever to go for it. Wednesdays at waverucker have seemed to be leaning towards focusing on miles while Mondays have been more PT so to keep that …

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BackBlast The Flop Signal

The Flop Signal

YHC posted to Slack that this morning would be miles and smiles. We’d keep a good pace, so load your ruck accordingly and go heavier if you want to burn a few more calories before tomorrow’s Thanksgiving feasts. Turns out, that announcement is the equivalent of shining the Flop Signal onto the clouds over the …

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BackBlast Hour Long Penguin Huddle

Hour Long Penguin Huddle

Knowing that the Monday WaveRucker has been slow to takeoff, YHC was excited to see some HCs roll in on Slack over the weekend and even the chance of an FNG. The FNG submitted the typical excuse Saturday night, that 0500 was too early though, so we rolled with our solid group of 4 ruckers. …

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AO: WaveRucker at DougShaw Conditions: 39 degrees. Coldest morning of the season! YHC picked up this Q yesterday, knowing that no one else had stepped up to do it and it would be likely that no one would show up. 0454 – rolled up to the AO to an empty parking lot. 0500 – Lights …

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BackBlast Stargazing and Ant Killing

Stargazing and Ant Killing

The weather was crystal clear with a full moon lighting our way and it was if we were kids waiting to see Santa flying through the sky but being as its still not even Thanksgiving we had to be satisfied with One Call kicking Fire Ants into Bling’s pants and stars, moon, satellites and other …

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BackBlast Just the 2 of us

Just the 2 of us

YHC grabbed this Q with big plans in mind and tried to recruit some HCs on Slack Sunday afternoon. Hoser, OneCall, and apparently Boxcar had work obligations, but surely our ruckers who just finished the 26 mile JAX Star Course would show up and show off their new patches, right? That is assuming they actually …

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