Author Archives: Jolly Rancher

What. A. Feast. Looking forward to burning off some bad choices tomorrow with you men. Come on out and join me at Pleasantville for some good times. No coupons needed, but I would bring gloves. We will be running. Bring a friend and let’s get busy. Normal start time at 0530am. SYITG – Jolly RancherContinueContinue reading “Preblast – Wisteria @ Pleasantville – 11/27/2020”

Yes, you read that right. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day – which means we’re going to do what men do best and that is devour some food. So, come on out and join me to have no guilt in what you’ll be enjoying for the rest of the day. My mom always told me that it’sContinueContinue reading “Pre-Blast – Thanksgiving Day Buffet w/ Jolly Rancher – THE AGONY @ BOONDOCKS!”

So, my pre-blast implied that there would be a great meteor shower happening at none other than the Planetarium at the Boondocks. My brother, none other than Captain Crunchberry, gave me the heads up. I did a little research before I implied the same in my pre-blast – and it was true…there was a meteorContinueContinue reading “Back Blast – Planetarium @ Boondocks – Failed Meteor Shower – 11/17/2020”

For those astronomy buffs, the Leonid Meteor Shower apparently peaks tonight, with the best opportunity to catch a meteor happening early on Tuesday morning [t-claps to Captain Crunchberry for the heads up]. So, we’ll be spending some time on our backs in the best place in F3 Louisville to catch a meteor shower…none other thanContinueContinue reading “Pre-Blast : The Planetarium @ The Boondocks – Jolly Rancher Q – 11/17/2020”

My youngest was up to some mischief this weekend, apparently. She apparently decided to make a mess out of all of my workout gear in the laundry room yesterday. This made finding a clean matching pair of gloves a bit more difficult this morning. So, needless to say some speed limits may have been brokenContinueContinue reading “Back Blast – Incubator at Posh – 11/16/2020”

Can’t wait to lead the HIM of The Posh tomorrow. I’m planning a fair amount of running to keep the blood moving and keep us warm, but nothing super long distanced. Bring gloves for ground work – no coupons needed. Let’s do this! SYITG – Jolly Rancher out!

Weather was a bit chilly on Saturday. But, that didn’t stop a few of us from getting busy with a little pre-ruck (Cratchit, Timeshare, Bulletin, DeVito and I). We ended the pre-ruck and gathered up with the awaiting PAX who started to linger in. I ran into Brown Tail first – that dude is killingContinueContinue reading “Back Blast – 11/14/2020 – The Nest @ The County”

Call me biased, but I really enjoy workouts at The Nest. I’m fairly certain it has nothing to do with Site Q leadership – so let’s not get too carried away there. But, it’s the only day of the week where you can get in some decent extra credit beforehand and also generally it’s gotContinueContinue reading “Pre-Blast – Jolly Rancher Q For the Gardeners : The Nest @ The County”

I took a stroll out to Bayside a few months ago on a whim – just to say hey to the fine HIM out in the Eastern District of F3Louisville. I also announced at that time the upcoming Ghost Q Week. Well, it didn’t take long for Sadie to hit me up to come backContinueContinue reading “Back Blast – Kapowski @ Bayside – 10/29/2020 – Jolly’s VQ at MLCHS!”

It was a gloomy morning at North Posh on Monday. But, I think in the end it is a perfect time of the year to get out and get better with this group. It’s not too hot and not too cold. Like many of you, I have a hard time posting on Monday. Sunday NightContinueContinue reading “Back Blast – Ghost Q – The Silo @ North Posh – 10/26/2020”

That’s right. I’m invading The Garden tomorrow as the Gardeners doing the IPC head over to Posh for the lush, green grass. I’ve got the “AO of the Year” flag, the “Best AO Ever” flag, and the “South County” flag to plant on the sacred grounds of The Garden. I just hope someone is thereContinueContinue reading “Preblast – Jolly’s Making it Rain at The Cliffs @ The Garden – 09/22/2020”

IPC WOs are tough. IPC WOs on Monday’s are pretty stupid. IPC WOs on Monday after a long rule on Sunday are really stupid. But, whenever I feel sore or tired, a good ‘ol fashion beat down continues to be the best medicine. So, onward and upward. Got a text from Pelican at 5:07am suggestingContinueContinue reading “Back Blast – IPC Week #4 at The County – 09/21/2020”

Saturday on September 19 was the American Heart Association Virtual Heart Walk. I did 2.5 miles with the family and some friends at Pope Lick Park, which was great. Beautiful weather recently and it was great to be able to enjoy it. But, given the virtual nature of walk this year I wanted to doContinueContinue reading “Back Blast – Super Samuel Superman Ruck – 09/20/2020”

The PAX after the WO. Humbled to lead these men on a day like today. 293 helmets behind the PAX and 50 in front with exercises listed. As noted in my pre-blast, I signed up to Q this workout several weeks ago when it was still a BlackOps. In the weeks leading up to theContinueContinue reading “Back Blast – 09/11/2020 – Jolly’s #343 FDNY Remembrance Q – The Baptizer @ The Garden”

Jewel announced he needed a Q on 09/11 a few weeks ago when The Baptizer was still a BlackOps – and I jumped at the opportunity given the profound significance of the date. I know the IPC took place at The Garden today and having completed that nonsense on Monday at The County, I sympathizeContinueContinue reading “Pre-Blast – Jolly’s FDNY Tribute on 09/11/2020 – The Baptizer @ The Garden”

Lately, I’ve been waking up like a minute or two before my alarm goes off to get up and post at a workout. I’m not sure I like it, but it is a bit refreshing to not awake to an alarm and to just crawl out of the fartsack. It certainly doesn’t make it anyContinueContinue reading “Back Blast – The Escalator @ The Abyss – 08/26/2020”

Tomorrow is going to be a great day. After all, it is Hump Day. So, pack your coupon and gloves and join me tomorrow to see the stars under the sky at The Abyss where I’ll have a little thang or two ready for the PAX. Remember…they are back to normal at 0530am now (thankContinueContinue reading “Pre-Blast : Jolly Q : The Escalator @ The Abyss”

Pelican volunteered pretty early on in the IPC discussions that he’d help host one at The County on Monday – primarily because this is the only day other than Friday where The County doesn’t have a scheduled WO [reminder: 2019 AO of the Year was The County]. We texted on Sunday when the IPC workoutContinueContinue reading “Back Blast – IPC BlackOps at The County – 08/24/2020”

Qing the morning after the Taste of the Tough was not wise. But, I survived and a few other PAX joined me and [hopefully] got better, too. I signed up at The O actually before realizing the timing of the ruck event. But, I wanted to make sure to check it off my list thatContinueContinue reading “Back Blast – The Ruiner @ The O – 08/22/2020”

Delayed back blast, yet again… We gathered. Time was called. Disclaimers provided. PAX: Holy Roller (R)CratchitJerry Maguire (R)TidwellDouble Down (R)Ladybird (R)Pew PewHush PuppyAsian Zhing (R)BullriderGiseleJolly Rancher (Q) And we took a quick mosey around the campus – 1/4 mile lap. Then we circled for some COP, which I honestly can’t remember what we did asContinueContinue reading “Back Blast – Agony @ The County – 08/20/2020”

This is where it all started right? Or is that just Handbook’s ploy to get Qs on the calendar. I mean, his name is Handbook; so, he must be right…right? Don’t tell anyone, but this is actually my VQ at The O – in fact my first real post there aside from Convergence or RuckContinueContinue reading “Pre-Blast – Jolly Travels Inside the Watterson Expressway for a Q – The Ruiner at The O – 08/22/2020”

Tomorrow I’ll be Qing at The Agony. I was going to put some witty comment about what I have in store, but instead decided to see what Google’s image repository had for me if I searched for “agony.” Here’s the top result: Well, there you have. Pictures speak a thousand words. Perhaps we’ll get aContinueContinue reading “Pre-Blast – The Agony @ The County – 08/20/2020”

I’ve heard the rumblings of an invasion over at Posh for the past few weeks. I had to witness it for myself. So, when Stick Up made his way out to the County I was quick to coordinate a Q over at the Posh. I also realized it has been since mid-January since I hadContinueContinue reading “Back-Blast – Incubator @ Posh – 08/17/2020 – “Fit for Men” Day”

So, a little tardy in this back-blast. But, I decided to pick the Q up the night before because I wanted to venture back over to Chapel Lake BlackOps to pay those guys another visit…and, to make sure the FNG I headlocked the week before, Timeshare, continued to post! I decided to convince Crachit toContinueContinue reading “Back-Blast – Chapel Lake Black Ops – Jolly’s Triumphant Return – 08/20/2020”

Wow – I haven’t been to Posh since January 6 (not counting North Posh). That’s a long time. So much has changed since then if you stop and think about it: changing of the seasons, COVID, another birthday for me, and a lot of other stuff for each of us. Oh, and let’s not forgetContinueContinue reading “Pre-blast – Jolly Rancher Q – Incubator @ Posh – 08/17/2020”

The rumor mill is true: I got my passport renewed and am cleared to travel back across the bridge to enjoy the scenic views of Chapel Lake Park. Come on over – don’t let the water scare you. Tomorrow will be an upper body focus (with a little running with modifications available) as a fewContinueContinue reading “Pre-blast : Chapel Lake Park : Jolly’s coming back for more!”

This morning was another great day in the gloom.  Flip Flop must have been equally as excited about the crisp weather, because he showed up at 5:28am vs. 5:29am.  Spent some time yesterday planning the workout and decided to have a little trivia fun with the PAX who dared to show. PAX: Flip Flop HolyContinueContinue reading “Back Blast – Jolly Rancher’s Trivia Day for WHAS Crusade for Children – Inferno @ The Station”

Every non-profit organization has been challenged with key fundraising events being cancelled, postponed, re-purposed or re-imagined in light of COVID-19 [which, by the way, sucks].  Unfortunately, the WHAS Crusade for Children is no different with the delay of their annual telethon happening this weekend, August 8th and 9th. As a member of a local fire departmentContinueContinue reading “Pre-Blast – WHAS Crusade for Children Q with Jolly Rancher – The Inferno @ The Station”

I had to adjust my alarms a little bit this morning to make sure I would rise from the fartsack in time to meet up with Captain Crunchberry to clown car across the river.  Google Maps told me 28 minutes to Chapel Lake Park from my house – so, decided to schedule the clown carContinueContinue reading “Back Blast – BlackOps at Chapel Lake Park – 08/04/2020”

I get it:  the name of our region is F3 Louisville…not F3 Southern Indiana. But, as much as we like to poke fun at our neighbors to the north [or, maybe that’s just me?], they are part of Louisville just as much as I am because I don’t even live in Jefferson County.  So, callContinueContinue reading “Pre-Blast – BlackOps at Chapel Lake Park with Jolly Rancher – 08/04/2020”