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At 225 lbs on a 5’9” frame I was over weight and unhealthy.  Upon returning from vacation last summer my neighbor (Rhythm) invited me to come workout with some friends of his at 0530 at the parklands.  My immediate response was “hell no”  workout…..no.   0530….hell no.  After some contemplation and a little nudging fromContinueContinue reading “7/18 Preblast The Bridge #1yearofkilo”

Mini coops were plucked from the back yard of Geppetto and donated to #TheTank and #TheChopper.  A huge addition, and a huge thank you to the gentle giant Geppetto. Conditions; Forgot what weather was like but it was probably 70 and humid Gearlander; Worm asked me why I continue to wear my daughters shorts toContinueContinue reading “It’s here long fartsacked 7/6 #TheChopper backblast”

YHC originally wrote a weinke because a certain PAX member (Cough CI Cough) asked me to construct my Q at TOG to accomidate their aging shoulder and back.  However after YHC spent hours researching exercises that would not strain ones shoulders or back (there aren’t many) YHC shows up to the Gloom and there’s noContinueContinue reading “7/12 Temple of Gloom Backblast #CIweinke #CourseIsStressed #KiloQ”

YHC has the reins of an F3louisville staple,  the temple of gloom.  We will work hard.   SYITG kilo

It’s gonna be a party. Can you guess what kind? birthday? anniversary? block…….   0530 at the Tank to find out! lets see some of these visiting pax trying to complete the Old Bay challenge. Jeffersontown community center (jeffersonian) 10617 Taylorsville rd.        

Hey Kilo, why is it taking you so long to get the backblast up from your Q last week at the county? See picture above YHC had 8,000 things on the honey do list before a weekend trip to Lake Cumberland on a houseboat with no kids.  Needless to say, I fart sacked my BB!ContinueContinue reading “Kilo 2 for 1 BackBlast 6/28 #Agony 7/2 #NorthPosh”

The only HIM dumb enough to Q after a googly eyed weekend.   Hope to leave the pax with my googly 👀   SYITG kilo    

I love the fart sack and I hate running. F3 is here to help you Hate the fart sack and Love running! come to the county tomorrow to see what ole Kilo has up his sleeve to help you #GetBetter St. Als 0530-0615   SYITG

Ill preface this BB by saying it will be hard to put into words what F3Louisville did between Friday 6/15 – Friday 6/22.  So I may as well start from the beginning. F3 Axe of Good A common theme we’ve all heard at a workout or read in a Backblast is the one written aboveContinueContinue reading “#TeamVince Raffle BackBlast #inVINCEable #IronSharpensIron”

Brotherhood was very evident in the gloom this morning.  WeedWacker and I rolled up to the Tank not really knowing what to expect from a numbers standpoint.  Once again this group shouldn’t surprise me but it continues to happen.  Airplane HL 5 PAX from St. Als for their Tank VPost.  MumbleChatter was running rampant allContinueContinue reading “6/22 BlackOps The Tank BackBlast”

YHC will lead a group of HIM at the Tank for a Friday BlackOps. Jeffersontown community center 10617 Taylorsville Rd 0530-0615

Capture the Flag Ruck Draft In order to make this fair and keep McAfee from stacking his allstar team we will be doing a team draft.  Each pax will be placed in a hat and pulled one by one to be placed on a team. There will be 10 teams in total.  Each team willContinueContinue reading “2021 Capture the Flag Ruck PreBlast 7/16”

From Vince’s Dad, Josh Caballero; Vince was born February 12th 2014. He has been a blessing from the start. As you have heard he was diagnosed with cancer Feb. 15th this year. He has a rare type of adolescent cancer called Wilms Tumor. On Feb. 19th Vince had a nephrectomy which was the removal ofContinueContinue reading “Team Vince Raffle #inVINCEable”

About a month ago, at a 30+ PAX Incubator Monday at the posh an FNG stepped in COT for what was one of the more moving moments in F3Louisville’s short history.  WeedWacker introduced himself and opened up his heart to speak about his son Vince, who is in the midst of battling cancer.  McAfee being a #HIMContinueContinue reading “🚨 June Ruck Event 🚨 #3rdF Raffle #TeamVince #Steepleton”

YHC was late…it doesn’t happen often, but when it does it’s  usually because I can’t find my keys.  So I had to push the M van. Nevertheless Pulling up 5 min late was awesome to see 11 other HIM ready to ruck with me. F3Louisville doesn’t surprise me much anymore….12 PAX surprised me!  I justContinueContinue reading “6/15 posh ruck Backblast 12 PAX”

One year ago June 7, 2017 happy on the outside, but frustrated with my appearance.  Loving father and husband, but a short temper.  The birth of my son (Ryan) coupled with some health scares and a great friend (Rhythm) recommendation, soon led me to you.  F3Louisville.   Needless to say, I was certainly not theContinueContinue reading “6/7 Kilo Birthday BackBlast #TheExtender”

YHC is excited to throw his own birthday party.  Because no one has volunteered to buy me a gift, I will bring my own.  A gift for me is a gift for you.  Bring your kazoos, party hats, and birthday candles.  Warm up your pipes and get ready to sing.  Celebration of the birth ofContinueContinue reading “Preblast 6/7 The Extender #KiloBirthdayParty”

My idea for this rendition of the Tank was to explore all Veterans Park has to offer, aside from the giant lit parking lot. Truth be told we didn’t even scratch the surface and YHC cant wait to see how creative the PAX get with this terrain. This was a special workout for YHC.  ItContinueContinue reading “6/6 Tank Backblast #LetsExplore”

Exploration is the mission at the Tank tomorrow.  Come on out, honor veterans, and see what all the Tank has to offer.  YHC promises to have a few surprises around each corner. 0530-0615 Jeffersontown Community Center Parking lot 10617 Taylorsville Rd. Louisville, KY 40299   -Kilo

Well, it is what it is.  RUN – MARY – RUN PAX Kilo, Piggy, PK, Glauc, Gilly, Banana Bread, Grandpa Bear, Shuttle Cock, Thumbtack, Captain Goodvibes Conditions- absolutely perfect clear and 60 with a full moon KiloGear- blue goruck ranger panties, In God We Trust GORUCK tee, F3Louisville Hoo Rag,  Reebok Mudder shoes. Thats rightContinueContinue reading “5/31 Bayside Backblast RUNMARYRUN”

ohhhhh its a jolly holiday with mary no wonder that its mary that we love. 0530-0615 see you in the gloom shelbyville.  MARY RUN MARY RUN MARY RUN

A good ole fashion game of capture the flag. READ THE RULES HERE Capture the Flag Ruck From a center point (Saints Bar St. Matthews), each team will be assigned a slice of the pie. Within that slice, you must place your flag. Teams will be randomly drawn out of a hat on Facebook liveContinueContinue reading “6/22 June Ruck Event Announcement!!!!!”

Yes, it was that beautiful.  Yes, YHC snapped that picture from the top of the Silo at turkey run park. Ever since the weather YHC has had an itch to kick the dust off the road bike.  What a better idea than BlackOps.  Poston slack to gauge interest in a Sunday morning ride through theContinueContinue reading “5/20 first ever BlackOps cycle #SouthPosh”

9 Pax along 1 DR and 1 VRucker hit the pavement at 0530 starting at Pope Lick Park.  This week we crossed under taylorsville Rd. Rucking on the path pictured above directly under the Pope Lick Trestle.  Lots of 2ndF over 5 miles in 80 minutes, for a 16 minute pace. PAX Scratch and DentContinueContinue reading “5/19 PreFog Ruck Backblast #SouthPosh”

On March 7th YHC Qd the first every Black Ops at Veterans Memorial Park, drawing a PAX of 17 and 2 FNGs.  Fast forward 2 months and we have the birth of a new AO “the Tank” at veterans memorial park.  Drawing an all time high for the location of 18 PAX with 1 FNG.ContinueContinue reading “5/16 The Tank launch BackBlast”

The time has come, F3louisville has done it again and is spreading its starfish into Jtown.  This time at Jefferson Memorial Park.  The Tank will be Wednesday’s from 05:30-06:15 The Tank! Aptly named for the Tank that is displayed in the front of Veterans Memorial Park will be an AO dedicated specifically to American CombatContinueContinue reading “5/16 The Tank launch #VeteransMemorialPark #Jtown”

  Saturday Posh post can sometimes be a problem, you see the posh is so darn posh that we posh pax have to share our space for the bettterment of others.  So off we go to another posh space, pope lick park AKA south posh.  As was the case on Saturday 5/12 for the Fog.ContinueContinue reading “5/12 The Fog from South Posh Backblast #KiloQ #PopeLickPark #2ndFRuckwrapup”

Pope Lick Park 4002 S pope lick rd. Louisville Ky 40299   At 0530 the gate to park inside the park at the big lot will not be open.  For those of you coming to the ruck you will need to park in the lot pointed to on the map above.  I will be thereContinueContinue reading “5/12 TheFog @ South Posh ruck @ 0530 workout @ 0700”

0530-0615 fun in the sand with the Iceman.  Wear thick socks, sand is a bit cold in the gloom.   SYITG

Hey you!!!  Do you have hesitations about rucking?  What is it? Who does it? What do I need? Are we crazy? Join me (Kilo) for a Facebook live Q&A on Rucking. F3 Louisville Facebook page Catch the Q&A Live Today @ 4:00 either in person (buy me a beer) at Mellow Mushroom or via FacebookContinueContinue reading “Ruck Q&A with Kilo 5/9 4PM Facebook Live”