Author Archives: James

Catfish and I ran the Hillbilly Half on Saturday, and I haven’t exactly recovered yet. That means you get a discount at North Posh on Monday morning. It’s coupon day. No running, and your waist still gets half off. Bring a head lamp anyway. 0530. SYITG.  

I promise that if you get out to the County tomorrow, you’ll never notice how cold it is. I’ll keep you moving. Bring your running shoes and a strong will. St. Aloysius, 0530, SYITG.

It has been nearly a year since I Q’d Norton Commons. We correct that tomorrow. We are going heavy on workouts. I don’t care what shoes you wear, because we’re not running. 0530. SYITG. Retainer.

Okay, let’s do this. Saturday morning,11/2/19. 0600. We’re gonna ruck the Siltstone. 11311 Mitchell Hill Road, Fairdale, KY 40118. 5 miles out. 5 miles back. What to bring: A. Ruck with weight. 30+ pounds if you’re 150+ pounds. 20+ pounds if you’re under 150. B. Hydration bladder, 2+ liters preferred. C. Fully charged headlamp. D.ContinueContinue reading “Jefferson Memorial Ruck”

Go to bed, Poshies. You’ve got an early and tough morning ahead of ya. Yours truly is coming back to the Bridge, hard and fast at 0530. Headlamps are preferred. It’s getting dark out there. We’ll stick to the road, so no need for trail shoes. Nice combination of running and weights prepared. Something forContinueContinue reading “Coming over that Bridge PB”

Haven’t been in the Fog for a while, and was happy when the Q spot came open late Friday afternoon. Let’s run, fellas. PAX: PK, Gypsy, Double Down (R), Mr. Kotter, Latex, Stickem, SweetTart, Huggies, Iceman (R), Retainer (QIC). Moseyed to the Water Fountain for the COP. 20 SSH’s, 15 merkins, 20 grass grabbers, 15ContinueContinue reading “BB from the Fog, 10/5/19”

It’s JCPS Fall Break, but you still need to workout. Show up at the Fog tomorrow morning and get it done. On the agenda: SOME running, SOME coupons, SOME merkins. A little bit of everything. Bring gloves. Bring running shoes. We’ll stay off the grass. 0700 at the Parklands SYITG. Retainer

@Retainer (Q) @Iceman  (R) @Dynomite @Harbaugh @Deep Dish @Ladybird  (R) @Mark Smith (F3_Skirmish) (R) @Whitney (R) @Jitterbug (R) @Bob Ross @Gypsy @Airball @Rosie Great morning at the Incubator, today. Thirteen poshies made the O Posh trip for a lesson in Q school. We reviewed the disclaimer, cadence counts, and several basic exercises, and then got to work. COP: SSH’s, IW’s, GG’s,ContinueContinue reading “8/5 Poshy Q School”

Retainer (QIC), Short Circuit, Rhythm, FNG Nemo, Buzzard, Whitney, Gump, Pew Pew, Mama’s Boy, Gilligan, Jerry McGuire, Big Bird, Uhaul, PK, Abacus. Started with a short mosey and COP with SSH’s, GG’s, IW’s, and lots of runner stretches for the main Thang. Da Thang: Fartlek sprints. I set up 6 cones creating 5 @ 80ContinueContinue reading “7/30 County Fartlek Backblast”

Wanna know how fast you can run? Wanna come to the County tomorrow and find out? 0530. SYITG.

Retainer (QIC), Deep Dish, Uncle Rico, Maxi, Fiona, Fructose, Nino, Harbaugh, Percy (FNG), Bob Ross, Holla, Presto, Mr. Kotter, Drysdale, Latex, Wapner, Jitterbug, Sandtrap. I fartsacked the Ruck and woke up barely in enough time for the Fog. Closest I’ve come to missing a Q, but I had a solid 20 seconds left to goContinueContinue reading “7/27 BB from the Fog”

I haven’t Q’d the Fog in about four months, and I haven’t been able to post since Monday. Tomorrow we fix both of those problems. Bring gloves, running shoes, and a strong will. We’ll start your weekend right. 0700. SYITG.

Since we talked about it at the CTF Ruck and posted on Slack this week, everyone has a lot of questions. What is Burpee Wiffle Ball? How many burpees do you do if you strike out? How many burpees for a single? Double? Triple? HOME RUN? And what, exactly, are liquid refreshments? If you wantContinueContinue reading “4th of July PB: What is Burpee Wiffle Ball?”

Wasn’t sure what to expect this morning. I was competing against Bob Ross at North, who would pull the usual Poshies, and Diablo at Vets, who would pull everyone else. To my surprise, 16 new and veteran Poshies showed up this morning. If you don’t read anymore, know this: we had a few 6’s today.ContinueContinue reading “I love this group. BB from the Incubator 7/1.”

Fresh from the beach and a morning ruck, and I haven’t Q’d Posh in a long time. Tomorrow morning will be fun. Be at the Incubator. 0530. SYITG.

Putting out a Saturday night Slack call for a Sunday morning ruck doesn’t always work. This time, we pulled in Iceman and Yogi. But Yogi had to work, so we only got him for the first half. PAX: Retainer, Iceman, Yogi Rucked 6.75 miles at Posh in just under 1:45. Good morning, fellas.

My VQ at the Garden. Wanted to make it special. Based on the way my legs feel right now, I’d say it was. PAX: Mr. Hat, Wopner, NicenSlow, Nino, Huggies, Gypsy, Latex, Husky, FNG Minnow, Harbaugh, Ladybird R, Retainer (QIC). COP: 25 calf raises, 50 SSHs, 20 Grass Grabbers, 20 Imperial Walkers, 2 minutes ofContinueContinue reading “BB from the Garden”

I haven’t posted at St. Pat’s yet, but I’ve been told it’s the best. So I’m pulling out what I think is the hardest weinke that I’ve ever Q’d, to see if I can impress the PAX (and maybe get invited to their Slack channel). O530 in the Garden. SYITG.

Great morning at Pleasantville. I’ve Q’d 30 PAX before. I’ve never Q’d 3. I think the lower the number, the harder the Q and the harder the workout. Can’t cheat numbers on your merkins. PAX: Jitterbug (R), Milton, Retainer (QIC) Started with the COP, calf raises, SSH’s, GG’s, planking and runners stretches. Thang One: NAContinueContinue reading “BB from the Ville 6/7”

Friday morning will be easy. No running. No merkins. No box jumps. Just a nice stroll through Pleasantville. Come out and join me. 0530. Norton Commons Amphitheater. SYITG.

Last year, I took a chance by responding to one of Diablo’s Facebook posts and showing up for a workout at 5:30 in the freaking morning at the Parklands. I didn’t know anyone that was there. Even though I’d just finished my first half-marathon, I was still overweight and couldn’t keep up with any ofContinueContinue reading “Retainer-versary Preblast at the Bridge”

Coming in hot tomorrow morning at the Mutt. Bring your running shoes. Also your burpee shoes. SYITG.  

Dem County Boys have had the Ghost Flag long enough. Time to rally a posse of Poshies and get it back. PAX: Ashley, McAfee, Mama’s Boy, Gilligan, Airplane, Viking, Alexa, Crockpot, Gizelle, Little Jerry, Jitterbug, Cowboy, Kimbel, Jolly Rancher, Bulletin, Launchpad, Wildflower, Catfish, Iceman, Tool Time, Red Wagon, Retainer (QIC). Beautiful, 65 degree morning. GreatContinueContinue reading “4/18 BB from the Agony at The County”

Welcome back from spring break, fellas! I’ve got a surprise for you. PAX: Sandtrap (FNG) (R), Bob Ross, Iceman (R), Jitterbug (R), Ladybird (R), Dynomite, Pew Pew, Jolly Rancher, Retainer (QIC). Picked up my third Q in a week to help cover Spring Break. Trying to spice things up again, I broke out a conceptContinueContinue reading “4/8 Boarding at the Incubator at The Posh BB”

PAX: Mud Bug, Airplane, Cochran, Big Bird, Jolly Rancher, Crockpot, Abacus, Jerry Maguire (R), Bulletin (R), Retainer (QIC). Haven’t posted or Q’d in a week due to business travel, and I was glad to get back to the County for a little spring break action. We had 10 PAX, which was a great number andContinueContinue reading “4/4 Agony at The County BB: Phyllis and Gladys come to Oldham”

PAX: Ladybird (R), Aerobie (R), Wapner, Mr. Kotter, PK, Retainer (QIC). Great morning today, including this nugget of wisdom from Aerobie. He said he was thinking about fartsacking, but he told his wife that today was his only chance in life to do THIS workout with THESE men. Which is pretty awesome. With the combinationContinueContinue reading “4/6 Fog BB”

  PAX and Q’s: PK and Retainer. Title says it all. Great F2 during the F1, including a long discussion that made Retainer change the name of his “twosies” to “PK’s.” PK is running the Derby mini-marathon. Congrats PK! He’s a beast that never ran longer than three miles until this month, and he justContinueContinue reading “4/6 PK/Retainer BO 7-Miler”

QIC: Alexa/Retainer PAX: Snowman, Fanny Pack, McAfee, Trojan (DR), Myagi, Meter Maid Just a quick reminder here: when rucking with McAfee in the early hours of the morning, be sure to stay in front of him. If you fall behind him, he will punish you in terrible, terrible ways. In any event, Retainer, Fanny Pack,ContinueContinue reading “3/10 BO Posh Ruck BB”

QIC: Retainer PAX: PK and Abacus Abacus rallied the PAX with a shoutout to run 30 miles on Saturday morning. PK and Retainer were not feeling the full distance, so we split up for different paths. Abacus ran from Seneca to Iroquois Park and back. PK and Retainer ran from the O Posh to SouthContinueContinue reading “3/9 F3 Runners BB”

This is the last one that I’m late posting. Sorry it took so long. But I will say, I was proud of this workout. It had a lot of the Pax huffing and wheezing. QIC: Retainer Pax: Gru, Catfish, Banana Hands, Grinder, Carlton, Dunphy, Abacus, Spygate Warmed up with a mosey out to Shelbyville RoadContinueContinue reading “North Posh Way too late BB 2/18”