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Sorry for the delayed BB. But had a blast running all over Vets with the PAX on Friday, 2/22. QIC: Retainer PAX: Stormtrooper, Carlos, Weedwacker, Huggies, McAfee, Kilo, Aerobie, Doubleheader (FNG), Sadie, Sweettart, Drysdale, Nice n Slow, Hot Wheels. Mosied to the back parking lot for the COP, 100 SSH, IW, GG, planks, runner stretches.ContinueContinue reading “Chopper BB 2/22”

Sorry for the late backblasts. I’ve got a few coming today. But last Thursday at the O was a lot of fun with a bunch of great PAX. QIC: Retainer PAX: Scuba Steve, Cupid, OJ, Shiplap, Violet, Who Dey, Trump, Shank, FloJo, Loco Warmed up for five minutes to get everyone stretched out. SSH, IW,ContinueContinue reading “ToG Half Pipe Backblast 2/28”

Coming back to Q the O for my Double Down points. A few suggestions for things to bring in the morning: Trail shoes Head lamp Strong will SYITG -Retainer

QIC: Retainer PAX: McAfee and Fanny Pack Fartsack: Kilo Dog: Eleanor Got about 6 miles of rucking in from O Posh to North Posh. Hit the hills 2x to make it harder. Brought the dog to scare away deer and keep us safe. Great morning, good times with the PAX. Thanks for coming out. RetainerContinueContinue reading “2/23 Poshie Ruck BB”

Finally getting my first Q at Vet tomorrow since the new park was re-opened. My text with Kilo below will give you some idea of what I’m planning. 0530. Chopper. SYITG. -Retainer

QIC: Retainer PAX: Nice n Slow, Sweettart, Huggies, Gypsy, Iceman (R), Bob Ross, Dry Rub, Dynomite, Methane, Jitterbug, Cowboy, Viking, Maxi, Ladybird (R). Warmed up in the COP with 20 calf raises IC, 50 SSH’s IC, 20 GG’s IC, 20 IW IC, and plank/runner stretches. Counted off in 1’s and 2’s, and started a 10 minute NA Run on a newContinueContinue reading “Bridge BB 2/13 Fun and Hard”

Putting together a little team against team competition for tomorrow morning. Should be fun. Won’t be easy. Come out and play. And get better. 0530. The Bridge. SYITG. -Retainer

Love the Mutt fellas and it’d been a while since I’ve been out. My unfamiliarity with the terrain showed, which messed up my timing for the last exercises. But I had a great time, and I hope everyone thought it was hard. QIC: Retainer PAX: Pepperoni, Jitterbug, Noxzema Jackson, Tiger, Larry Flint, Plumb Bob, Meatball,ContinueContinue reading “Poor Planning at the Mutt”

Haven’t been to the Mutt in a few months, and the Double Down Challenge inspired me to sign up for a Q. Good weather is planned, and I might have an FNG with me. My bum knee means we won’t be running much, so get ready to lift. 0530. Le Mutt. SYITG – Retainer

PAX: Alexa, McAfee, Valdez, Retainer (Q) Half loop around the Church to warm up. Grab a coupon. COP: 100 SSH’s, 15 grass grabbers, 15 Imperial Walkers, Kendra Newmans, 60 seconds of planking and runner stretches, 25 plank jacks. The Thang:  10 very slow Merkins with ruck on. 20 copperhead squats with ruck on. 20 lungesContinueContinue reading “Ruck Day Freeze Out County BackBlast”

Tomorrow’s ruck day at the County. It will be Good. Thoroughly Good. It will destroy you, in a Thoroughly Good way. Don’t drink too heavy tonight. Just one bourbon. One scotch. And one beer. SYITG.

If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. QIC: Retainer PAX: Pew Pew, Jitterbug, Deep Dish, Bob Ross, Dry Rub, Dynomite, Maxi, Jolly Rancher, Valdez, Wildflower, Iceman, Sweettart I said in the pre blast thatContinueContinue reading “1/21 Incubator BB: That Was Epic”

It’s gonna be 10 degrees tomorrow morning. There’s gonna be snow on the ground. And it’s gonna suck. But we’re still gonna be out there, hitting it hard. I’m at the O Posh. Dunphy’s at North. Shirts optional. Don’t fartsack. SYITG.

QIC: Retainer PAX: Flo Jo, OJ, Pork Chop, Tron, Scuba Steve, Ship Lap, Starchild,Trump, Violet Starchild made it out for my VQ at the O today. Not realizing that the biggest impediment caused by his back injury is getting up and down from the ground, I designed a Q that ruined his morning. Mosey aroundContinueContinue reading “1/17 BB from the O: Sorry about that, Starchild”

Tomorrow’s my VQ at the O.  And coincidentally, it’s the anniversary of the start of Desert Storm in 1991, a war that lasted 42 days. So get to the O and plan to do 42 of a lot of stupid things to commemorate the occasion. 0530. The O. SYITG.

Co-QIC: Retainer/Alexa PAX: Captain Infact-O, Chestnut, Meter Maid, Skid, Starchild We were honored this morning to be joined by a Twitter legend. Captain Infact-O is DR and joined the F3 Louisville PAX on a Star Course prep ruck. But we almost lost him at the beginning. CI told us when we started that he hadContinueContinue reading “A Captain Infact-O Snow Ruck Black Op Backblast 1/13/19”

QIC: Retainer PAX: Grinder, Airplane, Meter Maid, Alexa, Jolly Rancher, Wildflower I learned two things this morning. First, don’t eat Mexican on the night before you Q. Second, Airplane is a head locking machine. I told him yesterday that I wanted him to show up this morning. Not only did he roll in before me,ContinueContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas at Pleasantville 12/28 BB”

I’ve read Snowday’s and Diablo’s preblasts for Friday morning. Looks tough. Intimidating. Rough. Friday at Pleasantville will be all that and more. Get your butt up and get out to the gloom. Don’t forget your burpee shoes. Pleasantville. 0530. SYITG. Retainer.

QIC: Retainer PAX: Sweettart, Viking, Gypsy, Mr. Kotter, Ladybird (R), Drive Thru (R) I said in my pre blast that we would celebrate Captain Insane-O’s birthday without him on the day after Christmas. CI challenged us to run coupons up to North Posh and back. Challenge partially accepted. Mosey to the egg lawn. COP includedContinueContinue reading “12/26 BB from the Bridge”

CI is Qing the Mutt on the day after Christmas to celebrate his 12/26 birthday. His preblast says he’s Qing Posh, which was just a simple mistake, but the mistake unfortunately saddened all of the AO Poshies when they learned they are stuck with YHC on Boxing Day. In honor of the OG’s birthday, we’llContinueContinue reading “12/26 It’s a Captain Insano Poshmas”

  Meet Phyllis and Gladys. P&G have been eating too much and they’re a little overweight. 60 pounds overweight, to be exact. Each. I’ve been anxious to break out the girls at Posh, and Saturday morning’s Co-Q with Jitterbug was the perfect time to do so. Co-QIC: Jitterbug (R) and Retainer PAX: FNG Wally (R),ContinueContinue reading “BB 12/22 Fog with Jitterbug, Retainer, Phyllis, and Gladys.”

QIC: Retainer PAX: Scratch-n-Dent, Ashley, Little Jerry, Jolly Rancher, Gilligan, PK, Rhythm, Cold Call, Bulletin, Viking, Catfish, Stormtrooper, Red Wagon, Airplane, Cochran, Boozer, Nino. Posh was unavailable for the official birthday party thanks to Ninoversary, but the County will do. It’s my AO away from AO, and the HIMs out there have become some ofContinueContinue reading “12/18 Loco Birthday Backblast”

QIC: Retainer. PAX: Abacus, Porkchop, Nugget, Milton, Fergie, Hall Monitor (R) (FNG). Nice, crisp morning to celebrate Double Down. We were joined by a FNG from his office, Hall Monitor. Disclaimer, explanation of what we were doing, and off we went. Long mosey to the other side of the park. Circle up. 20 Grass Grabbers,ContinueContinue reading “BB 12/4 Doubling Down at Tom Sawyer”

Come out, honor Double Down, and meet our new friends: Tom Sawyer, Aunt Sally, Huckleberry, and Big Jim. Warning: literary characters are actually heavy weights. Meet at the main American flag pole. 0530. SYITG.

QIC: Retainer PAX: Ladybird (R), Drive-thru (R), McAfee, Nino, Gypsy, Huggies, Alexa, Pew Pew (R), Ant, Mr. Kotter, Flounder, Frosted Tips, and, for a minute, PK. After November’s activities, I signed up for a bunch of Qs before the real work begins in January. You’ll be reading my back blasts at least once weekly throughContinueContinue reading “BB 12/1 in the Fog”

QIC: Retainer PAX: Starchild, Alexa, McAfee, Huggies, PK, Gypsy Rucked from South Posh to North Posh to the Water Fountain and back to to South Posh. 4 and a half miles with lots of hills. Heard stories about PK bathroom experiences on the Star Course, McAfee’s unmet bathroom needs this morning, and how Alexa andContinueContinue reading “BB Posh Ruck 12/1”

Posh. Ruck. 0530.

Tough morning tomorrow. Diablo’s got the County. McAfee’s got the Big 4. Deuce and Peroni are leading workouts. All sound pretty rough. And it’s gonna rain. But Posh is going to be no cake walk. You want easy? Go back to bed. You want dry? Stay home. You want hard? Come to Posh.

Co-QIC: Airplane and Retainer PAX: Spygate 2.0, Porkchop, Numchuck 2.0, Abacus, The GOAT 2.0, Big Bird, Nutcracker FNG, Crockpot, Valdez, Jolly Rancher, Meter Maid, Viking, Catfish, Airhart DR, Red Bull 2.0, Mama’s Boy, Echo 2.0, Alexa, Snowman, Fergie, Gilligan, Forced Close. The NFL attempted to showcase a few of their finer franchises. But the DallasContinueContinue reading “Epic County v. Posh Thanksgiving Football Backblast”

QIC: Starchild Pax: Retainer, Huggies, Metermaid We couldn’t make the Friday night ruck. So we scheduled a Saturday morning 0530 ruck. 2.25 miles out and back. Cold. 2ndF. Win. Retainer out.