A week after the GrowRuck its time for an old school Ruck. 3ish miles at a good pace and sure to be some fun stories from the Derby weekend. SYITG

PAX: Little Jerry (respect), Abacus, Meter Maid, Battier, Boozer, Valdez FNG, Airplane Q. Conditions: cloudy, a bit foggy and 60 degrees. For a minute, I was sure it was going to be Airplane, party of one, and my HL this am. Just a few minutes before post Lil Jerry and the others rolled in. DisclaimerContinue reading "Crestwood Black-Ops Post Derby Beat Down Backblast"

Pax: Digiorno, SumpPump, BackDraft, Airplane, Scratch, Tiger, Condenser (DR), Lil' Sweet FNG, Julep FNG, Zartan Conditions: raining but perfect temp. Gearlander: no see em socks , NB Minimus, LuLu Shorts, Baselayer Tee, TacHat with IronHorse Patch Earlier in the week I noticed that the Hurt was missing a Q for Derby and Cinco de Mayo.Continue reading "5.5.18 BB The Hurt: Cinco de Derby"

If you aren't detained Monday morning, join Star Child at Veterans Park at 5:30am for best down that will surely sober you up after a long weekend. And bring an FNG so we can name him Spanky....

Amigos, tomorrow we will punch a horse in the face. Not really. I don't condone animal cruelty or violence for that matter. So in reality tomorrow we will start strong and finish stronger. Come out and earn all the food and booze you are sure to consume throughout the course of the day. Bring aContinue reading "Hurt PreBlast for Cinco de Mayo and Derby"

6 Pax  - Boozer, Nugget, PK, Gillespie, Swifty, Grinder (Q) First off, much respect to PK and Nugget.  These HIMs have posted 5 days this week, all at different AOs and tomorrow will make their 6th.  They are calling it an 'F3 Flight', and I'm sure others will follow suit to achieve the same. NoContinue reading "Backblast – Norton Commons – 5/4/18"

Our man Tool time has a lot of good things to say about the Condor Frontier Elite.  Check out the video below and follow the link to amazon to purchase if you’d like.   Condor Frontier Elite Review   Purchase pack here on Amazon   on deck is CI with his review of the GORUCKContinue reading "Ruck Review #3 the Condor Frontier Elite #ToolTime"

Recovery Sunday? What better way to cure your derby hangover than sweating out bourbon in the clean Oldham County air? Join us Sunday 07:00-07:45 and see what the site has to offer. Stairs, picnic tables, tennis courts, and maybe coupons too! #SYITG

Five PAX dreamed of climbing up the waterfront ferris wheel and doing pullups at the top: Gru, Iceman (R), Data, FNG (Click Clack) & Mr. Hat (Q). A few years ago before F3 was a thing and when the M had a photography side hustle, I accompanied her on the Big Four Bridge one SaturdayContinue reading "Big Four Bridge Backblast 5/4"

Come out to Norton Commons tomorrow at 5:30 for some fun before hitting the track.  We'll run, we'll jump, we'll crawl, and we'll find some interesting ways to get up those amphitheater stairs.  I only have two goals for tomorrow morning: Get better while working out with my brothers Come up with a righteous andContinue reading "Pre-Blast 5/4/18 – Norton Commons Black Ops"

It was a beautiful morning in the Gloom and it was good to see that a few of the 22 PAX had read the PB and were ready for the 2 easy  Derby trivia questions.   PAX present - Mayberry, Shiplap, Road Trip (side note - Road Trip has made it to the Ville numerousContinue reading "BB “Temple of Gloom” @the O 5/3"

Ok so this rucking thing seems like a thaaang. The ol’ North Face BP’s gotta go. I have to get something a little sturdier. Whaaa? These stupid backpacks are $300? (yes I know we had a discount code) There’s got to be a suitable alternative. So I did some research and found a review ofContinue reading "Ruck bag Review #2 Cannae Legion Day pack #OJ"

Co- Q’s Spreadsheet and Glen Ross Pax: 13 PK, Old Bay, Grinder, Backdraft, Buschhhhh, Quimby, Left Eye, Cowbell, Vincent (Respect), Snowman, OJ, Spreadsheet, Glen Ross Conditions:  nothing gloomy about it- 65, partly cloudy On Tuesday morning with no Q lined up for the Blender the next day, Spreadsheet stepped up and offered to Q.  IContinue reading "5/2/2018 Blender BackBlast"

I've only posted at the Big Four Bridge once, and since I'm off Friday (yay for Oaks Day), I've had my eyes on this date and location for a while. It holds an incredible view of the skyline, and the bridge and things around it make for a lit WO. See you Friday ITG. 0530.

May 6th 07:00-07:45 Crestwood Elementary 6500 KY-146 crestwood, KY 40014

It's Derby week in the Ville and activities are ramping up! Tomorrow will be no different for those who make it out into the Gloom.  2 easy trivia questions will be the answer to Thursday's Derby fun workout.   #1.  How long is the Kentucky Derby and #2.  What # is this year's "Running ofContinue reading "Pre-Blast 5/3/18 “Temple of Gloom”"

Pax(9): Kilo, Nugget, Back Draft, Meatball, Peek-a-boo, Geppetto, PK, Snow Day, Cutlass Late, quick, and a little dirty this week. 9 HIM's joined me on a brisk Monday morning to get through a marathon of running, lunging, burpee'ing, and various other fun things. Once Kilo was ready to go, the PAX mosed over to theContinue reading "4/30 VMP #BlackOps #BackBlast"

Our friend Abacus has been carrying the 5.11 Rush 12 pack for several months now and was kind enough to put together a great overview of the pack Abacus Rush12 review video   Buy on Amazon   #RuckUp    

Co- Q’s with Spreadsheet and Glen Ross. Also, as mentioned last week- some very exciting news coming to the Blender (and only the Blender). SYITG  

QIC: Wham! 17 PAX: Pope; Buschhhhhhh; Diablo; Vincent (Respect); Big Bird; Peach; Donger; Lamb; Scratch; Loco; Fall Guy (Respect); Gillespie; Who Dey!; Lily (FNG); Digiorno; Pocahantas (DR Pax); Wham! Time: 0530 Weather: Clear and 50 Degrees (perfecto) Playing Surface: Firm Ground, Damp Grass (as my notebook of testing results learned) ZooZooLemon Gear Check: Kilo HighlighterContinue reading "5/1/18 Bag of Wrenches BackBlast #TestingDay #ThreeMinutesOfHeaven"

Pax=  20 Sump Pump, Busch, Deuce, Fridge, Mouth, Noxema Jackson, PED, Spinal Tab, Backdraft, Zoolander, Country Boy, Steerage, Tiger, Wedding Singer, Left Eye, Tureen, Zima, Cow Bell, Bumblebee, Spreadsheet (Q) We started with a mosey around the church to the big parking lot. COP Curley stretch Grass grabbers x20 Imperial Walkers x 20 Abe VigodaContinue reading "Post Blast 4/26 #theExtender @ the Mutt"

  Thanks to Zoo I now feel like I have permission to procrastinate my BB, now this is not 3 weeks late but never the less.  Thanks Zoo for your leadership and for thought into giving my proscranation gene a go ahead. YHC was had all the warm fuzzies inside about leading such a stapleContinue reading "4/28 The Hurt Backblast #Ruck #Workout #CrazyM"