Category Archives: #F3villeBlackOpps

6/6 Backblast: Blackops at Rough River Day 2

CONDITIONS: 68 degrees, sun rising over the misty water = PERFECT! PAX: My Pleasure (2.0), Scratch-N-Dent, Ashley (Q) After a full day of boating, jet skiing, tubing, and fishing – the PAX was whittled down to only three this AM rising from the gloom. (At least one opted out due to sunburn) Each HIM resolvedContinueContinue reading “6/6 Backblast: Blackops at Rough River Day 2”

Backblast, “Currahee Ruck” Nolin Black-Ops May 27, 2018.

Backblast, “Currahee Ruck” Nolin Black-Ops May 27, 2018. Weather: Perfect! 81 Degrees, sunny with light cool breeze.  QIC: Flounder  Pax: Flounder, Gypsy, Pew Pew, Meter Maid.  4 HIMs assembled to tame Currahee, 2 miles up and 2 miles back(+a little extra credit). Hi Ho Silver! Pew Pew unable to ruck due to injury, modified byContinueContinue reading “Backblast, “Currahee Ruck” Nolin Black-Ops May 27, 2018.”

Sojourn BO Backblast – The Q Brought a Hook to a Tickle Fight @f3villeblackops

Q: Captain Insane-o Pax (20): Jordy, Plethora, Zoolander, Zima, Digiorno, Piggy, Gepetto, Fridge, Glenn Ross (milkshake), Cardinal, Left Eye, Wedding Singer, Spinal Tap (Enya), Mouth, Busssccccchhh, McAfee, Donut (yesterday’s FNG; BOOM), Donger (knows every DJ Kahlid and Mumble Rap song on the planet), Butcher (Slack guilt works folks), CI (YHC) Conditions:  69* (stop), muggy likeContinueContinue reading “Sojourn BO Backblast – The Q Brought a Hook to a Tickle Fight @f3villeblackops”

5/22 Sojourn BO Preblast: Ropes, Kettlebells and Sandbags, Oh My. @valhkillmer

Zartan and I traded, so I get a break from the Carp. He gets to wear his sweet TT. Whoever comes to Sojourn gets to lift stuff. We gonna go heavy heavy. You’ll lift so much you’ll want to run… Who: All Pax who want to work but not run What: A heavy heavy workoutContinueContinue reading “5/22 Sojourn BO Preblast: Ropes, Kettlebells and Sandbags, Oh My. @valhkillmer”

Star child’s Improversation at The Vet

Without any type of plan, I found my ‘inner Michael Scott’ for a little Improversation this morning for a Vet beat down. Location: The back of Veterans Park Weather: perfect Q: ⭐️ 👶 Pax: YHC, Flounder, MyCoffee, Bobross, Hot Wheels, Kilo, Newman, Airoby, Piggy, and Snow Day Zoo Gear: what I wore is inconsequential. NewmanContinueContinue reading “Star child’s Improversation at The Vet”

BackBlast BlackOps “The Wait is Over” Crestwood Elementary 4/29/18 Abacus / Airplane Q

The wait is over! Crestwood Elementary has everything! HUGE Parking lot Tennis courts! Playground! Cross country course! Stairs! Picnic Tables! It was like  YUP! This could be the site! YHC began last week looking forward to Hope Scarves marathon relay, feeling anxious that I had not trained enough miles for the race, and on aContinueContinue reading “BackBlast BlackOps “The Wait is Over” Crestwood Elementary 4/29/18 Abacus / Airplane Q”

PreBlast Crestwood Elementary BlackOps! Sunday 4/29/18 0700 to 0745 Abacus and Airplane Q!!!

Crestwood, East Louisville, has been begging for F3 for years. Sunday is the day F3 comes to Crestwood BlackOps style! We will explore Crestwood Elementary’s parking lot, tennis courts, and who knows what else is there, but we will know after Sunday! Where – Crestwood Elementary ( 6500 KY-146, Crestwood, KY 40014) https://www.google.com/maps?q=crestwood+elementary+school&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS709US709&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiznJaWt9vaAhWky4MKHekoBLkQ_AUICigB When – Sunday 4/29/18ContinueContinue reading “PreBlast Crestwood Elementary BlackOps! Sunday 4/29/18 0700 to 0745 Abacus and Airplane Q!!!”

NC BlackOps Backblast #Noxeema&Wham!Co-Q #VQ

(Co)QIC: Noxeema Jackson (VC) & Wham! 15 PAX: Snowman, Wham!, Captain Insano, Glen Ross, Face, PK, Nurse Betty (FNG),  Backdraft, Buschhhhh, Zima, Red Roof, Swifty, Steerage, Boozer, Noxeema Jackson. Warmup: Indiana Run (with 6 doing burpee before running to front) to plaza and back. Stretching exercises: side straddle hops, Kendra Neumans, Moroccan nightclubs, arms acrossContinueContinue reading “NC BlackOps Backblast #Noxeema&Wham!Co-Q #VQ”

Beach Please!!!

Today was this groups last chance for a beach WO. Weather was perfect, 63°, mostly sunny, UV rating if a 5-Moderate. 5 Pax showed up to get better and show that F3 doesn’t get up for easy-even on vacation!! (Disclaimer:start time was pushed to 8am CST 😉). Here we go… Q: Methane Pax: Iceman(R), Diablo,ContinueContinue reading “Beach Please!!!”

Back Blast #BlackOps #NortonCommons House of Cards

Q’s: Grinder and Zima Pax: (9) Slippers, Glenn Ross, Pope, Noxeema Jackson, Plethora, Mr. Hat, Steerage, Zima, Grinder YHC has woke up ready to go this morning.  Out the door at 4:54 for a short commute to Norton Commons.  Maybe a little too ready.  Spent the next 20 minutes a brand new deck of cards. ContinueContinue reading “Back Blast #BlackOps #NortonCommons House of Cards”

Ice at the Beach!

AO-silver dunes, Q-Iceman (r), PAX- Double Down (r), Jitter Bug (r), Diablo, Methane Mosey, butt kicks, high knees, kareoke, bernie sanders to tennis court COP- SSHs 50, Grass Grabbers 20, Arm Circles, mountain climbers 20, plank taps 20 Mosey to stairs Thang 1 LATS-band 10 Stairs, dips 10, stairs, merkins 10, stairs, BOYOS 10, stairs,ContinueContinue reading “Ice at the Beach!”

3/21 Veteran’s Park @F3VilleBlackOps Preblast – CI Blind Q

Alright kids, I have the Q at VP, but I’m going in blind. This could go one of two ways: 1. Great; or 2. Super Great. So, be a man and do something that will, at a minimum, be great. Or don’t and be that guy. Who: All Pax not otherwise committed to the BlenderContinueContinue reading “3/21 Veteran’s Park @F3VilleBlackOps Preblast – CI Blind Q”

@F3VilleBlackOps First Impressions (don’t tell anyone but I was wearing dirty clothes) Shelby County Backblast 3/15 #ISI

Q: Captain Insaneo (YHC and workout gear recycler) Pax (13): Abacus, Diablo, McAfee, Little Jerry (R), Double Down (R), Glaucoma, Pope, Spokey Doke (R), Elmer Fudd, Grandpa Bear (not animatronic, or an actual bear to my initial chagrin), Shuttlecock (R), T18, CI When Glaucoma asked me what I thought of the idea of starting F3ContinueContinue reading “@F3VilleBlackOps First Impressions (don’t tell anyone but I was wearing dirty clothes) Shelby County Backblast 3/15 #ISI”

3/15/19 Shelby County/MLCH @F3VilleBlackOps Preblast – CI Q #getbetter

YHC (Captain Insane-o) has the Q for the Shelby County Black Op at Martha Layne Collins High School.  Two things: 1.  I encourage you to read about Martha Layne Collins.  Regardless of your politics, she is a very important figure in modern Kentucky history.  Getting Toyota to invest in Kentucky, alone, is a significant accomplishment.ContinueContinue reading “3/15/19 Shelby County/MLCH @F3VilleBlackOps Preblast – CI Q #getbetter”

3.9.10 Black Op Ruck at the Reservior – Zartan via Red Roof

IMO the 1st F today paled in comparison to the 2dnF. However I will share a break down of what we did. PAX: Wham!, MadCow, Mouth, Zartan and Diablo* Conditions: crystal clear and high 20s. Gearlander: $1200 in Ruck sacks, 5 pairs of shoes, one orange hoodie (guess who) and 4 beanie caps. Pretty subduedContinueContinue reading “3.9.10 Black Op Ruck at the Reservior – Zartan via Red Roof”

4/16/18 – Black Ops @ The Mutt – MOUTH GETS THE CALL FROM THE BULLPEN

QIC – @Mouth PAX – Snowman, Old Bay, Wham, Amelia, Grinder RE-POSTED from Slack. Thursday at 10:08am Zartan threatened the PAX with a BO full body beat down at the Mutt. Six strong and handsome PAX answered the call. 6:29am – as the PAX circled up in the rain everyone had the same question, whereContinueContinue reading “4/16/18 – Black Ops @ The Mutt – MOUTH GETS THE CALL FROM THE BULLPEN”

Black Ops Preblast — Joe Creason (JC) Park: the Carpenter #getbetter @F3villeBlackOps

I’ve been on a roll naming inanimate objects lately, so why not continue the trend. I hereby christen the potential AO at Joe Creason Park, the Carpenter. Like the Blender, this has a double meaning.  And if you’re reading anything I write, you may be able to piece it together.  The first meaning is easy. ContinueContinue reading “Black Ops Preblast — Joe Creason (JC) Park: the Carpenter #getbetter @F3villeBlackOps”

BackBlast #blackOps #Rucking @Poshland Abacus

YHC loves rolling into the site because you never know who is going to show. 3 PAX improved their #ruckstrength today! 3.75 miles covered about 1 hour Abacus – Q; PK and Storm Trooper Our ruck provided a perfect warm-up for the Storm Trooper VQ! Next week we will do it again and YOU haveContinueContinue reading “BackBlast #blackOps #Rucking @Poshland Abacus”

1/19 @F3VilleBlackOps Backblast – CSAUP Ruck #getbetter

Pax (9):  Red Roof, OJ, Mad Cow, Wham!, Amelia, Mayberry, Captain Insane-o (YHC), Zartan, Face. A 7ft log and a 60lb sandbag (yes, both have names. No, I won’t print them in this Backblast.  Or will I?). Woof. Q: Rotated throughout depending on who was under the log/bag. I’m still waiting for someone to say, “Nah.ContinueContinue reading “1/19 @F3VilleBlackOps Backblast – CSAUP Ruck #getbetter”

PreBlast #BlackOps #Rucking #Poshlands 1/20/18 0530 Abacus Q (meet at normal Poshland AO)

Join Abacus for a pre-beatdown ruck through the gloom of the Poshlands! Let’s face it the Poshland is so Posh it’s not really gloom. Get out and #GETBETTER Objective – cover 4 miles @ 12 minute pace Stick around for Storm Trooper VQ at 0700 Coffeeteria 0800 for recollection of our feats of strength

BackBlast #BlackOps #theHue #Torcher

YHC anxiously checked SLACK for fartsacks and other excuses. The flu was causing PAX to cancel left and right. YHC was worried it may be a PAX of 1. But, the workout must go on, so I set off to the gloom. To my happy surprise Double Down and Little Jerry were there waiting. StarContinueContinue reading “BackBlast #BlackOps #theHue #Torcher”

Preblast #BlackOps #theHue @charlievettinerpark Abacus VQ of #theHue 1/18/18 0530

What – Face melting beat down under the cover of darkness Where – theHue at Charlie Vettiner Park (park at tennis courts) WEAR A HEADLAMP or use your super x-ray vision to navigate the potholes of this NON-POSH BlackOps location When – Thursday 1/18/18 0530 to 0615 Why – Because we can and we should!ContinueContinue reading “Preblast #BlackOps #theHue @charlievettinerpark Abacus VQ of #theHue 1/18/18 0530”

Black Ops Back Blast: 1/15/18 Cox’s Park

  QIC: Red Roof PAX: Diablo, Wham!, Captain Insane-o, Digiorno, Mayberry, Mad Cow, Red Roof I drove down to Cox’s park on Sunday afternoon to scope out some dry pavement.  FYI – Cox’s Park has just as many shady characters on a Sunday afternoon there as there are in the Gloom during a weekday.  IContinueContinue reading “Black Ops Back Blast: 1/15/18 Cox’s Park”

#Preblast #blackops @thehue(lamb) @Abacus Q 1/18/18 0530 #feeltheburn #getbetter WEAR A HEADLAMP!!!

You won’t notice the cold or the dark. Go ahead HC for @thehue and #feeltheburn Where – Charlie Vettiner Park (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Charlie+Vettiner+Park/@38.1689527,-85.5608223,252m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x2a6f3afb358b4a75!8m2!3d38.1684043!4d-85.5628166) PARK AT TENNIS COURTS When – 1/18/18 0530 to 0615 Why – Do you need to ask? #F3Matters  

Black Ops: Monday (1/15/18 0530) Cox’s Park

Who: HIM’s who want to get better What: First beat down of the week, Q’ed by Red Roof When: Monday 1/15/18 0530 – Martin Luther King Day (MLK Visits Louisville) Where: Cox’s Park (Clickity Here for Location) Why:  Because YHC really wants more HIMs to see this AO.  Come out and get better on aContinueContinue reading “Black Ops: Monday (1/15/18 0530) Cox’s Park”

@F3VilleBlackOps Backblast 1/12/18 – Thunder in Joe Creason Park #getbetter #ISI

QIC: Captain Insane-o (YHC) Pax (17, woof): DoDoDoDoDoDo, Face, Trump, Wham!, Zartan, Tool Time, Double Down (respect), Quimby, Old Bay, Tron, Digiorno, Sea Bass, Nugget, Red Roof, Pope Gillespie Conditions: At 0420 it was 55* according to my talking wrist computer. When I picked up Face it was 49* and spitting rain. When we arrivedContinueContinue reading “@F3VilleBlackOps Backblast 1/12/18 – Thunder in Joe Creason Park #getbetter #ISI”

Back Blast: 1/8/17 Going in Circles at Cox’s Park Ruck

Cox’s Park – Going in Circles! QIC:  ehhhh, Red Roof I guess Pax: Captain Insane-o, Wham!, Red Roof Distance:  2.67 miles Pace: 16.16 min miles (not too shabby considering the ice ice baby) Attire (for Zoolander): Vasque Cresta Hiking Boots, All weather waterproof hiking pants (not sure of the make), North Face Jacket, Highland RoofingContinueContinue reading “Back Blast: 1/8/17 Going in Circles at Cox’s Park Ruck”