Backblasts

PB: Farewell to G.R.i.T.S., Part I

Life is a journey not a destination. –Ralph Waldo Emerson It is both with somber gratitude and great appreciation I write this #PreBlast. Our good buddy GRITS is packing up from F3 Alpha and heading back to the #Muthaship region. While it looks like the job is taking him there, we …

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Convergence 2016 (10.1)

Gentlemen and faithful PAX, We are pleased to announce that our 2nd annual Atlanta/Alpharetta AO convergence will be held from 7:00AM (sharp!) to 8:30AM on Saturday, October 1st at Riverside Park in Roswell, GA. All regularly scheduled Saturday workouts will be cancelled Address is: 575 Riverside Rd, Roswell, GA 30075 …

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Small crew, big effort!

A combination of injuries, travel, and the oh-so-warm grip of the dreaded fartsack left us with only 3 HIM’s who made it out to raise a salute to the shovel flag this morning at Big Creek!  No need to stare at the watches and ponder the whereabouts of our ill-fated …

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Math is Hard

12 faithful at the Rubicon this Tuesday morning. But where is the flag? #QFail The Warmup: Let’s mosey.. A lap around the interior circle of trail, with stops for ATMs.. Alternating Shoulder Taps, Tempo Merkin, Merkins. Mosey to home base on the FOD. The Thang: YHC pulls out the digital …

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Happy Legs Day

Morning festivities began with VQ Happy rolling up with Pharrel’s hit song Happy blaring to get all of the HIM in the right mindset.  Sadly there were only two HIM present at this point to hear aforementioned song.  Happy was not deterred despite the adversity.  15 PAX took the red …

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Pre-Blast for Happy’s VQ

What: All Sad Things Will Come Untrue When: Monday 9/19/16 Where: in front of Twisted Taco on Medlock Bridge Who: Any male and an FNG Forecast: Cloudy 69 degrees Preview: Happy’s VQ full of lots of happiness and a tribute to the man, myth, and legend Johnny Cash YHC is …

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‘Ships Passing in the Dark’

YHC is still coming on a runner’s high from this morning’s journey, and a journey it was. Four PAX pushed through the biggest hill we’ve tackled so far.. I’m confident saying it was the biggest hill F3 Alpha has seen at any AO. This run included a mile of greenway, …

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Dropping BOMBS

We had a great turnout Tuesday at the Rubicon with 15 PAX! We warmed up in the parking lot because Big South complained about his shoes getting wet last time.  Then moseyed to the pavilion for One Minute Drills. One minute each – OYO – Mercans, Big boy sit ups, …

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