Uncommon amongst uncommon – Catawba Valley Angel Rally

“He gives power to those who are tired and worn out; he offers strength to the weak. Even youths will become exhausted, and young men will fall give up. But those who wait on the Lord will find new strength. They will fly high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. […]

GF 5 yr Celebration

With anticipation, the time has come to get this thing started. Thoughts of, “will they come, how many, is it going to be tough enough?”, have been repeating in my mind for weeks. This is how it went… Goldburg with the PreRun:  With a few of us ready to go, Goldburg says he recieved a […]

Memorial Murph

Weather: fantastic weather to get better in.  PAX rolled in and it was time to get started.  Warmup:SSH x 15Humpies x 15ATT x 10 The Thang:We aren’t normally known for doing Hero WOD’s, but being Memorial Day, it seemed like a good time to break one out. And what better one to break out thank […]

Pick ’em up

What did the Rucker say to the runner?…gotta read to the end. Great morning for a beatdown. After dropping off my cardboard instructions, I pulled into the parking lot and found Goldberg knocking out his shoulder PT (#durability). Pax began rolling, then it was 0530 – Time to start. Mission and Disclaimer given  (always) Warm-up: […]

You inspire me

I’m sure the title caught your eye.  What could he mean?  Was there some divine revelation?  I guess you’ll have to click on the link to read the whole backblast.  You do read the whole thing, don’t you…not just the intro on Slack. Weather: Cool, a little humid, with a big ‘ole Blue Moon (celestial, […]

Turned too Early

Came up with my route last night and posted it to Slack but that did not stop my half asleep self turning too early during the route. There was a lunar eclipse this morning, a few PAX said they saw it. Mumble chatter with my group of runners was top notch, we found out that […]

Dad’s Camp 2021

When:  August 20 – 22, 2021 Who:  Pax and Shorties Where:  Camp Grier, Old Fort (Here’s a cool video about the camp) Why:  Why not, fella? Cost:  $110/person Pay via Cash App: $F3Hickory or send a check to the Q of Ducketts (Kapowski) to:  Kapowski, 721 46th Ave Dr NE, Hickory NC 28601. Make checks […]

Tough Road To Ho

Conditions….(we are ruckers, any conditions are good) Publix was wondering around looking for Doughboy to run, no Dough so grab a ruck.  Note…anytime Markup offers you a ruck, it could be a bad day…. The idea….ruck the 11 minutes to ER,  we started at the top of Hospital Hill with 10 Squats, 10 Merkins.  Ruck […]

Just for Fun

A wonderful muggy morning that was in the upper 60s and clear.  2 prerunners showed up, 1 FNG and 3 other pax were ready to exercise and fellowship with each other.  The mumble chatter was strong this morning and YHC just kept going until the pax realized they were not counting.  Someone threw out a […]

Thats why you show up for a PBR Q

Thanks to Swinger I actually had a little heads up on me being Q. Did that make me plan out some meticulous workout that would focus on all parts of the body equally? Ha, you know I figurin this thing out falling asleep or on the drive to PB. Roll up a little early and […]