I’m baffled that as the quality of the OG facilities continue to grow, as evident from the newly laid mulch and the trees waiting to be planted, the attendance continues to ungrow, anti-grow, not row…? Whatever;  To quote the infamous Paula Cole “Where have all the cowboys gone?”  Props to […]
Attention: Hickory, Granite Falls, Taylorsville, Mountain View, Lenoir, Conover PAX and whoever else is reading this… Big News below so please spread the word to all during your AO announcements… The 2ndF of F3 is fellowship, and we have been trying to plan opportunities that are family friendly, PAX only, […]
Hey Hot Lips/Plank/Taz/Cable Guy/Stonewall, you like apples? Yes, CEd we do. Well, I’m doing a Backblast for Star.  How you like dem apples? https://youtu.be/R_MvFaBL5KU Weather:  still humid.  Come on, Big Man.  Let’s turn on the A/C, will ya? Thang:  Warmups + lots of chatter.  Approximate start time:  5:31 Mosey around […]
Great title, C Ed. Thanks. Howdy men and greetings from F3Hickory’s website.  Ain’t it a beauty? Couple of 1st F items for discussion.  Feel free to read, completely gloss over, and/or provide any feedback you feel necessary.  Except you.  And you over there in corner. Thanksgiving Convergence: If you’re in […]
Weather:  It’s getting there.  Almost time for Phlegm and Powder to hand over their 6 packs to Cousin Eddie.  Sorry, my bad, I meant time for P and P to start donning long sleeves. Thang:  No warmups today boys.  Grab a block. W/ block, run the old ER w/ the […]
Last minute Q for RAM = no problem. Not pressing the snooze for prerun … that’s another story. I thought I was going to be late to take off for a prerun but ended up the 1st PAX there. Here comes Patty, then Thunderdome, then…. two messages from SP and Cuz […]
An OG Backblast 3 weeks in a row – WOW!   The Thang:   5 Pax showed up for a pre-run or pre-ruck @ 5am then everyone circled up for warm-up that included:   Side Straddle Hops Humpies Imperial Storm Troopers Alternating Toe Touches Little Arm Circles Reverse Little Arm […]
So I’m sitting here waiting for the hurricane Florence to start down pouring on us and figured I should take the opportunity to write up my back blast from Thursday, so here it is. As I was preparing for the workout I figured it was time to get back to […]
After completing Smoky Mtn Relay in 2017, I wrote a backblast that thoroughly denounced Blue Ridge Relay as a complete red headed step child of relay races.  One that should be shunned.  BRR should be treated as a Ginger in a crowd of normal people, if you will.  Maybe I’ve […]
…a few days before the storm at the Organ Grinder!   I don’t know if you have every moseyed on the Hickory Trailhead Greenway on a cloudy damp morning @ 5:30 am, but its anything but green. Actually its dark – real dark & kinda creepy…and if you know how […]
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