A whole new element

Weather: 70’s and windy QIC: ShamWow/Bing Pax: Cupcake, Bing, ShamWow, Crabcakes, Goob, Lambeau, Sir Wallace, Mr. Clean After a simply inquiring by YHC, the run AO quickly turned Ruck AO for this fine Gloom.  We welcomed Cupcake, visiting Pax from Naperville, shared the core principles and disclaimer, and went along our merry way.  Goob and …

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Which way is Bradenton?

Date: 1/27/2020 Weather: 56 degrees and moist (in too many ways to count, unfortunately) QIC: Manziel Pax: Bing, Brutus, Goob, Lambeau, Manziel, Mr. Clean, Ricky Bobby, Ripken, ShamWow, Sir Wallace, Stage Coach The good news: 5.15 rolled around right as Bing was launching into a tale of strange events on the pre-run with Ripken, allowing …

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Florida COLD

QIC:  Goob Weather:  COLD as balls (34 miserable degrees) Pax in attendance:  Brutus, Deep Dish, Goob, Lancelot, Mugsy, Olympus, Ripken, ShamWow, Sir Wallace At 5:10, Goob rolled into the parking lot expecting no cars, no humans, or signs of life in general.  This was a poor expectation as several brothers were huddled together in the …

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I Want You, to Ruck with Me!

Good Morning F3 Suncoast! Paradise, Florida in the Winter and it is 61 degrees…perfect for a morning beatdown. Friday morning at NBP and the Tower of Terror in Sarasota will come into play today. The temps are a mild 61 degrees and the humidity is low for the Gloom. This should prove to be a …

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Your Name Is Your Beatdown

Saturday 1.18.2020  60 degrees. I arrived early at Celery Fields to a group of cyclers headed out for a cruise.  Hang Ten approached me as he was getting ready to head out with them.  Prayers for their safe return. The 7:00 o’clock bell rang and I was by myself.  Took a mosey around the outside …

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Pumped up! Rucked Up!

Here we go on a Friday morning, welcome to NBP and the Gloom!! It is a perfect 67 degrees outside and the humidity will lend to to the sweat we are going to earn this morning. I do not get in a full pre run this morning instead I set the rucks and necessary other …

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That wasn’t so bad!

It was a glorious morning. Breezy but not windy. Perfect 71degrees with just the right humidity. Thank You God for such a morning! 515am – Greeting, Disclaimer, Brief Description of events. 517-525am – Warm up of Dynamic Stretches. Strawberry Pickers (IK), Windmills (IK), Agitators, Arm Circles and Michael Phelps. 525-531 – Big Sexy Mozy! Pickle …

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What…no Tower?

18 H.I.M showed up for a windy but delightful morning. 65-70, windy as heck. 515- Welcome, core principals, disclaimer, explanation of events 520-530- Dynamic Stretching w/ 20 arm circles each direction, 10 Michael Phelps, 10 Agitators, 10 Reach for the Stars, 10 Good Mornings, Mozy w/ butt kickers, Nur, karaoke 530-550- D.O.R.A – 9pairs – …

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Pick your torture

Weather-  a frigid 48 degrees QIC- Goob Pax-  Deep Dish, Clutch, Lancelot, Condenser, Trane, ShamWow, The Situation, Ricky Bobby, Diesel, Trump, Steel, Ringo, Snapshot, Sir Wallace   With the frigid weather bearing down on us, various Pax members rocking long sleeves, pants, skullies, and more, the 5 core principles were quickly recited and the mosey …

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