Thirteen PAX gathered in the gloom to face two legendary heavy hitters: Dora and Charles Bronson. The air was cool but not cold, no rain (yet), and the EC runners were stretching it out as we prepared to take on the Coal Pit and the Parking Deck...
Read moreOn January 7, 2025, Chick-Flick had his last Flatline Q, and on January 14 YHC had his first Flatline Q under watch as the Temporary Site Q. Somewhere in between there it can be said YHC’s temporary reign became official… In honor of...
Read moreYHC arrived after a slow mosey to Sherwood to see cars of EC runners already parked. Schlitz, Palin, and Greenspan soon came charging up at their 7 min/mile pace to join Chisel, Dr Toot, Boomerang, and Tammy. Tammy placed the shovel flag and we...
Read moreAs YHC turned the calendar it was one of several reminders that I’m weeks away from my 65th birthday – medicare supplement mailers, social security statements, and Facebook posts showing fitness levels that indicate longevity and...
Read moreAs the calendar creaked toward another year older and wiser (debatable), seven PAX gathered in the gloom at Mayhem to ring in the New Year the only way we know how: rocks, burpees, poor decisions, and brotherhood. Yours truly, Rollback, had the Q...
Read moreGrabbed my bag o’ music and headed to Speas for a Q at Purgatory for the last one of the year. Started up tunes from Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. A good crowd rolled in and we jumped right in to Warmarama: SSH, Abe V, Whirlies...
Read moreI did not plan to write this backblast so soon after the beatdown, but considering the peril my body is in after this morning, this is the only task YHC can muster the strength to accomplish. Sometimes you just want to sit down and complain. I...
Read moreThe call went out and the PAX answered, assembling under cover of darkness for a Christmas journey that was never meant to be comfortable. The census was called, and the warm-up set the tone as we prepared for the long road ahead. Mary and...
Read moreAfter accusations that an AI has been writing previous backblasts, I want to assure everyone this was written by a real human being with thumbs, emotions, and a questionable relationship with em dashes. 🥃 RISING PROOF — A Backblast About Growth...
Read moreWe’re withstanding a week whelmed with wintry weather without a wee wish for warmer wandering. YHC whimsically welcomed whomever PAX whatever we wake to weatherwise Wednesday. Whatdoyaknow, without winds, yet wholly a winter waste, which...
Read moreThere’s something rotten with our world. And I don’t want to make light of all the very real and very terrible tragedies that are happening with greater frequency – I hold space for those and hope that you do, too. But in the...
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