After FINISHING the Jacksonville spartan super this past weekend, QIC had some thoughts. I was very proud of the group for finishing and also for the outstanding fellowship displayed during the race. We all had to persevere through mental and physical fatigue and I believe God was running with us that whole race. Perseverance is […]
15 Strong Pax fought their way out of the fartsack to come honor the troops, get dirty, and support the VQ. It was a perfect gloom, 66 degrees and breezy. Some veterans were understandably absent, nursing wounds from the recent Spartan battle, yet several Spartan soldiers burst through the gloom to continue the fight this […]
When special days fall on a Wednesday, some of us tend to celebrate the entire week instead of just the day. 13 HIM posted in the NE Florida Spring gloom for this anniversary block party. It has been said if you don’t know your history, you are doomed to repeat it. Well, it has become […]
10 HIM’s of the Badlands assembled on a breezy and cool April morning to sharpen iron, enjoy some Broga and Fellowship. As the appointed hour drew near YHC was particularly glad to see that 9 other PAX were as excited as me to post this morning. Today was about mindfulness…mindful thinking, mindful actions and mindful […]
Eleven PAX were NOT scared of “melting” and arrived at Badland’s ready to accept the Q’s challenge of “not being THAT GUY!” (THAT GUY who fartsacks, later reads the Backblast and Slack comments and wishes he had went to F3!) Unfortunately, there were several THAT GUYS on this wet Monday morning. Although the forecast indicated […]
After many a night of Spartan obstacle nightmares and lost sleep due to the anxiety of climbing up a darn rope, YHC decided (albeit late in the process) to help himself and everyone with the obstacles in their life. Warm Up PAX was requested to YELL “Halt” at the end of each warm up exercise […]
This week was an eye opening one for YHC and other brothers who are doing the Spartan Race. We train hard but we don’t spend enough time in recovery. Many PAX are nursing shoulder, back and hamstring injuries including YHC. Sometimes YHC needs to throw the pride and expectations out the window to realize what […]
Kessel Run Six PAX awoke after a cold front moved in for a chilly Monday morning mosey. As my VQ I wanted to log some miles for Kessel and what better way than to get better fighting a 15mph wind and elevation! The Klydes (Snuffy, Dr Okie, Flounder) pushed through the wind for tour of […]
Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the Apollo space program. 3 days into a planned 6 day moon mission, an oxygen tank exploded, prompting Jim Lovell (played by Tom Hanks in the movie) to utter the famous words, “Houston, we have a problem” … Today marks the 48 th year after their safe, […]
After a quickly moving storm blew through yesterday the morning air was crisp with a slightly noticeable breeze. Your Q in charge got to the AO early to determine if our construction site would be suitable for the planned beatdown. Yes, indeed it would be a beautiful morning for what Osteen would refer to as […]