Iron Idiocy

YHC stepped up to Q a last minute Labor Day Beatdown, and couldn’t pass up the opportunity to get a little Murph-like, plus some a tie into the converged name “Iron Idiocy”. The other option, “Village Throne” just doesn’t quite have the same ring...

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Rocks, Blocks and Parking Lots

YHC had intended for this beatdown to be a belated Sexual Chocolate beatdown, which was missed due to the Shmed last week… but after much thought, it just didn’t feel right not doing it on release day and not going to Footnote afterward. Please...

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8 Elevens on 8-11

  YHC had this BB typed up in a Google Doc with most NMM done, but forgot to post it. The main thing YHC remembers is that the EC run with Palin absolutely drained me, and I truly struggled through the morning. I appreciated the...

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Run N Gun #spartanstrong

The PAX “Runned” in two parts, first running to Mt. Tabor High School, gathering at the main entrance and taking time to express needs for prayer including the students, teachers, the family of the student killed and the...

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Around the block.

Quick and simple…   6 amazing men joined me for a hella good time.  So glad to wrap up this week on a high note.   The mission was to run  a mile, and get in a lot of squats!!!!!!  We ran from Bailey Park to Seventh, then did 10...

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The Easy Workout

This was supposed to be a record breaker workout inspired by a conversation with Zima a while back.  In addition to his clearly stated disdain for YHC’s existence, he cleverly brought two small creatures which hit YHC’s soft spot.  So...

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The Shmed 2021 Overnight Beatdown

The Shmed overlords did not plan properly for last year’s event when over 40 people (PAX + FiA + 2.0s + innocent bystanders) unexpectedly posted for the 2am workout.  Those are crazy numbers for Winston-Salem!  So to curtail the numbers to a more...

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Exploring the AO

I realized we hadn’t been out to the basketball court or the hill for a while, so decided to take a little tour of that part of the AO. We first warmed up at the parking lot with: SSH x 15 Broga (sun salutations) Abe Vigoda Whirlies...

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Unlucky Trip To Vegas

Wobegon, Lambchop, Mutton, Van Gogh, Dr. Toot, and Bevo YHC rarely ventures to Flatline given that I prefer the red variety of lines (which is much better than the white variety) however, when ask to Q I obliged.   Whenever I have posted at FL I...

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Smedfest Kickoff Hero Challenge

Warm up, Stretch and Mosey Each Round is repeated 4 times (4 sets).  Each round ends with 3-5 “Hero’s” who finish first. Those pax will increase their reps next set. Hero reps increase by 10, 5 and 2 reps respectively. If you are not the Hero...

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Mutiny on a humid morning

9 pax total for a humid morning run. A mutiny was launched as no pax were satisfied with the proposed routes so everybody did something different excluding the Q! 3 pax looking for EC launched at 0520 for 5 miles, Harden, Schneider & 60...

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