August 28th, 2017 By Buckwheat

13, that’s right, 13 men beat the fartsack and came out to Comanche’s newest beatdown, a CRUISE.  I honestly expected three or four this morning and was pleasantly surprised when Pax started showing up out of the woodwork.  Some people drove to the AO, some people walked, and some people ran (@Buffalo Bill & @Hammer #Overachievers).  I drove in from .2 miles away and caught grief for it.  However, I needed somewhere to store my water bottle, towel, muscle roller, phone, etc.

My watch said 0530 and we rolled out.  I totally forgot to do a disclaimer, so here goes #betterlatethannever.  We’ll be running in the dark and on uneven terrain and will do our best to keep everyone safe.  If you get hurt, we won’t leave you roadside.

According to a few, my watch is fast and we left a little early.  Nonetheless, the stragglers who drove or ran up right at 5:30 managed to catch up to us quickly.  As promised, we did not leave anyone behind.  The route was a hilly two-mile loop through the Christenbury hood which we ran and then reversed the second time through.  I would’ve much preferred a flat route for our first cruise, but there really aren’t any solid flat routes for any sort of distance in or around our hood.  For you new cruisers, this was not an easy route and you guys crushed it!

Rt. on Camden Town, Left down Cox Mill, Right on Barrowcliff and around the loop past @Hammer’s house.  Stop and grab a beer then continue on across Cox Mill onto Heritage Farm.  Make a left and run up Donnington.  Right on Camden Town.  Run to end of Camden Town and make left on upper Ashley Green back to the Manor House.

Thanks to @Hammer and @Buffalo Bill for watching the six today.  I was trying to stay up front and get the six too and was caught in the middle at times.

Happy Moleskin:

1. Near perfect weather today for a run.  62 w/ low humidity.
2. Welcome back to F3 @Nullpointer Error after spending two months in India.  Way to push yourself this morning, especially considering your long hiatus.
3. @Hammer & @Buffalo Bill – You guys were movin today!
4. @Sizzlean Great job making it through the first loop and part of the second before peeling off!
5. @Dynomite, @Daisy Dukes, and @Robin’s Nest- Excellent work today.  You made it through your first cruise.  Apparently, it wasn’t challenging enough for @Robin’s Nest as he stopped for some solo pain stations along the way.  STRONG
6. @Mr. McFeeley- Way to grind it out and finish both loops today, bro!
7. @Ranger- You’re a hybrid and will be a rabbit in no time…
8. @Knoxville- You’re a natural runner.
9. @Sully- Thanks for joining us this morning.  I know you had to rush out to get to work.  Heard you tweaked your calf right at the end.  Hope it’s not too bad and it heals up quick!
10. @Oboe- Nice, steady pace today man.
11. Proud of all of you for stepping outside your comfort zones and joining us for a cruise.  It’s not easy, but as they always say in F3, YOU WILL GET STRONGER.  Keep coming out for these and you’ll be KILLING it at bootcamps in no time.
12. YHC has the Q tomorrow at Comanche.  It will be a little different than normal #showtoknow
13. @Oboe is Qing our inaugural Iron Thunder beatdown Wednesday and says he will be bringing his own instruments of pain.
14. @Mr. McFeeley has the Q for Thursday’s bootcamp.  Not sure what he has planned, but I have no doubt it will be entertaining ;-).
15. Way to start off you week strong, men!!!!!