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Date: 2025-10-21 AO: skunk-works Q: Header PAX: lois, smokey FNGs: None COUNT: 3 I was DR and the PAX aren’t on Slack….
WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:

A little peace of sunshine on a cold dark morning

Date: 2025-10-25 AO: stonehenge Q: Cheese Curd PAX: ToeJam, teddyf3, wildturkey, Starch FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: Grab a sandbag (options 60, 50, 40) and let’s walk. Not sure which lot we’re were in, but IW and SSH
THE THANG: not moving far, we did for corners w/ sandbags 10 sandbag burpees in the middle Corners: x20 reps each -squats -bunny hops -merkins -Thrusters
Head to the pond
Stairs 20 weighted big boy sit ups / 5 curls 15 BB sit ups/ 10 curls 10 BBSU / 15 curls 5 BBSU / 20 curls
2 rounds, 15 reps per exercise and a lap -overhead press -weighted dips -rows
Head over to the pavilion
Bear crawl drag bag forward half way/ backwards Bear crawl drag the 2nd half
Flutters
side crawl pull through right half way / side crawl pull through the other way
Head back to launch
Heels to heaven and DONE
MARY: oh yeah
ANNOUNCEMENTS: see slack and the WT pinned list of CSAUP events
COT: prayers for Sara as she recovers
So today was a redo for YHC. I did this workout solo a few weeks ago and put it above my visor for a rainy day. No rain, but it was nice having a workout preplanned
teddyf3 making the drive from his new Fort Mill home, was fighting all day. Bragging about his chile from last night, it was begging to come out this am. We were all surprised by his “Dragon Breath” that he let escape during Mary… bold move soldier!
ToeJam was ready to go. Always light on and it always comes in handy. Crushed the sandbag today… some might say he needed to go heavier?!
Starch after lack of sleep he decided to do the harder thing. He broke away from the warmth and posted. Well deserved nap later, as he still has a troublesome little one… welcome to life with a kid
wildturkey so I may have have “suggested” that Turkey needed his heavier bag today and I will expect a thank you note later. He crushed the workout and told us a few Dad jokes along the way!
It was a cool but great morning to be in the gloom. Glad I got to redo this workout with the Pax. Not easy, but not that bad.
Oh, get your Lola blankets for Xmas … ToeJam highly recomends!
Great job, enjoy the day!

Runnin! Rocks

Date: 2025-10-24 AO: the-brave Q: Hippie PAX: fire_hazard, teddyf3, bunker, Franky, frasier, Taco_Stand FNGs: None COUNT: 7 WARMUP: SSH, potato pickers, merkins, Mtn climbers THE THANG: jog to 6 rock pile stations for weighted exercises
– 1st Rock Pile: overhead press, goblet squats, curls – 2nd Rock Pile: same exercises as 1st rock pile but we had lunges – 3rd Rock Pile: repeat exercises – 4th rock pile: Big Change! We replaced lunges with reverse lunges – 5th – same as 1st rock pile exercises – 6th – abbreviated, running out of time
@teddy got a little too brave at the-brave and left the Pax high and dry 3 minutes before the workout finished. I will forever guard against this next time I am Q. #neverforget
Great to have Taco_Stand back out today. Hope to see the rest of Yall out next week.
We missed our brothers from scars at COT who began a new site location and start time. They will be meeting at 5:15 moving forward.
MARY: box cutters, flutters, LBCs, planks ANNOUNCEMENTS: Terror Trails next week, keep an eye out for Deck the Halls date.

World’s Toughest Mile (or 1/2 mile)

Date: 2025-10-24 AO: joust Q: ductwork PAX: geraldo, hopper, Mr. Magoo, header, Focker, puddin_pop, ductwork, @limey FNGs: None COUNT: 8 Ghost-written for the Slackless @limey Not so much of a #FunFriday at Joust. Rather a true, hard core beatdown that will be felt for days. This gem is from recent visits to F3 Chicago. Great group this morning putting in some WORK.
WARMUP: SSH (or for puddin_pop “Side Straddle Nopes”), IW, Sharon Towers, Mtn. Climbers, Runner’s Stretch
THE THANG: Mosey to the track for the announcement of the World’s Toughest Mile (or something like that). Simple concept, tough to do. Starting at the 50 yd line, work around the track to the other side (1/8 of a mile), completing the exercise for that segment: 1. Burpee Broad Jump 2. Bear Crawl 3. Lunge Walk 4. Run Rinse and repeat to complete the mile. Goal was to put forth the effort and hold off modifying until absolutely necessary. The PAX made it to 1/2 mile, completing all 4 segments but ran out of time. Added 3 minutes of Burpee Broad Jumps at the end. You are welcome…
MARY: None. Too tired
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brew Ruck Food Drive Nov 15th. Christmas Party and Festivus CSAUP in Dec
COT: @limey

The Great Pumpkin tour

Date: 2025-10-24 AO: centurion Q: snowflake , PAX: Snuka, Rawhide, Project Z FNGs: None COUNT: 4 WARMUP: Short loop to front of Big Blue; Side-Straddle Hops, Imperial Walkers, Low Slow Squats, Mt. Climbers, Merkins, Stretches THE THANG: Series of Moseys looping thru parking lot w pain stations. At Chicken Salad Chick: Back Lunges, LS Squats, Front Lunges. At Pet supplies: 10 Diamonds, 10 Merkins, 10 Wide Arms. At bank, Sevens w Burpees and Jump Squats. At Cabo: Shoulder Taps, Hip Slaps, Shoulder Taps. People’s Chair against back wall w Air Presses. At picnic tables: Dips, Derkins, Step Ups x 2. Loop around to Cabo and follow routine in reverse. MARY: At Chuckie Cheese, various. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dec 7 Christmas Party at Hops house, see signups. Brew Ruck food drive coming soon. COT: Gratitude all around.

New location who dis…

Date: 2025-10-24 AO: scars Q: Roulette , PAX: The Worm, Blanks, wildturkey FNGs: None COUNT: 4 Inaugural launch from our new time and location, happy to see the cars in the lot as YHC was pulling in, if you’re not early you’re late, I like it. Progress is forged in discomfort, we strive to be uncomfortable in these early morning gatherings, so that we might strengthen our will to move forward. SCARS promises 3+ miles of fellowship rucking and that’s what you go this morning. The Worm shared his knowledge to Tequila and that there are some out there that can taste like s’mores, I’m intrigued… U093Y9UF3BK is on a massive posting streak, keep it up brother wildturkey gets animated around geese ANNOUNCEMENTS: So many Terror Trails, Food Drive Brew Ruck, Jingle Bell Run, Turkey Jam, Deck the halls, Festivous, holiday parties COT: Gratitude for the weather, the ability to do these things, and the men to share the fellowship with.

Twas the afternoon after Sparta

Date: 2025-10-23 AO: sparta Q: hoover PAX: geraldo, Joker, ductwork, Gazette FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: Talk about where OW is. Still sleeping. He texted YHC at 0200 saying it was a long night. Hope everything is OK. Talk about the route.
THE THANG: Run and ruck to the Sportsplex, runners did extra credit going on the greenway and working their way to Harris Teeter.
MARY: No Mary but I hear Prince Murray has a dealership in the valley selling a white Mercedes, 2001 S.E.L. Limited Edition. Moon roof, all-leather interior. At a very good price, pay cash.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Shhh … someone is having a birthday. It’s a surprise, plus there’s a canned food drive, a holiday party, and a CSAUP
COT: Slim Fast took us out

T-Shirt… yes/no

Date: 2025-10-23 AO: the-devils-turn Q: flipper PAX: fleetwood, Dosey Doe, frasier, gumbo, Polly, fletch, Cheese Curd, citgo, turkey_leg, flipper FNGs: None COUNT: 10 4 vampires ran tempo, started before us, and finished (just) after.
WARMUP: Polly and Fleetwooed PreRan THE THANG: 6 of us tackled the Tshirt route today, including 3 PAX who we don’t see often anymore, good to have fletch, Polly, and Cheese Curd join us for a Thursday Runday. Begs the question, however, where are the regulars??? MARY: nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: terror trails, deck the halls, holiday party etc. COT: YHC took us out

Briarwick Loop

Date: 2025-10-23 AO: the-phoenix Q: wingman PAX: Roulette, wildturkey, kirby, Hawkeye, Blanks, taggart, midriff FNGs: None COUNT: 8 WARMUP: SSH, IW, Windmill THE THANG: Briarwick Loop – Touch the sacs cut thru the bushes into the neighborhood.
Alternate and corners and cul-de-sacs between merkins and mary. Run in between and pick up the six.
Bear-crawl back out to Bryant Farms
Like the image from yesterday. Grab some tires and chuck em while one PAX does 5 flips on the big boy. Play a game of stack-ems to leave the pile nice and tidy.
Run back to Launch. 516a. Sorry.
MARY: during ANNOUNCEMENTS: – 11/1 – Terror Trails on sale this week. – Brew Can Ruck – 4 miles carrying AMCAYC. Starting at wooden robot working towards Sugar Creek. Stops along the way – Turkey Jam – Rea Farms Convergence Thanksgiving morning – bootcamp/run/ruck options. – Deck the Halls – 14 Decks – Holiday Party – Hops – Festivus – Convergence of Celebration COT: – Grateful for our health, healing our minds, taking our positive energy into the world today. – Great work by all.

Musical Morning

Date: 2025-10-20 AO: firestarter Q: C3P0 PAX: Adobe, Point Break, Franky, Brexit, Taco_Stand, Hawkeye FNGs: None COUNT: 7 WARMUP: mosey to 131 main, a little backward running and carioca, then the standards SSH, IW, LSS, scorpion to runner’s stretch, calf stretch, CDD
THE THANG: mosey around Target to the coupon stash and circle up with 3 set of of goblet squat, uneven merkin, curls, mosey around parking lot, back to coupons, another 3 sets of OHP, big boys, calf raises. Return coupons, mosey to the stairs. Bottom of stairs 5 merkins, run up to top, 2 burpees, repeat. Did this about 5 times and finished with dying cockroach & hip thrusters
MARY: got a little in along the way
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Terror trails coming up 11/1, Christmas Party at Hops in mid December
COT: Thank you Franky for just signing me up. Cool to see Brexit & Taco_Stand for first time in a year or more – which is even funnier considering how infrequently I’ve been getting out. And good to see Point Break I hope he wasn’t too bored with the workout posting beast that he is. Nice to meet Adobe too, though we didn’t get much chance to talk, but now that he knows my music taste perhaps he’s lost interest, same with Hawkeye who might be old enough to retire but definitely isn’t slowing down..
Add Firestarter to your rotation & stick around for the coffee Franky said he’s buying