Festivus – The CSAUP for the rest-ivus
Date: 2025-12-13 AO: _area-51 Q: hoover , flipper, midriff, Benny, ToeJam, Tuna, geraldo, soft_pretzel PAX: Unplugged, snuka, voodoo, Emoji, taggart, The Worm, Roulette, kirby, F3 Elsa, Starch, Water Works, madison, Krzyzewski, wingman, ChickenWing, Toto, C3P0, Alf, Pepsi, ductwork, limey FNGs: None COUNT: 30(ish) A dirty thirty today for Festivus. We laughed, we cried (out in pain), men shared what was on their hearts and pushed themselves. Was it perfect? No. But it wasn’t meant to be.
Today we learned that Festivus is built on the same three pillars as F3. A sitcom about nothing has given us the very things that make up F3.
But nothing doesn’t mean meaningless, nothing is just an absence of … something. Of meaning. Today filled that void and will continue to, as long as we put in the work to make F3 what it is.
I’ll share below some of the words that were shared with the pax today. I hope you find strength in them, not because I wrote them but because they speak to a truth that we all face. That we are not in this alone and that everyday we post, every workout in the gloom, every shared moment is a miracle. We don’t workout for a race or a goal, we workout to be ready for life.
Feats of Strength. That’s the first F—Fitness. This morning proved we can still move our bodies, even when they object. Feats of Strength aren’t about who’s fastest or strongest (Team 1). They’re about showing up when it’s uncomfortable, pushing past excuses, and remembering that capability is earned—rep after rep, mile after mile. This is how we train for life, not just the workout.
Airing of Grievances. That’s the second F—Fellowship. Because nothing builds trust like the freedom to say, “I got a lot of problems with you people, and now you’re going to hear about it.” Real fellowship isn’t just jokes in the gloom and coffee after the beatdown. It’s accountability. It’s knowing the men around you care enough to call you out—and stick around afterward. Iron sharpens iron… and when that happens sparks will fly.
Festivus Miracles. That’s the third F—Faith. Not blind faith—earned faith. Faith that this is bigger than you. Because every man standing here this morning is a miracle. The fact that we woke up, laced our shoes, and chose to come out here today. As silly as it might have been or as hard as it was. We chose discomfort over the snooze button. That’s a small miracle. The fact that we choose not to do this alone, but with all the men standing around you, that’s the biggest miracle.
You men are a FESTIVUS MIRACLE!
So today we did things. We spoke hard truths. No decorations. No excuses. Just men, purpose, and a pole.
I’ll end with my Festivus miracle: During Flipper’s Q he challenged the men to partner up with a pax they didn’t know. That was a challenge for me, because I could look at every face there today and tell a story. Things we’ve done together, places we’ve been, inside jokes. That is my Festivus Miracle. You men are my Festivus miracle.
Thank you.
Special thanks to Benny, MARTA, Unplugged, Voodoo, Flipper, Tuna, Geraldo, Coach K, Ductwork, Toe Jam, Midriff, and Soft Pretzel for the help out there. This couldn’t have happened without your help and support. And if I overlooked you in the thanks or the pax list, know that it wasn’t intentional. The Worm left a bottle of Mezcal at Calvary and I’m in the middle of an experiment involving Mezcal, PBR, and putting up my Christmas tree.
-Nant’an Hoover
Today we learned that Festivus is built on the same three pillars as F3. A sitcom about nothing has given us the very things that make up F3.
But nothing doesn’t mean meaningless, nothing is just an absence of … something. Of meaning. Today filled that void and will continue to, as long as we put in the work to make F3 what it is.
I’ll share below some of the words that were shared with the pax today. I hope you find strength in them, not because I wrote them but because they speak to a truth that we all face. That we are not in this alone and that everyday we post, every workout in the gloom, every shared moment is a miracle. We don’t workout for a race or a goal, we workout to be ready for life.
Feats of Strength. That’s the first F—Fitness. This morning proved we can still move our bodies, even when they object. Feats of Strength aren’t about who’s fastest or strongest (Team 1). They’re about showing up when it’s uncomfortable, pushing past excuses, and remembering that capability is earned—rep after rep, mile after mile. This is how we train for life, not just the workout.
Airing of Grievances. That’s the second F—Fellowship. Because nothing builds trust like the freedom to say, “I got a lot of problems with you people, and now you’re going to hear about it.” Real fellowship isn’t just jokes in the gloom and coffee after the beatdown. It’s accountability. It’s knowing the men around you care enough to call you out—and stick around afterward. Iron sharpens iron… and when that happens sparks will fly.
Festivus Miracles. That’s the third F—Faith. Not blind faith—earned faith. Faith that this is bigger than you. Because every man standing here this morning is a miracle. The fact that we woke up, laced our shoes, and chose to come out here today. As silly as it might have been or as hard as it was. We chose discomfort over the snooze button. That’s a small miracle. The fact that we choose not to do this alone, but with all the men standing around you, that’s the biggest miracle.
You men are a FESTIVUS MIRACLE!
So today we did things. We spoke hard truths. No decorations. No excuses. Just men, purpose, and a pole.
I’ll end with my Festivus miracle: During Flipper’s Q he challenged the men to partner up with a pax they didn’t know. That was a challenge for me, because I could look at every face there today and tell a story. Things we’ve done together, places we’ve been, inside jokes. That is my Festivus Miracle. You men are my Festivus miracle.
Thank you.
Special thanks to Benny, MARTA, Unplugged, Voodoo, Flipper, Tuna, Geraldo, Coach K, Ductwork, Toe Jam, Midriff, and Soft Pretzel for the help out there. This couldn’t have happened without your help and support. And if I overlooked you in the thanks or the pax list, know that it wasn’t intentional. The Worm left a bottle of Mezcal at Calvary and I’m in the middle of an experiment involving Mezcal, PBR, and putting up my Christmas tree.
-Nant’an Hoover
Counter-Festivus: Strength Training for the Rest of Us
Date: 2025-12-13 AO: stonehenge Q: tagalong PAX: Cheese Curd, shrinkwrap, Moth, @RumpRoast FNGs: None COUNT: 5 Small but strong crowd this morning as the Festivus convergence pulled a lot of attention from the packs. No whining allowed — those who showed still got after it and put in some solid work.
We kicked things off with circuits around the pond, rotating through stations of clock merkins, lunges, and squats, plus some picnic bench dips to keep things spicy. From there, we moseyed over to the turf field where we embraced our inner construction crew, lifting heavy Trex picnic benches, followed by lunges and burpees on the turf to remind everyone that Christmas calories don’t burn themselves.
An executive Q decision was made to call it at the 45-minute mark to allow Cheese Curd ample time to get to !Festivus! and for the rest of the PAX to pursue hot coffee, bagels, and general Christmas cheer :coffee::bagel:.
PAX in attendance: Cheese Curd – punched the pre-run clock and punched his ticket to Festivus Moth – steady, dependable, and quietly putting in work @rumproast – showed up ready to tell stories, ask questions and put in his usual solid effort… and delivered shrinkwrap – also partook in Christmas party beverages and stayed up past midnight, but unlike Dr. Copper, he pushed through and got better today. Bonus points for being the neighborhood driver — leadership looks good on you
Absent but said he was attending: Brisket — HC but was reportedly sidelined after staying up too late drinking eggnog and delivering a deep dive on future vs. spot pricing of copper and other non-precious metals at a neighborhood Christmas party. Markets were analyzed.
Always good to get out and lead. Appreciate the men who showed up, embraced the suck, and got better this morning.
Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals :christmas_tree::facepunch:
We kicked things off with circuits around the pond, rotating through stations of clock merkins, lunges, and squats, plus some picnic bench dips to keep things spicy. From there, we moseyed over to the turf field where we embraced our inner construction crew, lifting heavy Trex picnic benches, followed by lunges and burpees on the turf to remind everyone that Christmas calories don’t burn themselves.
An executive Q decision was made to call it at the 45-minute mark to allow Cheese Curd ample time to get to !Festivus! and for the rest of the PAX to pursue hot coffee, bagels, and general Christmas cheer :coffee::bagel:.
PAX in attendance: Cheese Curd – punched the pre-run clock and punched his ticket to Festivus Moth – steady, dependable, and quietly putting in work @rumproast – showed up ready to tell stories, ask questions and put in his usual solid effort… and delivered shrinkwrap – also partook in Christmas party beverages and stayed up past midnight, but unlike Dr. Copper, he pushed through and got better today. Bonus points for being the neighborhood driver — leadership looks good on you
Absent but said he was attending: Brisket — HC but was reportedly sidelined after staying up too late drinking eggnog and delivering a deep dive on future vs. spot pricing of copper and other non-precious metals at a neighborhood Christmas party. Markets were analyzed.
Always good to get out and lead. Appreciate the men who showed up, embraced the suck, and got better this morning.
Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals :christmas_tree::facepunch:
A new deep threat
Date: 2025-12-12 AO: ufo-ultimatefriz Q: MARTA PAX: Crawdad, Yeti, Steve Hall, Zipper, Situation, Fruity Pebbles, Wu Tang is for the children, JH, David Baker, Broken Arrow, Spyglass, Wario, pinkeye, biden, aoli, puddles, bullystick, peaches FNGs: None COUNT: 19 The THANG: A brisk morning led the PAX onto the field… a questionable low text chain commitment ballooned to a 9 v 10 match pitching familiar foes of red against an overly handsome yellow team. The clock struck 520 and after some pathetic looking side straddle hops, it begun.
Yellow took an early 3-1 lead which was quickly tied by red. The score remained close until the end… but first some notable notables. Yellow abused the petite stature of red by throwing it up to @wutang who appeared to have finally completed his late 20s growth spurt. Friday Zipper was in peak form executing numerous goalline conversions despite @peaches being in his back pocket all morning. Red was not without their triumphs. Outside of a glorious hand block by MARTA, Spyglass and @fruity_pebbles deep shots to @peanut kept them relevant. The @wario v @peanut chirping was a sight to behold.. right after calling him out Wario immediately dropped the disc. On a subsequent play @peanut streaked deep for a score only to be targeted by said Wario. The competiton for dirtiest player in next years fresbys will be intense. Hc braniac was a no show to ultimate and breakfast… maybe he’s there now?
Back to the match- the final points were fierce. YhC streaked up the line to score on a beautiful hammer by wutang. Red quickly leveled the score to force ultimate point. The teams pushed the field in both directions after several d’s and turnovers.. as time was expiring, yhc hucked it to @yeti over @aoli who was either held down by the wind or the wind buoyed the disc over his outstretched arms – i couldnt tell. Yeti taps it in for the win.
Red: 13 Fruity Fly with me Biden Broken Spyglass Peanut/jh AOLI PINK EYE Peaches Braniac (absentee)
Yellow: 14 Yeti Marta Sitch Fresh meat Puddles Wario Wutang Crawdad Bullystick Zipper
ANNOUNCEMENTS PRE Christmas game announced no Friday game after Christmas Festivus tomorrow 7 to 9
COT Prayers for broken arrows dad’s surgery Praise the biker is slowly recovering
Yellow took an early 3-1 lead which was quickly tied by red. The score remained close until the end… but first some notable notables. Yellow abused the petite stature of red by throwing it up to @wutang who appeared to have finally completed his late 20s growth spurt. Friday Zipper was in peak form executing numerous goalline conversions despite @peaches being in his back pocket all morning. Red was not without their triumphs. Outside of a glorious hand block by MARTA, Spyglass and @fruity_pebbles deep shots to @peanut kept them relevant. The @wario v @peanut chirping was a sight to behold.. right after calling him out Wario immediately dropped the disc. On a subsequent play @peanut streaked deep for a score only to be targeted by said Wario. The competiton for dirtiest player in next years fresbys will be intense. Hc braniac was a no show to ultimate and breakfast… maybe he’s there now?
Back to the match- the final points were fierce. YhC streaked up the line to score on a beautiful hammer by wutang. Red quickly leveled the score to force ultimate point. The teams pushed the field in both directions after several d’s and turnovers.. as time was expiring, yhc hucked it to @yeti over @aoli who was either held down by the wind or the wind buoyed the disc over his outstretched arms – i couldnt tell. Yeti taps it in for the win.
Red: 13 Fruity Fly with me Biden Broken Spyglass Peanut/jh AOLI PINK EYE Peaches Braniac (absentee)
Yellow: 14 Yeti Marta Sitch Fresh meat Puddles Wario Wutang Crawdad Bullystick Zipper
ANNOUNCEMENTS PRE Christmas game announced no Friday game after Christmas Festivus tomorrow 7 to 9
COT Prayers for broken arrows dad’s surgery Praise the biker is slowly recovering
BackBlast 12-12: Slow Cheetah
Date: 2025-12-12 AO: scars Q: F3 Elsa , PAX: Roulette, Blanks, Pepsi, wildturkey, The Worm, Odd Job FNGs: None COUNT: 7 WARMUP: Mosey to the main road while being followed by a very loud deer (Seriously. wildturkey can back me up on the deer.) THE THANG: Fast ruck to Ardrey Kell in an attempt to beat Google’s estimated walk time – and we CRUSHED it. Excellent navigation pointers courtesy of U06C4SHHF0B to help us circle back. Reminder to bring headlights/flashlights as our brief neighborhood shortcut had zero street lights and I’m not positive that one bus even had its headlights on. Great weather this morning and the mumble chatter was on point including an key reminder that in order to f3nation.com/post/accelerate we must first be f3nation.com/post/consistency. MARY: Who dat? ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Reminder to complete planning survey available here forms.gle/deD54xt7Bt8ABF5c8 2. Festivus at Calvary 7am Tomorrow! COT: Stay safe and keep posting over the holidays!
Holiday decorations route
Date: 2025-12-12 AO: _sob Q: frasier , PAX: bunker, C3P0, fire_hazard, Franky, Hippie, midriff, Taco_Stand, wingman FNGs: None COUNT: Brexit WARMUP: THE THANG: Pretty simple. If there was exterior illumination, we did five of the called exercises, if there were inflatables, we did 10 and if there was baby Jesus, we did 15 of the college exercises. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: sorry for the false start at 5:15 being advertised. COT:
Some running, Some Rucking
Date: 2025-12-11 AO: sparta Q: hoover , Orange Whip PAX: Cheese Curd FNGs: None COUNT: 5 WARMUP: quick discussion on who is running vs rucking
THE THANG: Ruckers go one way / Runners went another
Ruckers got just under 4 miles Runners got just over 6 miles
MARY: nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: festivus this weekend COT: thanks whip for taking us out
THE THANG: Ruckers go one way / Runners went another
Ruckers got just under 4 miles Runners got just over 6 miles
MARY: nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: festivus this weekend COT: thanks whip for taking us out
Out… and back again
Date: 2025-12-11 AO: the-devils-turn Q: flipper PAX: Polly, Astro (Kyle Kirchhoff), frasier, fleetwood, turkey_leg, gumbo, Dosey Doe FNGs: None COUNT: 7 WARMUP: 3 PreRunners THE THANG: greenway out and back again with varying paces and grouping, but all ran the called route COT: Astro took us out
Fallen Angel
Date: 2025-12-11 AO: peak-51 Q: Spammer PAX: Spammer, lois, Mounds FNGs: None COUNT: 3 WARMUP: slow pace jog down to stumptown park to admire the festivities. 20x ssh, squats and 10x good morning Nashville. THE THANG: one runner runs the park lap among the lights while the other two work on exercises by the flag. Each pax completed 150 sit-ups and 150 step ups and several laps. Just started on a round of tricep dips before it was time to head back to launch.
Lots of cool light displays in Stumptown including the pax favorite tunnel of love. Only display that was remotely Christian in nature was an Angel which was fallen over on the path…
MARY: rosalita and IW until we met up with Sparta. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Festivus this Saturday COT: Orange Whip
Lots of cool light displays in Stumptown including the pax favorite tunnel of love. Only display that was remotely Christian in nature was an Angel which was fallen over on the path…
MARY: rosalita and IW until we met up with Sparta. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Festivus this Saturday COT: Orange Whip
No plan, just pain …..
Date: 2025-12-11 AO: the-phoenix Q: Franky , PAX: SweetWater, Roulette, Blanks, Hawkeye, taggart, wildturkey, Starch, Hawkeye, midriff FNGs: None COUNT: 9 WARMUP: short and brisk run, 15 SSHs, imperial walkers, hilly Billies, dynamic stretching THE THANG: 11s with merkins and LBCs, run to the Y parking lot. Variaty of merkins and core exercises; run to the pavilion, step-ups, dips, Superman’s, Romanian dead lifts, more running and merkins + lbcs; 2.2 miles total. MARY: a few of pax favorites. ANNOUNCEMENTS: festivus this Saturday at Cavalry. COT: prayers for Turkas family as they grieve the loss of their dog; prayers for others dealing with challenges in their lives.
