Winter CSAUP 2024

  • QIC: Slapshot
  • When: 01/13/2024
  • Posted In: 1st f, CSAUP

Winter CSAUP 2024

RESOLVE

Do you have the resolve, resiliency, and commitment to accelerate into the new year…and maintain it.

This CSAUP will test you, and 3 of your fellow pax to push yourselves physically and mentally.

For 2 hours you will push yourself to do as many miles and as many reps as you possibly can. Each mile/Each rep will score a point for yourself and your team.

Come ready to push yourself and push each other!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F48ADAC2FA2FC1-46660577-resolve#/

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Winter is Coming…CSAUP 2023

IMPORTANT MESSAGE INCOMING……………… This holiday season, you may be indulging in a lot of cookies, pies, candy, and other calorie rich treats which is totally expected. That said, you may be looking and needing an opportunity to burn those calories in a way that’ll justify all of those cookies.

Well men…YOU ARE IN LUCK because on 12/16…that’s 12/16 we will be hosting a Winter CSAUP that will guarantee to burn some of those empty calories!

WHERE is this amazing opportunity? Why Tega Cay Elementary School of course. Please come ready to compete and push yourself in the winter CSAUP that will leave you sore but thankful!

HOW will I be able to burn these calories? Get your team of 4 for a competition that will push you physically and mentally (because there will be math).

WHAT are the Details I need to know?

Cliff Notes version: 4 man teams 12 stations of pain 2 hours AMRAMP (that’s right this will only be 2 hours of your day with maybe some coffee and cookies afterwards…maybe…)

Each team will compete against the other to see which team can get the most Points/Reps in the time allotted. (1 rep = 1 point)

The prize…..well that’s TBD but it’ll mostly be bragging rights.

WHY are we even doing this?????????? Well because we GET TO GUYS…..we GET TO!!!!!

More details to come in the next few weeks. Signup Genius link will be coming. Hope to you see you there!

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Dam to Dam 2024 – Preblast

The mission of F3 involves the invigoration of male community leadership. This leadership leads to impact and influence within our community. Consistent with this mission, F3 the Fort has impacted our community over the past 4 years through our fundraising efforts tied to the Dam 2 Dam relay. In total, we have raised over $100,000 towards Harlans Heroes, St. Jude, Autism Strong, Defend the Fatherless as well as created a scholarship for local high school seniors at all 3 schools in the Fort Mill area.

This year, we are requesting your support by participating in the Dam 2 Dam relay which will be held on Saturday, February 17th. The relay consists of 100km run from Lake Murray Dam to Lake Greenwood Dam and can include 4-6 runners. Registration will open on September 1st at 7 AM and will likely be sold out by 8 AM so there is a high sense of urgency. Below is the link to the website where you can find the registration:

https://damtodamrelay.com

Our goal is to raise $50,000 to support the ongoing local F3 scholarships as well as an additional local charity yet to be identified (Coming soon). To meet this goal, we have the following planned events:

September – TBD

October – TBD

November – BBQ and Bourbon 11/10/23

December – Shanking with Stang

January – Dam 2 Dam Bar 10k

There will be more details to follow via Slack. Please reach out if you have any questions or ideas to support. Look forward to continuing to impact our community!

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HIM Camp

The Fort Retreat – Pre-Blast

Details:

  • Who: PAX of the Fort (This could always include an FNG…..)
  • What: “HIM Camp”
  • Why: A weekend of dirty, dangerous, and difficult things that forge bonds and accelerate us to live right and lead right. Will include specialized skilled training, retreat content campfires, and hikes in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
  • Where: CRI Base: (Clickbait’s Headquarters)
  • When: 8/11-8/13
      • Arrival window Friday, 8/11, 2-10 pm
      • Opening session at 7 pm
      • Depart Sunday, 8/13, by 10 am
  •  How:
      • Register at: https://criout.regfox.com/f3-him-camp
        • $50 fee covers cost of training sessions
      • Shieldlocks / PAX are preparing meals onsite to keep costs low.
      • Transportation OYO or group together.
      • There is an option on the registration page to join a 12-passenger van departing at 10 AM on Friday.
  • Packing List: (The facility has a dining facility, showers, Dorms, and A.C.)
      • Bedding (pillow, sheets/blankets, or sleeping bag)
      • Bathing suit
      • Sturdy shoes for hiking, flip-flops for showers
      • Backpack or Ruck
      • Water Bottle or Hydration Pack
      • Headlamp
      • Personal Snacks
      • Bug Spray

F3’s mission is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men to invigorate male community leadership.

Toward this end, we’re carving out time to be prepared for the challenges that may come our way, that we would lead well, serve and overcome them.

Your August 2023 Saturdays:

8/5 – Stuff the Bus
8/12 – The Fort Retreat
8/19 – Get your 2.0s ready for school on 8/21!!
8/26 – I don’t know, man. Make some decisions on your own.

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Parking Lot (TL/DR)

  • Epic workouts, hikes, and the completely unexpected.
  • Active Shooter Response Training
  • CPR and AED training
  • Continue awakening our ability to accelerate together
  • 3rd F element Qed by Kaiser
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Inaugural Jaeger

Beautiful March weather (seriously it was a perfect day) for the 0800 launch of the Eröffnung Jäger. PAX were assured by Grinder that the routes were well marked and there were no Zima-miles. This proved to be 99.9% true (you could still get lost if you wanted to…)

The premise was solid. 4 man team (2 Ruckers, 2 Runners). Runners had longer routes and teams met at checkpoints for team exercises before they could head to the next station. The pain stations were tough. Lutefisk about killed the PAX at the first one. (Oh, that was just me?) Triple Lindy had us loading munitions. Cake Boss brought candy, but it was not a sweet treat. (Could have also been that the leg leading to Alison Park was soul crushing….) Tinsel forgot it was a CSAUP and thought he was prepping for a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs wresting match.



The finishing team results:
1.) Vuvu/Beaker (for the record you were suggested to have a 4 man team…)
2.) Cobra Kai’s crew (that included the mythical Gekko)
3.) Camp 3D’s Sugar Shady Band Bug
4.) Cornerstone’s posse
5.) Poppins’ Chimney Sweeps (seriously impressive that Badlands ran back from the final pain station to connect with his teams’ Ruckers)
6.) The Entourage around Shield
7.) Slow Jams and the Lake Ridge Wanders
8.) Lake Wylie’s Wild Thing drinking Whiskey and enjoying a Big Mac (great to see these guys from across the bridge here for the CSAUP)

Afterwards at the Print Shop, we celebrated the Dam 2 Dam fundraising effort where The Fort is sending $7,500 to Defend the Fatherless, $7,500 to Autism Strong, $7,500 to the Fort Mill Care Center, and $10,000 to the F3 the Fort endowed scholarship.

It is an honor to be part of The Fort alongside some amazing high impact men. On behalf of Grinder and the entire planning crew, this backblast is respectfully submitted by the smallest cog in the Jaeger machine—Band Camp.

For reference:
The Preblast: https://f3thefort.com/2023/01/31/preblast-jaeger/
YHC’s Strava tracker: https://www.strava.com/activities/8697393033

The Jaeger will hunt again next year. Send any feedback to: jaeger.csaup@gmail.com

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Burpees for BBQ, take 341

Who: Pax of F3

What: Workout in Peachland, NC and wait in/on line for the best Texas style BBQ in NC

When: March 4th 2023

Why: YHC birthday is March 8th and what better way to celebrate than to do burpees while you wait!

There are 23 patches available for those interested in joining. Plan to leave Fort Mill at 0600 to get to Jon G’s Barbecue around 7. We will get in line and complete an hour-long workout in line. The restaurant provides up to 2 free, cheap beers if that’s your thing. We can coordinate any breakfast items, along with any drinks and other non-burpee games as we wait for the restaurant to open up at 11!

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Annual Fundraising Financial Support Request Template

Need help asking friends and family for financial support as part of our annual fundraising efforts?  Just click the link below for a canned template that you can leverage.  All you need to do is insert your name at the end of the document and send it to all of your contacts.  It is both fun and easy.  Try it today!!!

D2D_Fundraising_Sample_Email

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2023 Dam2Dam Relay – Registration on Friday 09/02/2022 @ 6:59 AM

PAX –

Signup for the 2023 Dam2Dam Relay is quickly approaching.  Registration opens on Friday, 09/02/2022, at 6:59 AM.  This race will sell out quickly!  Please use the following link to register your teams:

2023 Dam to Dam 100k Relay- Team Registration | Event registration | Webscorer

The relay itself will be held on Saturday, 02/18/2023.  Details for the race can be found at the following link:

Dam to Dam 100K Team Relay Run | Lake Murray to Lake Greenwood (damtodamrelay.com)

Please reach out to Boss Hogg if you have any questions.

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The Final Countdown

Growing up, my dad had several inspiring quotes on his office wall.  One read “Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.”  This quote has been instrumental in my life especially in times of uncertainty or doubt.  My F3 journey started very similar to most, out of shape, in need of others to embrace the power of going through life as a community.  I was encouraged to participate in a CSAUP to stretch myself beyond what I thought I could do.

Anchorman here, speaking from experience, the encouragement of Change Order, Twister and The Chaser for my first CSAUP (mud run) was instrumental in my becoming more committed to The Fort. The impact is more than you know.

We wanted to create a team-oriented event where all pax could experience a relay similar to Dam to Dam.  Most pax have found it to be a positive 1st and 2nd F opportunity.  So, grab your two buddies, your shieldlock, or maybe that Pax you see working hard next to you who hasn’t ever done a CSAUP. Look them in the eye. Tell them he’s on your team. He can do three miles.

Here are the details:

Name:  The Final Countdown

Why:  The mileage of the relay gets progressively lower after each leg.  Real reason, who doesn’t love listening to ’80 hair bands.  If you listen to the song, you’ll be hooked.

Date:  September 10, 2022

Time:  0600

Team:  minimum of 3 Pax, if you don’t have a team, we’ll find one.

Relay details:   The first Pax will run 3 miles and return to the starting point.  The 1st and 2nd Pax will run 3 miles and return to the starting point. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd runner will run the final 3 miles.  Each route will be unique.  If you get lost, just run 3 miles and return back to the park.

Total miles:  3+3+3 = 10 F3 math   (Runner 1 – 9 miles, Runner 2 – 6 miles, Runner 3 – 3 miles)

The routes:

Leg #1https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5043563176

Leg #2 https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5043544048

Leg #3https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5043537712

Routes can be downloaded using Mapmyrun App

Some FAQ:

Do all the teams run together?

All teams will start at the same time.  Each leg will end at Walter Elisha Park.  When the first runner on the team completes the first leg, they begin Leg #2.  Same for Leg #3.

Does everyone arrive at the same time?  

It depends on your team.  It is important to get your team together to understand the time it will take to complete each leg of the relay.  Make sure you have ample amount of time to warm up before your leg of the relay.

What do the guys do while their teammates are running? 

Stretch out, do burpees, or whatever you need to do to get ready for your run.  There will be bootcamp activities at WEP during the CSAUP but save your energy for the relay.

 

Link to the signup sheet – Click on guitars:    🎸🎸🎸

 

 

 

 

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