Category: Minnow Pond

Golfin at the Pond

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The Q “came in hot” to the AO and thanks to Backdraft the Pledge of Allegiance was completed.

THE THANG: Run to FMGC.

At each green:
5 Burpees
10 Merkins
15 Squats
20 Mtn Climbers

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Once a year Q

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WARMUP: 6 Windmills
THE THANG: After Funhouse led us in the Pledge of Allegiance, we ran to the bottom of Main ST where the gaggle performed 1 burpee then ran to the 2nd light pole (16 on the Hobo’s sIde) perform a burpee then run back to start. at this point the “A” group began to separate themselves from us mortals. Epstein didn’t kill himself. Continue performing 1 burpee at ever other light pole and running back to the start until you reach the end of the street. Run back to the start, perform your burpee then choose your own adventure loop. Big loop, over the bridge and around the block. Lil loop, take the alley behind hobos and head back to the start. Rd 2 was 5 merkins, Rd 3 was 5 CDD. Some Pax got more miles than others, looking at you #Badlands and #MacGyver.
MARY: NONE
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Murph options, other things I don’t remember
COT:Prayers for marriages and sick family members. God answers your prayers, keep praying and they will be answered. Sometimes blessings come from ppl and places you didn’t expect.

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From the Archives

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WARMUP: Disclaimer and Pledge were pronounced. Nothing else is allowed at MP if there’s no FNG.

THE THANG: pax ran to WEP and mustered at the far end along path near 160 and Sidney Johnson St (who is that guy?).

3 rounds of running and pain as follows:

round 1: Run (not a mosey!) across park to hill, bear crawl to top, 20 squats, bear crawl down, run back to start, 20 shoulder taps, plank for the six.

round 2: repeat, adding 20 monkey humpers after squats

round 3: repeat adding 20 side lunges after humpers

mosey to WEP parking lot

AMRAP session (AKA Free MacGyver)

run to top of stairway to heaven 10 merkins, run to parking lot at entrance from Ardrey St, 10 Freddy’s

repeat sequence adding 10 to each exercise on each end until time is called

mosey home

COT: solid work by all pax today — 100% veteran HIMs, good push, average mumble chatter, solid reminders of GetTo, no plateaus, no finish lines. stay close to your brothers and keep posting.

veteran pray out by 3rd F Q Emeritus Short Sale.

Thanks for the invite Funhouse and for keeping the Pond spicy!

appreciate the much needed recharge from you men! long live The Fort!

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Gas station route of pain

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WARMUP: massey uphill to utility parking lot
THE THANG:
I. Partner DORA – 100 Merks, 200 squats, 300 LBC with run up and down hill.
II. 1 mile loop with pain stations at each gas’s station. Same exercises as DORA but rep was 15 each.

Touch workout with the hills!

MARY: no time
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Don’t be a 🐱

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WARMUP: Pledge of Allegiance
THE THANG: AL loop down to skipper turn right, right on Still, left on 21. 10 merkins and 10 squats at every turn. 2 loops a little over 4mi. For the 🐱’s little loop around Main Street. For the record there were on 2 non-🐱in the group roll-off and old bay
MARY: nada
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: Luca, Atticus, Package and others.

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Speed Work With Push-Ups

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THE THANG:
Mosey to WEP
Speed work, variation on One-Ones.  Quarter loop fast, quarter slow, quarter fast, quarter slow.

Exercises in ground at lap marker.  Are cumulative after each lap.

10 Burpees
20 SSH

10 Merkins
20 Mountain Climbers

20 Peter Parker
20 Parker Peter

20 CDD
10 Bomb Jacks

20 Squats
20 Monkey Humpers

COT: Read your Newsletter

Honor To Serve

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Is this Pineville?

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WARMUP: not much
THE THANG: run to the VERY back of Whiteville Park. Stopping along the way.

Each stop: Mary/Yoga for the 6
5 Burpees
10 merkins
15 squats

Examined the F3 Statue of men helping each other overcome an obstacle. If you know, you know. Keep striving to know and be known

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Jackson, Harris and Smith Oh My!

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WARMUP:
THE THANG: Out and back- 2 miles out. Depart from Veterans Park after the Pledge of Allegiance- head toward WEP: left on Jackson; Right on Harris : Turn-around at Sam Smith (first right after I77 overpass). Pain stations Top and Bottom of Jackson & Sam Smith.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: AKA coming -this is a event not to miss! Nice work Funhouse!
COT: RainMaker open discussion with possible new AO w a later start time : Freed to lead and Opportunity to EH a half a dozen men. Thank you for the opportunity to Q.

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Teen Mental Health Awareness Weinke

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WARMUP:
Run to WEP

THE THANG:
Approx 14% of teens suffer with mental health issues. That number is probably higher.

Split into 3 groups. 1 group ran clockwise around WEP twice, another ran counter, and the 3rd ran the trail down to Harris Street and back. All groups had to run their routes shuffle run style. ~mileage 1.4. Once we returned to the start, 14 burpees then switched routes.
This time each team did 7 burpees after either 1 lap around WEP, or once they got to Harris St. then 7 more after the second lap.

Only had enough time to do 1 more lap with burpees before heading back to COT.

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
newsletter.

COT: gratitude all around.

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What’s the fun in tapering

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WARMUP: pledge and then ran to WEP. The run is your warmup.
THE THANG: Partner up and run opposite directions around WEP. We started out with when you meet you partner, you drop and do 10 merkins slapping hands as you come up from the merkin. With the resounding “that’s it” after initial instructions, we took off in our opposite directions.

After meeting our partners for the second time, and essentially completing 1 full lap around the park, additional exercises were included. On top of the merkins, 10 LBCs were added.

1 more full lap, 1 additional exercise…now added in 10 squats. As my partner, old bay, was responsible for telling people he passed about the new exercises, he may have told some teams the new exercises were burpees. It happens.

Last lap added in 10 flutters.
MARY: no, made it back with no time remaining.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: jaeger on 3/11, dam to dam coming up
COT: How many times do you allow ego to get in the way of potentially “good ideas”? Or how do you let ego drive decisions just because people make comments that trigger competitive tendencies? Or how do you walk into a situation thinking one thing, and then realize someone changed something you didn’t expect (every time you passed them in a big WEP circle)?

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