Category: Pre-Blast

2nd Annual F3 the Fort 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb

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Run, walk, or ruck. Coupons optional but encouraged. There are 6 rows of stairs at the stadium. We are going to go up and down each of those rows…..15 times. That gets us our 1,100 ft elevation gain. It will be approx 3 miles total distance. 
Expect at least 1-1.5 hrs to complete.
Patches will be awarded at the end.  

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4DA4AF2BA0F85-65313091-f3thefort

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Adopt A Highway litter pick up

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Get ready for a morning of fellowship and community service at Harris St Park! Join us for a fun and rewarding event that’s perfect for friends and family to come together and make a difference in our community.

We’ll provide all the necessary supplies, so all you need to bring is yourself and a willingness to lend a hand. Here’s the schedule:

  • Arrive at Harris St Park by 7:30 am to get settled and receive your supplies
  • Depart at 8 am and head out to complete our community service project
  • Wrap up at 9:30 am and head back to the park for a final wrap-up

This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with your neighbors and make new friends while giving back to our community. We hope to see you there!

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Crisis Response Training

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CRI’s one-day Crisis Response Training equips you with practical skills to meet the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of people in everyday crises, on domestic disaster deployments, and in relief efforts around the world.

Get trained. Be ready. Become a CRI Responder.

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Charlotte Heart Walk + F3 CSAUP Challenge

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Men,

Fireball and Sasquatch have somehow been allowed to serve as co-chairs for the Greater Charlotte Heart Walk on behalf of Encompass Health Rock Hill. Naturally, we couldn’t just show up and walk like normal people, so we’ve added a little F3 flavor.

The Mission

Date/Time: 9/26/26 @ 0730/0900 – 1030

Location: Romare Bearden Park (uptown Charlotte)

The Greater Charlotte Heart Walk is one of the community’s largest annual events, bringing together thousands of people to improve heart health, honor loved ones, and support healthier communities.

✅ Family friendly
✅ Kid friendly
✅ Pet friendly
✅ Great cause

The event includes:

  • 3-mile and 1-mile walk routes (beginning at 9:00 AM)
  • Festival area opens at 7:30 AM
  • Community vendors, entertainment, health resources, and more

The CSAUP

Rather than just a leisurely stroll with your family, earn it.

Teams of 2 or 4 will compete in a 3-1-3-1 relay. Simple as that. 

The Catch

After the relay:

Losing teams will meet in the Romare Bearden green space and collectively complete:

  • 100 Burpees (Dora style)
  • 100 Merkins (Dora style)
  • 100 Big Boys (Dora style)
  • 100 SSH (in cadence because suffering is better together.)

The Prize

The winning team will take home up to $200 worth of CEP compression socks. Because looking fast is almost as important as being fast.

Why We’re Doing It

It’s an opportunity to support a great cause, represent F3, get in some healthy competition, and spend the morning with fellow PAX and family (yes, bring your families and furry friends – Sasquatch does not count as a furry friend).

Come walk. Come compete. Come support heart health.

Sign up and donate the amount of your choosing via event link below or QR code, grab a teammate, and let’s make sure we’re well represented.

*To easily identify our CSAUP competitors, please Click “Join this Team”. Register as a new participant [First Name] = Your F3 Name, [Last Name] = The Fort or Rock Region. Follow registration prompts to finalize sign up! 

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Father’s Day — Dads & 2.0’s Event

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  • QIC: NASA / Suplex / Spectre
  • When: 06/20/2026
  • Posted In: Pre-Blast, WEP

Get ready for a splashing good time as F3 celebrates Father’s Day at WEP. Join the fun-filled morning with a kickball game against 2.0’s, followed by a refreshing finale of a water balloon fight and ice pops. It’s a great chance to bond with your 2.0’s and make unforgettable memories while sharing the F3 spirit.

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QvQ 2026 The Fort vs The Rock

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QvQ Returns

The Rock reopens JOC for this event. First time in years QvQ prelims are on Fort soil at The Cockpit.

  •  April 1 @ JOC
    • Fort Q is Fishstix
    • Rock Q is Slopes
  • April 8 @ Cockpit
    • Fort Q is Stage Coach
    • Rock Q is Rabbit
  • April 15 @ JOC
    • Fort Q is Crystal Lake
    • Rock Q is Ventura
  • April 22 @ Cockpit
    • Fort Q is Ruby Slippers
    • Rock Q is River Rat
  • April 29 @ JOC
    • CHAMPIONSHIP – the 4 Winners compete for the title
Scoring

This year the competing Qs will split 20 minutes each. Voting will be done by the PAX in attendance in four categories based on the Q-Source V.A.P.E. concept.

Vision – creativity and clarity of your idea
Articulation – how well do you communicate this vision to the PAX
Persuasion – do you do anything to help the men move towards accomplishing the tasks set before them
Exhortation – how strongly do you encourage the men to see your workout vision through

Format
  • Traditional Bootcamp (use of gear as allowed by the site)
  • 0515-0600: 20/20 format with 5 min transition time
  • Away Q will go first/Home Q will close
Q-Source afterwards

Cyclops is hosting Q-Source post-beatdown at roughly 0615. Coffeeteria on site. Bring a mug and a chair. Make plans to stay if you’re able. The discussions are richer when you’re a part of them

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The Tortoise and The Hare 2026

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At the 3rd Annual Relay Race, the forest hummed with excitement as the tortoise and the hare stood side by side at the starting line, founders turned friends. This year’s course twisted through mud, up a stubborn hill, and into a breezy stretch of tall grass, and the crowd cheered as unlikely teams dashed and trudged in harmony. A swift fox handed the baton to her steady porcupine teammate, who climbed the hill one patient step at a time and crossed the finish line to thunderous applause. The hare beamed, the tortoise nodded, and together they reminded everyone that speed may spark the race, but teamwork carries it home.  🐢🏁🐇

The Tortoise and The Hare is a relay CSAUP with equal amounts of Ruckers(Tortoises) and Runners (Hares). Teams must consist of 2 or 4 players.

26 miles per team
Teams can mix and match who runs and who rucks, but it has to alternate between running slick and rucking.
E.g. Person 1 runs lap 1 slick. Person 2 rucks lap 2. Person 3 runs slick, person 4 rucks, etc. until all laps are complete.

This year, teams can be mixed. M’s and 2.0’s are welcomed to be part of the teams. Handicaps will be awarded based on the mix of the teams.

Rules:
Each person runs a lap on a track as fast as possible, handing off to the next leg.
Ruckers MUST keep one foot on the ground at all times. Essentially power walking. NO RUNNING with a ruck.
For men (16+) ruck weight has to be at least 30#.
For women (16+) ruck weight must be at least 20#.
Teams with respectables (55+) will get a 60s handicap per respectable at the end of the race.
Teams with women will get a 45s handicap per woman at the end of the race.

REGISTER HERE

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March Madness Bracket Challenge 4 Autism

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The March 4 Autism bracket challenge is back for year 4! Works like a 50/50 raffle where winner gets half and the Autism Strong Foundation gets half. $25 per bracket. Max 10. Last year the pot was $1,975 – let’s break that record this year!

Join HERE

Pay HERE

DM Divac once paid.

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Jaeger – Sprint

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The Fort will celebrate the culmination of it’s 2025-2026 Fundraising Efforts for the Fort Mill Care Center and F3 Scholarship with the Foundation for Fort Mill Schools at 11:30am on March 14th at Model A. Prior to that (9am) we’re running a shorter Jaeger–a Jaeger Sprint. Why? Because it’s completely stupid and utterly pointless: CSAUP.

Just show up and you’ll be placed with a team for completing the event. Some will ruck, if you bring a ruck. Some will run, if you don’t have a ruck. All will get better!

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