WARMUP: not really
THE THANG: mostly running
MARY: there is no one hear by that name
ANNOUNCEMENTS: SLT is having a wet t-shirt contest
COT: yes
Looks like we made it ….
WARMUP: Gathered at the top of the heart of Kingsley with 8 HIMs ready to start their Thursday. Started out with SSH, windmills, cherry pickers, low slow squats, merkins, down dogs and some honeymooners.
THE THANG: Instructions were 3 exercises per stop. First stop was fire pit. 20 merkins, 20 squats, 20 shoulder taps. Next stop was by the waterfall for the same count and exercises. Next stop was the round about for the same 3 exercises and counts.
Next stop was half way towards the trails for: 30 lunges, 30 hammers, 50 calf raises. To the top of the hill at the light for the same 3 exercises and counts. Back down the hill where we stopped for a min for the six, then ran to the round about.
At the round about, we did 25 CDD, 25 plank jacks, 25 seal jacks. Ran towards sunbelt rental down the road, stopped half way for the 6. Then ran all the way down to the corner for another round of the 25s. Ran half way up the hill, then ran back to pick up the 6, then did another round of 25s.
Last was 50s up the hill to COT. 50s were: 50 step count of 80-90% sprint, 50 steps at 5k’ish speed, 50 steps walking which landed us at COT.
MARY: Full round of cadence counting for each pax.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes
COT: Davinchi’s father in law, Wyatt and his recovery, travel for the holidays, patience for those of us with kids at home
WARMUP: quick warmup led by DD
THE THANG: ruck/walk around WEP and stop at every swing/bench for enough Calf raises, lunges and squats to feel them for the rest of the day. We did ALL the reps.
MARY: broga
ANNOUNCEMENTS: bethel service, 1776 convergence.
COT: it happened
:christmas_tree: Tinsel :christmas_tree: out
Minute Man rolled in at 6:02 — just early enough to technically make the “6ish” window.
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?♂️ Road Warriors:
• Fogerty, Bass-o-Matic, and YHC tackled Sam Neely to Harvest Point and back — locked in a crisp 10K (6.2 miles) before most people even hit snooze.
• Peach Stand took the scenic route: Sutton, Baxter, Starbucks fly-by. 4.25 miles and the quote of the morning: “6 miles wasn’t in the forecast.”
• Tiller and Minute Man completely ignored the Harvest Point turn like it never existed.
• Tiller hit the Dam and flipped it at 8 miles.
• Minute Man nearly made it to his own driveway before realizing we weren’t behind him — turned back at Dam Rd for 9 miles, crushed That Hill™ like it was flat. Savage move.
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? Trail Gang:
• Vuvuzela and Roll Off delivered a trail-running masterclass:
• Vuvuzela lost a shoe mid-run, went full archaeologist to dig it out, and still gutted out 9.5 miles.
• Roll Off sprinted those same 9.5 miles like he was racing the time clock — controlled chaos at its finest.
• Sasquatch went full beast mode: prerun from home to Lake Haigler, ran the workout, then ran home. 10.66 miles — just showing off at this point.
• Everest and Cobra Kai casually dropped 9 miles like it was a warm-up jog.
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? Ruck Ops:
• Wegmans did his thing — 3.6 Kingsley loop miles with weight on his back and grit in his soul.
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? Shoes were lost. Hills were tamed. Coffee was earned.
?See you next week — no map needed (but maybe bring a phone just in case).
WARMUP: Yea, that’s a good thing to do. We ran a bit first then:
SSH, IW, HW, Parker Peter, Yoga, Peter Parker, Yoga, Mountain Climber, Yoga
THE THANG:
Island Hopping – all in cadence
– 5 burpees
– 10 merkins (down 1 cadence)
– 15 squats (down 1 cadence)
– 10 flutters
– 5 burpees
Then travel to the next island. Mode of transport: bear crawl, lunge walk, one burpee broad jump in there, crawl bear. Wasn’t counting how many islands we hit, but we went to the end.
Mosey back picking up the 6 at turns. Lots more traffic at 0650 compared with 0550. The PAX let me know I was reckless and dangerous while crossing the street. Feedback taken!!
MARY: Some hip flexibility
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
7/3 Bethel service date
7/4 Convergence @ FMHS @ 0630 enter from HWY 21
7/22 Sweaty Barry
COT: was held
YHC Arrived 15 minutes early. Stretched in the stillness. As the PAX rolled in, we opened with this thought:
Opening Message:
““We showed up before the sun—when it’s quiet, still, and easy to stay hidden. But it’s in the dark where integrity is tested. In life, leadership, and faith, it’s not about how loud we are in the light, but how consistent we are in the dark.””
Warm-Up:
– 20 Imperial Walkers (IC)
– 10 Hillbilly Walkers (IC)
– Deep Stretch: Wide leg, center, right leg, left leg
The Thang:
Mosey to Harris Street Park
Along the path, we stopped at 4 points—each time completing:
– 2 Burpees OYO with a reflective question:
1. Who are you when the world’s not looking?
2. What habits are you building in the unseen hours?
3. Is your character the same at home, at work, and in the gloom?
4. What dark corners still need light in your life?
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At Harris Street Park Basketball Court
Escalating Suicides:
– Run suicides. After each round, add reps
– 15 Carolina Dry Docks
– 20 Wide-Arm Merkins
– 25 Squats
– 30 LBCs
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Mosey up Harris Street to the Church
– At each power pole: 3 Triad Burpees (Wide, Regular, Diamond)
– At each street sign: 15 Big Boy Sit-Ups
– Modified to 2 Triads, then 1 Burpee + 10 BBSUs due to time constraints
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Mosey Back to COT
Slowed the pace for final thought:
““Nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.” – Luke 8:17 (ESV)”
Jailbreak to COT
Minute Man smoked it, proving 52 looks strong when you own the dark.
COT:
““As the sun rises today, ask yourself—what part of your life do I need to start owning better in the dark, so I’m stronger in the light?””
We closed with praises and prayer—each man shared one thing they’re bringing from the shadows into the light.
Honor to lead.
– Cornerstone
WARMUP: None. We stretched
THE THANG: Two Routes
Provided = Trails and Road
Ruckers Rucked. Sydney Swam
MARY: She was missed
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, Convergence 4th of July, Fort Mill Care center lawn, Newsletter, Trout to trout
COT: Always Special Always Private
WARMUP: mosey tube behind epic chophouse for a COP. Included SSH‘s, mountain, climbers, imperial walkers, squats, and finished with five Burpee‘s OYO.
THE THANG: head behind Panera for a starfish WO. Three Burpee’s every time you return to the middle and the exercises were Freddie Mercury‘s, squats, flying squirrels and Merkins. Then head behind the Swim place for Tote The Rock”-one pack carries a Cindy for about 50 yards while the rest do the exercise specified on the block. 10 rounds, 10 different exercises and we started with Kraken Burpee’s. ouch. Head back to the amphitheater for a round of Jack Webb crowdpleaser.
MARY: Mary showed for the last 3 minutes
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Prayers for our country, continued healing for Luka & Matteo, praises for some things going well in our lives.
COT:
Shortest of all Sales.
WARMUP: Cyclops kindly warmed up the Pax as YHC was coming in hot after doubling down
THE THANG: Moseyed to the field next to the park, laid out the Starfish workout, the 5 arms were counts of 15 each and they were: Swing Crunches, BBSU, Singlet Merkin (crowd favorite), Squats (real ones not Twerks) and flutters, count one leg. Each time we can back to the center of the Starfish it was 3 Burpees, rinse and repeat 3X (Total of 45 reps of each exercise). We then moseyed to the parking lot, bottom of the hill we did a decelerator, 3 exercises, started at reps of 25 then 15 and 5, exercises were LBC, Merkins and Seal Jacks. Between each set run to the top of the hill, jump and smack the stop sign (Minute Man didn’t have to jump!)
Per Lamar Jackson on your excuses: “No one cares, work harder!”
MARY: Couple of minutes to dedicate to Mary
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, 7/4, Sweaty Berry, Trout to Trout, Bourbon tasting and even a rumor of a Christmas party.
COT: Always
WARMUP: 100 SSH
THE THANG:
5 cones spaced ~15 yards apart
Bear crawl from cone to cone
Perform cumulative exercises at each cone:
Cone 1: squats – 10
Cone 2: humpers – 20 IC
Cone 3: CDD – 15
Cone 4: LBCS – 15 IC
Cone 5: Hand-Release Merkins – 10
Forward and reverse ladder format
Took a lap to the apartments and back
Round 2
Lunge walk – MOD
Cone 1: Carolina Dry Docks – 10
Cone 2: Shoulder Taps – 10
Cone 3: Squats – 10
Cone 4: Crab Cakes – 10
Cone 5: Hand-Release Merkins – 10
took lap
Round 3
MOD – Burpee bear crawl
5 reps this time
CDD
Big Boys
LBCs
Shoulder taps
HR merkins
MARY: couple- bacon learned how to count
ANNOUNCEMENTS: trout 2 trout, hog & coyote
COT: Luka, Matteo mental health