WARMUP: Yes
THE THANG: Few rounds of KB circuits in 4 corners of the parking lot with farmer carry in between stations
MARY: Yes
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes
COT: Prayers and Praises
WARMUP: Yes
THE THANG: We ran the track for 30-35 minutes. Every 3 minutes we stopped for 10x pushups or 10x squats or 10x lunges
MARY: Yes
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yes. 4.01k reindeer run
COT: Prayers and praises
WARMUP: yes
THE THANG: running
MARY: no
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes
COT: yes
WARMUP: 14 Burpees
THE THANG: Mosey to center of WEP
Pax rotated into center based on year of 1st post (ie Class of 2026, 2025, 2024, etc). Varied exercises were performed by all including Burpees, Partner Derkins, Squats, Sumo Squats, SSH, Mtn Climbers, Mahktar N'Dyiae, Flutters, Freddys, Monkey Humpers, etc
Pax sprinted home for the finish.
MARY: She participated during the Thang
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Shelters service
COT: Yes, of course, 5th Core Principle
The pax came early and stayed late to celebrate this Community of Brothers we call The Fort. For 14 years, men have posted in the Gloom of WEP and other wonderful sites throughout FM/TC (and in Rock Hill, Clover/LKW and now Chester) to sharpen each other, to hone leadership skills, and to prepare themselves and each other to tackle the ups and downs Life will regularly throw their way.
The number of men who've stood at COT in The Fort over these years exceeds 2,000. And roughly 200 pax keep the flame burning in 2026. Their continued participation is an individual choice, one they can't not keep making because, as they shared, they've found brotherhood, community, belonging and accountability in The Fort.
Who will be standing in COT in 2036 or 2046? Anybody? Nobody? You? Your son or son-in-law or grandson?
As Band Camp shared, we Get To make this choice. Each man stands apart from the general crowd in our culture in making this choice. And yet, each man of The Fort is no better than any other man who lives among us. All men are made of the same fiber in the same image of our Creator. As Dark Helmet said, every man is needed in the leadership mission required to bring to fruition the world our Creator intended. So stay in the game. Find the next man and bring him into the fold. Because 14 years of history only matters if we continue to bring Impact to men and our broader community today, tomorrow, next week and next year. #KeepPosting
WARMUP: yes
THE THANG:
2 laps around the theater (apparently that's a far distance)
11’s with Burpees and Jump Squats
Ab Webb ft. Straight leg Freddy Mercurys
MARY: hold a plank and then American hammers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: yes
WARMUP:
THE THANG: big 4 mile loop around some unnamed roads
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s Shelter next Thur. TACO Thursday!
COT: happy birthday soup-to-nuts son turning 5 today! Prayers for all of our marriages, kids, important relationships we may be neglecting and may we be given the energy and encouragement needed to right the ship. Be the light in the gloom boys!
WARMUP: a few of us had 3 ish miles of pre-run fun to warm up, the rest of us showed up as warm as we were prepared to get
THE THANG: left the parking lot and cut through the dominion bridge neighborhood – taking the high road that avoided the hills (cuz I felt it). Took a left on whites road and followed to the waterside round about. Turned right (except @U05K5D10AG6) and headed into Waterside to the next round about , then turn around and headed into Waterside back to COT
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: sign up for bethel and the 4.01k
COT:
WARMUP: not even a chance
THE THANG: run to the end of trinity ridge – dream about what people must do to live in such big houses
MARY: never met her
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: yup
WARMUP: Non existent
THE THANG: Super simple…running with push-ups, V-ups and American Hammers.
At every stop, the PAX would perform:
5 V-Ups, 10 Merkins, 15 American Hammers
Here's the route we took:
Up Massey and R/T Harris St.
Stop at Church of the Nazarene for the prescribed exercises (PE).
Continue down Harris St to the entrance of Harris St park for PE.
Head up Jackson St and stop at the intersection with Sidney Johnson St for PE.
Continue up Jackson St to the intersection with N. White St. for PE.
L/T onto Clebourne St into FMRX for PE.
Continue on Clebourne to the intersection with Springs in the public parking lot for PE.
Continue down Springs to the end for PE.
R/T Summersby St to Unity for PE.
Run up Unity to the intersection with Hill St for PE.
Run up to the Post Office parking lot for PE.
R/T Tom Hall back to the public parking lot for PE as time permits.
Back to COT.
MARY: See above.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Lots.
COT: Like they do.
WARMUP:
THE THANG: Plyometrics on the turf field
MARY: Yes, the hips don't lie,
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: