WARMUP: no
THE THANG: many miles
MARY: same as Joe
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, BBBB, trash p/u
COT: pre
Birthday Week Q #4.
WARMUP: Pledge of Allegiance and Directions-ish
THE THANG: Run for 5 minutes-ish then do 11 Squats, SSH, Hammers and calf raises all ways. Main St –> Springs St –> Summersby –>Unity St –>Hill St –>Steele St –> Confederate –> Monroe White St –>Watson St –> Railroad Ave –> Main St –>N. White St –> WEP –> Veterans Park
MARY: 44 LBC's
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, 4B's
COT: Prayers for healing. Celebrating YHC's kidney recipient's birthday today.
WARMUP: Sat in warm cars until launch
THE THANG: Mosey through the neighborhood over to Catawba for a lap around the high school then head down White street to Peacan ridge, down and back. Extra jug handle loop at Forest creek for those trying to hit 5 miles. YHC led @U090MEQJQBW astray in the homestretch and got back to COT at 6:01. Rookie mistake
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, Beers for Beetus and 4 B’s
COT: Several prayer requests were shared and YHC took us out.
WARMUP: pledge
THE THANG: ran a lot, some pain stations throughout at humble cup, American legion, church of God were we did merkins, squats, big boys and a few of us did bear crawls
MARY: flutters, hammers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes
COT: prayers and praises
WARMUP: Mumblechatter
THE THANG: Out and Back – Harvest Pointe
MARY: no
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes
COT: prayers and praises
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