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A construction free jog.

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WARMUP: A little stretching for those who arrived before 0515
THE THANG: jog – a construction-free zone was found. Yes….really…construction-free

Leave Starbucks and take the road past the front of the library and go right on to nations commons.
Cross Sutton onto Richard’s crossing
Left on front street
Circle Berkshire Heights as many times as pax desired before coming back the way we got to Berkshire
Tesh loops were also optional add ons for those distance accuracy enthusiasts.
MARY: she wasn’t there
ANNOUNCEMENTS: took place – D2D events dominated the slate. Read your newsletter.
COT: 5th core principle

Until next time….. :eye:

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If not now, then when?

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It was a crisp 25 degrees as YHC walked up to the shovel flag just after 0500hrs. Some of The Fort’s finest, but not all, began to arrive in varying conditions.
DISCLAIMER: The mumblechatter started early, YHC felt honored to have the usual suspects in attendance, so a strong disclaimer was shouted out.
WARMUP:
Mosey to the pharmacy – Band Camp, in typical Weasel Shaker fashion, tried to push the pace since he was already warm from running to AO. CoP in pharmacy parking lot. Those suspects ramped up the heckling here, an endearing jester, but we pushed on:
– 25 SSH IC
– 10 LSS IC
– 10 Imperial Walkers IC
– 10 Hillbilly Walkers IC
– 10 MNCs IC
– Yoga

THE THANG:
Moseyed down to the parking lot behind Italian Job’s rehearsal dinner. He reminisced for the PAX as we began The Thang.
– Lunges down 3 travel lanes
– Bear crawls back down 3 travel lanes
– Burpee broad jumps down 3 travel lanes
– Toy Soldiers down 3 travel lanes.

Moseyed to Pike parking lot at top of Massey. Shoulder taps for the 6. Partner up for DORA. One PAX runs to bottom of Massey and back while other does the following exercises.
– 100 Merkins
– 200 Squats
– 300 LBCs

Finished with enough time to hit the Pike wall for 3 rounds of burpee waterfall while we did wall sits.

MARY: Flutters

ANNOUNCEMENTS: D2D Bar, State of the Union tonight, Blood Drive!

COT: Stays in COT

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Choose Hard

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WARMUP: Run to bandshell at WEP
THE THANG: We did laps around WEP with an accumulator thrown in for fun. When returning to the bandshell after each lap pax did the following starting with the first exercise and then adding the 2nd to it, then the 3rd, then adding the 1st exercise on top of the original 3 following the 4th lap

Burpees x10
Should taps x20
Squat x30

We got in 5 laps before returning home. All the effort in continuous fashion kept the pax warm and kept the cranky mumblechatter flowing.

MARY: done inside the Thang

ANNOUNCEMENTS: D2D items and more
COT: yes!

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Phi Slamma Bama

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WARMUP: The first 10 mins of the ruck
THE THANG: We continued the ruck for another 35 mins covering the Alabama route rolling back down Main St and then up around the Pharmacy and back home. No official Strava results but certainly close to 3 miles. Pax moved briskly throughout to keep the heart beating and the body warm. Nice job by all pax!

Great to have Bacon out for his first post at DP.

MARY: Nah
ANNOUNCEMENTS: D2D, wine event, etc
COT: yes!

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Buckets

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The buckets of pain made a triumphant return on Friday to slow burn. Back by popular request. Three buckets were placed around the AO. Each bucket had tickets with multiple pain choices chosen at random by delighted pax. All enjoyed.

Good chatter in the cold.

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Sugar cookie removal

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WARMUP: Lap around Lowe’s stopping 4 time for various warm up exercises.
THE THANG: Split PAX into 2 teams. Each team has a stack of cards on other side of lot with a team exercise and a hold exercise. 1 PAX from each team runs to get a card while rest of team does hold exercise. When PAX returns do team exercise together then next guy runs. Repeat until out of cards. Not super complicated but keeps guys moving together.
MARY: Some
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Probably
COT: Thx for the opportunity Peachstamd and sorry it took .e so long to post this.

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Crazy 21s

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WARMUP: it’s minnow pond. So, no

THE THANG:
Fast pace 3.75ish miles stopping to do Super 21s.

That’s 1 merkin, 1 squat, 2 merkins, 2 squats, etc. up to 21 merkins, 21 squats. 231 total reps: n(n-1)/2 is the formula if you want it.

Did this back in 2019 https://f3thefort.com/2019/12/19/super-21s-at-minnow-pond/ it sucked then too.

MARY: a little with the 45 seconds remaining when we returned to COT

NMM: listen, every man that posted today is already trying. Sometimes it’s not enough just to try. We have to find ways to be better. Maybe that’s working with more intensity, maybe that’s eating better, maybe that’s resting smarter, maybe that’s speaking kindly to your children… but whatever it is, if you’re already trying and you need better, find a way.

It’s 2025, MEN of The Fort it is time to thrive

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Avoiding the Construction

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The weather was 37 and rainy (in spite of Old Bays Steve) to start the day at Flight Plan. It was one of those days where the fartsack was extra inviting but the downpainment made was more than worth it.

We explored Baxter to avoid the construction happening on 160 which included lots of hill work. Here is the route:

Down Market Street to YMCA loop
Right on 6th Baxter
Left on Sutton
Right on Mills Lane to the dead end
Left on Gardenia
Right on Morris Hunt
Right on Downing
Left on Berkshire
Back to Richard’s Crossing
Right on Sutton
Back down Market Street

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Starting the new year with a haunted and (possibly) stacked deck

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WARMUP: Short mosey with some SSH, Moroccan nightclubs, imperial walker, hillbilly walker and windmill

THE THANG:

Broke out the Disney World Haunted Mansion deck of cards which may or may not have been separated to play eucher…

A: 1 Burpee and mosey to the end of the shops and back
2-4: Burpees
:heart:: LBC (4 count)
:diamonds:: Spiderman Merkins
:clubs:: Heels to Heaven
:spades:: Squats

Finished the deck and even got in some gas pumpers for Twister

COT: Welcome FNG Dutch

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Bury those burdens

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WARMUP: Standing at start waiting for Pusher to get his act together
THE THANG: We completed a holiday lights ruck through FM. Along the way we shared some low points, burdens, disappointments from 2024 with a fellow pax. We did Gravediggers at the start for the hole to bury those burdens and then Gravediggers again at WEP to cover them up. Lots of spirit and energy throughout from the pax!
MARY: yes, 2 mins at end
ANNOUNCEMENTS: NYD convergence
COT: prayers and praises Cspan style around the group. Coffeeteria afterwards at Humble Cup. A great wrap to Year 1 of Dawn Patrol!

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