- QIC: NASA
- When: 04/09/2026
- Pax: Band Camp, Barry Manilow, Bass-o-matic, Cherry Pie, Cohiba, Crystal Lake, Farmers Only, Grout, Nasa, Pauly D, Pocahontas, RollOff, Spectre, Stang, Tomb Raider, Vuvuzela, Warning Track, Wegmans
- Posted In: Block Party
My last day as site Q for Minnow Pond / Thursday Block Party, so I wanted to revisit some of the more fun workouts had here in the past.
WARMUP: None
THE THANG:
Part 1 – Harris St Hill Work
Proceed down White/160, left on Ardrey (by WEP), take it to corner of Ardrey and Harris St. That is the start. At start do 10 merkins and 20 LBCs, then run downhill to very bottom, across from Harris St park, do 5 burpees, then run uphill to corner of Harris St and Business 21, do 10 merkins, 20 LBCs, run back down to bottom, 5 burpees, back to start for 10 more merkins and 20 LBCs, then wait for 6. Others went back down to bottom for more burpees to pull the 6 back to start. Everyone LOVES Harris St hill!!
On to round 2. Proceed back down Ardrey to meet up in front of WEP amphitheater.
Round 2 – WEP Swing Loop
The walking path loop around WEP is approx 3/4 mile or so, with around 10-12 swings or swing stations (one of these days I will get the accurate count). Start from amphitheater towards large hill first. Stop at every swing and do 10 merkins, 15 squats, 20 LBCs. Due to time, rep count was cut to 10/10/10 about 2/3 through. By the time we all got back to the start, we had 2-3 minutes to get back to COT, perfect timing!
MARY: We had about a minute worth of flutters and something else.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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COT:
Alot lifted up.
Today I handed off the shovel flag to a HIM that I know will maintain the standards set for Minnow Pond, Farmer's Only. Shady started MP up back in mid-2017 to be a place that will push you to your limits physically (1st F), but also fostered a strong 2nd F there as well. A minimum of ~3.2 miles (5K) with pain stations mixed in, so you HAVE to push your pace to get all that in within 45 minutes. That is the standard set. Other past site Qs – Longshanks, Jekyll, and Funhouse – all maintained that standard while putting their own flair on things to continue growing the 2nd F there. It was an honor, privilege, and blessing to take the reigns of what I feel is a premier site in The Fort.
When you have a strong fellowship to share your pains and burdens, it makes those pains and burdens much more bearable and manageable. When those two things come together like that, it is an awesome thing to be part of, and the result is growth in your 3rd F too, for you gain more faith in what you can do as well as who will be there to do it with you. This is a great microcosm of what F3 is all about. Planting a small workout. The black diamond aspect of it that pushed everyone to their limits drew them out. The magnet. The strong fellowship cultivated from it and by it drew you and others out, and kept them coming. The glue. Then you and others realized there is alot more to things than just working out, that you can get through hard things, that others will be there with you to help push/pull you along, and in turn you do that for others. Then it spreads outside the gloom. The Boom or explosion of growth. It is awesome.
Farmer's Only will be a GREAT site Q! He lives for pushing himself in all three Fs, and will do the same for others. Be warned, he LOVES burpees and pull-ups. HA HA!! Congratulations Farmer's Only! Well deserved and earned.
Thank you everyone for being a part of Minnow Pond / Block Party lore. Excited to see where it goes from here.
Blessings and SYITG
-NASA