Simple but Effective

22 Men got better today:

Run to Office Parking lot: 15 Merkins and 15 CDD

Run to Gold Hill Elementary teacher parking lot: 20 LBC and 20 Hello Dolly

Run to Gold Hill Middle teacher lot: 15 squats and 15 Lunges

Mileage ranged from 3-5.  Great job.

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Stealing from Tesh

WARMUP: Not enough

THE THANG: stolen from Tesh: https://f3thefort.com/2019/10/24/2019-43-minnow-pond/

YHC did change the route so the burpees were done at the Nazarene and then ran back to the location of the bear crawl

Most got 3+ miles

MARY: no, time was of the essence

NMM:
An excerpt from a poem by Amanda Gorman:
Just like a skill or any art,
We cannot possess hope without practicing it.
It is the most fundamental craft we demand of ourselves.

Getting to start my day with the caliber of men in the Fort is one way I practice hope. I’m grateful for it.

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No Mercy for 2024

Ran past schools toward the lightpoles/hill

mandatory stop for some Bobby hurleys at the bball hoops

starting at first light pole – run to second lightpole do 10 merkins then run back to first pole. run to 3rd lightpole do 10 merkins then run back to first pole. run to 4th pole do 10 merkins….etc. didn’t make it all the way to Walmart but got close.

headed back with about 10 minutes left and got a few more Bobby hurleys as we passed the basketball hoops.

4.25 to 4.75 miles with close to 70 merkins

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When I run you run

WARMUP: cmon man
THE THANG: downtown FM, through whiteville park (go to back for 5 miles, cut over streets for 4 mile range), go down by Footloose, down academy, back 160 to COT.
MARY: please
ANNOUNCEMENTS: lots
COT: of course! 5th core principle!!

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Pre-Convergence Convergence

There were Ruckers and runners.

Barry Manilow led the runners for 5+ miles around The Fort.

The bootcampers were led first by Maximus with a SSH x Merkin combo x2 to warm up.
After a quick warm up, the weinke was
10 merkins, 10 mountain climbers (double count) at each of the 9 swings around the park. When done and waiting on the 6 to fill in, hold an Al Gore. To wrap up, starting at the bottom of the grassy hill from the parking lot, flutter kicks, then burpees at the top of the hill.

Cake Boss took second shift with playtime at the playground.
Partnering up, one partner does squats, while the other runs around the playground. Then flapjack. Next was pull ups/merkins following the same format. To wrap up, keeping the same partner, one bear crawled across the field and run back, while the other did flutters. Flap jack until 3 rounds were done.

Fogerty took us home with some 11’s and hill repeats.
At the bottom of the hill with the statue, started with 10 merkins and bombjacks. Half way up the hill, 5 burpees, then 1 squat and big boy sit-up. No burpee on the way back down the hill. Repeat until 11’s are done cutting out the burpees when you hit 5 & 6.

This was a fun 60 min bootcamp.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Clave Boss & convergence in 12/23. Happy Birthday Walker. Tallawah is officially closed for good.

COT:

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4 mile Deconstructed Burpee

WARMUP: It is Sweep the Leg. Strive to do that prior to 5:15
THE THANG: Run a 4 mile loop: https://f3thefort.com/2022/02/25/stl-just-keep-going/ (if you wanna see the route. side note: it wasn’t my first rodeo on this route)

Stop along the way for deconstructed burpees:
10 squats
run
10 squats
10 plank jump ins
run
10 squats
10 plank jump ins
10 merkins
run
10 squats
10 plank jump ins
10 merkins
10 plank jump ins
run
10 squats
10 plank jump ins
10 merkins
10 plank jump ins
10 SSH
run
Repeat the full 5 steps each subsequent stop

PAX were advised to just jump in where the most guys were when they got to the exercises, or to skip the exercises entirely and just keep running.

When we stretch to a route that necessitates covering 4 miles, YHC gets worried about leaving PAX. We managed to stay together and Fishstix + Badlands picked up the 6 today making sure we all arrived back at COT resting on 4 miles. Bravo gentlemen!

NMM:
Sometimes we have to choose the hard thing ourselves. Sometimes we have to choose to do the hard thing that life is handing us. If we skirt away from doing the what’s difficult when needed, what worse thing will be waiting for us in the future?

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Hills hills hills

WARMUP:
THE THANG: Run over to the school
Run hill repeats back and forth from school to bank parking lot, 10 merkins and 15 squats at each stop
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: read your newsletter
COT:

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Humpty Dumpty Jumped the Wall ………..

WARMUP: in cadence, SSH, Imperial Walkers, Cherry Pickers. Mosey to Square Lot or Rectangle Lot who knows?
THE THANG: Sofrito Led:
Squat Jacks x 10
Paired Shoulder Taps with Fist Bumps x 10
Paired Wheel Barrow one way, switch and repeat
Alabama Ass Kickers x 10
Outlaws x 10
Back Scratchers x 12
2 Laps Around the Ring
DarkHelmet Led:
Burpees Run to the wall (5ft) jump over it and perform donkey kicks at opposing wall, then jump over wall again for burpees, for a series of Sevens. I’m sure there is a better way of explaining that. (Q School)
Mosey to the road behind the school for a series of run segments with Merkins and more Burpees.
Run back to COT, over achievers paused for a series of dips and back to COT.
MARY: We had some or a few sets. Hard to remember now!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Shanking with Stang reminder. Need for volunteers, Christmas Party at Airborne’s House with some pocket pool?, and reminder to checkout your NewsLetter !
COT: Should Stay in COT !

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