WARMUP: mosey towards berkshire loop with a stop on 160 for IC monkey humpers
THE THANG: berkshire loops with 10 squats 10 merkins 10 LBCs at each stop sign.
MARY: nah
ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter
COT: yup
Running segments with a push (cinder block) on one end and legs on the other
Merkins with recovery bear crawls
Farmer carries with cindies
And that's how 45 minutes goes by really fast.
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: Review the previous quadrants
THE THANG: Solid discussion around Legacy
MARY: had a little lamb
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Shady needs help moving in-laws
COT:
WARMUP: nah
THE THANG: Runners were told to go old Kingsley to new Kingsley for big loops.
Ruckers did old Kingsley and small loop at new Kingsley.
MARY: nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: men’s shelter!!
COT: we did it! Prayers for family health, family dynamics, families with financial needs
Warm-ups began with some SSHs, WMs, IWs.
Next, Partner exercise – partner 1 farmer carried sandbags around the small parking lot loop, partner 2 ran in the opposite direction and switched out when they met up. Two laps were completed.
Next, we carried the bags around the big loop, stopping at the rock, the big tree
, and side parking lot for exercises:
Press, V-up press, over shoulder toss, pull through, Simba, bent over row.
Bag toss from the start of the sidewalk to the cross walk. Rinse and Repeat
Back to COT.
(Courtesy of DH, thanks buddy!!)
10 came to Sweep the Leg to celebrate the one day of the year that I get to run near the front of the pack… the Monday after BRR. It was a veritable party…
Q: @UGRNYPPUM
Pax: @UGRNYPPUM @UMB4FRCMA @U08GGTLHL @U5Y5JA02G @U5DLC6D7X @UGU3XR5RP @U5CF2DMKK @U5DKASDQU @U5CVD8D7V @U01NGHPR2HW (and Olaf's nutsniffer)
Heartbreakers: None
The Thang: Warm-o-Rama, run to the bank for 20 merkins/20 flutters (2-count), then run down Dave Gibson to the parking lot at the end of the schools and another 20/20. Mosey to the Colosseum flag lot repeat 20/20. Run the middle school car rider loop then 20/20, but I think it was here we switched to CDDs and American Hammers. Back to the lot at the bottom of the hill repeat the 20/20. Back up to the bank and 20/20. Head to the flag and, yes you guessed, 20/20. Small loop around the lot then 20/20, then a big loop around Earth Fare and out to 160 and back for a 20/20. At that point, we were released on our own recognizance to either cross the 3-mile threshold or to sit and stretch the last 5 minutes.
Moleskine: Despite running the most miles on his team over the weekend, @U5DLC6D7X still managed to push the pace. And @UGU3XR5RP wasn't far behind…
During one set of merkins or other, Olaf's dog came for a snuggle and I was sure it was Band Camp, so you can imagine how awkward it was when I went in for a kiss…
Some good BRR war stories were told and some woes about it not being Fall yet were expressed.
Gekko committed to running the Scream under the tenuous premise that it involves some sort of Band Camp dunk tank at the end. There's no way to really know.
COT: Prayers to remain present in every moment, health concerns, and ability to have wisdom with our kids and others.
Shady could use help moving in his in-laws on Oct 3 after WEP. They're moving into Lancaster area. Pronounced Lancaster. Not Lancaster. Don't forget. It's Lancaster.
Most of this happened. Sort of. Subject to verification by @UGYTLSLB0.
WARMUP: Yep
THE THANG:
Move to parking lot:
Single Arm Deadlift
Clean
Squat and Press
Overhead hold and March
did 5 reps on the right,
then 5 on the left
We did some type of travel between round. I think we hit 4-ish rounds before we had to farmers carry back to COT
MARY: might have missed her pushing it to close to 0600
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yep
COT: was held
I rucked. Others ran. Around Kingsley and back.