2026.11 Minnow Pond

Run up Massey hill, 20 bobjacks in Sisk parking lot, run to gas station for 10 merkins, run to Millstone park for 30 flutters, run to the millstone for 10 1leg air humpers (trying to put a foot on the wall).
Repeat as many loops as possible.

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Twisty runs

WARMUP: we watched Vuvu and Rolloff do a pre run
THE THANG: Ran to Kingsley, ran to the street leading to the trails in Kingsley, ran all the way down the road to the back corner of the parking lot at Sunbelt, ran to the parking garage, ran out of Kingsley past SBUX, ran to old Kingsley and either did 1 lap (under 4 miles) or ran an extra loop (just under 5).
MARY: she was not there
ANNOUNCEMENTS: lots of csaups coming up – let’s go!!
COT: Janick’s and Uhaul – heavy prayers!

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Is this minnow pond?

After an extended sabbatical from bootcamp—featuring a highlight reel of injuries and a little side quest called cancer— Cubbie decided it was my time to step back into the Q saddle. Turns out the saddle still fits… it’s just attached to a horse that appears to be rode hard and put away wet.

We opened with the disclaimer, which felt especially important given the current structural integrity of the Q. Then we moseyed to WEP for SSH, Windmills, Imperial Walkers, Broga, and Moroccan Night Clubs. Spirits were high, joints were cracking, and I immediately established the theme for the morning: “moderate expectations.”
One small administrative oversight: YHC completely forgot to count off the Pax at the beginning. So if you were there… congratulations and I hope you made it back at the end.

Round 1 – Park Loop Bench Tour
We took a lap around the park loop, stopping at each of the swinging benches for:
5 Merkins
5 Squats
This was a nice warmup and also allowed YHC to repeatedly evaluate whether my arms were still capable of pushing my body off the ground. Results were… inconclusive but promising.

Round 2 – Bear Crawl Pyramid of Poor Decisions
Then came the main event: a bear crawl ladder/pyramid situation

Pattern:
Bear crawl 10 yds → 10 Shoulder Taps
Add another 10 yd bear crawl → 20 American Hammers
Add another 10 yd bear crawl → 30 Flutter Kicks
Add another 10 yd bear crawl → 40 LBCs
Add another 10 yd bear crawl → 50 Penguin Heel Taps
Then we worked our way back down the ladder.
Between rounds we jogged back and SSH’d for the 6

Round 3 – Hill of Questionable Cadence
We moseyed back toward COT and stopped at the bottom of the steep hill.
Fast mosey up → 10 IC Mike Tyson’s
Faster mosey up → 8 IC Mike Tyson’s
All you got → 6 IC Mike Tyson’s
This is where things got exciting. Your Q attempted to call cadence for the Mike Tyson’s and demonstrated a bold new counting technique best described as “freestyle jazz cadence.”

The Pax handled it with grace and only minimal public ridicule was made by DOAH.

Return to COT
We wrapped with Nameorama, Announcements, and Prayers & Praises.

Despite a little rust, some questionable counting, and the physical strength of a medium-sized houseplant, it felt good to be back out there bootcamping with the Pax again. Grateful to still be able to show up, even if the Q sheet execution occasionally looked like it was written in crayon.

Thanks for the opportunity Cubbie

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Fun at WEP

Mosey over to lot behind WEP amphitheater. EMOM run a lap around parking lot and do 15 SSHs. Whatever time you have left in the 60 seconds, try to get your heartrate back down. Repeat for 10 minutes.

Move over to in front of amphitheater for main thing. Exercises on the left were 10 merkins and 10 LBCs. Exercises on the right were 10 squats and 10 plank jacks. Every time you pass center 10 SSHs. Break into 2 groups. Group 1 runs out 4 swinging benches to the left, does Exercises, then runs back stopping at middle then 1 bench on right. 3 left, 2 right. 2 left, 3 right. 1 left, 4 right. Stopping at middle every time. Group 2 does same thing but starts with 4 right, 1 left….fun was had by all. Mosey back to COT. Fast guys finished with a few abs. Thx for the opportunity <@U686LEPLH>

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Kingsley & Back

WARMUP: N/A
THE THANG: The suggested route was run to Kingsley, create a loop, and run back. There were several modifications around the sunbelt parking lot, some ventured on highway 21, and a few ventured on 160 which may have been a bad suggestion by the Q. 3.5-4.5 miles.
MARY: N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethels, upcoming CSAUPs, etc.
COT: Prayer and praises

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Red Herring Barcetta

WARMUP: Yes. Even did some merkins with our feet elevated as part of it. Guys were not happy.
THE THANG: Ran over to the old America Jackal grounds. Did some string of pearls around the school including: Bulgarian Split Squats, Toy Soliders, Bear Crawls, Rugby Sprints, a moment of 4 corners (merkins, squats, lunges, burpees).

Finally got to the field for Red Barcetta: https://f3thefort.com/2020/02/18/red-barchetta-test-drive/

100 yards & 100 SSH
75 yards & 75 mountain climbers
50 yards & 50 LBCs
25 yards & 25 merkins
10 yards & 10 burpees

Didn’t quite have time to work our way back up, but we got past the burpees, merkins, and LBCs.

MARY: Imperial Squat Walkers instead

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read the newsletter. You can find it from the homepage

COT: was held

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14 hogs 6 coyotes go into a bar

WARMUP:
6ish Runners took off in da gloom
14 PAX moseyed to pharmacy lot for some COP

Then we hit the town hall path for 3 rounds of 15 Dips and 10Derkins wrapped up with 5 burpees

THE THANG:
Moseyed to town hall wall for some partner wall pull ups while partner was bear crawling parking lot
Switch out and two rounds

While wall sitting each PAX did one burpees in sequence

Mosey to WEP top lot
6 exercises 30 seconds as many reps as possible
Merkins
Flutters
Dry docks
Freddys
Shoulder taps
LBCs

Mosey to pavilion
Partner dos exercises while other partner take lap around pavilion
Burpees
Squat jumps
Monkey humpers

Reverse course and do everything again

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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You can daraleek my hand release merkins

WARMUP: we did the pledge and they got a disclaimer…it’s Minnow Pond (RIP)
THE THANG: Old school go time.
Exercises at each of the stops was 5 hand release with a shoulder tap in between. Then 5 jump squats.
The route: started at crossing on main -> down academy to the 4 corners -> up the hill to the glass filled parking lot -> print shop getting 5 pull ups in -> back to crossings on main -> up the Massey hill to the parking lot -> little bay Jesus church lot -> down ardrey and past WEP to the chain parking lot -> then all the way down to Kanawha past the gas station (I had to look the name up) -> Leonides to Spratt -> McKenzie to Ardrey to LBJ lot again -> chain parking lot, again -> Massey hill and parking lot, again -> COT
MARY: we did flutters
ANNOUNCEMENTS: May 16 CSAUP, BRR – that’s all you need to know
COT: families of kids going back to school, parents getting older

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