Recess Time

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WARMUP:

10 of each:
MNC
Wind Mills
Cherry Pickers
Hillbilly Walkers
Imperial Walkers

THE THANG:
4 Recess games of Yesterday

  • Game 1 — Red Light, Green Light: Everyone lines up on one end of the lot/field. Green Light = mosey/run. Yellow Light = walking lunges. Red Light = freeze and do 3 squats. If someone gets caught moving on Red Light: 3 burpees for everybody. Keep it moderate by making this more ridiculous than fast.
  • Game 2 — Four Square: Mark four corners roughly 20–30 yards apart. Each corner gets an exercise: 10 Merkins → 15 Squats → 20 LBCs → 10 Carolina Dry Docks. Travel between corners using different “playground transportation”: bear crawl for a short section, side shuffle, backward mosey, regular mosey. Complete 2–3 rounds.
  • Game 3 — Dodgeball Without the Dodgeball: Split into two teams on opposite sides. Q calls an exercise—plank, squat hold, Al Gore, etc. One PAX from each team races to the center and plays Rock-Paper-Scissors. Winner returns; loser does 5 reps of a called penalty exercise before returning. Next two PAX go. Completely unnecessary competition will naturally become extremely serious. 😂
  • Game 4 — Sharks & Minnows: One or two PAX are Sharks in the middle. Everyone else crosses the Yard. Tagged PAX do 5 squats + 5 Merkins and become Sharks. No tackling, diving or NFL combine nonsense—just tagging. Last Minnow standing gets absolutely nothing except bragging rights.

MARY:

  • Dips, Gas PUMPERS, Burpees, Heel Touch, Calf Raises, Merkins, LBCs variations

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Anniversary 9/29
COT:
Always stays in COT.

Recess Time

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The Jaunt

WARMUP:
THE THANG: #C02P7E2V66B — “The Jaunt” 🎒

Six PAX stepped into the gloom this morning for what YHC advertised as a simple little jaunt around Fort Mill.

Apparently, “jaunt” has a very flexible definition at Soul to Sole. 😂

@UJKGM3VKJ, @U0AR7NYUGTE, @UMDE5QUET, and @U097M51KFEW clearly understood the assignment. They pushed the pace, flirted with the limits, and somehow rolled back into COT right on time looking like responsible adults!

Then there was @U0818FC8SUS and YHC.
We also pushed the limit. Unfortunately, we pushed it about seven minutes past COT. 🤣 Somewhere around Self Street and Jackson Street, the philosophy became: “We’re not late… we’re just getting bonus miles.”

The PAX waited. The clock kept ticking. @U0818FC8SUS and YHC eventually emerged from the darkness, presumably just before a search party, helicopter, and Amber Alert for two middle-aged men with rucks were activated.

And because one video apparently couldn’t contain all of this athletic excellence, today’s cinematic masterpiece had to be split into TWO parts. Hollywood calls those sequels. Soul to Sole calls it poor time management.
Final score:
6 PAX went out.
6 PAX eventually returned.
4 beat the clock.
2 got their money’s worth.
Another successful morning at Soul to Sole — where we go the distance… occasionally farther than the schedule permits. 😂 3.70 miles
Aye! 💪🎒
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Through Those There Woods

WARMUP:
THE THANG: Some Ran Some Rucked Some or One Visited The Woods. It Was Humid and Hot.
MARY: Passed A Lady Could Have Been Her Name.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Golf Tournament First Week Of December
COT:

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We’re going the distance !!!

N/A We are all Veterans
WARMUP:
None
THE THANG: 🎒 SOUL TO SOLE BACKBLAST — GOING THE DISTANCE
This morning the distinguished gentlemen of Soul to Sole gathered in the gloom for a little more than smiles and miles.
YHC had the Q, and the assignment was simple: put on the ruck, start walking, and go the distance.
We rolled out from Panera, made our way into downtown Fort Mill, hit Town Hall, and brought it back home for roughly 3.25 miles of good conversation, questionable wisdom, and shared burdens.
The cast of characters:
McHale — Just kept moving like a man who knew exactly where we were going. Whether he actually did is irrelevant.
Fogerty — Brought enough commentary to ensure there was absolutely no danger of this becoming a silent meditation ruck.
Ruby Slippers — No yellow brick road this morning, but somehow those slippers still found their way all the way to Town Hall and back.
Bonsai — Compact name. Full-size effort. Quietly putting in the work while the rest of us solved the world’s problems before sunrise.
Bassomatic — Providing the low-end rhythm for the morning. Every good ruck needs a soundtrack.
3D — Three dimensions, 3.25 miles, and somehow still finding another angle to the conversation.
Pollo Hermano — The Chicken Brother was in the house. Thankfully, no chickens were harmed during this ruck. 🐔
Sofrito — YHC — Had the Q and promised miles. Delivered approximately 3.25 of them, which means the Q math was close enough for government work — especially since we actually visited Town Hall. 🇵🇷😂
But underneath all the mumblechatter was what makes Soul to Sole special.
We carry weight on our backs because sometimes it reminds us that we don’t have to carry everything else alone.
3.25 miles. Panera → Fort Mill Town Hall → home.
Miles were logged.
Smiles were shared.
Burdens got a little lighter.
MARY: Never found
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Reach out to someone today.

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To Baxter and back

WARMUP: some light stretching and jangling around
THE THANG: munn to Harris to Sam smith, through Sutton place neighborhood to right on Sutton until turnaround at or about 6th Baxter – and then back again
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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The Hay is in the Barn

With several PAX getting ready to tackle the Blue Ridge Relay this Friday, today’s mission was simple: get moving without cashing any checks the legs need later this week. No heroics. No smoked quads. Save that suffering for the mountains. 😂
We started with an easy mosey and dynamic warm-up — SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Windmills, Toy Soldiers, calf raises, ankle circles and leg swings.
Then it was off to 4 Corners, keeping the travel easy while mixing in:
💪 Merkins & Carolina Dry Docks
🔥 LBCs & Dead Bugs
🦵 Calf Raises & Squats
💪 Incline Merkins & American Hammers
From there we partnered up. One PAX took an easy 100–150 yard out-and-back while his partner worked through Merkins, LBCs and Supermans before switching.
We finished with mobility and some much-needed stretching to send everyone home feeling better than when they arrived.
Solid work by Honky Tonk, Fogerty, Old Bay and Boogie Down this morning. The BRR crew kept the governor on, and nobody fell for YHC’s secret plan to turn a recovery workout into a leg burner.
Good luck to everyone taking on the Blue Ridge Relay Friday. Run smart, enjoy the miles, and bring home some stories!
5 PAX. No injuries. Legs preserved. Mission accomplished.

The Hay is in the Barn

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