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DAWN PATROL · OCT 29, 2024 Backblast! Sunrise Inspiration Q: Double D · 3 PAX THE THANG: Rucked DT FM and FMGC Slack is giving me fits so this is all I'll get entered COT: yes or course! DAWN PATROL · OCT 24, 2024 Backblast! Shaking off the Q Dust Q: Minuteman · 4 PAX WARMUP: Mosey to Sunbelt parking lot for: Merkins (30), Side Straddle Hop (15), Windmill (10), Imperial Walker (10), Hillbilly Walker (10), then cross the parking lot with Lunge Walks, Standing Jumps, and more Lunge… DAWN PATROL · OCT 22, 2024 Backblast! We Need a Partner for the Climb Q: Double D · 2 PAX WARMUP: None needed! THE THANG: we rucked stairways and did 20 Squats and 20 Merkins at each one. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: yes! DAWN PATROL · OCT 17, 2024 Backblast! Deck of cards Q: Jekyll · 3 PAX Was a brisk and chilly morning but did not take long to warm up with the deck of cards! WARMUP: Run around Kingsley stopping for SSH 3x. THE THANG: deck of cards. Spade: squat, diamond: merkin, hearts: LBC, Club… DAWN PATROL · OCT 15, 2024 Backblast! Misery loves company Q: Pusher · 2 PAX YHC was pleased to be asked to Q at Dawn Patrol for a variety of reasons. DP is a disruption to the status quo that is the Fort. While simple in its disruption, it is no less impactful for the Pax. It’s also a call to… DAWN PATROL · OCT 10, 2024 Backblast! Buckets returned to DP Q: Assassin · 5 PAX Great to meet UGA and Dogleg this morning and we traced through Kingsley to find strategically placed buckets of pain. At each bucket a pax picked a ticket of pain to execute. Then it was a mosey to the next bucket… DAWN PATROL · OCT 8, 2024 Backblast! Can't Walk Away From Ego Q: Double D · 3 PAX WARMUP: The walk from the car to launch point THE THANG: Wandering ruck around FM discussing ego, our response when it's triggered by others, and who/what is helping us through current period of flux. Grateful to have… DAWN PATROL · SEP 26, 2024 Backblast! Runnin’ In The Rain & We Feel No Pain! Q: Boogie Down · 3 PAX WARMUP: Abe Vigoda, Cherry Pickers, Downward Dog, Honeymooner, Imperial Squat Walkers, Left over Right, Pideon Stretch, THE THANG: Derkins, Dips & Step Ups Rinse & Repeat 3X, Mosey to main parking lot, 11s-Bomb Jacks &… DAWN PATROL · SEP 24, 2024 Backblast! Fellowshp Out And Back Ruck Q: Old Bay · 3 PAX 2.6 miles, almost to the end of Ballard. Great convo and fellowship. DAWN PATROL · SEP 19, 2024 Backblast! Army of one Q: Liberty Bibberty · 1 PAX 3.86 miles Every half mile 5 burpees 10 squats 15 merkins 20 LBCs DAWN PATROL · SEP 17, 2024 Backblast! Ruck crushers Q: Assassin · 3 PAX 3 crushed a downtown route with heavy rucks. DAWN PATROL · SEP 12, 2024 Backblast! Tabata Run Q: Sprocket · 3 PAX WARMUP: SSH, HW, IW, Quick Stretch THE THANG: Ran to 2.22 miles, stopped every ~0.5 miles, and did a series of exercises. 4 different exercises , each for 45 secs ARAP with a 10s break between each exercise. We did 4… DAWN PATROL · SEP 10, 2024 Backblast! Neighborhood Ruck Q: Jekyll · 2 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Vet Park-> left on Jackson ->left on Harris->left on Spratt-> Vet park MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: DAWN PATROL · SEP 5, 2024 Backblast! Take the Stairs Q: Jekyll · 3 PAX Perfect morning and a great start to the day to have Dojo post. Twice this week. WARMUP: short run and COP with merkins, imperial walkers, LBC, squat, mountain climbers and yoga. THE THANG: - triple set of lunge walks… DAWN PATROL · SEP 3, 2024 Backblast! Hey look, stairs! Q: Dojo · 5 PAX WARMUP: mumbled about the route THE THANG: Rucked past the ghost of an AO Thursday past, Footloose. Then went searching for stairs to snake and climb. MARY: 10 squats, 10 flutters ANNOUNCEMENTS: Good Stuff. Get there… DAWN PATROL · AUG 29, 2024 Backblast! Leadership Isn't Easy and That's Why F3 Q: Double D · 3 PAX WARMUP: some chatter about morning mental state, college kid stress, and a weird smell in Kingsley. Then we launched. THE THANG: A lap around Kingsley for 1 mile 11s of Derkins and Dips A lap around Kingsley for mile 2… DAWN PATROL · AUG 27, 2024 Backblast! Merryweather Farms Route Q: Sprocket · 3 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Rucked from Veteran's Park down to Harris Street Park looped around through Creekside, back through Harris Street Park took the path to WEP, and back to Veterans Park. 2.9-mile loop MARY… DAWN PATROL · AUG 22, 2024 Backblast! Duo Accumulatoro Q: Old Bay · 2 PAX WARMUP: Mosey down the road. At a random corner, a little warm-up: - SSH - Windmills - bit-o-stretching THE THANG: Mosey to very back of Lash parking lot to find a cone. Pax to run across back of the lot, stopping at… DAWN PATROL · AUG 20, 2024 Backblast! Ruck around the block Q: Jekyll · 2 PAX Rucked 2.4 miles. Vet Park-> left on Jackson ->left on Harris->left on Spratt-> Vet park DAWN PATROL · AUG 15, 2024 Backblast! Deck of cards Q: Jekyll · 2 PAX THE THANG: Deck of death (cards). 4 suits. The suits were merkin, LBC, Squat and burpees. 104 reps per. We got several flushes. They were “the hate”. But hated so good! COT: mental health DAWN PATROL · AUG 13, 2024 Backblast! Burpees disruption Q: Double D · 4 PAX WARMUP: Birthday cupcakes from Harry Cary THE THANG: Rucked Whiteville Park hood with a stop every 5 mins for burpees. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tortoise & Hare COT: Yes, 5th core principle DAWN PATROL · AUG 8, 2024 Backblast! When the Storms Come Q: Double D · 2 PAX WARMUP: a pre-workout chat with two FM cops sheltering from the storm THE THANG: We roamed Kingsley in the windy rain thrown at us by the remnants of Hurricane Debby. Multiple laps around the development including a few… DAWN PATROL · AUG 6, 2024 Backblast! back to school special Q: Badlands · 4 PAX WARMUP: some mumblechatter THE THANG: ruckers - 2ish mile loop down to WEP and on the trail to Harris St Park and back towards Printshop and back to Veterans Runners - 4.5 mile loop through main street into zipperland… DAWN PATROL · AUG 1, 2024 Backblast! Dawn Patrol Q: Jekyll · 5 PAX WARMUP: Warm up: SSH, IW, squat, windmill, MC, stretch THE THANG: - [ ] Pearls on a string. Merkin, squat, LBC - [ ] Bear crawl/crawl bear - [ ] Lunge walk forward/backward - [ ] Mary ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: