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SOUL TO SOLE · NOV 20, 2025 Backblast! Soul2Sole Q: 63 Bravo · 12 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: SOUL TO SOLE · NOV 13, 2025 Backblast! Flag Hand-Off: Congratulations McHale! Q: Pollo Hermano · 16 PAX WARMUP: Zilch THE THANG: miles and smiles MARY: We stretched her out:chicken: ANNOUNCEMENTS: CHRISTMAS PARTY!!, Break the Dam, CRI run/ruck, Thanksgiving Convergence 6:30A @ AO The Ranch COT: Yes. Thank you, Jesus. SOUL TO SOLE · NOV 6, 2025 Backblast! Full moon Q: Assassin · 8 PAX WARMUP: We had to wait for Stang to go to Starbucks THE THANG: Moseyed through Kingsley and a brief trail visit with some great fellowship and encouragement. MARY: Stang did not get the bear from Starbucks… SOUL TO SOLE · OCT 23, 2025 Backblast! Cannoli walk Q: Halfback · 11 PAX WARMUP: slight slowsy over to our first stop for some imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, and low slow squats THE THANG: got in about 3 miles with a couple of stops. Every ten mins we stopped and did an assortment of… SOUL TO SOLE · OCT 16, 2025 Backblast! Loops around Kinglsey Q: Float Bridge · 11 PAX WARMUP: - None - Everyone was ready THE THANG: - Multiple loops around the Kingsley pond. - Team took turns carrying a 35 lb sandbag MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: - Golf Tournament - HIMS Camp - Trash pickup 10/25 - COT: SOUL TO SOLE · OCT 9, 2025 Backblast! Tuck it in ! Q: Sofrito · 10 PAX WARMUP: None THE THANG: Jaunt in a two by two fashion towards the Coach’s Box, Huddle Up at Opposite side of the Campus for some Ruck Moves in Reps of 10 Curls Triceps Bent over Rows Jaunt back to COT for a shared… SOUL TO SOLE · OCT 2, 2025 Backblast! A Ruck with some silly stuff Q: Brawny - The Fort · 12 PAX WARMUP: Somewhere along the route we got in 10 Moroccan Nightclubs, 10 Imperial Walkers, 10 Grass-pickers THE THANG: Ruck to the bottom of the stairs by Mathnasium for a count to 50 squats, ruck up the stairs and back… SOUL TO SOLE · SEP 25, 2025 Backblast! An Old Fashioned WEP Q: Cheddah · 12 PAX Disclaimer Given and Shared WARMUP: None - Get to it THE THANG: Hwy 160 to WEP and Back. Take assessment of sidewalks and enjoy the half paved, half trail route. Miles and plenty of fellowship and follow the leader… SOUL TO SOLE · SEP 18, 2025 Backblast! Soul to Sole and BBQ Q: Bonsai · 8 PAX This AO is designed to enjoy fellowship and get some rucking miles. Pax are encouraged to have conversations with each other throughout the workout creating the glue of F3. With that being said I decided we would stay… SOUL TO SOLE · SEP 15, 2025 Backblast! 9/11 Never Forget WOD Q: Sofrito · 6 PAX 2997 lives lost 343 Firefighters 60 Police officers The workout will be built around these symbolic numbers 9,11,110, and 343 to remind us that with every rep and every step we take , that freedom isn’t free! WARMUP… SOUL TO SOLE · SEP 4, 2025 Backblast! Soul to sole Q: backdraft · 11 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: we walked with weight MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: read newsletter it all in there COT: SOUL TO SOLE · AUG 28, 2025 Backblast! Bro-workout with Ruck Q: Sprocket · 10 PAX WARMUP: None THE THANG: 1 Mile Loop Around Kingsley, Each pax had a partner and rucked or shuffled in the opposite directions, meeting around the halfway point where they did 5 merkins, and they continued on to walk or… SOUL TO SOLE · AUG 21, 2025 Backblast! Sharing Burdens Q: Italian Job · 9 PAX 9 men shared their burdens and three sandbags (40lb, 60lb, and 80lb) for a 3.05 mile trek at Soul to Sole this morning. Route was as follows: - Down Broadcloth, right on Textile, right on Innovation, Right on Kingsley… SOUL TO SOLE · AUG 14, 2025 Backblast! I’m a Soul Man…. ? Q: Cake Boss · 7 PAX WARMUP: N/A THE THANG: It was raining and we were rucking 3.0 miles with slight inclines 1 giant frog Lots of puddles Fellowship all along the way MARY: N/A ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read newsletter COT: Be the identity you want… SOUL TO SOLE · AUG 7, 2025 Backblast! Trust falls and Lake Loops Q: Sofrito · 9 PAX WARMUP: Rucks and get moving THE THANG: Over 3 miles of fun, fellowship, and work. Out for a few Kingsley Lake Loops with stops of pain. Dips, Ruck Curls, Ruck Tricep pulls, squats, incline merkins, over head carry… SOUL TO SOLE · JUL 31, 2025 Backblast! I need to take a Clemson Q: Slash · 5 PAX WARMUP: fallen fruit collections THE THANG: walk around Kingsley and chat about Barbie MARY: she wasn’t there today ANNOUNCEMENTS: stuff COT: prayers SOUL TO SOLE · JUL 24, 2025 Backblast! It has been a while... Q: Grassy Knoll · 10 PAX Inro and disclaimer. WARMUP: Walk to the circle and did all upper body warm ups rucks off. MNC, Non-discrpt produce pickers, windmills, Hillbilly Walkers, and Imperial Walkers. Rucks on and down the hill and back up… SOUL TO SOLE · JUL 17, 2025 Backblast! I got an idea Q: Halfback · 4 PAX WARMUP: right to work THE THANG: logged about 3 miles, stopped every 10 minutes to brain storm a workout, however ended up with merkins and squats each time. MARY: was able to get a round of mary in when we got back… SOUL TO SOLE · JUL 10, 2025 Backblast! Walk around Kingsley Q: 63 Bravo · 6 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: THE THANG: Ruck for 3.25 miles MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: SOUL TO SOLE · JUL 3, 2025 Backblast! Swole Chicken with a Side of Mary Q: Pollo Hermano · 12 PAX Swole Chicken with a Side of Mary WARMUP: Ruck to lot behind Starbucks - SSH - CASBAH #2’s - CHERRY PICKERS THE THANG: - Ruck to the stairs up and down to the hotel for Irkins. - Ruck back to the amphitheater. More… SOUL TO SOLE · JUN 26, 2025 Backblast! Webb’s…. And Webb’s Q: Slapshot · 6 PAX Rucked the loop around Kingsley. At my discretion we’d stop and do a Webb. Jack Webb # 1 HR Merkins and OH Claps Jack Webb #2 Knee Tar-ja’s and calf raises Jack Webb #3 BBS and Flutters With Press. Pretty much got it… SOUL TO SOLE · JUN 19, 2025 Backblast! Waldo where are you? Q: Sofrito · 9 PAX WARMUP: None ! Got out of the car running to catch up. THE THANG: Ruck to ao-the-coachs-box, show some grit and hall ass back to COT! MARY: She was creepy, saw some dying Cicada movements ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Barry, 4th… SOUL TO SOLE · JUN 12, 2025 Backblast! 1 mile and no smiles Q: Poppins · 9 PAX WARMUP: WINDMILLS/IW/HW/PICKERS/PLANK STRETCHING THE THANG: The Thang – Stairway Grinder: 6 Rounds – Ruck on for this half Ruck to top of Amphitheater and then back down At the bottom of each round, perform cumulative… SOUL TO SOLE · JUN 5, 2025 Backblast! Harold and Kumar go to coaches box Q: Halfback · 7 PAX WARMUP: helping one another pull our rain coats over our rucksacks. THE THANG: Headed out towards the coaches box, logged around 3 miles total. - Went one way to find a locked gate. - Second shot was through the…