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DAWN PATROL · THU JAN 29 Backblast! Preparing for 5k/10k Q: The Pirate · 7 PAX WARMUP: Mosey our way towards the sunbelt parking lot and on the way - SSH, cherry pickers, stretching, Moroccan nightclub, etc. THE THANG: Using the islands in the parking lot as transition points, we completed the… SOUL TO SOLE · THU JAN 29 Backblast! Frigid Rucking Q: Cobra Kai · 14 PAX THE THANG: Rucked 3.5 min around the Kingsleys ANNOUNCEMENTS: Break the Dam COT: DAWN PATROL · TUE JAN 27 Backblast! Cold buckets Q: Assassin · 5 PAX WARMUP: We did a few things THE THANG: One bucket at the bottom of the hill, one at the top. The PAX enjoyed selecting pre printed slips of various exercises to execute and perform to perfection. The slips did not… THE FORT · SAT JAN 24 Backblast! Ice Apocalypse at The Fort Q: Fogerty · 8 PAX WARMUP: Yes. SSH, Hillbilly, Imperial walkers, Windmills, Planks, Downward Dog, Updog, PeterParker and ParkerPeter, with a mosey. THE THANG: Wallsits w Merks, Squats and Incline Merks in multiple rounds as each Pax… DAWN PATROL · THU JAN 22 Backblast! Coming in HOT Q: Poppins · 7 PAX WARMUP: yes THE THANG: SECTION 1: AMPHITHEATER ESCALATION (15 min) Partners start at bottom level. One partner works, one rests/counts. Round 1 - Level 1: ∙ Partner A: 20 dips ∙ Partner B: 20 Squats ∙ Both: BEAR CRAWL… THE FORT · SAT JAN 10 Backblast! 1-10-26: Breathing exercises Q: Cyclops · 6 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: Mosey to Police Station lot Exercises in cadence Imperial walkers Hillbilly walkers Windmills Low slow squats Hold people’s chair with Moroccan night clubs Side straddle hops Mosey to veterans park - plank and… THE FORT · SAT JAN 3 Backblast! For whom the bell tolls Q: Liberty Bibberty · 9 PAX · +1 FNG Bear Crawl Indian Run Around the park Start at each swing chair Do 1 imperial walker & 1 hillbilly walker MOT Mosey Dora 50 Merkins 100 Squats 150 Lunges 200 LBCs Stage to tree run Around the world Use deck pick… DEC 24, 2025 Backblast! Eve of the Lord's birth - convergence Q: darkhelmet · 85 PAX WARMUP: The usual THE THANG: DH-type-stuff MARY: worked into Thang ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter & upcoming changes COT: Lauren Hope Styles (sp?) - 21 RIP, Prayers for Geronimo & family. Reading from Ezekiel centered around… DAWN PATROL · DEC 18, 2025 Backblast! Rockin Around the Kingsley Christmas Tr Q: Casey Kasem · 7 PAX *** 'around' should be interpreted here as 'in the vicinity of' WARMUP: windmills, imperials, calf raises, moseyed for a bit and added some monsters THE THANG: In celebration of the most popular Christmas hit singles… SEABISCUIT · DEC 16, 2025 Backblast! King’s Bottom loop Q: McHale · 12 PAX WARMUP: OYO THE THANG: We Ran Dudley to Kings Bottom Loop & Back (4 to 5.5 miles) MARY: No ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Eve convergence, Break to Dam 5k/10k, shovel flag / site changes. COT: Columbia bus crash, Salisbury… TRAINING GROUND · DEC 14, 2025 Backblast! Tropical Ruck Q: Greg Shoney · 7 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Good Mornings, Merkins, Arm circles, squats THE THANG: ruck with one pain station, ruck curls, ruck OHP, ruck swings, ruck flutter w press ANNOUNCEMENTS: D2DB, Christmas Eve convergence TRAINING GROUND · DEC 7, 2025 Backblast! Bearded Wonder Q: Rebound · 5 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Down to Colosseum, up to Walmart, back to Earth Fare MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: 6@6 · DEC 6, 2025 Backblast! 6@6 Q: Sprocket · 16 PAX WARMUP: None THE THANG: Suggested route to Walmart Round About through Baxter along Richard's Crossing out to RT160 MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: ALCATRAZ · OCT 11, 2025 Backblast! Beary Bliss Q: Kaiser · 6 PAX WARMUP: some Broga, quad stretching, overhead claps, side straddle hops THE THANG: group bear crawl in unison on field, circuit along road with pull ups, Irkins dips, and monkey humps, Ab Dora 200 reps of dollys, LBCs… OCT 2, 2025 Backblast! Don't Get It Caught in The Zipper 15 PAX WARMUP: Run up to old hot dog place parking lot corner of Main and Clebourne, plank then wait for the group to explain the thing. THE THANG: THE ZIPPER - Ran to end of Springs St to Summersby, then took a right to… SEABISCUIT · SEP 2, 2025 Backblast! Tour of Schools Q: Splinter · 11 PAX WARMUP: Instructions THE THANG: Fort Mill Pkwy → Catawba Ridge HS → Forest Creek MS → back through Doby’s. Route covered ~4 miles. - Lead Pack: Badlands, Vuvu, Grout, Farmers Only — looked like they were late for… THE FORT · AUG 30, 2025 Backblast! Pain Points Q: Deep Dish · 9 PAX WARMUP: mosey around WEP with some stretch stations THE THANG: do an exercise for points from the board, then run a lap around parking lot. Rinse and repeat for max points. See picture of board. We got about 3 miles… AUG 28, 2025 Backblast! substi-Q at the pond Q: Badlands · 27 PAX My boy Poppins blew out his hammy doing something in the shower... sounds wild... so I figured PAX could chase me around for 45 minutes instead. Pledge at 5:14 brief disclaimer and LFG Out and back route up main street… SEABISCUIT · AUG 26, 2025 Backblast! Sofrito is made with cilantro Q: Greg Shoney · 11 PAX We had 10 @ the fastest AO in the East - ao-seabiscuit Some ran, some rucked, all enjoyed the perfect gloom weather and got stronger on the Holbrook route. Thanks for the opportunity to run your great site, Time Machine… DAWN PATROL · AUG 12, 2025 Backblast! The CKVQ Q: Casey Kasem · 8 PAX WARMUP: Short mosey to WEP stage Oblique stretch (Keep your feet on the ground…) Elbows to opposite high knees Frankensteins Scoops Tiptoe walk Heel walk Leg kicks Toe pointers THE THANG: mosey to 123 White St lot (Long… SEABISCUIT · AUG 12, 2025 Backblast! Billy Madison Loop Q: Italian Job · 6 PAX 6 of us dodged puddles and covered over 4 miles this morning. Here was what YHC dubbed the “Billy Madison” route: - Circle Doby’s Bridge Elementary, up Neff Court - Take the rocky path up and over Doby’s Bridge to and… THE FORT · AUG 9, 2025 Backblast! 50 at the Fort Q: Mark Nestel · 12 PAX WARMUP: the regular THE THANG: stations around the park and 50 burpee’s fir Decibel turning 50 MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: DAWN PATROL · AUG 7, 2025 Backblast! DJ’s & Who Sings this? Q: Sofrito · 11 PAX WARMUP: Provided by the Site Q, YHC running late from S2S THE THANG: Circuit of Movements with 10 Reps each - Monkey Humpers - Shoulder Taps - SSH - LBC’s - Kettle Bell Swing - Over the Shoulder Sand Bag Toss - Flutter… 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…