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283 backblasts mention “Crystal Lake”
MINNOW POND · THU JUL 2
Straight Horseshoe
WARMUP: run THE THANG: 5 burpees every time @ bottom of Monroe white, 10 Merkins + 10 squats + 20 LBCs at the top of Monroe white and up at the old town hall building MARY: yeah ANNOUNCEMENTS: convergence COT:
THE FORGE · WED JUL 1
1775
WARMUP: Moroccan nightclubs Windmills Cherry pickers Hillbilly walkers Low slow squats Irkins Team Bermuda Triangle 2 teams, each with 3 cones marked about 30 yards apart 1 burpee at cone 1, bear crawl to cone 2, then…
COLOSSEUM · TUE JUN 30
Four corners, lots of reps
WARMUP: SSHs, IWs, WMs, Plank THE THANG: 4 corners of pain and some burpees All corners start with 50 reps each, exercises stay the same each time around – Corner 1: squats, then run to corner 2 – Corner 2: hand release…
TRAINING GROUND · SUN JUN 28
Starbucks Loop
WARMUP: THE THANG: 3.7 Miles …. To Baxter around Starbucks then down to the bottom of Dave Gibson….. got back just in time. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
MINNOW POND · THU JUN 25
Some 🐂 💩
WARMUP: THE THANG: Suicides on Williamson st starting at church to banks. 10 merkins and 20 monkey humpers at each of the 6 stops. +1 burpee everytime you hit the start MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
TRAINING GROUND · SUN JUN 21
Walking around the park
WARMUP: THE THANG: 3.5 miles loop going around the school, Walmart, and Hubert Graham. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
TRAINING GROUND · SUN MAY 3
Miles and smiles
WARMUP: THE THANG: walkabout MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
COCKPIT · WED APR 29
QvQ 2026 Championship @ JOC
Recording only for QICs data and tagging pax not able to be tagged in RH Slack.
TRAINING GROUND · SUN APR 26
Better late than never
3.57 miles WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
THE ARMORY · MON APR 20
Pop Culture
WARMUP: Moroccan nightclubs, windmills, cherry pickers, imperial walkers Mosey for some merkins and low slow squats THE THANG: Top Gun Mjolnir The Hodor Dirty Man-Makers MARY: Man-makers for 30 seconds ANNOUNCEMENTS…
BLOCK PARTY · SUN APR 19
Nothing Fancy
WARMUP: THE THANG: Through Colosseum to Walmart and Model A then back the way we came for 3.5 miles MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
COCKPIT · WED APR 15
QvQ 2026 Wk 3 @ JOC (RH) - Crystal Lake (FM) v Ventura (RH)
WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: Recording for data purposes as I was unable to tag the selected above in our regional BB.
BLOCK PARTY · THU APR 9
Minnow Pond Greatest Hits and Shovel Flag Handoff
My last day as site Q for Minnow Pond / Thursday Block Party, so I wanted to revisit some of the more fun workouts had here in the past. WARMUP: None THE THANG: Part 1 - Harris St Hill Work Proceed down White/160, left…
BLOCK PARTY · TUE APR 7
Birthday Beatdown
WARMUP: THE THANG: 7s on hill by church up to tom hall and then went to print shop for 5 pull ups 10 merkins 15 squats and run around buildings. Repeat x5 MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
RING OF FIRE · WED APR 1
All in cadence?
WARMUP: Moroccan nightclubs, windmills, cherry pickers, hillbilly walkers Mosey/karaoke around bus loop, stoping for inclined merkins and then calf raises on the curb Grab a cinder block and shuffle down to the school…
BLOCK PARTY · SUN MAR 29
Estate Lots in Tega Cay
WARMUP: THE THANG: Walked to the Estate lots across from Discount Tire and through Brayden and back to COT right on time MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
BLOCK PARTY · SUN MAR 22
Out n Back
WARMUP: none THE THANG: walk that way for 30; then back for 30 MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: marriages; gratitude for this group of ours
TRAINING GROUND · SUN MAR 15
Backblast! 4 miles
WARMUP: THE THANG: got 4 miles in. Last mile was “anything but straps” - carry ruck any way you want except on your back. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
THE FORGE · FRI MAR 13
Backblast! Touring
WARMUP: - 10 Side Straddle Hops - 10 Windmills - Down dog (stretch out the calves) to up dog THE THANG: - Jog to HT wall by O’Reilly - Balls to the Wall 10 moves L, 10 moves R - Jog to back parking lot - Bear crawl from…
BLOCK PARTY · THU MAR 12
Backblast! 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…
SWEEP THE LEG · MON MAR 9
Backblast! Are you making this up?
WARMUP: we don’t do that here THE THANG: We stayed together as a group today. First stop at Southstate bank for merkins. Second stop at Hoof and Barrel for 5 burpees, third stop at Delaney for 5 burpees with a plank…
TRAINING GROUND · SUN MAR 8
Backblast! Smiles and miles
WARMUP: THE THANG: 3.5 miles around and about MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT:
COLOSSEUM · TUE MAR 3
Backblast! What kind of Burpees?
WARMUP: Windmills Cherry pickers Moroccan nightclubs Hillbilly walkers Mosey to parking lot in front of school for The Hightower 9 burpees 9 burpees with plank jack 9 burpees with triple hand release merkin 9 burpees…
TRAINING GROUND · SUN MAR 1
Backblast! Ruck n Roll
Beautiful morning! WARMUP: none THE THANG: 3.7 miles ruck at a nice brisk ranger pace. Down to GHMS, around it, then up the back side onto Dam rd. Then around the back side of the Walmart, then behind the retirement…