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6@6 · SAT JAN 3 Backblast! No rain today Q: Fogerty · 9 PAX WARMUP: Yup THE THANG: Harris Munn Sam Smith and Sutton. MARY: None ANNOUNCEMENTS: Break the Dam, 8 blocker, Read Newsletter COT: Yes 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 · OCT 28, 2025 Backblast! Board of Pain Q: Jekyll · 6 PAX It was cool and rainy. Perfect conditions for the #gloom WARMUP: Ran to top of hill and hit the regulars: SSH, Seal Jacks, squats, arm circles, windmill, broga THE THANG: Board of Pain. Finish each exercise and take a… DAWN PATROL · OCT 16, 2025 Backblast! Kingsley Apparatus and 2 FNGs Q: Sprocket · 12 PAX WARMUP: SSH, WM, CP THE THANG: Thang 1: 40 Step-ups, 20 Erkins, 10 Derkins Thang 2: From the front entrance at Kingsley (near RT 160), we made our way around the Kingsley Loop. At every light post : 3 burpees At every… 6@6 · OCT 4, 2025 Backblast! 21 Jump Street Q: Minuteman · 11 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: fresh mumble chatter THE THANG: for a change of scenery some braved 21 for an out and back to Captain Steve’s. Others chose a “safer route” with a surprise sink hole. A couple rucked and one on the trails… 6@6 · AUG 30, 2025 Backblast! Great weather & Fellowship Q: Fogerty · 10 PAX WARMUP: Yes THE THANG: 6 mile jog over the bridge, through Baxter, down Sutton, down 6th Baxter, grabbed a path behind the YMCA, down Sam Smith, up Harris and down Munn to Kingsley. MARY: None ANNOUNCEMENTS: YES COT… 6@6 · AUG 9, 2025 Backblast! Springfield Parkway Q: Sprocket · 16 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: RT160 down to the QT on Springfield Parkway and back 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… 6@6 · AUG 2, 2025 Backblast! some ran, some rucked, some coffee only Q: Barry Manilow · 20 PAX WARMUP: grunting, groaning and stretching (respectables mostly) THE THANG: old man rucking, speed rucking, trail running, road running MARY: I asked who had signed up on Gloom Schedule the day before, then proceeded to… DAWN PATROL · JUL 31, 2025 Backblast! Failure is the Mission Q: Double D · 8 PAX Slack issues prevented full description. You shoulda been there. WARMUP: THE THANG: MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: 6@6 · JUL 26, 2025 Backblast! 6 @ 6 Q: Barry Manilow · 13 PAX WARMUP: no THE THANG: the usual MARY: who’s mom? ANNOUNCEMENTS: sure COT: yes DAWN PATROL · JUL 24, 2025 Backblast! This and That Q: Jekyll · 6 PAX WARMUP: dynamic warmup with a mosey in between exercises. SSH, squat, merkin, LBC, cherry picker, windmill THE THANG: - Dora 100 merkin, 200 squat, 300 LBC - Dips and derkin series. 10 each on the cement benches… DAWN PATROL · JUL 17, 2025 Backblast! 2 Boards of Pain and Little Review Q: Minuteman · 6 PAX WARMUP: 10 each in cadence: - Seal Jacks - Moroccan Night Clubs - Cherry Pickers - Windmills THE THANG: Mosey to the pier behind Pacos Tacos: - “Walk the plank” - plank while partner lunge walks out then and runs back… DAWN PATROL · MAY 29, 2025 Backblast! My Pet Rock Q: Minuteman · 7 PAX WARMUP: Mosey to main road beside the pond, then SSH, Seal Jacks, Windmills THE THANG: Mosey to rip rap pile. PAX picked a rock, then we did 15 in cadence of each: - Derkins (feet on rock) - LBCs (holding rock) … 6@6 · APR 19, 2025 Backblast! Loopy Loop Q: Liberty Bibberty · 10 PAX Kingsley loop DAWN PATROL · APR 18, 2025 Backblast! 10-20-30 Back to Back Days Q: The Pirate · 4 PAX WARMUP: Mosey and then SSH, cherry pickers, windmill, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, plank, merkins, walk the dog, honeymooners, etc. THE THANG: Utilizing 3 islands in the parking lot behind Panera, we did… 6@6 · APR 12, 2025 Backblast! AKA hills and running Q: Shady · 13 PAX WARMUP: nah THE THANG: trail runners hit the trail. Path for runner was down Munn, into the school, ran all the way out the back by the pull up bars. Then down Harris and up Jackson. Then either to Massey or through WEP… DAWN PATROL · APR 10, 2025 Backblast! Webb-o-rama 'til the Sun Rises Q: Old Bay · 5 PAX WARMUP: 10x SSH 10x Windmills 10x Imperial Walkers 10x Cherry Pickers 10x TRUE Sumo Squats THE THANG: 4 cones set up along path near the pond. On each cone were 2 exercises to be done in Jack Webb style (1:4 ratio) Cone… DAWN PATROL · APR 3, 2025 Backblast! $100,000 Pyramid (Scheme) Q: Minuteman · 5 PAX WARMUP: Seal Jacks, Moroccan Nightclubs, Cherry Pickers, Windmills THE THANG: The amphitheater has 11 stone “benches”. An index card with 2 exercises was placed on each stone. One at a time, a pax bear-crawled to a… 6@6 · MAR 15, 2025 Backblast! Not a one trick pony … Q: Barry Manilow · 7 PAX WARMUP: mostly chit chat with the new top brass THE THANG: 2 for trails, 5 ruckers MARY: breakfast samiches for the kid ANNOUNCEMENTS: double down at the Jaeger, noon at Model-A for the charity presentation COT: OYO 6@6 · JAN 25, 2025 Backblast! Enter a workout title .... Blue53 Q: Barry Manilow · 16 PAX WARMUP: no, it was cold THE THANG: mostly running MARY: Pusher .... coffee .... Freed To Lead ANNOUNCEMENTS: follow with D2DB COT: pre 6@6 · JAN 18, 2025 Backblast! 10@6@6 Q: Barry Manilow · 10 PAX WARMUP: not possible THE THANG: running MARY: no one here by that name ANNOUNCEMENTS: it was cold COT: pre 6@6 · DEC 28, 2024 Backblast! When will it rain Q: Barry Manilow · 9 PAX WARMUP: no THE THANG: running MARY: Tyler Moore ANNOUNCEMENTS: always COT: pre 6@6 · DEC 21, 2024 Backblast! 9@6@6,12-21-24 Q: Barry Manilow · 9 PAX WARMUP: sit in the trucks with the heat on THE THANG: mostly running, typically MARY: Jane’s Last Dance ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes COT: pre