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236 backblasts mention “Minuteman”

DAWN PATROL · THU MAR 12 Backblast! Can't Run, Can't Hide Q: Double D · 8 PAX WARMUP: Figure eight mosey around the Epic Chophouse strip with some exercises in motion followed by a mosey around the Pacos strip with some exercises as well. Stangers were hanging somehwere other than firepit today… THE ARMORY · MON MAR 9 Backblast! You vs You and it pays to be a winner Q: Cheddah · 13 PAX 13 pax showed up for an Armory beatdown today. The Mikel chatter stopped fast when they learned they had 16 minutes to complete 500 reps OYO. We missed the time hack but got it plenty of work The Warm up: SSH x20 Cherry… 6@6 · SAT MAR 7 Backblast! Pre Trash Pick Up Q: Soup To Nuts · 17 PAX WARMUP: no THE THANG: run to round about down Kingsley hang right on 21 to Peach Stand hang left on 160 to Main Street up to Tom Jones hang right to little Walmart and trace the steps back. Some rucked, some ran, some… DAWN PATROL · THU MAR 5 Backblast! Title loading… Q: Peach Stand · 10 PAX WARMUP: produce pickers, windmills, imp walkers, plank/down and up dog stretching, Peter Parker’s, all in cadence THE THANG: we moseyed to the back parking lot and started at the first island of the top row. We… DAWN PATROL · TUE MAR 3 Backblast! The hills were alive at Dawn Patrol Q: Dojo · 10 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: short mosey SSH and a burpee X 3 THE THANG: 4 corners at the park next to the town offices. Hand Release Merkins were a crowd favorite. Some curb work at the lot near 160. Diamond Derkin Burpees were attempted… DAWN PATROL · THU FEB 26 Backblast! Super G likes burpees I guess Q: Shady · 6 PAX WARMUP: SSH, merkins, windmills, low slow squat THE THANG: ran around Kingsley all all different spots, every time we stopped to do the exercises below, Super G asked us all to do a burpee…who knew. - 20 merkins, 20… DAWN PATROL · TUE FEB 24 Backblast! Webb-o-Rama Q: Old Bay · 6 PAX WARMUP: Ran to an empty lot for some of the standards. THE THANG: 4 Cones set up ascending the grass hill at the of the parking lot. Each cone was a workout station where 2 exercises were done in Jack Webb style (1:4… DAWN PATROL · MON FEB 16 Backblast! Hill Sprints Q: Spike · 7 PAX WARMUP: Mosey up the hill towards the lot by White Street, stopping along the way for: Side Straddle Hops, Squats, Peter Parker, Parker Peter, Up Dog, Down Dog, Walk the Dogs THE THANG: Board of Pain at top of hill by… 6@6 · SAT FEB 14 Backblast! To Hill or Not to Hill…That is the Ques Q: Minuteman · 16 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Run up 160 to Sutton to New Gray Rock (Here most went down and back up the big hill, some went rogue.) Back across to Sharon Lee, then 3 rights to connect back on Sam Smith Harris to Munn back to COT… DAWN PATROL · THU FEB 12 Backblast! My taste was acquired Q: Assassin · 8 PAX The chill came back and 8 showed up for a run around the Sunbelt parking lot. From the amphitheater at Kingsley we moseyed up to Sunbelt. At one end of the lot, we completed various upper and lower exercises that were… DAWN PATROL · TUE FEB 10 Backblast! Super G loves Jack Webb Q: Jekyll · 8 PAX 36 degrees and balmy compared to how it has been. WARMUP: ran to the corners of the path around WEP and performed SSH, Squats, mountain climbers and others. THE THANG: 1. Jacob’s ladder on the hill. Merkins at bottom… 6@6 · SAT FEB 7 Backblast! More than 6@6 Q: McHale · 18 PAX WARMUP: OYO THE THANG: >6 miles Kingsley to Munn to Harris to Fort Mill back to Jackson to Harris to Munn to Kingsley MARY: Burpees & other stuff OYO ANNOUNCEMENTS: One Word, Men’s Shelter COT: DAWN PATROL · THU FEB 5 Backblast! Up…. And down Q: Cherry Pie · 8 PAX WARMUP: ssh, iw, hillbilly walker, Moroccan night clubs, windmills, THE THANG: Mosey around/ behind broadcloth to covered breezeway. 1. DORA -partner runs upstairs - across - downstairs and back Exercises: 100 merkin… DAWN PATROL · TUE FEB 3 Backblast! Fibonacci Escalator Q: Casey Kasem · 8 PAX WARMUP: Mosey around the flag, stopping for windmills, cherry pickers, walkers, and some stretching THE THANG: Rounds are cumulative Celebrate the end of each round with a mosey up the hill for burpees numbering the… 6@6 · SAT JAN 31 Backblast! Running in the snow Q: Vuvuzela · 10 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: choose your own route and distance. Everyone needs put the miles in from 4+ to 15+ miles!!! MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: 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… 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… 6@6 · SAT JAN 24 Backblast! Apple fritter Q: Assassin · 21 PAX WARMUP: None Announcements: None Mary: None Route was down Munn Rd to Harris St to Corner Donuts (have you tried?) and back. No one brought me anything back from Corner Donuts. 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… DAWN PATROL · TUE JAN 20 Backblast! Clubbing in the Gloom Q: Double D · 6 PAX WARMUP: Mosey with some karaoke over to Town Hall side parking lot where we checked the SSH box and did some stretchy, warm up moves THE THANG: Ran to Millstone Park where we spent most of the affair, including burpees… DAWN PATROL · TUE JAN 13 Backblast! No Stone Unturned Q: Short Sale · 6 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Mtn. Climbers, Imperial and Hillbilly Walkers, MNC & Squats THE THANG: mosey to parking lot up by the Soccer Field. Burpee Broad Jump over 2 parking spaces, do 2 squats, jump 3 more spaces, do 3 squats… 6@6 · SAT JAN 10 Backblast! I can see for miles and miles Q: Barry Manilow · 25 PAX WARMUP: 2 miles for some, some miles for 2 THE THANG: 6+ miles for some 14+ for some MARY: could not keep up ANNOUNCEMENTS: sign up for Break the Dam COT: Olaf wrapped it up for us Followed by drinks at Replay, and… DAWN PATROL · THU JAN 8 Backblast! Board & Blocks VQ Q: Spike · 8 PAX WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops, Squats, Merkins, Up Dog, Down Dog, Walk the Dogs THE THANG: Mosey to the buildings for a Board of Pain One PAX runs a lap up and down stairs while other PAX does the exercise, then switch so… DAWN PATROL · TUE JAN 6 Backblast! Over sharing Q: Band Camp · 6 PAX WARMUP: in the police parking lot (Longshanks style) Toysoldiers, mosey, butt, kickers, mosey, high knees, karaoke THE THANG: Hit the hill (minuteman has some video evidence) for 7s Burpees and Bombjacks Headed over to…