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236 backblasts mention “Minuteman”

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 DAWN PATROL · DEC 30, 2025 Backblast! Minuteman’s a grandpa! Q: Poppins · 7 PAX WARMUP: Imp walkers/MNC/arm raises/SSH/plank/merkins THE THANG: THANG 1: ROUND 1 100 ∙ Partner A: Diamond Merkins (max reps) ∙ Partner B: Wall Sit (against stage) ROUND 2 200 ∙ Partner A: American Hammers ∙ Partner B… 6@6 · DEC 27, 2025 Backblast! Pre run the pre run, then we run Q: Barry Manilow · 12 PAX WARMUP: pre run THE THANG: running MARY: was late ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes 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 · DEC 23, 2025 Backblast! Barry Manilow is not just a F3 name Q: The Pirate · 8 PAX WARMUP: mosey around park while doing SSH, windmill, cherry pickers, imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers, low slow squat, merkins THE THANG: start off in the parking lot by the fields - from one end to the other, bear… 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… DAWN PATROL · DEC 16, 2025 Backblast! Rockin around the Christmas Tree Q: Dojo · 6 PAX WARMUP: couple loops in the AO lot with high knees, buttkickers, and karoake. THE THANG: Bucket 11 - one bucket at each end of the top lot. Pax pulled random exercises in an 11 format. Mak tar jyes and burpees were… 6@6 · DEC 13, 2025 Backblast! running 6@6 Q: Barry Manilow · 18 PAX WARMUP: marshmallows around a campfire THE THANG: running MARY: brought hot chocolate after the run ANNOUNCEMENTS: Santa Claus is coming to town COT: aye DAWN PATROL · DEC 11, 2025 Backblast! Counting Down from 100 Q: Old Bay · 5 PAX WARMUP: Spike took the warmup right where we plant the shovel flag. Counts and cadence were perfect, and we even did 6-count burpees. Impressive!!! THE THANG: Ran around to do a few more warm ups before heading to a… DAWN PATROL · DEC 9, 2025 Backblast! 4 Cornahs Q: Jekyll · 3 PAX Twas a bit nipply outside. The idea was to keep moving for 45 minutes WARMUP: Ran the long way and up the hill to the big parking lot. We did dynamic warmup where we ran back and forth between the exercises: SSH, squat… DAWN PATROL · DEC 4, 2025 Backblast! Brick by brick/Post by post Q: Dojo · 6 PAX WARMUP: Did some moseying around with SSH, Hillbillies, and Squats THE THANG: A Dip/Derkin 11 at the Ampitheater/ mosey to the Stairs in Textile Way / pax planked and elbow planked while one at a time went up/down… DAWN PATROL · DEC 2, 2025 Backblast! 12 Days of Christmas Ladder Q: BearGryllz · 4 PAX Celebrating the 12 days of Christmas as the holiday decorations were recently assembled at WEP with a ladder workout with 2 exercises and 5 flights in descending and ascending counts. WARMUP: 3 variations side straddle… 6@6 · NOV 29, 2025 Backblast! Embrace the ish Q: Wegmans · 11 PAX WARMUP: not needed THE THANG: lotta runnin’ MARY: not present ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: personal DAWN PATROL · NOV 25, 2025 Backblast! Piracy and Imposters Q: Casey Kasem · 7 PAX WARMUP: - Windmills - Cherry Pickers - Imperial Walkers - Hillbilly Walkers - Calf Raises THE THANG: - Travel to playground (pirated from The Pirate) - Begin with 5 squats then mosey to 2nd tree on the left-hand side of… 6@6 · NOV 22, 2025 Backblast! Hills, Hills and more hills Q: Fogerty · 8 PAX WARMUP: Chatter THE THANG: Out and Back - Munn Harris under 77 up Sam Smith to Sutton down 6th Baxter and back. MARY: Nah ANNOUNCEMENTS: Yup COT: Fantastic DAWN PATROL · NOV 20, 2025 Backblast! Finding meaning in the mundane Q: Cake Boss · 8 PAX WARMUP: 5 burpees and 5 exercise moves THE THANG: Jacobs ladder with bomb jack’s and inch worm merkins Native American run 4 corners increasing reps 3 rounds 5, 10, 15 9 different exercise moves MARY: Dips Dirkens, step… DAWN PATROL · NOV 18, 2025 Backblast! Fall leaves, colorful sunrise, and a tu Q: Old Bay · 7 PAX WARMUP: Ran toward downtown, stopping here and there for typical warm-up exercises (SSH, Imperial Walkers, Seal Jacks, Windmills, Hillbilly Walkers, Peter Parkers, Parker Peters). THE THANG: At a short wall near the old… 6@6 · NOV 15, 2025 Backblast! Journey anyone? Q: Cherry Pie · 12 PAX WARMUP: yes THE THANG: R on Textile Way R on Wamsutta Mills Dr R on Kingsley Springs Pkwy Cross 160 onto Munn R on Harris R on Spring Blossom L on Misty Morning Ct (1st cul-de-sac) L on Spring Blossom L on Brookcrest… DAWN PATROL · NOV 13, 2025 Backblast! HIM Camp Review Q: Minuteman · 5 PAX WARMUP: Mosey to pond for 10 each of Moroccan Night Clubs, Seal Jacks, Bomb Jacks Plankorama: Scorpion Dry Docks (5 each leg) into 10 each of Shoulder Taps, Plank Jacks, Mountain Climbers THE THANG: Mosey to Lot behind… DAWN PATROL · NOV 11, 2025 Backblast! Frozen tundra mumblechatter Q: Assassin · 11 PAX WARMUP: An adventurous warmup of circle runs and SSH IW Tunnel touches Merkins Mtn Climbers Overhead claps One man ran two circles around us wilst we completed the various exercises. THE THANG: We moseyed to the center… 6@6 · NOV 8, 2025 Backblast! Easy route a few took on Q: Assassin · 17 PAX · +1 FNG Six at six the usual stuff and a good group. Might be missing one or two pax. Everyone enjoyed. Welcome Cerebus (Shaq’s brother.) DAWN PATROL · NOV 4, 2025 Backblast! All around WEP Q: backdraft · 8 PAX WARMUP: normal stuff THE THANG: take a lap followed by another lap stopping at the 9 swings for proper form upper body and lower body alternated and core at all stops MARY: no time for her today ANNOUNCEMENTS… 6@6 · NOV 1, 2025 Backblast! Over and Under I77 Q: Fogerty · 12 PAX WARMUP: Chatting THE THANG: 6 mile loop within the Forbidden area utilizing the I77 overpass and Sam Smith to Harris to Munn. MARY: Nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, Bourbon and Christmas party! COT: Prayers and Praises… DAWN PATROL · OCT 30, 2025 Backblast! Keep em coming, 10 at a time Q: Double D · 6 PAX WARMUP: Obligatory SSHs, a mosey with carioca, butt kickers, high knees, nur, parker peter, hillbillies, stretching, then back to amphitheatre THE THANG: Station 1 (amphitheatre) = burpees x10, shoulder taps x20, Freddy…