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DEC 4, 2025 Backblast! Park to Calhoun Q: Band Camp · 23 PAX WARMUP: it was cold. we'll warm up on the run THE THANG: cover distance stop for: 5 burpees 10 merkins 15 squats added some lunges once did some leg lifts after a muscle up twice bear crawled the length of Calhoun St… SWEEP THE LEG · DEC 1, 2025 Backblast! What it is to be a Good Man Q: Zalinsky · 16 PAX WARMUP: In Cadence: Imperial Walkers, Cherry Pickers, Hillbilly Walkers & Windmills. Counted off. THE THANG: Took off for a basic run and boot. 3.02 miles with stops along the way. Pain Station stops included: merkins… 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 CLYDESDALES · NOV 26, 2025 Backblast! How soon until we’re back at founders? Q: Anchorman · 9 PAX Surprise surprise. We ran down Munn to Harris. Jackson street to Ardrey loop. The gubmint needs to put them sidewalks back in so we can have some of our old routes back. Alabama anyone?! SEABISCUIT · NOV 25, 2025 Backblast! Turkey Run Q: Birdcage · 9 PAX Turkey Run- DBES Get a teammate. 1 turkey recovery trott around the drop off loop. Partner turkey breaks out of the collar and sprints the outer school loop to get away. When the runaway turkey returns back to the… AMERICAN JACKAL · NOV 24, 2025 Backblast! Rosie’s magical bean ride Q: Rosie · 21 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Low slow squat, windmills, imperial walkers, merkins THE THANG: Line it up! 40 Yards of MOT, 60 yards sprint 1. Bear Crawls 2. Lunge walks 3. high knees 4. broad jumps 5. bear crawls In between rounds, 15… 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 NOV 21, 2025 Backblast! End of the Road Q: Band Camp · 18 PAX WARMUP: Yea, this is important. SSH IW HW Plank sequence Included some dynamic stretching THE THANG: String of Pearls 5 burpees 10 merkins 15 squats 20 lunges 25 ....... something added an exercises each stop. (e.g… CLYDESDALES · NOV 19, 2025 Backblast! Jacket Dirty Mile Q: Suplex · 18 PAX WARMUP: The usual suspects THE THANG: Jacket-Dirty-Mile 4 laps around FMHS track... 3 "excursions"/lap - Up & down Railings of Home side bleachers (so... up, over, down, over, up, over, down...and rejoin track) - East… SEABISCUIT · NOV 18, 2025 Backblast! Callahan Auto Parts Q: Band Camp · 11 PAX WARMUP: not on the books THE THANG: run to Callahan Street and back MARY: not enough time ANNOUNCEMENTS: https://mailchi.mp/c5bc4e848d5d/lorrorq9g6-13584702 COT: was held FLIGHT PLAN · NOV 17, 2025 Backblast! Disruption to the Status Quo at FP Q: Pusher · 24 PAX Loops around Gardenia. Oof! VARSITY · NOV 14, 2025 Backblast! Rounds of upper body for spaghetti arms Q: Vuvuzela · 8 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Wind Mills, MNC, overhear claps THE THANG: run a 1/4 mile loop around the parking lot stopping at 4 corners for 10 merkins at each merking. Then, everytime we finish a lap, we have a board of pain with… NOV 13, 2025 Backblast! Unexpected Opportunities Q: Double D · 10 PAX WARMUP: Disclaimer and Pledge duly pronounced THE THANG: 1 mile loop (rectangle) with an exercise at each corner. Up Massey, right on Harris, right on Ardrey, right on 160 Burpees x10 Hand release merkins x10 Apollo ono… CLYDESDALES · NOV 12, 2025 Backblast! VO2 Max training Q: Pusher · 23 PAX Track workout including 2 options: Run a mile on the track then: 1. Calculate Vo2 max by running hard for 12 minutes 2. Sprint workout with race pace followed by jog (400,800, 1200 meters) SEABISCUIT · NOV 11, 2025 Backblast! Ol Whitegrove, the OG direction Q: LTrain · 7 PAX WARMUP: no warmup, just run!! THE THANG: OG Whitegrove MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas party, it’s never too cold out to post COT: SWEEP THE LEG · NOV 10, 2025 Backblast! When you show up to Band Camp without y Q: Sasquatch · 13 PAX WARMUP: *Spectre reading message from Bandcamp* - "Welp, Bandcamp overslept." YHC leads SSH, short run to 160 and then Peter Parker and mountain climbers... THE THANG: the route is called "The Reverse Italian Job… THE HIVE · NOV 7, 2025 Backblast! 4 corners and a Cake Q: Cake Boss · 16 PAX WARMUP: Handful of exercises to loosen up THE THANG: 4 corners of exercises with 20 as rep number 5 exercises at each corner 3 rounds each with lap between rounds MARY: Flutters, Hello Dollys, big boys ANNOUNCEMENTS… NOV 6, 2025 Backblast! Run, Do The Thing, Repeat Q: maximus · 17 PAX After a prompting from Farmers Only (On Q elsewhere today), I decided to recycle a workout from last year. WARMUP: No THE THANG: Run to a stop, do exercises, run to the next, etc... The first 3 stops had 3 exercises at… CLYDESDALES · NOV 5, 2025 Backblast! Pray for Jamaica Q: Cherry Pie · 24 PAX WARMUP: sure THE THANG: Out and back - 4.3mi L on Munn R on Harris R on Sam Smith R on Choate L on Drew L on Sharon Lee R on Sutton Out to 6 Baxter MARY: nah ANNOUNCEMENTS: 4Bs, Xmas party COT: prayers for Jamaica… SEABISCUIT · NOV 4, 2025 Backblast! 6-8 thousand reps Q: Farmers Only · 17 PAX WARMUP: nope THE THANG: we ran MARY: nope ANNOUNCEMENTS: a couple. Read newsletter COT: Reminder to feed the good wolf. SLOW BURN · OCT 31, 2025 Backblast! What costume are you wearing? Q: Bass · 13 PAX We did a little warmup with the usual exercises. I proceeded to introduce the topic for thought. What costume are you wearing? Are you being an imposter? Mosey over to the first stop for some 4 corners. 3 exercises then… OCT 30, 2025 Backblast! Springs street spine Q: HarryCarry · 15 PAX 15 total with six runners at Minnow Pond. Remainder did rucking. Pledge and then run to former Hardee’s lot where the thang is explained as follows: Parking lot is base camp. Do 10 burpees here. Run up Springs st to its… SEABISCUIT · OCT 28, 2025 Backblast! Gain in the Rain Q: Shaq · 5 PAX Stuck to Massey, loop the school and the TM hill, everyone got between 2-4 loops FLIGHT PLAN · OCT 27, 2025 Backblast! Chilly breezy Q: Assassin · 12 PAX 12 friendly pax showed for possible drizzle/rain conditions for a run thru downtown Baxter to the River and back. All enjoyed with no drizzle. Discussed upcoming events and shared praises and prayer concerns largely…