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CURRAHEE · TUE OCT 27 Merkins, Squats & a Nutsniffer Q: Cyclops · 9 PAX WARMUP: windmills, cherry pickers, imperial walkers and seal jacks. THE THANG: Rucks on and stoping every 1/4 mile for pain stations. Exercises consisted of merkins and squats in cadence. Which type and how many varied… THE COACH'S BOX · THU OCT 22 Coach’s Co-Q at Coach’s Box Q: Hominy · 8 PAX WARMUP: Led by Hominy: 20 SSH. 20 Mountain climbers. Mosey to loop. THE THANG: 10 merkins. Lap. 20 Squat. Lap. 30 calf raises. LBC waiting for the 6. Mosey back to the skillet. Called 20 CCD. Do a violater. Switch to… DAWN PATROL · THU OCT 15 Extra sleep isn't bad Q: backdraft · 11 PAX WARMUP: all the favs THE THANG: 11s with stairs, wall sits with bear crawls, laps with sets of 12 merkins,12 squats, 12 big boys MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: Lords Prayer ALCATRAZ · SAT OCT 3 2026.40 Alcatraz Q: Tesh · 10 PAX We did 90 burpees... Some couldn't count and did 95 *cough *Mainframe BLOCK PARTY · TUE SEP 29 FORTeen Years Q: Double D · 85 PAX WARMUP: 14 Burpees THE THANG: Mosey to center of WEP Pax rotated into center based on year of 1st post (ie Class of 2026, 2025, 2024, etc). Varied exercises were performed by all including Burpees, Partner Derkins… COCKPIT · WED SEP 23 Q-School Q: Cyclops · 11 PAX WARMUP: Disclaimer and mosey down the hill to a warmup circle with the following exercises in cadence Windmills x 10 Cherry Pickers x 10 Imperial walkers x 10 5 burpees OYO Hillbilly Walkers x 10 4 burpees OYO Seal… CURRAHEE · WED SEP 23 Cool Breeze Q: Pollo Hermano · 6 PAX WARMUP: SSH, Merkins, MNC THE THANG: PICK UP EVERYTHING and head to the front of the school at the crosswalk. 10 manmakers farmer’s carry coupon of your choice towards COT and stop at the other crosswalk. 10 OH Press… Q SOURCE · WED SEP 23 Courage - 3.12 Q: Cyclops · 6 PAX WARMUP: Honky Tink reviewed the prior C's leading up to Courage THE THANG: Reviewed the 3 socratics and dove a bit depper into what it means to be fit in order to possess necessary bravery and being #thatsomebody MARY… CURRAHEE · TUE SEP 15 Uphill, Both Ways… Q: Pollo Hermano · 5 PAX WARMUP: SSH, IW THE THANG: Ruck up and rotate sandbags up the big hill and back. MARY: Nah ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/29 Convergance at WEP, talk to Cyclops about #ao Q-School on Wednesdays COT: Yes. FLIGHT PLAN · MON SEP 14 Through Those There Woods Q: Stang · 12 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Some Ran Some Rucked Some or One Visited The Woods. It Was Humid and Hot. MARY: Passed A Lady Could Have Been Her Name. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Golf Tournament First Week Of December COT: ALCATRAZ · SAT SEP 12 Balls and Strikes Q: JWOW · 9 PAX We did all of them. Jwow COLOSSEUM · TUE SEP 8 Remembering the week of 9-11 Q: Cyclops · 10 PAX WARMUP: Mosey to the elementary school side lot. COP with exercises in cadence Windmills Cherry pickers Imperial Walkers Hillbilly walkers Seal jacks Low slow squats Hold peoples chair while doing Moroccan night clubs… THE YARD · SAT SEP 5 Forgot to add Q: Float Bridge · 11 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Station 1 - 20 big boy sit-ups - 20 heels to heaven - 20 LBC - 20 American Hammers - 20 Mountain Climbers - 20 Jump Squats - 20 Butt kickers Station 2 - 20 Merkins - 20 Wide Arm Merkins - 20 Carolina… SOUL TO SOLE · THU SEP 3 Ruck-a-roni on the Kingsley big loop Q: Greg Shoney · 10 PAX WARMUP: we did some warmup against popular desire THE THANG: 3.2 miles MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: THE BALLROOM · TUE AUG 25 A comfortable August morning?!? Q: Cyclops · 12 PAX WARMUP: Mosey to behind the stadium via pedestrian bridge Hold plank until 6 arrived Exercises in cadence Windmills Cherry pickers Imperial walkers Hillbilly walkers Seal jacks Merkins Mountain climbers THE THANG: Mosey… CLYDESDALES · WED AUG 19 Bojangles Loop Q: Sprocket · -162 PAX WARMUP: None THE THANG: 4 mile loop down to Bojangles and back to Bob Jones Stadium MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Fort Mill Lawn Care service opportunities COT: Closed in prayer COLOSSEUM · TUE AUG 18 Colosseum...The Return Q: maximus · 22 PAX WARMUP: You should've done that & stretched prior to launch. THE THANG: Run to the bottom of the hill at the entrance of the school compound for 5 of each of the following Merkin series: Wide-Arm, Diamond, Regular… THE COACH'S BOX · THU AUG 13 45 into 30 Q: Band Camp · 11 PAX WARMUP: Yea, YHC ran in 2.3 miles, but not all the PAX did THE THANG: ran to do some Bulgarian Split squats, but saw Marty Byrd coming in late. So, we went to pick him up. Highlight: Bear Crawl the band practice lot w/… BLOCK PARTY · TUE AUG 11 Run The Block !!! Q: Sofrito · 10 PAX Disclaimer Shared WARMUP: 10 Wind Mills 10 Moroccan night clubs 10 Imperial Walkers 10 Hillbilly Walkers THE THANG: Round Run Station First Round 400m 10 reverse lunges each leg 2nd Round 400m 10 burpees 3rd Round 400m… Q SOURCE · WED AUG 5 Q3.5-Articulation Q: Cherry Pie · 8 PAX Link to text: https://f3nation.com/articulation The Q Source Statement: “Articulation is the second of the four Leadership Skills. It is the act of describing Vision to others so they can understand it.” The 3 Core… CLYDESDALES · WED AUG 5 Can’t outrun being anxious!!! Q: Sofrito · 15 PAX Omitted! All Veteran PAX WARMUP: shared route, some pre stretched others pre walked THE THANG: Right on Munn Left on Old Kingsley Cross Hwy 160 Left on Sun Belt Drive Lap around lot perimeter Out on Wamsutta to Hwy 21… FLIGHT PLAN · MON AUG 3 Assassin is AWESOME -Willowbrook loop Q: Bonsai · 25 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Run to willowbrook neighborhood. Loop the hood and back down 6th and head toward oak ridge elementary. Stop for a quick prayer for the start of school and back to COT. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: DAWN PATROL · THU JUL 30 Rock n Roll Q: Jekyll · 6 PAX 6 Pax showed up to take on the morning gloom. Cooler weather for a SC July was welcomed. WARMUP: COP usuals: SSH, IW, HW, squats, windmills, cherry pickers, arm circles THE THANG: Thang 1: bear crawl down, 10 merkins… DAWN PATROL · TUE JUL 28 Playground Fun Q: Old Bay · 10 PAX WARMUP: Snooker lead us through a series of in-place warm-ups, including great hits like "Buttkickers", "High-Knees", and "Good Mornings". THE THANG: Moseyed on the trail about 1/4 around the park, stopping at the…