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SNAKE PIT · TUE OCT 27 Tea-Bell-ers, Gauntlets, & Glory Holes… Oh My! Q: Suplex · 6 PAX Warmup - Quick… mosey to Gear setup Thang: Board of pain while waiting your turn for the Gauntlet: 1. 15 Cleans each side 2. 25 swings 3. 15 snatches each side 4. 25 Swings 5. 25 Curls (1 ct.) 6. 25 Swings 7. 10 RDL’s… SWEEP THE LEG · MON OCT 26 Getting Loopy Q: Badlands · 13 PAX WARMUP: mosey towards berkshire loop with a stop on 160 for IC monkey humpers THE THANG: berkshire loops with 10 squats 10 merkins 10 LBCs at each stop sign. MARY: nah ANNOUNCEMENTS: newsletter COT: yup CLYDESDALES · WED OCT 21 Figure 8's With Horses Q: maximus · 14 PAX WARMUP: Nope THE THANG: 2 "instructions" 1. The route: Attempt to run figure-8's through new/old Kingsley 2. Interval-style running which means .25mi quicker run and .25 just slower than normal run. Do this the entire… MINNOW POND · FRI OCT 16 I felt like running Q: Pocahontas · 18 PAX WARMUP: pledge THE THANG: ran a lot, some pain stations throughout at humble cup, American legion, church of God were we did merkins, squats, big boys and a few of us did bear crawls MARY: flutters, hammers… BLOCK PARTY · TUE OCT 13 Benches and Hills Q: Kaiser · 14 PAX WARMUP: SSH, lizard and plank stretches, windmills THE THANG: 1) 5 Burpees at each set of benches until reaching playground 2) Dora at Playground 100 Irkins, 125 dips, 150 step ups, run the playground ring 3) 5 merkins… COCKPIT · MON OCT 12 2026.42 Cockpit Q: Tesh · 9 PAX Running segments with a push (cinder block) on one end and legs on the other Merkins with recovery bear crawls Farmer carries with cindies And that's how 45 minutes goes by really fast. SWEEP THE LEG · MON OCT 5 Groundhog Workout Q: Time Machine · 8 PAX WARMUP: Warmed up before if needed THE THANG: Mosey across the street to the bottom of Brayden Hill. 5 Burpees at the bottom 10 Jump Squats at Emory Ln 10 HR Merkins at entrance to Inizio parking lot 10 Hammers at… ALCATRAZ · SAT OCT 3 2026.40 Alcatraz Q: Tesh · 10 PAX We did 90 burpees... Some couldn't count and did 95 *cough *Mainframe MINNOW POND · THU OCT 1 Skipper zipper Q: Skipper · 22 PAX THE THANG: Zipper route starting at Elliott St. 10 merkins and 10 jump squats at the end of every street. 5 burpees each time the pax cross Springs St. Pax logged 3.5-4.5 miles. 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… SWEEP THE LEG · MON SEP 28 Poles of Death Q: Decibel · 14 PAX The Thang: Mosey to the light poles at the back of the school. Out one, 10 merkins, back to start 10 lunges (each leg). Out two poles 5 burpees, back to start, 10 squats. Out 3 poles, 10 merkins, etc. Repeat until time… MINNOW POND · THU SEP 24 Small Crowd at Minnow Pond Q: Fishstix · 10 PAX We had 6 BC, 3 Runners, I Rucker at Minnow Pond this morning. The rain kept some of the regulars at home. I switched my plans last minute due to the small numbers. Pledge and we were off to the Pharmacy for some warm-up… LAZARUS · THU SEP 17 Kumquat Q: Band Camp · 17 PAX WARMUP: BC led that....it involved burpees in cadence, but only after some creative running THE THANG: Split into 3 groups, was gonna be 4, but Tesh was late. Rotated at Esso's whistle. Band Camp's job was to travel the… SWEEP THE LEG · MON SEP 7 Dorothy Q: Spectre · 8 PAX WARMUP: There was some neck stretches as we looked around for Tesh THE THANG: Ran to Tesh's house in Baxter, 10 Monkey Humpers IC, Stop signs down Richard's Crossing... 10 HR Merkins, 10 Squats, 15 Hello Dolly, Ran down… 6@6 · SAT SEP 5 Flight Attendant INSTRUCTOR Q: Barry Manilow · 12 PAX WARMUP: very little THE THANG: little a this, little a that MARY: proud, very proud ANNOUNCEMENTS: always COT: always THE HIVE · FRI SEP 4 Kettlebell Workout - The Hive Q: Bill Smith · 13 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: Counting Practice THE THANG: 11s MARY: Kettlebell Hill ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack COT: Thankful for health, family, children, anniversaries. SWEEP THE LEG · MON AUG 31 F3 Hyrox Training Q: Spectre · 9 PAX WARMUP: Mosey around parking lot to set lap THE THANG: 800s (2 laps around parking lot) Can't move on to next set of exercises until you complete 2 laps and exercises 800 - 50 Burpees 800 - 50 Squats 800 - 50 Lunges 800… CLYDESDALES · WED AUG 26 Kingsley Loop by Hominy Q: Hominy · 19 PAX I rucked. Others ran. Around Kingsley and back. THE ARMORY · MON AUG 24 2026.35 Armory Q: Tesh · 11 PAX 3 rounds of 3 exercises... Lung-walk holds with sprinting... 3 rounds of 3 exercises... Mary 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/… FLIGHT PLAN · MON AUG 10 Fellowship Route Q: Liberty Bibberty · 20 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: Earth Fare and Back MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter COT: Family, health and seeking God CLYDESDALES · MON AUG 3 We ran Q: Warning Track · 13 PAX We ran