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Detention

Date: 2026-08-10 AO: Detention Q: Matador , PAX: Tinkertoy, Focker, Matador, Andrew McDermott, Pedialyte, Esposa, Topanga (Scott), Fortran FNGs: None COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: warm but not terrible
WARMUP: GM, WMH, SSH, Broga -Indigenous Peoples Run: the Commemorative Accounts Receivable Loop
THE THANG: I. Welsh Dragon :flag-wales::dragon: -4 bear crawl steps -1 merkin -1 plank jack -1 shoulder tap (2 is 1) Then 4 bear crawls again, but now do 2 reps of everything, then 3 reps; see if you can get to 10 reps without failure
II. Pavilion sprints 10 burpees Sprint across pavilion and back 20 WWI – sprint 30 squats – sprint The PAX attempted to complete 5 rounds
III. Surprise, Welsh Dragon again! Yay! :flag-wales::dragon:
MARY: Jesus’ mom
MOLESKINE: love their journals and planners
ANNOUNCEMENTS: -The PAX and other community members rallied around Toothless and fam to support them while 2.0 Wally is in the hospital. Over $2,000 given! Thanks to Focker for leading the charge. -lots of other announcements, check slack
COT: -Prayers for Wally. Healing and protection. -prayers for Peabody’s brother who struggles. -prayers for many of our wives. New jobs, heavy responsibilities, overwhelm of admin chaos with the start of the school year. -May God give us an undercurrent of his peace amidst the busyness, and wisdom for when to say no.
PLAYLIST: classic 2001 album “Is This It” by The Strokes in its entirety. The PAX did not complain so I assume they loved it. They did complain about the second welsh dragon.
AOQ NOTE Honored to be your new AOQ :dancer: Looking forward to a grueling year of fitness and fellowship in the gloom
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Tora! Tora! Tora!

Date: 2026-08-10 AO: Tora! Tora! Tora! Q: Hot Route , PAX: Hot Route, Giving Tree, Ultratecht FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: ok, considering mid August
WARMUP: up the hill and back down
THE THANG: to the secret garden for 10-1 (or 55) reps of merkins, sumo squats, crunchy frogs and dips. Then mosey runway to the big gym for sale format of pull-ups, table crunches, rows and curtsy lunges
MARY:
MOLESKINE: we went fishing for the sunrise and pulled him out of the water
ANNOUNCEMENTS: stuff on channels, event(s) at Cornelia this weekend and/or next
COT: school lunches
PLAYLIST: dream sequence EOB’s Blue Morpho music.apple.com/us/album/blue-morpho/1874551790
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Le Tour de Etang Sevier (part deux)

Date: 2026-08-07 AO: The Buffalo Q: Giving Tree , PAX: Ultratecht, Hipster, Giving Tree, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), @Beans(Omaha) FNGs: None COUNT: 5 CONDITIONS: Humid
WARMUP: SSH Slow and low squats Slow and low lunges
THE THANG: Mosey down to pavilion for first set of work. All workouts follow same format (see below). Mosey to different parts of the park by pond and work way back up.
Repeat below 3x: 30 seconds of 1 30 seconds of 2 20 second rest
Pavilion Decline merkins Alt side mountain climbers
Bird Statue/Bollards Step ups Jump squats
Fence/guardrail things Bulgarian split squats Broad jumps
Pavilion (part deux) Incline merkins Dips
Stairway to heaving :nauseated_face: (Hipster :tm:) – run giving max effort up the long hill adjacent to the trails over the cave to tennis court parking lot
Basketball courts Bent over row (with coupon) Curls (with coupon)
Put coupons back on way to startex.
MARY: 4-5 minutes of stretches
ANNOUNCEMENTS: In local news, tomato fest Friday and Saturday. Take heed.
Check the general page for corporate news.
COT: Return to school season and getting used to the new grind.
PLAYLIST: 90s NY hip hop
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[The Castle] Pre-party run

Date: 2026-08-08 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Flipper, Steely, Dr. Brown Slip, Strutter, hambone FNGs: COUNT: 5 CONDITIONS: Beautiful morning. WARMUP:
THE THANG: Run 2-ish miles. MARY:
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[The Castle] The Castle

Date: 2026-08-08 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Pep, Fabuloso, Makita, Flipper, Steely, Butterfingers, Mr. Pancake, Locksmith, Hipster, Dr. Brown Slip, Strutter, hambone, Horizon, Barney, Dilbert, Louis DeMarco now Six-Shooter FNGs: 1 Louis DeMarco now Six-Shooter COUNT: 16 CONDITIONS: Balmy WARMUP:
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[Pain Train] Loco Motion

Date: 2026-08-07 AO: Pain Train Q: FLO , PAX: Siri, Roadkill, Half Lyfe, Wolfpack, FLO, Bulldog, Fish 🐟 Shake 🤝 FNGs: 1 Fish 🐟 Shake 🤝 COUNT: 7 CONDITIONS:
Incredible
WARMUP:
Good mornings, SSH, Willy Mays, M. Phelps
THE THANG:
Grab choice of coupon or sand bag and mosey to playground.
Each exercise x 10 for 10 minutes. Run lap after 2 rounds.
Set #1 1. Merkins 2. Curls with cinder block or sandbag 3. Spicolis 4. Pull Ups
Set #2 1. Upright row 2. Overhead press 3. Step Ups 4. Dips
Set #3 1. Bent over rows with swing or sandbag 2. Plus Size Prom Dates 3. Squats 4. Step Ups
MARY:
None
MOLESKINE:
Take the necessary time for self reflection.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
westside-wednesday next week, August 12!
Check Slack for all happenings!
COT:
Welcomed FNG, Fish Shake!
Moment of silence for prayers said and unsaid.
Flo Joe enjoyed and a ride hitched to a moon landing man with a tent tied to his horse. Or something like that.
Have a great weekend, gentlemen!
PLAYLIST:
Blind Melon bangers – thanks Half Lyfe !
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The Knoll

Date: 2026-08-06 AO: The Knoll Q: Half Lyfe , PAX: Pebbles, Juicy J, Half Lyfe FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: Cool, clear skies, foggy knoll, fresh cut hay field.
WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Wind Mills, WMH, Mosey
THE THANG: Thang 1 Farmers carry 25# per hand incorporate forward and backward wrist curls while walking to street and back. (Timer) Pull Ups/Hangs Maul wrist rotations switch hands half way. Swing rows Sand Bag wrist curls on bench palms up switch to palms down halfway. Merkins Dips Repeat
Thang 2 AMRAP – Legs Lt Dans – 10 Jump Ups 20 (2=1) Iron Mikes 30 Run to fire hydrant and back.
MARY: 100 Heel Taps, 80 Flutter Kicks, 100 Mountain Climbers.
MOLESKINE: Parents came to visit a few weeks ago. My Dad had to ask me to open something for him. Tough to see that transition from Dad strength to son strength. Grip strength is important as you age. So incorporated some forearm exercises into this one. Better to start early then late.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tailgate next Wed! Riverwalk Aug 29 (Sat) 6am unofficial F3 kickoff.
COT: count off, name-o-rama, prayers for mental health, school starting, Juicy’s sister family as they bring new life into this world, for Morningstars heart health.
PLAYLIST: 90’s various.
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Pocket Chicken

Date: 2026-08-05 AO: Pocket Chicken Q: Giving Tree , Ultratecht PAX: Giving Tree, Ultratecht FNGs: None COUNT: 2 CONDITIONS: Solid temperature for a run, but humid.
WARMUP: One loop around the track to see the sunrise but we were too fast for it.
THE THANG: remembered we wanted to explore the area beyond the concert parking and bee hive, only to find a wooded area that leads to the pond upon entering Forrest Green Trailhead.
Ran back to startex and did two hill repeats up high view and back. Caught the sunset on the way down the hill.
Ran 4.5
PLAYLIST: Deer

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Titan

Date: 2026-08-05 AO: Titan Q: Old Maid , PAX: GameStop, Makita, Spinal Tap, Old Maid, Dangle, Pep, Tim the Toolman, Churro, Rombus, Sport Mode, I forgot 2 people… FNGs: None COUNT: 12 CONDITIONS: Clear, blue, and 22
WARMUP: Stretching, SSH, Baby Arm Circles, Moroccan Night Clubs
THE THANG: Split into 4 teams, each with one coupon. In the style of a relay race, first member of each team runs with coupon ~50 yards and back. Rest of the team is doing stationary exercise until runner returns. Each team memeber takes turn running with coupon, with other teammates continuing the stationary exercise. Once every team member finishes run, team runs together to the end. Assigned team points inverse to finishing place (4, 3, 2, 1).
3 rounds, 3 variations: 1. Farmers carry, merkins 2. Overhead carry, reverse lunges 3. Murder bunnies, LBCs
Then, indian run to Parthenon steps to do dip competition. AMRAP until last man standing. Winner gets 10 points for his team. Shout out to Tim the Toolman for crushing it and winning the whole thang for his team!
MARY:
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: No CSAUP
COT: Makita weighing future with his company Churro’s sister and baby Old Maid’s brother to get him out into the gloom
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