[The Castle] Elevens to Dodgeball

Date: 2026-10-17 AO: The Castle Q: Steely , PAX: Steely, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Shocker (Mark Holmes), Hipster, hambone, Dilbert, Fabuloso, Dr. Brown Slip, Makita FNGs: None COUNT: 10 CONDITIONS: Brisk
WARMUP: IC: 20 SSH 10 Toy Soldier 10 Imperial Walkers 10 Slow Squats 10 Merkins
THE THANG: ELEVENS Mosied to the Hill Round One: Broad Jumps at the bottom & Merkins at the top Round Two: Burpees at the bottom & Big Boys at the top
Finished with 15 minutes of dodgeball Catch a ball the thrower does 10 big boys Get hit by the ball complete 10 big boys before getting to rejoin the game
MARY: None
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 413 strong fundraiser October 21st
COT: Prayers for cross-stitch wife and the coming baby
PLAYLIST:

[The Castle] Pre-Party Fun Run

Date: 2026-10-17 AO: The Castle Q: Dr. Brown Slip , PAX: Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Dr. Brown Slip FNGs: None COUNT: 2 CONDITIONS: Cool & Crisp
WARMUP: Nope
THE THANG: Run!
MARY: Saved it for main party
MOLESKINE: Careful – People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones… if you’re going to dish it out about the clock, you better make sure your own watch is running fast! :grimacing: Yours truly might have been guilty – but only Waymo (formerly Space Baby) would know :shushing_face:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: None
COT: None
PLAYLIST: None

[The Castle] Pre-party Fun Run

Date: 2026-10-10 AO: The Castle Q: Dr. Brown Slip , PAX: Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Happy Trees, Dr. Brown Slip, Flipper FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: Good enough for running
WARMUP: On your own
THE THANG: Run 2ish miles
MARY: Not this time
MOLESKINE: Nothing but a good time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Covered in
COT: –
PLAYLIST: Footsteps in the dark

The Stronghold

Date: 2026-10-15 AO: The Stronghold Q: Dr. Brown Slip , PAX: Makita, Hipster, Red Skull, Right Said, Wham-O, Decaf, Barney, Young and Restless, Chunks, Tinkertoy, Pepsi, Dr. Brown Slip, Strikeout, Heart Song, Dolche Mila, Unk, Good Look, Sausage Man, Floyd, Spaghetti-ohs, Train Wreck, , Atticus Ziegler (DooDoo Bird) FNGs: 1 Atticus Ziegler (DooDoo Bird) COUNT: 21 CONDITIONS: The air was thicker than a pirate’s grog
WARMUP: – 20 – SSH – 13 – Baby Arm Circles – Ahead & Astern – 13 – Big Arm Circles – Ahead & Astern – Right & Left Willie Hays Hayes to runner stretch – 15 Imperial Walkers – Collect Coupons & Mosey to Basketball Court
THE THANG: There She Blows! AMRAP – perform reps through each song
– “Wellerman” 2:15 minutes Coupon Thrusters (squat + overhead press) Every chorus: 5 burpees without coupon
30 Windmills IC 20 Count Breather
– “Drunken Sailor” 2:30 minutes Coupon Swings (like kettlebell swings) Every “early in the morning” = 5 coupon curls
20 Carolina Dry Docks IC 20 Count Breather
– “Roll the Old Chariot Along” 3:08 minutes Coupon Goblet Squats Every “roll along”: 5 coupon overhead presses (Chorus)
20 Rosalitas IC 20 Count Breather
– “South Australia” 2:10 minutes Coupon Deadlifts Every “South Australia”: 5 coupon rows
20 Monkey Humpers IC 20 Count Breather
– “Paddy Lay Back 3:07 Minutes WW1 Sit-ups with coupon AUDIBLE – SWITCH Weighted Leg Lift
20 Count Breather
– “Fish in the Sea” 1:28 Minutes Coupon plank hold during verses At each Windy Weather chorus: 5 coupon push-ups
– “Haul and Drag” 1:46 minutes American Hammer Rows All Circle up | Count 1 / 2 – 1’s Keep Coupons Pass to the left until end of song
– “Randy Dandy Oh” 3:16 Minutes Coupon Murder Bunnies Line up & Murder Away – Down & Back
– “John Kanaka” 2:17 Minutes Cool Down Mosey back to the flag, return coupons Hold a squat for the 6, of course while offering words of encouragement
MARY: None, the sea was too angry
MOLESKINE: A few members of the crew were dragging their anchors today and didn’t bring full effort to the deck.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack; 4:13 Signing Day Next Friday
COT: Prayers for healing – physically, mentally, and spiritually; Job search; Travels
PLAYLIST: See Above

Westeros

Date: 2026-10-12 AO: Westeros Q: The Merchant , PAX: Chunks, Vector, Crawlspace, Dr. Brown Slip, The Merchant, Right Said, Tim the Toolman, CubCadet, Squatter, Makita, Dangle FNGs: None COUNT: 11 CONDITIONS: Moderate
THE THANG: A second round of the Wheel of Pain. Twice the pain, twice the gain. Spin the wheel and do 20 reps of the exercise the wheel lands on, then keep doing that for 45 more minutes.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Westside Wednesday and the Halloween Hangout both coming up
PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2bNvzR2MzHNQEeTLnOcntN?si=ENlFKeePRQScn4a3_WzCeA&utm_source=copy-link&pi=ko8mPfPbTPWBu

Goooood morning!

Date: 2026-10-14 AO: Titan Q: Tim the Toolman , PAX: Sherlock, Churro, Spinal Tap, DintyMoore, Creamsicle, Crawlspace, Dr. Brown Slip, The Merchant, Right Said, Tim the Toolman, Firefox, CubCadet, Dangle, Black Lung, Squatter, Makita FNGs: None COUNT: 16 CONDITIONS: Just lovely
WARMUP: Stretching
THE THANG:
Coupons overhead to Parthenon
Tabatas (50’/10′)
2 rounds each: – Squats – Monkey humpers – Jump squats – Bulgarian split squats
Mary, plus 9 Burpees (thank you Black Lung)
One set each: – Diamond merkins – Declines – Inclines – Standard Merkins
Mary
Two sets each: – Stair jump/step – Lieutenant Dans – Reverse lunges, touch knee x3 – Triceps (with blocks) – Overhead press (with blocks) – Rows (with blocks) – Curls (with blocks)
MARY:
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Westside Wednesday at Tailgate Brewery in Belleview, 5:30, families invited
COT: Makita’s job search, Creamsicle’s dad’s health
PLAYLIST:

Tortoise and Hair – Run #5

Date: 2026-10-13 AO: Tortoise and Hair Q: Red Skull , SalPal PAX: Hipster, Chunks, Barney, Makita, Young and Restless, Dr. Brown Slip, SalPal, Right Said, Decaf, hambone, Pepsi, Red Skull, Pearl (Jonathan Halter), Ricky Bobby, Bedazzel, Dolce Mille, Unc, Heart Sond, Sausage Man, Floyd, Spagheti-O, Good Luck Charlie, Strike Out FNGs: None COUNT: 23 CONDITIONS: An absolute perfect morning for a run!
WARMUP: Standard pre-run warm-up – SSH, Squats. Runner Stretch, IWs, stretches
THE THANG: Find a partner and RUN!!! Most pairings fell apart before we were off the gravel. We had four 4:13 Strong men with a PR this morning, one of which was a new class record of 27:04.
MARY: SalPal was our host this morning. Since the 4:13 Strong men were trying to avoid SalPal’s Mary by hanging out at the picnic tables, SalPal made the picnic tables part of the workout! Brilliant strategy!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The final Signing Day for the year will be on Friday, 10/23 at 11:30am. Come join us for a fun celebration and a delicious lunch.
COT: Prayers for comfort, wisdom and guidance in a time of uncertainty.

[The Castle] The Castle

Date: 2026-10-10 AO: The Castle Q: hambone , PAX: hambone, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Barney, Hipster, Butterfingers, Flipper, Cross-stitch, Pep, Happy Trees, Mr. Pancake, Makita, Jelly Stone (Indianapolis South), Dr. Brown Slip, Locksmith FNGs: None COUNT: 17 CONDITIONS: Dark, temperate
WARMUP: running + 60 burpees
THE THANG: jogging + tennis court merkins
MARY: run to the tennis courts, 101 sit ups, more running, flutter kicks, etc.
MOLESKINE: prayers for continued growth
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check out the ML Rose thing for 413 on 10/21
PLAYLIST: Silence is golden

[The Castle] The Castle – New duration – The Castle is now 1 hour

Date: 2026-09-26 AO: The Castle Q: Dilbert , PAX: Creatine, hambone, Steely, Dr. Brown Slip, Happy Trees, Dilbert, Mr. Pancake, Barney, Makita, Horizon FNGs: None COUNT: 10 CONDITIONS: friggin perfect
WARMUP: SSH, typewriters, arm circles
THE THANG: the 1 hr thang TABATA Round 1 – 1 min 40 sec on and 20 rest Stretchy band back pull Heavy bat shoulder rotation Curls Gas pump Abyss merkins Front raised shoulder hold 10 sec at a time 80 lb Sandbag squat thrust 30 lb Kettlebell swing toss as far as you can 55 lb Side lunges 100 lb Tombstone carry
Mosey to Makita car to fetch the frisbee
Round 2 – 30 sec on and 10 sec rest
5 v 5 Ultimate frisbee
MARY: none
MOLESKINE: lots of mubblechatter
ANNOUNCEMENTS: lots happening in October
COT:
PLAYLIST: various high energy songs

[The Castle] Pre-party run

Date: 2026-09-19 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Happy Trees, hambone, Flipper, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Strutter, Dr. Brown Slip, Rewind FNGs: 1 Rewind COUNT: 7 CONDITIONS: Still hot WARMUP:
THE THANG: 2-ish mile OAB MARY:
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST: