Date: 2026-09-23 AO: Pocket Chicken Q: Giving Tree , Ultratecht, Hot Route PAX: Hot Route, Giving Tree, Ultratecht FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: Much cooler but still a little muggy.
WARMUP: Rain dances
THE THANG: Fun run for about 4.25 miles
THE DAILY GRID: running long distances in extreme heat is hard
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Date: 2026-09-16 AO: Pocket Chicken Q: Waymo (formerly Space Baby) , Ultratecht, Hot Route, Giving Tree PAX: Hot Route, Giving Tree, Ultratecht, Waymo (formerly Space Baby) FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: still gross
WARMUP: stretch, moans, airing of grievances, ailments we all have
THE THANG: slow, slow run
MARY:
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST:
Date: 2026-09-11 AO: The Buffalo Q: Hot Route , PAX: Ultratecht, The Bobs, Giving Tree, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Hot Route, Hipster FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: no rain
WARMUP: run to get blocks and quick standard warmup
THE THANG: running with our blocks down the greenway stopping for 50 press-ups and then 50 squats
At the pavilion, 50 merkins, 50 plank pulses then mosey with blocks to the bollards doing lunges to them then 50 step-ups w/block then lunge back a bit and mosey back to pavilion. 50 rows followed by 50 Y-raises
Mosey to the Stairway to Heaving and sprint with blocks up to the cave for 25 merkins then continue up to the parking lot for 25 more. One last sprint to return the blocks and back to start
MARY: we did hit 4,400 steps which is a bit over the total of the twin towers. Remembering that the 20ish LBS of blocks we carried is not even close to the amount of weight first responders and firefighters had to haul during rescue going up a furnace of stairs.
MOLESKINE: tried to do rain dances to bring on some precipitation
ANNOUNCEMENTS: struggle, happy hour next Tuesday or Wednesday?? Night Moves at a later date when majority can join. Reflection and remembrance for all involved
COT: sharing of personal accounts from the day. I always reflect on two stories that have made an impact on me. Large from Barstool’s account of it and the Man in the Red Bandana www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3576912/911-larges-reflection
Date: 2026-09-07 AO: Tora! Tora! Tora! Q: Giving Tree , PAX: Ultratecht, Hot Route, Giving Tree, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Gunnfighter FNGs: 1 Gunnfighter COUNT: 5 CONDITIONS: The best weather in the history of all time, comparatively speaking.
WARMUP: SSH, GMs, WMHs, hip flexor stretch
THE THANG: Run to pedestrian bridge and back. 10 push ups every .25 miles on the way there, incremental burpees on the way back every time YHC felt like it… about every .3 mile. Got to 9 burpees by straightaway. All you got run back to startex to finish.
MOLESKINE: 6 years in to F3 and 9 months as AOQ I had an FNG at a Q for first time ever. :face_holding_back_tears:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check the general page for some events going on.
Possible night moves locally.
PLAYLIST: FooSlingers
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Date: 2026-08-31 AO: Tora! Tora! Tora! Q: Hot Route , PAX: Ultratecht, Giving Tree, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Hot Route FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: gross again
WARMUP: runway and standards
THE THANG: 10 sets of Sally (5 pull-ups/10 merkins/15 squats w/coupon/20 LBCs w/coupon) and a shakeout mosey to runway and back
MARY: 50 curls, 50 calf raises, 50 hammers and lunge walk the coupons back home
MOLESKINE: it was dark until it wasn’t
ANNOUNCEMENTS: possible east side night moves upcoming. Keep a lookout for date
COT: sunrise, sunrise
PLAYLIST: my latest Shazams which begs to know when and where I shazam’d some of them
Date: 2026-08-26 AO: Pocket Chicken Q: Giving Tree , Ultratecht, Hot Route PAX: Hot Route, Ultratecht, Giving Tree FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: Nice, shirt remained on.
THE THANG: 5ish miles a smidge under 10 min/mile pace
GRID: Alabama
PLAYLIST: Nature
Date: 2026-08-24 AO: Tora! Tora! Tora! Q: Giving Tree , PAX: Ultratecht, Giving Tree, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), greyalbum, Hot Route, The Bobs FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: Very nice
WARMUP: Mosey, grab dumbbells from car and bring to gym, SSH, arm circles, grab coupons.
THE THANG: Hinge/Pull/Push/Squat
Partner up for stations. 10 reps of each exercise then rotate to next station. All PAX does 10 squats with coupons.
25, 20, 15 lb dumbbells and 35 lb kettlebell for use with below
Circuit 1. – Deadlift – Row – Y press – Gob squat
Circuit 2 – Good morning – Bicep curl – Merkin – Sumo squat
Circuit 3 – Dumbbell/kettlebell swing – Hammer curl – Laying chest fly – Suitcase squat
MARY: 5 burpees
GRIDIRON COFFEE TALK: Trees. We talked a whole lot about trees. Not the fun ones either, just trees we saw in yards. Oak is a fan favorite, every other tree apparently sucks bad.
PLAYLIST: Apple Music 90s Indie rock playlist. Some PAX knew some songs, I did not
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