[The Castle] The Castle – Race day

Date: 2026-05-16 AO: The Castle Q: Dilbert , PAX: Squatter, Makita (Anderson Fader), Barney, Steely, Dilbert, Horizon, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Fabuloso, Pep, Brown Slip, Flipper (Matthew) FNGs: None COUNT: 11 CONDITIONS: perfect, 62
WARMUP: mosey to the field, shoulder circles, front clap, oh clap, Willie mays
THE THANG: Split the pax into two teams
One pax from each team will be the racer
Race 1 – 30 yards murder bunny 80lb bag. Bear hug carry back and switch Remaining pax perform the following WW1 sit ups, merkins, squat
Race 2 – 60 yard 80 lb carry speed walk there and back Remaining pax Lunges, iron mikes, leg lifts
Race 3 – 5 80 lb over head toss Remaining pax ankle taps, squats
Remaining time Ultimate football 20 min
MARY: side plank
MOLESKINE: Chunks hambone mumble chatter was missing. Plenty of space between Pep and Steely
ANNOUNCEMENTS: holy smokers, t shirt launch, prayers
PLAYLIST: JOCK JAMS!!!

The Buffalo

Date: 2026-05-15 AO: The Buffalo Q: Goose , PAX: Makita (Anderson Fader), Third Coast, Hot Route, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Hipster, greyalbum, Goose FNGs: None COUNT: 7 CONDITIONS:perfect
WARMUP:Willie mays hays, Arm stretches, forward fold x2
THE THANG: -Dora: 300 Merkins, SSH, Squats while partner runs around community center. -2 trips of lunges
MARY: Circle of Mary

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Memorial Day convergence at Tora. Roy’s block party May 30th

The Buffalo

Date: 2026-04-24 AO: The Buffalo Q: Goose , PAX: Goose, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Ultratecht, Makita (Anderson Fader), Dragon Spark, Hot Route FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: perfect
WARMUP: Willie Mays Hays, Arm stretches, forward fold x2
THE THANG: Dora: 200 Merkins, curls, overhead press, squats, SSH, whild partner run and shuffles
Circle Of Mary: fielders choice
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Frieds By the River tonight, prayers for Ultratecht speedy recover from some nagging injuries.

The Buffalo

Date: 2026-04-03 AO: The Buffalo Q: Hot Route , PAX: greyalbum, Third Coast, The Bobs, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Hipster, Makita (Anderson Fader), Giving Tree, Ultratecht, Hot Route, Mr. Roboto, Cowboy, The General FNGs: 1 The General COUNT: 12 apostles CONDITIONS: pretty damn good
WARMUP: mosey around the block and standard warmarama
THE THANG: partnered up and each group grabbed a coupon as our ‘cross to bear’ while running down to the pavilion alternating who carries. Tables: 1min ea Box jumps Bulgarian Split Squats DIDs Table lifts
Partners: 45s of coupon exercise whilst other does LBCs or Hammers Squat thrust Forward raise RDLs alternating merkin kettle swings Incline ski jumps (altogether)
Mosey up Stairway to Heaving w/partner and coupons
Abs on the bball court: V-ups Crunchy frogs 5-sec plank + merkin ABCs
MOLESKINE: Theme was ‘good’ and playlist followed suit. Big number today and good to have a full group of apostles
ANNOUNCEMENTS: East side hang 4/7 at BC as posted above. Fridays by River starts today. 10,000 steps. Upcoming races. Songwriter night. Check main channel.
COT: TAPs to Hipster friend going through divorce and @Mr. Roboto daughter
PLAYLIST: music.apple.com/us/playlist/good/pl.u-kv9lReltDqYAk

Chapter 26

AO: thebuffalo
Q: The Bobs
PAX: Giving Tree, Space Baby, Hot Route, Ultratecht, Makita (Anderson Fader)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: clear, cool, and optimal for werewolf sightings :full_moon:

WARMUP: SSH, Good Mornings, Willy Mays, Runner’s + World’s greatest stretch

Mosey on down to the lake, stopping halfway for Alabama Prom Dates (daily meditation: why Alabama??) and arrive at the piano pavilion

THE THANG: Relive your high school sports years and find a bench to ride. Perform the following circuit:

– Step-ups – 20 (10 each leg)
– Incline Merkins – 15
– Decline Merkins – 15
– Dips – 20
– Repeat x4 (5 sets total)

Mosey on back up the serpentine switchbacks to the playground. At the halfway point, stop for:
– 20 squats
– 20 merkins

At the playground, alternate between 10 pull ups and 1 minute of plank, until the remainder of the 45 minutes

Return to base

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

– Nothing is stopping Goose from making more disciples of Seger; awaiting reschedule details for Night Moves, continue to check the general channels
– Moves: Night Edition. The royal Hipster is moving! (Don’t worry, he’s staying nearby). Which means free coupons in the form of furniture and boxes of old band hoodies and skinny jeans to get our pump on. Cauliflower vegan pizza and kombucha to follow as recompense (maybe). Date and time are TBD at the moment

COT:
– prayers of peace for Hot Route during season of health tests
– My mother is navigating the process of placing her mother in a dementia care facility

The Filthy Fifty

AO: thebuffalo
Q: Strutter
PAX: The Bobs, Steely, greyalbum, Hot Route, Ultratecht, Goose, Makita (Anderson Fader), Strutter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS:

WARMUP:
10 each IC
SSH
IW
Abe Vigodas
A short Mosey
THE THANG: Upon arrival to the parking lot, I plotted out the four corners that would become our workout areas. The four corner workouts were as follows: 1) 10 merkins IC 2) 10 SDS IC 3) 10 IC merkin complex, a different style each round. Diamond, Wide, Hand Release, Makhtar N Daiye. 4) 10 Standard Squats IC. The mode of travel between each corner varied each round. 1) Lunge Walk 2) Bernie 3) Duck Walk 4) Sprint. 5) The final round was a combo of all of the exercises and all of the modes of transportation. With an earlier than expected finish, we held Al Gores and then a repeato of the first mosey.
Mary:
10 each IC
Flutterkicks
RRRRRRRosalita
Freddie Mercury’s
Mercury Freddie’s
We finished with 20) LBCs.

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

TGIF

AO: thebuffalo
Q: Goose
PAX: The Bobs, Makita (Anderson Fader), Space Baby, Boars head
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: cloudy

WARMUP: Willie mays hays, forward fold, arm stretches

THE THANG: Dora: 200 ww1, squats, ssh while partner runs.

-lunges down and back, 2 times
-w/ coupon: 100 squats and curls with rifle carry every 25 reps.

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: welcome to F3 Boars Head! Also friends by the river starts sept 5

The Dirty Dozen

AO: thebuffalo
Q: The Bobs
PAX: Goose, Ultratecht, Goodwill, Makita (Anderson Fader)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: About as good as you can get in July

WARMUP: SSH, Good Mornings, Willy Mays Hays, Little Baby Arm Circles into World’s Greatest Stretch, mosey around neighborhood

THE THANG: 3 Rounds — 12 reps each exercise
1. Merkins
2. Squats
3. WWIs
4. Burpees
5. Lunges (1 as one)
6. Carolina Dry Docks
7. LBCs
8. Mountain Climbers (2 as one)
9. Plank Jacks
10. Jump Squats
11. American Hammers (2 as one)
12. Overhead Press

Mary in the lot

MOLESKINE:
Falling-with-style EH during COT. @Baggage recently moved to Nashville, lives in East, and looking to get back on the saddle. Be on the lookout both here and at toratoratora and say hello! (and your best behavior… he’s a lawyer)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: the power of habit

TGIF

AO: thebuffalo
Q: Goose
PAX: greyalbum, The Bobs, Ultratecht, Makita (Anderson Fader)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Humid

WARMUP: Willie Mays Hays, Forward Fold, Good Mornings, Cherry Pickers

THE THANG:
-Deck of Cards:
Clubs=Squats
Diamonds-Merkins
Spades=SSH
Hearts=WW1
Aces and Faces=Run to goal line and back
-lunges, squat jumps, shuffles
-Circle of Mary

That is a really big hill.

AO: thebuffalo
Q: Strutter
PAX: Hipster, Hot Route, Ultratecht, Hank Hill (F3 Plainfield), Makita (Anderson Fader), Strutter, The Bobs
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: The gloom, she is warm.

WARMUP:
Short Mosey to
THE THANG:

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: