[The Castle] Pre Run

Date: 2026-05-16 AO: The Castle Q: Steely , PAX: Squatter, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Steely FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS:
WARMUP:
THE THANG: 2 mile pre run! It was pushing Steely limit but Waymo (formerly Space Baby) and Squatter were holding a perfect conversation. 8:45 average pace.
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[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!!!

No Slack in the Rope

Date: 2026-05-12 AO: Tire Station Q: Steely , PAX: Squatter, Butterfingers, Cross-stitch, Splitter, Country Parkour, Fabuloso, Steely, Locksmith, Mr. Pancake, Dilbert, Chris Lopez, One Wheel, Henry(back hand spring) FNGs: 1 Henry(back hand spring) COUNT: 13 CONDITIONS: Brisk
WARMUP: 25IC SSH 15IC Imperial Walkers 15IC Hillbillies 10F/R Armcircles 15IC Toy Soldiers Good Mornings OYO 20Sec. High Knees 20Sec. Butt Kicks
THE THANG: Two teams competition style One team member must pull the rope attached to the tire 25ft The rest of the team does 20 Merkins, 20 Squats, hold a plank until the entire team finishes ROTATE First team to finish choice the other teams punishment. Secret was revealed that both teams punished each other and themselves.
Mosied to greenway and performed punishment, team 2 had to bear craw while team one had to broad jump about 50-100ish yards. PAX held plank or squat until all finished. Teams swapped the “punishment” back.
10 minutes of AB work. 40 sec work/20sec rest Flutter Kicks Freddie Mercuries American Hammers High Plank Heel Touches Big Boy Sit-Ups Leg Raises Box Cutters Shoulder Taps Low Plank
Finished with BOAT – CANOE
Mosied to start, circled up and stretched for the last two minutes.
MOLESKINE: “Where did you get the ropes?” “Can we skip Purple Rain?”
Lots of encouraging each other, just 40 seconds!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: North Nashville AOs T-Shirt orders link to be launched.
Check Slack
COT: Prayer for Squatter and his family Prayer for Mr Pancakes family after the loss of his aunt Prayers for Cross-Stiches mom needing back surgery
PLAYLIST: Classic Rock

[The Castle] Protect The Castle from Dr. Waffle

Date: 2026-05-09 AO: The Castle Q: Mr. Pancake , PAX: Pep, Butterfingers, Brown Slip, hambone, Fabuloso, Flipper (Matthew), Steely, Mr. Pancake, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), g-string, Strutter, Dilbert FNGs: None COUNT: 12 CONDITIONS: Perfect. 55 degrees and sunny.
WARMUP: -SSH -Toy Soldiers -Good Mornings -Willie Mays Hayes -Runner’s Stretch w/twist
Mosey -Indigenous People March w/coupon
THE THANG:
***Protect The Castle*** The sinister Dr. Waffle has threatened to attack Princess Flapjack and the short-stack kingdom. The only way to insure the safety of the kingdom is to dig a moat around the castle.
The Moat Digger (rotating): -10 Flips then finish the lap (timer)
Castle Soldiers: -Blockees or Burpees -Merkins -Kettle Bell Swings w/coupon -Squats -Overhead Press -Curls -Upright Rows -Bent Over Rows -Mountain Climber / Spider-Man -Grave Diggers -WWI Sit-ups -Fire Hydrants
-Coupon March back to base
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: -Holy Smokers Thursday 21st -New AOs: Tire Station & Sisu
COT: -Prayers for Squatters wife/family as she recovers -Prayers for all the mommas! Happy Mother’s Day!
PLAYLIST: Mr. Pancake’s Gameday Playlist circa 2001 (with Spotify commercials)

[The Castle] 2-ish mile pre-party

Date: 2026-05-09 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Butterfingers, hambone, Steely, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Strutter FNGs: COUNT: 5 CONDITIONS: Really nice! WARMUP:
THE THANG: 2-ish mile run down the Greenway. MOLESKINE:
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[The Castle] DBRC

Date: 2026-05-08 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Cross-stitch, Strutter, Steely FNGs: COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: 43. Chilly. WARMUP:
THE THANG: 4.3 mile Dad Bod loop. MOLESKINE: Thank you guys for making me dig a little deeper at the end. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CSAUP 50 Struggle Endure 2 new AOs in NoNash tire-station sisu COT: Squatter’s M. PLAYLIST:

[Sisu] AO Launch

Date: 2026-05-07 AO: Sisu Q: Squatter , PAX: Brown Slip, hambone, Mr. Pancake, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Tanto, Squatter, Steely, Duck Horn FNGs: 1 Duck Horn COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: Cool & Clear
WARMUP: SSH High knees Butt-kickers WMH Perfect Stretch Merkins Squats
THE THANG: The Murder Court Burpee-Broad-jumps Lunge Walk Bear crawl Politician
Ladder Circuit w/ coupons Reps 5-10-15 Curls OH Press Rows Swings Squats Run
Ab Work BBS Flutter-kicks Heels to Heaven Box cutters
MOLESKINE: Sisu is a Finnish word that can’t be translated to one English word. It’s a mix of grit, resilience, resolve, quiet strength, and courage while enduring hardship and adversity. It’s a stoic determination. This will be the heartbeat of our new AO. It will be the essence of every workout.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack
COT: Prayer
PLAYLIST: 90s Rock

[Tire Station] Tire Station Grand Opening

Date: 2026-05-05 AO: Tire Station Q: Butterfingers , PAX: Country Parkour, Fabuloso, Steely, hambone, Splitter, Dilbert, Mr. Pancake, Cross-stitch, Horizon, Coach Nado, Butterfingers, Chris Lopez FNGs: 1 Chris Lopez COUNT: 12 CONDITIONS: Very nice weather
WARMUP: SSH, imperial walkers, Hillbillies, arm circles, over head claps, squats. Type writers, 10 burpees
THE THANG: partnered up for 10 tire flips while other partner does merkins (x3). 20 of: incline merkins, decline merkins, and step ups (x2). Off to the dip station for 5-10 dips, modified rows, knees to chest (x2), back to tire flips while other partner does squats or merkins, with third round the partner runs while the tire flipper works. Work on our 6 with WWI, flutter kicks, Rosalitas, Superman’s ending with mosey and 5 burpees.
MOLESKINE: enjoying the morning.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Whites Creek AO start, keep an eye on slack if it’s moved.
COT: keeping Squatter and his M in our prayers!
PLAYLIST: random men’s workout noises.

[The Castle] DBRC

Date: 2026-04-24 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Steely, Strutter, Cross-stitch FNGs: COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: Chilly WARMUP: Run THE THANG: 4.3 mile loop. MOLESKINE:
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[The Castle] Flipping Out

Date: 2026-04-21 AO: The Castle Q: Steely , PAX: Locksmith, Splitter, Butterfingers, Steely, Mr. Pancake, Horizon, Cross-stitch, Fabuloso FNGs: None COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: A bit chilly at 44, no wind and lots of wet grass
WARMUP: 2 Mile Run – CrossStitch, Splitter and Steely
20 IC SSH 15 IC Imperial Walker 10 CNT Squats 10 CNT Merkins 10 IC Mountain Climbers
THE THANG: Partner up for tire flips as the timer Round One 12 flips 20 Merkins 30 Squats
Round Two 20 flips 20 Carolina Dry Docks 30 Monkey Humpers
Round Three 30 Flips 10 hand release Merkins 20 Jump Squats
Round Four 20 Flips 10 Wide Merkins 20 Alternating Side Lunges both sides equals one
AB Work – We dried the grass for the next group
30 IC Flutter kicks 10 IC Freddy Mercuries 10 IC LBC 3 x 10cnt Superman’s
.5 Mile Mosey to bridge Bear Crawl up and to the end of the bridge Crab walk back and down. .5 Mile Mosey back to tires with a stop where PAX rotated in to complete 10 at your own pace dips
Finished with ABs 30 IC Flutter Kicks 10 IC Freddy Mercuries 10 IC Leg Raises
MOLESKINE: We got wet, we did burpees, for those who don’t have gloves: the concrete made our hands hurt. Next time bring gloves!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Tire Station officially launches May 5th. Let’s show up.
COT: Prayers for co-workers, and those around us who may be losing their job
PLAYLIST: Not my favorite –