[The Castle] Dad Bod Run Club

Date: 2026-05-01 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Cross-stitch, Strutter FNGs: COUNT: 2 CONDITIONS: Chilly morning. WARMUP:
THE THANG: We ran the traditional DBRC route, and we both PR’d. 4.3 miles. MOLESKINE:
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COT: Continued prayers for Squatter’s M. PLAYLIST:

[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 –

[The Castle] The Castle

Date: 2026-04-18 AO: The Castle Q: Brown Slip , PAX: Barney, Steely, Flipper (Matthew), Brown Slip, Chunks, hambone, Mr. Pancake, Pep, FNG Brad Davis – Subprime, FNG Justin Toppins – Sweaty Palms FNGs: 2 FNG Brad Davis – Subprime, FNG Justin Toppins – Sweaty Palms COUNT: 10 CONDITIONS: Overcast, humid, coolish
WARMUP: SSH – 20 IC Arm Circles – 10 forward / 10 backward IC 5 Burpees to clarify Chunks was not a Co-Q and that the workout had in fact started Imperial Walkers – 15 IC
THE THANG: Set Sail To Pain Island – Sea Shanties
Grab coupons and mosey to tennis courts
The Thar She Blows Circuit – AMRAP
1. “Wellerman” • Coupon Thrusters (squat + overhead press) • Every chorus: 5 burpees without coupon
Breather – 20 Windmills IC
2. “Drunken Sailor” • Coupon Swings (kettlebell swings) • Every “early in the morning” = 5 coupon curls
Breather – 10 Carolina Dry Docks IC
3. “Roll the Old Chariot Along” • Coupon Goblet Squats • Every “roll along” = 5 coupon overhead presses (Chorus)
Breather – 10 Rosalitas IC
4. “South Australia” 2:10 minutes • Coupon Deadlifts • Every “South Australia”: 10 coupon rows
Breather – 15 Monkey Humpers IC
5. “Fish in the Sea” • Coupon plank hold during verses • At each Windy Weather chorus: 10 coupon push-ups
6. “Haul and Drag” • Count 1/2 – 1s keep coupon • Tight circle – On your 6 • American Hammer Rows – Pass to Left
7. “Randy Dandy Oh” • Murder Bunnies length of tennis courts, walk back to start – on sidewalk • Good call to not do this on tennis courts
Breather – Mosey perimeter of tennis courts with coupon w/ variations
Mosey to Flag
8. “Sailing” Christopher Cross • Cooldown stretches w/ Sing along hambone serenade & Chunks hip gyrations • Typewriter, Good Mornings, Willie Mays Hayes, Runners Stretch
MOLESKINE: Awful lot of running, Q! Seeing the look of defeat and pending mutiny on PAX faces is the mark of achievement as Q.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack CSAC Holy Smokers – Squatters Struggle & Dirt – May 16 Impossible Mile
COT: All Good!
PLAYLIST: See Above

[The Castle] Let’s get TIRED

Date: 2026-04-14 AO: The Castle Q: Dilbert , PAX: Locksmith, Horizon, Cross-stitch, Dilbert, MapQuest FNGs: None COUNT: 5 CONDITIONS: Perfect, 60 and no wind
WARMUP: SSH, Good mornings, arm circles,
THE THANG: Deck of opportunity (sounds nicer than deck of pain)
Standard deck of cards Hearts – Tire flips Diamonds – Derkins clubs – slow crunches then leg lifts near the end spades – incline pull ups (hanging from the low beam and pull up) mosey to the wall and back when all four suits gets two each (we ended up only doing this twice)
MARY: shoulder mobility stretches, superman holds, plank and scorpion.
MOLESKINE: Lots of mumblechatter on what to do with all these awesome obstacles out there. And Mapquest forgot his shoes at home so he hit up the local Walmart last night so he would not miss the workout. Well done, you HIM.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check here (slack)
COT: Prayers for Country Parkour with his torn quad, Horizon for his travels, Cross-stitch and his M for continued health.
PLAYLIST: Beastie Boys hits (and one Rob Zombie)

[The Castle] Pre-party run.

Date: 2026-04-11 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Brown Slip, Squatter, Chunks, Cross-stitch, Strutter, hambone FNGs: COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: Perfect WARMUP: Run THE THANG: 2 mile OAB run. MOLESKINE:
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[The Castle] The Castle

Date: 2026-04-11 AO: The Castle Q: Squatter , PAX: Brown Slip, Pep, Squatter, Butterfingers, Chunks, Locksmith, Cross-stitch, Horizon, Juicy J, Strutter, hambone, Flipper (Matthew), Weezer FNGs: 1 Weezer COUNT: 13 CONDITIONS: Perfect!
WARMUP: Mosey w/ disclaimers SSH IW Shoulder warmups
THE THANG: Mountain Climber Merkins 10 Side Squats 10 Plank Jacks 20 Carolina Dry Docks 15 Side straddle hops burpees 10 2X
11s V-ups Superman’s
Teams of 3 Transportation: Weighted sled / KB farmer carry / sandbag. Each PAX chooses Rest of PAX performed exercise called by moving team
Merkin Mix IC Standard / Wide / Close / Diamond
MOLESKINE: Congrats to Pep for highest post count of 2025 and completing at most 50% of each workout.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: March to May CSAUP 50
COT: We prayed
PLAYLIST: Shuffling feet

[The Castle] Dad Bod Run Club

Date: 2026-04-10 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Cross-stitch, Strutter, Horizon FNGs: COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: Cooler than expected. WARMUP:
THE THANG: 4.3 mile Dad Bod loop. MOLESKINE: Appreciate the run. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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[The Castle] Pre-party run

Date: 2026-04-04 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Strutter, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Brown Slip, hambone FNGs: COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: Beautiful morning.
WARMUP: No.
THE THANG: 2 mile OAB
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[The Castle] Dad Bod Run Club

Date: 2026-04-03 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Cross-stitch, Steely, Strutter, Horizon FNGs: COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: 80 degrees
WARMUP: Get ready to run.
THE THANG: Run! 4.3 mile loop.
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