Tag: Third Coast

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The Buffalo

Date: 2026-07-17 AO: The Buffalo Q: Hot Route , PAX: Hot Route, Third Coast, Ultratecht, The Bobs, Hipster, greyalbum FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: heavy drip. Multiple shirts were off
WARMUP: short mose and some calisthenics
THE THANG: tour of Sevier lake – under the pavilion: switch kicks + 20 decline merkins; switch kicks + 15 declines; SKs + 10 DMs; SKs + 5 DMs – on the mooring bollards: step ups + hammers (same format as above) – at the lakeview shelter: wide squats + incline planky parkers – Up the hill with DIDs at each inlet x 4
MARY: 1min plank hold
MOLESKINE: humidity so thick you can’t hear
ANNOUNCEMENTS: friends by the river. Roy’s Christmas get-together. Hipster 4:13 mentee. Third Coast travels
COT: “The Balls are back in town!” And lots of recaps of recent shows/movies seen by all
PLAYLIST: music.apple.com/us/playlist/future-islands/pl.u-8aAVoGqTJRM3g
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The Buffalo

Date: 2026-06-19 AO: The Buffalo Q: Ultratecht , PAX: Ultratecht, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Third Coast, The Bobs, Hot Route FNGs: None COUNT: 5 CONDITIONS: See Pic
WARMUP: See Pic
THE THANG: See Pic
MARY: not present
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Juneteenth!
COT: Third Coast’s friend going through really rough times
PLAYLIST: Red Clay Strays
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Pocket Chicken

Date: 2026-06-10 AO: Pocket Chicken Q: Third Coast , PAX: Giving Tree, Ultratecht, Third Coast, greyalbum FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: 67° 96% Humidity
WARMUP: Jumped straight in
THE THANG: 4.59 mi (Ultratecht did a bit more) Avg. pace: 9:37/mi (my watch died right at the end and didn’t save the route tracking)
MARY: N/A
MOLESKINE: Lots of deer, no moles sighted
ANNOUNCEMENTS: None
COT: TAPS for more patience with w/ family for greyalbum (good reminder for all of us) and Third Coast friend Noel still living out of her car in California
PLAYLIST: The sounds of Shelby
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Pocket Chicken

Date: 2026-06-03 AO: Pocket Chicken Q: Giving Tree , Ultratecht, Third Coast PAX: Ultratecht, Giving Tree, Third Coast FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: Delightfully cool after warming up
WARMUP: run
THE THANG: run
MARY: run
MOLESKINE: skin of a mole
PLAYLIST: sounds of the greenway, the exchange running collective
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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

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May the Fourth at TTT!

Date: 2026-05-04 AO: Tora! Tora! Tora! Q: Giving Tree , PAX: Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Giving Tree, Ultratecht, Third Coast, Hot Route, @PVC DR from Houston FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: Not a chill to the Winter, but a nip to the air
WARMUP: Mosey to get inside the fort Imperial walkers Imperial squat walkers Imperial lunge walk Good mornings Willie mays Hayes SSH
THE THANG:
Jedi training: increase level of intensity for muscle group. 1. Level 1: Padawan 2. Level 2: Apprentice 3. Level 3: Knight 4. Level 4: Master
40 sec of work with 10 second rest Repeat 2x
Arms 1. Light saber work (chop to halos alternating sides) 2. Curls 3. Dips 4. Curl to overhead press to tricep extension to shoulder lower
Back 1. Prom dates 2. Supermans 3. Bent over rows 4. Pull ups / hang
Legs 1. Calf raises 2. Sumo Squats 3. Single leg deadlifts 4. 180 squat jumps
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Parking lot is closed for the time being per Goose’s post above.
Park and rendezvous outside the gate blocking the entrance to the parking lot for the time being. I will investigate and determine if we need a new spot for a few weeks, or let me know if you know any detail.
COT:
PLAYLIST: Mostly John Williams Star Wars score, with some newer stuff sprinkled in.
– :deciduous_tree:
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The Buffalo

Date: 2026-05-01 AO: The Buffalo Q: Hot Route , PAX: Third Coast, The Bobs, Hot Route, Hipster, Giving Tree, greyalbum, Ultratecht, Waymo (formerly Space Baby) FNGs: None COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: crisp
WARMUP: mosey and standards
THE THANG: 1min w/coupon: Russian high knees Scissors Squat jumps Groiners
45s on w/coupon and full court suicide in between: Bus drivers Leg raises Thrusters Boat rockers Squat curls Goblet curtesy Hammers Single leg RDL
45s wall sits with swerkins and pistol squats in between on the swing set
MOLESKINE: pink floyd got some chatter as we went through early Syd Barrett to mopey miserable Roger waters and then the great Gilmour years
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Ultratecht gets his 10-yr chip today, congrats and well done on the feat! TAPs for Squatter and wife. East side is praying for ya.
COT: delightful ballz
PLAYLIST: music.apple.com/us/playlist/pink-floyd/pl.u-xlyNJRYuvRNg1
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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
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40 years of Ladders

Date: 2026-03-09 AO: toratoratora Q: Giving Tree PAX: Hot Route, Ultratecht, Third Coast, Giving Tree FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: Foggy, but generally have no idea how to dress for a workout this month.
WARMUP: Mosey put to track and back with standard fare.
THE THANG:
Ladders in the following format:
– 10 seconds of workout 1 – 10 second rest – 20 seconds of workout 2, 20 seconds of workout 2 – 20 second rest – 30 seconds of workout 3, 30 seconds of workout 2, 30 seconds of workout 3 – 30 second rest – 40 seconds of workout 4, 40 seconds of workout 3, 40 seconds of workout 2, 40 seconds of workout 1 – 30 second rest – 50 seconds of workout 5, … – 30 second rest – 60 seconds of workout 6, …
Ladder 1: Core (low and slow)
– Workout 1: marches with arms up mimicking a shoulder hold – Workout 2: inchworm with a pause in high plank – Workout 3: cross-body mountain climbers – Workout 4: dead bugs – Workout 5: shoulder taps – Workout 6: wall sit
Ladder 2: Plyo (HIIT)
– Workout 1: power jacks – Workout 2: alternating front kicks from squat – Workout 3: side shuffle to side lunge – Workout 4: speed skaters – Workout 5: ski downs – Workout 6: burpees
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST: Songs from albums released in March 1986
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Mondays at Tora

AO: toratoratora
Q: Goose
PAX: Ultratecht, 40 Minutes, Third Coast, Space Baby, Goodwill, Longcut
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: perfect

WARMUP: Willie Mays Hays, Forward Fold, Arm circles, Arm stretches

THE THANG:
-Dora: 200 squats, merkins, SSH, while partner runs
-More Dora: 300 dips while partner run
-Lunges down and back
-Circle of Mary

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Cornelia Fort Pickin Party this Saturday