Author: backblasts

Date: 2026-02-23
AO: Ground Zero
Q: Dumpster ,
PAX: Cookies, Manhole, Mr. Bean, Stock boy, Beaker, Crack, Dumpster, Flower Boy, Pacecar, Endo, Samsonite, Mark = Crotch Rocket FNGs: 1 Mark = Crotch Rocket
COUNT: 11
WOR:
Tappy taps
Imperial Walkers
Mountain Climbers
Stretching

The Thang:
Ran or Rucked South and back

Moleskine:

Thinking about the 3rd F – which is Faith. F3 defines Faith as a belief in something bigger than yourself. And I like that definition because it is quite broad. I have visited other F3 sites that seem more religious and some that are a lot less.

I read this recently: “Faith is not belief without evidence. Faith is belief when evidence may point in a particular direction but is not complete or exhaustive. Belief entirely without any evidence at all is simply foolishness. That foolishness is not confined to religious activities- it is rampant in politics or any other arena of belief. Non-theists are just as capable of such foolish as theists are.”

So F3 is not religious… or at least it says it’s not. That being said, it seems like most of the people in F3 Wheaton are Christian… which I think is what we would expect… (or at least what I would expect). I grew up very Christian, my parents were missionaries… I was involved in church, volunteering for ministry things, and even was involved in some short term mission things myself (in my younger adult years).

In the last few decades, for several reasons, I’ve let go of many of the beliefs I grew up with, and can’t truthfully believe what I used to…. to the point that I’m mostly agnostic. At this point I’m happy and comfortable with that.
So, in regards to faith… even though I don’t really have much of a faith in a god anymore – there are some things I still have faith in.

Here are 5 examples of things I still have faith in:

Love – to do what is right and care for other people and the earth. Sometimes that means having faith in people… but also losing faith in some people.

Community- to support people we care for (or even people we don’t really care for) with our presence, our time, and energy.

Generosity- giving money and sharing things with others to help purposes that matter and make a difference.

Diversity- believing that we can learn from other people’s skills, experiences, and talents, and also from other cultures and traditions.

Justice – that we can be a part of making things right when they have gone wrong. Basically, faith in the form of activism.

Those are summaries, but just wanted to share that’s some of my view of what faith means to me.

COT: Silence/ Prayer & Amen

Tags: Ground Zero, Cookies, Manhole, Mr. Bean, Stock boy, Beaker, Crack, Dumpster, Flower Boy, Pacecar, Endo, Samsonite, Mark = Crotch Rocket

Date: 2026-02-21
AO: Tar Pit
Q: T-bone ,
PAX: T-bone, LeMond, DQ, Portage, Da Vinci, Panhandle
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WOR: Sumo Squats, Samurai lunges, Karate punches, Mt Fiji mountain flow

The Thang: partner up: partner 1 does 5 BOMBS while partner 2 starts 5 alive. Partner 1 relieves partner to to continue 5 alive while partner 2 did 5 BOMBS. mode of transport for 5 Alive is double farmer carry. Best part (also most confusing) is that 5 alive is also BOMBS. Took most of the time. Ended with 5 minute stretch.

Moleskine: Love your enemies – everyone loves the people who love them back. Christ calls us to more than that (MT 5:43-48).

COT: Cookies and M, Portage colleague with spinal tumor

Tags: Tar Pit, T-bone, LeMond, DQ, Portage, Da Vinci, Panhandle

Date: 2026-02-21
AO: Flat Earth
Q: Bloomer ,
PAX: Gummi Bear, Hypotenuse, Archive, Oompa, Bloomer, Panda Express, T.B., Shiplap, Cheese, Tortuga, Krampus, White Noise, Jolly FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
WOR: side, shuttle hops, tin soldiers, across the field and back stretch The Thang: frisbee, of course

Moleskine: if somethings consuming your mind and heart, share it with a PAX. Don’t hold it alone.

COT: pray for Bloomer at work no

Tags: Flat Earth, Gummi Bear, Hypotenuse, Archive, Oompa, Bloomer, Panda Express, T.B., Shiplap, Cheese, Tortuga, Krampus, White Noise, Jolly

Date: 2026-02-17
AO: Flat Earth
Q: Gummi Bear ,
PAX: Wagyu, Gummi Bear, Oompa, Bloomer, Panda Express, Shiplap, Cheese, Tortuga, DQ, Has Been, BigBlue, White Noise, Candyland, Jolly FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
WOR: 10x steam engines and 10x cross country skier

The Thang: ultimate

Moleskine: enjoy feast days, enjoy fat tuesday.

COT: one that will go onmentioned, as i cannot remember what it was

Tags: Flat Earth, Wagyu, Gummi Bear, Oompa, Bloomer, Panda Express, Shiplap, Cheese, Tortuga, DQ, Has Been, BigBlue, White Noise, Candyland, Jolly

Date: 2026-02-21
AO: Mastodon
Q: Stock boy ,
PAX: Stock boy, Glowstick, Mr Roboto, Jailbreak, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), The wet burrito, Short Circuit FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WOR:
Side straddle hops, copperhead squats, copperhead merkins, Abe Vigodas, Michael Phelps

The Thang:
Seven rounds of exercise, seven sets of each, for seven reps each time, for a total of 49 reps of each. Between each set, we ran up Hoffa, later modified to Halfas, for a total of 49 runs. The exercises were:

Blockees
Imperial blockers
Recoil presses
Thrusters
Heavy Freddies
Diamond derkins
American hammers with coupons

Moleskine:
Avoid regrets later in life; if you have family that you don’t often see or talk to, make an effort, even if they don’t live locally.

COT:
Mr Roboto’s trip to Puerto Rico, jobs for pax, Stock boy’s grandma, Cookies M.

Tags: Mastodon, Stock boy, Glowstick, Mr Roboto, Jailbreak, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), The wet burrito, Short Circuit

Date: 2026-02-20
AO: Flat Earth
Q: DQ ,
PAX: Jolly, DQ, White Noise, Gummi Bear, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Tortuga, Panda Express, Pine tar, Cheese, Wagyu, Candyland, Dumpster FNGs:
COUNT: 12
WOR:

The Thang:
A wild game of ultimate. Somehow we managed a 8-7 game.

Moleskine:
The essence of the Christian faith is to stay in the position of “I can’t” so God’s grace can flow through you. Titus 2:11-12… “For the Grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age”

COT:

Tags: Flat Earth, Jolly, DQ, White Noise, Gummi Bear, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Tortuga, Panda Express, Pine tar, Cheese, Wagyu, Candyland, Dumpster

Date: 2026-02-20
AO: Ground Zero
Q: Manhole ,
PAX: Manhole, LeMond, LouGee, Crack, Da Vinci, Mr. Bean, Stock boy, Samsonite, Mr Roboto, Panhandle, Buns FNGs:
COUNT: 11
WOR: sure

The Thang: run/ ruck

Moleskine: Apologies are important

COT: IYKTK

Tags: Ground Zero, Manhole, LeMond, LouGee, Crack, Da Vinci, Mr. Bean, Stock boy, Samsonite, Mr Roboto, Panhandle, Buns

Date: 2026-02-19
AO: Mastodon
Q: Samsonite ,
PAX: Endo, Stock boy, Samsonite, Big Mac, Archive, Dumpster, Mr Roboto, Da Vinci FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WOR: goofballs, Abe vigodas, copperhead squats, merkins, run around

The Thang: musical Doras in the shop, Hoffa, the Hamptons, and the Flag

Moleskine: life is unpredictable. Pay attention now and say yes (and) to it all

COT: sick kids, friends’ relationships, travels

Tags: Mastodon, Endo, Stock boy, Samsonite, Big Mac, Archive, Dumpster, Mr Roboto, Da Vinci

Date: 2026-02-19
AO: Dark Room
Q: Flower Boy ,
PAX: LeMond, Manhole, Toto, Flower Boy, Crack, Beaker, Framed, Jolly, Tortuga, Panhandle FNGs:
COUNT: 10
WOR:
Side straddle hops
Arm circles
Overhead and seal claps
Picking daisies

The Thang:
Scout run around the park
Elevens around the light poles: Bonnie Blairs and blockies
Coupon exercises focusing on the negatives: overhead press, curls, goblet squats Ended with five minutes of M.A.R.Y.

Moleskine:
Strive to take feedback with humility, taking the parts that are true and leaving the rest.

COT:
IYKYK

Tags: Dark Room, LeMond, Manhole, Toto, Flower Boy, Crack, Beaker, Framed, Jolly, Tortuga, Panhandle

Date: 2026-02-18
AO: Ground Zero
Q: Audible ,
PAX: Buns, Stock boy, Beaker, Crack, Mr Roboto, Audible, Manhole FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WOR:
Side straddle hops
Goofballs
Stretch OYO

The Thang:
We ran and rucked east and then west.

Moleskine:
Don’t worry yourself too much over criticism from people you don’t take advice from.

COT:
Beaker’s friend who lost his grandfather (and guardian), Manhole work colleague who lost father, Cookies and his M.

Tags: Ground Zero, Buns, Stock boy, Beaker, Crack, Mr Roboto, Audible, Manhole