Date: 2026-09-10
AO: Mastodon
Q: Stock boy ,
PAX: Oompa, DQ, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Chuck, Ankles, Audible, Endo, Tortuga, Tenderfoot, Beaker, Mr Roboto, Stock boy FNGs:
COUNT: 12
Conditions:
Perfect
WOR:
Side straddle hops
The Thang:
IronPAX week 1 challenge
Moleskine:
Show up even if you’re injured and modify as necessary
Tags: Mastodon, Oompa, DQ, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Chuck, Ankles, Audible, Endo, Tortuga, Tenderfoot, Beaker, Mr Roboto, Stock boy
Date: 2026-08-19
AO: Ground Zero
Q: Mr. Bean ,
PAX: Hypotenuse, Cheap Shot, Mr. Bean, Stock boy
FNGs:
COUNT: 4
Conditions:
WOR: yep
The Thang:
Moleskine:F3 Moleskin: The Upside-Down Kingdom
QIC: YHC
Text: Genesis 4, 21, 25, 48 | 1 Sam 16 | 1 Cor 1
MOLESKINE:
The world values size, status, and raw power. Both then and now, the world despises meekness, viewing it as weakness. But God continuously flips that script: Cain vs. Abel: Heart posture over birth order.
Ishmael vs. Isaac: Divine promise over human striving.
Esau vs. Jacob: The elder serves the younger.
Manasseh vs. Ephraim: Jacob intentionally crosses his arms to bless the lesser. Eliab vs. David: Man looks at outward appearance; God looks at the heart.
This all points directly to Jesus—the ultimate fulfillment. He redefined meekness not as weakness, but as strength under control. While the world demanded a conquering warrior, Jesus got low, embraced meekness as a supreme virtue, and conquered through service and the cross. ”God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.” — 1 Cor 1:27 The Takeaway:
Drop the pride. High-impact men don’t mistake meekness for passivity—they harness real strength to serve, protect, and lead from the heart. Aye!
— YHC
Tags: Ground Zero, Hypotenuse, Cheap Shot, Mr. Bean, Stock boy
Date: 2026-09-08
AO: Dark Room
Q: Framed ,
PAX: Lakers, Toto, LeMond, Manhole, Framed, Body Double
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WOR: SSHs, Abe Vigodas, Mountain Climbers, Imperial Walkers
The Thang:
– 45-minute AMRAP
– Counting the total number of complete 400-meter laps.
– If time stops and you’re in the middle of the lap, it does not count. Whole numbers only. – Start the timer, run 400 meters, after 400 meters complete the following: – 10 Thrusters
– 10 Bonnie Blairs (right leg-left leg = 1 rep)
– 10 Jungle Boy Squats
– 10 Bonnie Blairs (right leg-left leg = 1 rep)
– 10 Thrusters
– Continue the pattern until time is called
– Scoring: Count the total number of 400-meter laps in 45 minutes
Moleskine: The first lap is always the hardest. The path starts to become clear after you begin. Just start!
Tags: Dark Room, Lakers, Toto, LeMond, Manhole, Framed, Body Double
Date: 2026-09-09
AO: Tar Pit
Q: Panhandle ,
PAX: Bloomer, Spit Valve, Sparrow, The wet burrito, Panhandle, Tortuga FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
Conditions: warm and light rain
WOR: SSHs, youthful Abe Vigodas, arm circles, shoulder stretches
The Thang:
Did 11s at the benches around the lake:
– uneven block merkens (2-is-1) and nutcracker situps
– CPRs and one-armed rows (each arm)
– merkens and BBSs (didn’t quite finish these)
Moleskine: How do people end up on the wrong side of the ethical line? It’s not because they don’t know but, often, because they rationalized their way there bit-by-bit. To help with that, keep people around you who will help you keep your lines.
Tags: Tar Pit, Bloomer, Spit Valve, Sparrow, The wet burrito, Panhandle, Tortuga
Date: 2026-09-09
AO: Ground Zero
Q: Too Big To Fail (TBTF) ,
PAX: Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Cheap Shot, Topham, Audible, Mr. Bean, Stock boy FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
Conditions:
Rain
WOR:
SSH, Abe Vegodas, Good Mornings, runners stretch
The Thang:
Go north and then come back
Moleskine:
Accountability for commitments to yourself even when no one else knows about them, being reliable starts with following through on your own commitments.
Tags: Ground Zero, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Cheap Shot, Topham, Audible, Mr. Bean, Stock boy
Date: 2026-09-08
AO: Flat Earth
Q: Hypotenuse ,
PAX: Shiplap, Cheese, Jolly, MaiTai, DQ, Hypotenuse, Has Been, Panda Express, Spokes, White Noise, Tortuga, Knuckleball, Pine tar, Cutter, cappy, headtop, big blue, FNGs: None
COUNT: 18
Conditions: perfect
WOR: 15xSSH, DnB
The Thang:9×9 ultimate
Moleskine: Have Fun
Missing one person. Lmk who I missed
Tags: Flat Earth, Shiplap, Cheese, Jolly, MaiTai, DQ, Hypotenuse, Has Been, Panda Express, Spokes, White Noise, Tortuga, Knuckleball, Pine tar, Cutter, cappy, headtop, big blue,
Date: 2026-09-08
AO: Mastodon
Q: Mr Roboto ,
PAX: Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Beaker, Mr Roboto, Audible, Mall Cop FNGs:
COUNT: 5
Conditions:
A beautiful 60° with clear skies
WOR:
Batwings – arm circles (forward and backward), seal claps, overhead claps, Moroccan night clubs Michael Phelps OYO
Good mornings x10 OYO
Copperhead squats x10 in cadence
The Thang:
We rifle carried our coupons along the path to the SHOP, stopping at a few light posts for 4 sets of core and arm exercises at each one. Exercises were completed “six style,” where each PAX shouted a number when they reached the target number and kept going until the six shouted “FIVE,” indicating that the six was in.
We stopped at the newly upgraded SHOP, which will be a welcomed source of light come winter. Then, we continued our rifle carrying up past COOTIEs. Once past, Beaker noticed the sunrise was particularly beautiful this morning, so YHC had the PAX leave their coupons for a manrise and squats at the top of Hoffa. We returned to our coupons in time to arrive back at the flag for 1 minute of Al Gore.
Moleskine:
A recent article in the WSJ called “https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/oreogate-viral-mom-chat-meanest-playground-3fcf52f1” has this to say, “We’ve dramatically increased our access to one another, without increasing trust or conflict resolution skills.” It encourages us to exercise the freedom to not respond to every group text we receive and to be direct without being evasive. (For example, “Would it be so bad to send a text that said, ‘Sorry, Michelle, but I’m going to keep sending Oreos [in my kids’ lunches]. That’s what works for my family’?” she says. “No emojis, no hearts, no more engagement.”)
In F3, we’ve built up trust over long periods of time. Use that trust. You can be direct with each other and trust that our relationships can withstand a little conflict if it should arise.
Tags: Mastodon, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Beaker, Mr Roboto, Audible, Mall Cop
Date: 2026-09-07
AO: Flat Earth
Q: Tortuga , Lakers, T-bone
PAX: Panhandle, Stock boy, Tortuga, Sparrow, Babe, Snatch (F3 NW HWY), Panda Express, T.B., Jolly, Shiplap, Banks, BigBlue, Samsonite, Pool Boy, D’Count, DQ, Knuckleball, LouGee, Mr Roboto, Brainfog, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Lakers, T-bone, Audible, SAGA, The wet burrito, Flower Boy, Cheap Shot, Mac and cheese FNGs:
COUNT: 30
Conditions: beautiful
WOR: ssh, runner’s stretch, down and back
The Thang: you do you
Ultimate frisbee, IPC week one, sandeeballz, run laps
Moleskine: when cows see a storm coming they run away from it, end up huddled at the far end of their pasture and get soaked. Bison see the storm and charge into and through it, getting less time in the storm as a result. Treat your problems and difficult tasks the same way. Get after it and get through faster.
Tags: Flat Earth, Panhandle, Stock boy, Tortuga, Sparrow, Babe, Snatch (F3 NW HWY), Panda Express, T.B., Jolly, Shiplap, Banks, BigBlue, Samsonite, Pool Boy, D’Count, DQ, Knuckleball, LouGee, Mr Roboto, Brainfog, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Lakers, T-bone, Audible, SAGA, The wet burrito, Flower Boy, Cheap Shot, Mac and cheese
Date: 2026-09-02
AO: Ground Zero
Q: Samsonite ,
PAX: Mr. Bean, Stock boy, Cheap Shot, Audible, Dr. Phil, Mr Roboto, Samsonite, Manhole FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
Conditions: warm and wonderful
WOR: SSH, Goofballs, Stretching OYO
The Thang: run/ruck
Moleskine: be adaptable
Tags: Ground Zero, Mr. Bean, Stock boy, Cheap Shot, Audible, Dr. Phil, Mr Roboto, Samsonite, Manhole
Date: 2026-09-05
AO: Flat Earth
Q: Bloomer ,
PAX: Panda Express, Jolly, Knuckleball, Tortuga, Bloomer, Banks, Snatch (F3 NW HWY), Head top, red card FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
Conditions: super muggy
WOR: side straddle hops and get across the field
The Thang: frisbee
Moleskine: reject passivity
Tags: Flat Earth, Panda Express, Jolly, Knuckleball, Tortuga, Bloomer, Banks, Snatch (F3 NW HWY), Head top, red card
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