AO: The Grove
When: 10/23/2025
Number of Pax: 10
DR Names:
Number of FNGS: 0
FNG Names:
QIC: Hank Hill
Introduction
Chilly 34°, dry, starry morning. Made it to the flags with 3 mins to spare.. Villa a little late, left his gloves somewhere. First attempt at Q’ing A Black Diamond Bootcamp. The stress and anxiety not as bad as I thought, but the Q nice was flowing for sure. Mostly nervous about stalling out on my own BC. Knew it would be tough.
Warm-O-Rama
Got em warmed a little with feet chopping, calve stretches, imperial walkers, Phelps.. wanted to jump right in to maximize calories and possible mileage.
The Thang
School hill facing the AO.. Carried our coupons over to the base, dried them there and did a quick lap North to first entrance, left them up and over the hill to coupons following the pre located lights.
At the base we roll the 3 Dice which determine the rep count of the predetermined exercises. The curve ball… Multiply that rolled number X2! Of course my first roll was 6-6-6. Much to the shigrin of some PAX groaned at my executive decision to not start off with 36 Curls and OHP! So we did just the 18 to get this party started. Exercises on the buffet were as followed:
- Curls, OHP
- Coupon Squats, Carolina Dry Docks
- Mercans’ , WWI’s
- Thrusters, Skull Crushers
After rolling we complete both exercises together , led by the roller of the dice (which we rotated through giving everyone a roll) we made it through all 10+1 one more for Q. After competent the exercise, we head up the hill to first light, then back down, then up to second light, back down… Shuttle Runs up and back down the hill.. 11X! A total of 4 lights were spaced roughly 25 yards, then 30 yards, then 40 yards, then 25 yards.. after that 11th we did one more lap around the hill, back to coupons..
A couple of us ( including myself was struggling with that hill within the first few sessions.. ) The Short Hill is no joke IMHO. I think the average calorie burn was 700+.. we nailed about 2.3 miles. GREAT EFFORT BY ALL!
Circle of Trust
I used this time to thank my fellow PAX for the constant support and love down out in the gloom and on Slack.. Really over the last 22 months of doing this F3 thing, I rarely “feel old”, I think that’s because of these younger men giving us RESPECT DUDES the push we need. Much love MEN.
Naked Man Moleskin
Prayers out to FiA Giggles and the loss of her sister. Prayers to our F3 men and their families, to first Responders, teachers and students who deal with depression/anxiety/bullying. Much appreciation to those who ensured together this morning.