F3 Cumming’s First 30/30

AO: The Phoenix

When: 2025-07-23

QIC: Mantooth

PAX (7): Baskins, Ditch Witch, Mantooth, Mr. Hand, Olaf, Samsonite, Yeah-Yeah

Preamble:

I heard about another region doing a 30/30 on a podcast and have been mulling it over ever since. It’s a 30 minute BeatDown followed by a 30 minute meaningful conversation on a given topic. With the hour long format, we started a little early at 5:15, which gave a couple PAX problems. They were forgiven though…

Warm-O-Rama:

We moseyed to the top of the parking lot and performed some Good Mornings, Moroccan Nightclubs, and Weed Pickers. With only 30 minutes for the BeatDown, YHC didn’t want to spend too long warming up (plus the five PAX in attendance were all present for the PreRun).

The Thang:

We started with Mantooth’s Merkin Mile, a quarter mile run followed by 15 merkins in 2.5 mins for four rounds. To add a little more pressure, for every 3 seconds the six goes over the mark on the last round, every PAX performs a burpee. We ended up performing 5 burpees. Next we moseyed down to the grass at the bottom of the parking lot and partnered up for some DORA focusing on abs. 50 American Hammers (CC), 100 LBCs, 150 Flutters (CC) while partner ran to the tree line and back. We finished that with about 5 minutes remaining so we performed 5 World’s Worst Merkins, 20 Prime Time Merkins, and 5 Scorpion Burpees. Then we moseyed back to the flag just in time for 25 second cross hold.

COT:

We circled up for standard COT, then grabbed our drinks and chairs for our conversation. The topic was “What kind of legacy do you want to leave behind?” This sparked a great conversation and some points were made that really had me reflecting on my life and my decisions. Thanks for all the guys contributing and being sincere.

Naked-Man Moleskin:

I never take for granted the opportunity to lead the men of F3 Cumming and nothing was different about this morning. The 30/30 proved to be beneficial for me (and I hope all involved) and I hope to be a part of it again in the near future. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas on how to improve the 30/30, don’t hesitate to let me know.

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