Arise: October 13th, 2024

News and Notes from the F3 Princeton AOs, and the F3 Nation

Shout Outs!

Shout Out and Happy Birthday to Scrubbing Bubbles and RedCoat!

Shout Out to Morpheus for posting downrange in Dallas

Shout Out to BlackHole for posting the following layer guide for the cold temps that have arrived!

Primary Announcements

F3 Accelerate 2024: Your chance to give back to F3!

I encourage the PAX to consider your WHY? What have you received from being in the F3 Community, (fitness, fellowship, faith, purpose)? What have you given, (time, energy, leadership, love, donations)? We are blessed. We are grateful! Thank you!  

@ScarU

Please donate to F3 Nation Accelerate 2024 by clicking on Join Team then selecting our F3 Princeton team.
Any amount to this great cause is welcome. We are looking forward to  percent participation from all of our brothers.
If you have any questions please let me know.
We will also setup Saturday morning Coffee and Bagels breakfast after the WO at our West Windsor community Park location.

@Cruiser

Donate Here

Hurricane Helene Relief Donations

Please see the following donation opportunities in West Windsor to support those affected by the recent storms.

F3 Morris NJ 2 year Manniversary – 10/19th – 7 am 

The Second Anniversary of F3 Morris. Central Park, 91 Central Avenue, Morris Plains, NJ.  I am going. Reach out to me if you would like to come.  Meet-up at Princeton Community Pool Parking lot, 380 Witherspoon Street, Princeton at 5:30 am.

@DosEquis

10/20 – Mt. Tamany Hike! Enjoy the Colors of Fall

Hi Guys….Mt. Tammany Hike planned for Sunday Oct-20. Great time to view the fall colors around the Delaware water GAP.  Family, Kids & friends – all are welcomed. Feel free to share with others.

Depart by 6:30 AM to meetup by 8:00 AM at the trailhead parking lot – GPS coordinate below. This is where we meet.
Reach out to Aviator if you plan to join, so that we know to wait for you in the parking lot. Note: There are 2 parking lots (Upper & Lower). You can park in either.

GPS Coordinates to the parking lot: 40.97187, -75.12338

@Aviator

Atlantic City Boardwalk 5k, 10k, Half marathon & Marathon – 10/19

If finishing a 5K, 10K, Half marathon, marathon is one of your goal before year end…
Opportunity to run a Fall season in Atlantic City on Saturday, Oct 19 (5K, 10K & half marathon) or Sunday, Oct 20, 2024 (marathon).  There is a Marathon ‘F3 New Jersey’ group to join in…Sign up link

@SideOut

Richard Reeves on “The Next 43 Feet” Podcast – 10/22 – 5pm on Zoom

Save the Date: Tuesday, October 22nd, 5 pm, Zoom. “The Next 43 Feet” with Richard Reeves, author of, “Of Boys and Men”

Sign up here!

@ScarU

VO2 Max Testing – 11/2 – 7:00 am @ WWP-HSS Track

I’d like to organize a workout to estimate VO2 max, which is perhaps the single best predictor of longevity (see attached paper).  VO2 max is formally measured in a lab (usually on a treadmill or bike), which can cost $250+ and take weeks to schedule. It can be estimated using the Cooper Test, in which you run hard for 12 minutes or 1.5 miles, and the Rockport Test, in which you walk briskly for 1 mile (this requires measuring heart rate). We would run on the WWP-HSS track or another 400m track. Would a morning on the weekend of Oct 12-13 or Oct 26-27 work?

@Swish

Hopewell Meadows Miler – 11/2

Heads up – hold the date: Nov 2 Saturday Meadows Miler 5k/10k trail run tabling opportunity. I will get us a spot in the vendor village like in past years. And also do a special WO at The Retreat ahead of time.

@BlackHole

Diwali Celebration – 11/3 – 5:30pm – Hosted by Munchies

If you’re available, make sure you sign up here so Munchies can get a head count!

Princeton Half Marathon – 11/10: 7am Start

Come and cheer on the F3 Princeton PAX running this hilly half!

More details…

Hitchcock’s Movie Night – 11/15: 6:30pm @ Home of Styx

Murder is Calling! and It will be in 3D!

@Hitchcock (Randy Sherman) Presents
Alfred Hitchcock’s Dial M For Murder, In 3D!
Friday November 15th, 6:30 PM.
Please, Please, Please! RSVP, so we can make sure we have enough 3D Glasses.

Location @Erik Cabral (Styx) 30 Milburne Lane, Robbinsville, NJ
All is invited.

If you have Active 3D Glasses we can borrow. Please contact me.
Thank you.

@Hitchcock

Downrange PAX

Posting at another F3 location is know as posting “downrange”. If you’re traveling, check out the #downrange channel on the F3Nation Slack for opportunities to meet up with brothers all around the world.

F3  Princeton Region SLT Updates

Catch up with the latest news around the F3 Nation with the following Podcasts.

The COT: News of the Nation Podcast
Stuff Worth Trying Podcast
F3 Nation YouTube Chanel

1st F – Fitness

This week’s schedule & Qs

🚨 Beatdown Safety Reminders 🚨

“As a follow-up, I would like to request all workouts start out with DiCCS as developed by F3 Waxhaw.  This is a regular start at all workouts of F3 The Frontier (New Providence.)” https://coda.io/d/Stuff-Worth-Trying_dt9MwveNe4u/Safety_su8L3

Disclaimer – Is the disclaimer given before every F3 workout by the workout leader or site Q?
Cell Phone on your Body? Does at least one Pax have a cell phone with them during the workout?
CPR Certified? Does at least one Pax know CPR at each AO and preferably at each workout?
Site-Specific Safety? What else is/has your Region and AOs doing/done to ensure safety is prioritized and plans are in place?

Second F – Fellowship (sad clown no more)

Welcome FNGs

Welcome to F3
10 Steps for the New Guy in F3

At the Rising:

Apr 13: Charriot
Apr 13: Grisham
Apr 13: Backdraft
Apr 15: Grasshopper
Apr 20: BedPan
Apr 20: Canuck
Apr 20: HatTrick
May 4: Snake
May 6: Sureshot
May 18: Master Chef
May 18: Nimitz
May 25: Voicemail
June 1: SabreTooth
June 1: RedBull
June 6: J Brake
June 29: Redfin
July 6: Overdraft (Indervir Singh)
July 6: Clipper (Karanveer Singh)
July 6: On Deck From Pensacola FL
July 6: Here’s Johnny From Maryland
July 6: Bolt (Veronica – Styx 2.0)
Aug 10: Wild Turkey
Sep 28: Striper

At The Swamp:

Feb 08: Newman (@Matt T)
Jul 18: Shepherd

At The Big House:

Apr 26: Pharaoh
Apr 26: Locke
May 4: Hollywood
May 4: Sherlock
June 19: Splinter
Jul 23: Chris
Sep 20: Happy Gilmore
Sep 27: Watergate

At The OAK:

Aug 8: Alchemy
Sep 5: La Vern

At the Ruck:

Jul 26: Themistocles

At the Cranbury Run:

Mar 12: Mercury @sondrejack

At the SOT:

Feb 22: Spine
Feb 22: Lightspeed
Apr 4: Tri-Tech
Aug 4: Hot 104
Sep 11: Cole (to be named)

OTB / Popup

May 23: The Cobbler (Burlington)
May 23: The Maestro (Burlington)
May 23: The Mentor (Burlington)
May 23: The Protector (Burlington)
May 23: John Deere (Burlington)
Aug 18: Crayola (Dad’s Camp)
Aug 18: Rookie (Dad’s Camp)
Aug 18: Doodle (Dad’s Camp)

Third F – Faith (something bigger than you)

Michael Easter on “The Power of Taking the Stairs”

F3 in the News and Media

Listen to ScarU crushing his interview on the COT Podcast

High Impact Man Podcast

Read the full Article about F3 Nation and it’s impact on men’s lives and their communities in the Jan/Feb 2019 Men’s Health USA Magazine

Men’s Health Article

Read the full Article about F3 Nation; A Workout Craze with a Side of Faith and how it is impacting the lives of men in suburban TX communities and around the Country. 

New York Times Feature

Listen to the full episode about F3 Nation and how it’s impacting men’s lives across the globe as featured on the Order of Man Podcast

OOM Podcast Episode

Listen to the full episode about F3 Nation’s origins, mission and what problems F3 is solving as featured on the Art of Manliness Podcast

AOM Podcast Episode