News and Notes from the F3 Princeton AOs, and the F3 Nation
Shout Outs!
📣 Shout Out to all of the PAX who donated their time and resources to the 6th Anniversary Celebration and a MASSIVE Shout Out to Machine, Stingray, Munchies, Cruiser and BlackHole for organizing and making purchases for the TASK charity event and Coffeteria.
📣 Shout Out to FNG Donell Whitley for showing up at The Anchor for the first time!
📣 Shout Out to FNG Nightwalker for showing up at The Anchor for the first time!
📣 Shout Out to FNG Miguel for showing up at The SOT for the first time!
📣 Shout Out to MoneyPenny on his VQ at The Big House!
📣 Shout Out to Mulligan for running the Cleveland Half Marathon!
📣 Shout Out to Mustang for completing the Five Boro!
📣 Shout Out to Magellan for posting (pics) from Lisbon
📣 Shout Out to Risky Business for posting (pics) from Santa Barbara & Beverly Hills
📣 Shout Out to the PAX that stepped up to Q this week…
The OAK: ScarU
– Site Q: SideOut
The Big House: MoneyPenny, Spine & Scoop
– Site Q: beater
The Swamp: Grover
– Site Q: Black Hole
The Rising: RiskyBusiness, Brisket & Zelda
– Site Q: Stingray
The Anchor: Splinter
– Site Q: ScarU
Get on the board next week by reaching out to one of the site Qs!
Open Q Slots this week:
The Swamp: Monday, Thursday
– Site Q: Black Hole
The Big House: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
– Site Q: beater
This week’s schedule & Qs
Primary Announcements
F3 Princeton’s 6th Manniversary
The 6th Manniversary is in the books and was a massive success thanks to all the HIMs of F3 Princeton who donated their time and resources. Events like this don’t just happen and take many meetings and hours of preparation. Congrats on 6 years of F3 Princeton and let’s go ALL IN for year 7!
What an AMAZING morning! Wanted to thank EVERYONE for showing up in force today, showing up EARLY and bringing the ENERGY and LOVE as requested, (we made everyone feel welcome)! It’s truly awesome what we have built together over the last SIX years and thankful to @Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis) and @Uday Jain (WallE) for leading the way before me. So many of you to thank for helping me as Nantan over the last few years, I will reach out personally to you and appreciate the leadership you have shown. That being said, I am excited to pass the flag to my friend @Achilles Estavillo (SideOut/JabJab/Scorpion King), who is already bringing the positive energy and creativity to the position. He’s #ALLIN, I am and I know you are too! Let’s keep GIVING it away, and PLANT, GROW and SERVE! Scar U as Nantan out…but I ain’t goin’ anywhere! Let’s ride with Side OUT!
ScarU
I would like to THANK! each and everyone for making our F3 Princeton 6th year Manniversary a huge success. The coordination to get things done from welcoming the visiting Pax, food setup, coupons gathering, the beatdowns, moving from station to station was a success showing our cohesiveness. Eighty-six Pax brought their energy and enthusiasm this morning. Kudos to the Qs and young Q’s! The Qs energy juices were flowing and they were flowing through the veins of the Pax.
SideOut
📣 Shout Out to SideOut on being named the new Nan’tan of F3 Princeton
I want to THANK! @Marc Rubenstein (ScarU) for leading us this past year & 1/2. Lots of things accomplished / achieved. I am honored and humbled to be picked to be the F3 Princeton Nant’an. I’ll be honest and say I am nervous. Look at the Nant’ans I have to follow – @Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis), @Uday Jain (WallE), & @Marc Rubenstein (ScarU); big shoes to fill in. But knowing that y’all got my back and I will not be alone makes my nerves calm and I will do well. This movement is about making leaders and becoming a leader.
Two things that I would like for everyone to do:
- Have a Purpose…We need to have a purpose to be successful. Purpose that comes in mind is to GO ALL IN! – INtentional (approach this movement with purpose), INclusive (value everyone and diverse perspectives), INspirational (connect to motivate and uplift) in all we do…maybe call it IN3.
- Speaking of connect; let us Strengthening our Communication. I believe that communication is a bridge to success. This will be the one that will connect us among each other and other folks outside F3. Us not communicating will lead to misunderstandings, missing out on important things/events and even breakdown of the group. So let us keep connecting.
I look forward to leading F3 Princeton with your support.
SideOut
“Leave no man behind, but don’t leave him where you find him.” #ALLIN F3Princeton!
📣 Shout Out to DickClark for earning the HIM award!
F3 Princeton 1st Recipient of the Golden H.I.M Coupon
SideOut
The man of much Optimism, Down to Earth, Approachable, Always willing to help, Great Pax Brother and Friend. He’s a High Impact Man because he’s very engaged in all aspect in the F3 community. He takes the initiative and leads. Goes out of his way. An F3 Pax brother that lives and breathes the F3 mission and creed. He is a Leader. He is an active participant. He is committed. CONGRATULATIONS! Well Deserved!
Pennington Day Popup and Pre Beatdown @ The Retreat
We had ~95 spins of the wheel of exercises, most were 10 reps or more. Thanks to @Alan Hockenjos (Walden) @Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis) @Srikanth Bondada (BabeRuth) Slugger and his sister @JM ROONEY (GROVER) for sharing the reps with me! Name those exercises in the photos! I am pooped! Great day! Hope folks join us soon as FNGs! Special shout out to our nantan @Achilles Estavillo (SideOut/JabJab/Scorpion King) who loaned us the canopy, helpful for the rain and the hot sun!
Blackhole
Global Running Day! Veterans Park South Pavilion – 6/4 @ 5:30pm
For those who missed the relay, here’s another fun option. Global running day is on Wednesday June 4 (five weeks from now). The Big Run is a fun running event in Hamilton. The 5K is at 5:30 pm with fun activities afterwards (the website says “Live Music, Doggy stations, face painting, inflatables, and much much more!!!!”). F3 friends/family can go out for dinner afterwards. (The best part of any race is the post-race meal with friends & family.) If interested, please register at https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/HamiltonTownship/TheBigRun5KPrinceton?aflt_token=vkmwDmweQ4iCYn8otSOOnKQ3vCO8buOw
Swish
Thirsty Thursday, Every Third Thursday – 6/19 – 6pm
Stay tuned for the June location…
Summer Solstice Beach Convergence – 6/21
Save the date and stay tuned for details
Hitchcock’s Movie Night – Nassau Club – 6/27 @ 6:30pm
Blue Ridge Relay – 9/5 & 9/6
All F3 Princeton Runners –
Cruiser
Please let me or @Patrick Chow (Black Hole) know if you’re interested in doing the BRR 2025 in September.
If we have enough interest from the running PAX, then we have to start planning for it . Booking the accommodations closer to the start of the race makes it easier for everyone. And that we need to do it now.
BRR stands for Blue ridge relay. It starts in Virginia and ends in Ashville NC. We have 4-5 PAX who have done it in the past. We need at least 9 to 12 runners to complete 210 miles.
I can schedule a Google Meet meeting to answer your questions.
Let us know ASAP.
Thanks
Other Upcoming Events in the NJ F3 Universe!
| SATURDAY, JUNE 21st – NJ SUMMER SOLSTICE CONVERGENCE IN BELMAR |
| SATURDAY JULY 12th – SPARTAN RACE – BLUE MOUNTAIN (PALMERTON, PA)* |
| SUNDAY, JULY 20th – NJ STATE TRIATHLON |
| SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1st – 30th – NJ F3 MERKIN CHALLENGE! |
Missed the F3 Princeton shirt order? Check this out…
You can still order a shirt at a slightly higher price at the following link.
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
🚨 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:
Jan 13: Jockstrap
Jan 13: Bigfoot
Jan 29: Auger
Feb 8: Franchise
Mar 8: Picasso
At The Swamp:
Apr 12: Walden
At The Big House:
Nov 16: Klondike
Feb 7: Solar
Mar 15: Sandtrap
Mar 22: Moneypenny
Mar 29: Scrapper
At The OAK:
Aug 8: Alchemy
Sep 5: La Vern
At the Ruck:
Jul 26: Themistocles
At the Cranbury Run:
Nov 12: Big Sur
At the SOT:
May 13: Miguel
The Anchor:
Nov 9: Pop-Pop
Nov 9: Fly-Pop
Nov 9: McQueen
Nov 9: Drydock
Nov 16: City West
Nov 16: Gold Rush
Nov 16: Shooter
Nov 16: Caribou
Dec 14: Coach
Jan 4: Dagger Board
Jan 25: Da Inspector
Jan 25: Rembrandt
Jan 25: Trash Talker
Feb 8: GroundUp
Apr 19: DR IT
Apr 30: L^3
May 7: Donnel Whitley
May 7: Nightwalker
Third F – Faith (something bigger than you)
1 in 5 US adults reports daily loneliness: Gallup
Thank you Zelda for sharing
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
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
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.
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
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