Arise: November 2nd, 2025

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

Shout Outs!

📣 Shout Out to all the PAX who donated to F3 Accelerate. F3 Princeton raised over $1,800 to help bring F3 to men all across the globe!

📣 Shout Out to Scrambled & Adobo for showing up at The Rising to kick off the Scrambled Challenge this month.

📣 Shout Out to the PAX who posted Halloween pics!

📣 Shout Out and Happy Birthday to our Nan’tan SideOut!

📣 Shout Out to Cruiser on crossing 1000 total miles run this year!

📣 Shout Out to Dick Clark, Machine, SideOut, ScarU, Mulligan, Cruiser, KillBill & GOAT as they run the Marine Corps Marathon TODAY after months of training!

This week’s schedule & Qs

Primary Announcements

Scrambled Egg-cellent Challenge – November & December!

Saturday, November 1st is the start of 2 Challenges:

1.Scrambled Egg-cellent Challenge – Post at ALL our F3 AOs from Nov 1 to Dec 31 as many times as.you want.  To make it more exciting, we will have point system…
A. Just Posting at another AO – 1pts
B. Posting at another AO and bringing Pax – 2pts
C. Posting at another AO and bringing an EH – 3pts
D. Leading a workout (Q/VQ) at another AO – 4pts
E. Leading a workout (Q/VQ) at another AO with an EH – 5pts

Spreadsheet to add your points.  Check out spreadsheet.  Add your name.  Get ready to meet the challenge…
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12mggH7yqXUrqYhxPTmhK5UNEYBrRWaLR4AfbdaqDZgY/edit?usp=drivesdk

2. F3 New Providence November 2025 Merkin Challenge.  See post on #1st-f-fitness & #f3events

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Hey Princeton Pax!!!  I just saw your announcement about The Scrambled Egg-cellent Challenge in your weekly newsletter—now that’s egg-straordinary news! I’m truly honored and shell-shocked with egg-citement.

In fact, I’ve got some eggs-tra special breaking news of my own to crack openOmelet you in on it—I’ve been hatching a plan to shell out 50 downrange posts before the year ends. I’ve only got 15 left, and those will now include all 8 Princeton AOs.

So to your Pax, I say: “Catch me if you can—because I’m on a roll!”
 (Or should I say… an egg roll?)
SYITPG!!!

Scrambled

F3 NJ November Merkin Challenge!

Brothers,
Another month of November challenge for ALL to be IN.  This time, this is a NJ Region challenge coming directly from F3 New Providence – The Frontier.  It’s the:

2025 Garden State Merkin Challenge!

The month of November brings the annual merkin challenge!

Declare a goal, and get after it this month. The Frontier will be tracking the total merkins and see which region does the most (total, average) and who does the most merkins overall!

Simply add your name to the spreadsheet, declare a goal and then update your merkins on a daily basis throughout the month.

Click the following link to add your name and get ready to fire this up on November 1st!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fFdWaAIvQTfXBqddJ7yIQLltTewHJUYjwbJ55dYP3YY/edit?gid=1557744280#gid=1557744280

Be ALL IN!

Join IN the fun with your F3llow NJ Region brothers!

Spread the word!

SideOut

Book Club is Back!

Dear PAX,
We are bringing back to you the Bookclub. Where good inspirational books are recommended for reading and discussion is done on a few chapters of the book. One of our F3 Jacksonville PAX Mervin ( Ex NFL player) wrote The Chair Leader. I talked about this in the COT at the Rising.
I know this is a restart of our Book club. Winter is coming and book reading OYO and then talking about it is a great experience.
Please order the Chair Leader ASAP so we can start the book club soon.
Thanks 

:pray:
Cruiser

Please join us for the Book Club, we start ONE WEEK FROM MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10th!  (buy the book on AMAZON asap!)

As a follow up to our book club, Chris and Frankie, (featured in the book), will be speaking in Neptune NJ on November 23rd, 3 pm, in Spring Lake NJ.   Put this on your calendar if you can.   As a reminder Chris, (Mervin), is from NJ, now in F3 Jacksonville and has Q’d for us several times.  His father in law is Chain Gang from F3 Hamiton. https://www.thunderroadbooks.com/product-page/the-chairleader-life-without-limits-with-christopher-malleo-and-frankie-kineavy

ScarU

Manniversary Time! F3 Hamilton’s 2nd – 11/6 – 6pm

Hitchcock Movie Night @ DC’s Backyard – 11/7 – 6:30pm

Good Evening!

Bring your Ms, Bring your 2.0s, Bring yourself, all are welcomed…

From 1940

Alfred Hitchcock’s Foreign Correspondent

Friday November 7th, 6:30 PM.

MYSTERY IN WHISPERS that cracks like THUNDER!
Staring Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, George Sanders, and Edmund Gwenn

Join us Outside at Dick Clark’s house.
40 Princeton Avenue, Princeton

Hitchcock

Veterans Day RUCK with F3 Bergen, Frontier & Forge – 11/8 – 7am

F3 Event sponsored by F3 Essex:
Sorry to clutter up the announcements channel, but another fun outing next Saturday..
RUCK to honor our veterans!!!

They have representation from several F3 groups – Bergen,  Frontier, and Forge

https://www.operationpatriotpacks.org/vetdayruck?fbclid=IwVERDUANbgDJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHthUT4G5SdSupFFSeGCpPjl6UjQG0NL_60PsEbhqe_MKPSJIJDASsBn795Np_aem_TFsyclV8zP6hd43z4ew0cQ

Sign up is not necessary to join our RUCK. Just if you want to make a donation and get a patch.

They will be doing a 13 mile hike/RUCK (your choice) 1st leg of the Lenape trail.
Date: Saturday 11/8/25
Time: 7:00am (approx 4-5 hours)
Location
Start: at beginning of Lenape trail – fairy tale forest So Mtn Reservation
Finish: Eagle Rock Reservation 9/11 memorial overlook of NYC.

It is important that we coordinate who is going so I can have some PAX leave there cars at the end of the RUCK so we dont have to RUCK 13 miles back to get our cars 

:face_with_spiral_eyes:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/p8Hu7qm36ujx1a9u9?g_st=ipc

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Rutgers vs. Maryland Game 2nd F – 11/8

Rutgers vs. Maryland 11/8. If folks are interested, I (Zelda) can look into getting discounted tickets for folks (courtesy of the Rutgers Big Chill 5k)

Zelda

F3 Virtual Speed Networking Event hosted by Grappler – 11/12 – 9am PT / 12pm ET

I found F3 on September 10, 2018 here in Charlottesville, VA. Since then, I’ve been blessed to serve as chair of the F3 Advisory Council and on the F3 Nation Board.  


I see an opportunity for F3 men to come together outside of the gloom to network, share wisdom, and lift up the next man. So, with DOAH’s blessing, I have set up an opportunity for you, me, and other HIM to do just that. 

Grappler

https://jimharshawjr.net/f3speednetworking-251208

Princeton vs. Yale Game 2nd F! – 11/15 – 12pm

Every Thursday Morning we have a stadium workout. Anyone interested in going on a Saturday to do some Beer Lifts?

Princeton Tigers vs. Yale Bulldogs
November 15th, 12 PM
Powers Field at Princeton Stadium

No need to get Tickets in Advance. Just show up and we can all meet there.
Ms, 2.0, all our welcome!

Hitchcock

Hopewell Thirsty Thursday, Every Third Thursday – 11/20 – 6pm

Stay tuned for details…

3rd Annual Winter Solstice – Saturday, Dec 20, 2025

Four hours fellowship ruck/walk (8pm – midnight – approx 13miles) at the D&R Canal.  We will invite other NJ Region AOs and make it as a Winter Convergence. 

This means, Pax who wants to do this, needs to start rucking – 2 months to train.

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F3 Princeton App now available!

F3 Princeton has its very own mobile app! Thanks to Grasshopper for putting this together! Currently available in the iOS App Store and Android!

Android

iOS

Slack Profile Updates!

Brothers,
As part of our commitment to safety, we need to be prepared for emergencies that may occur during any F3 event. To be prepared:

  1. I like to ask folks NOT in Slack to get into our F3 Princeton Slack. If you don’t know how or was never invited to it, let me know or someone, so you can get invited. Below #2 will be format of how you’ll add your profile info.
  2. ⁠If you’re in Slack / have Slack Profile, kindly updated as:

Full Name field: Given/Hospital Name
Display Name field: Given/Hospital Name (F3 Name)
Title field: Add your In Case of Emergency (ICE) Contact Name & Phone Number
Phone Number field: Best Phone Number to contact you.

This is a MUST thing to complete for everyone’s safety.
If having issues updating your Slack Profile and need help, pls let me know or someone. Thanks in advance! Peace!

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Battle Buddies in November!

Thanks to BH for bringing this back. Find your partner below and let BH know if you want to join next month.

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

Third F – Faith (something bigger than you)

F3 Nation Podcasts!

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

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

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