News and Notes from the F3 Princeton AOs, and the F3 Nation
Shout Outs!
📣 Shout Out to the Pennington Day Crew for representing F3 Princeton!
Thank you to the F3 Village that helped with this 3rd F event! To @Sunny The Machine Sehgal@Rolling Stones@Brian Huang (Zelda) for helping setup in the morning. To @Curtis Hoberman (Dos Equis) and @Alan Hockenjos (Walden) for staffing the table for basically a 6hr CSAUP! To @Ryan Kingsbury (Scrubbing Bubbles)@JM ROONEY (GROVER) FNG Anthony, past pax Dark Knight, Vintage, Newman, and ShakenNotStirred who visited us, some with family in tow. It was great to catch up! There was even an invitation to do an event or introduce F3 to the Pennington firefighters! We might have EH’d a future congressman to F3! ❤️
thank you thank you thank you! 🙏
apologies if I missed anyone.
Blackhole
F3 Princeton proudly represented at Pennington Day. Amongst thousands of attendees we engaged the children with exercises and prizes (candy and American flags)thru fun games like wheel spin and Plinko, gave away 4 cases of water to anyone in need and handed out countless flyers and spoke with many Men (and women also) about our mission. Hopefully we will see new faces in the future at our AO’s. Being a positive part of a community means to show up, engage, and take part of something big than oneself. It was a great day to show our community who we are all that we have to offer.
Walden
📣 Shout Out to the Om Memorial Day 5k Runners!
Memorial 1 mile walk & 5K at Thompson Park (Monroe Twp/Jamesburg)…F3 Princeton / F3 Monroe represented…
SideOut
@Ramesh Adusumilli (Shades) @Lokesh Ghanta (RHI) @Achilles Estavillo (SideOut/JabJab/Scorpion King)
Handed out 5 F3 business cards… hopefully get some EH show up at The Oak…
📣 Shout out to BlackHole for putting together a new shirt order.
Take a look at this Slack post and cast your vote for the AO logos you would like to see available when the order goes live.
📣 Shout Out to Launchpad for posting downrange @ Legacy 49 in Dallas with his son, FNG now named Paddington! Also, shout out for joining F3 Dallas CSAUP 13 mile ruck with AO Beatdown pit stops!
📣 Shout Out to Cruiser for cruising through Sikh Day in Carteret, NJ
📣 Shout Out to Scoop for posting downrange with Burrowing Owl in South FL.
📣 Shout Out to ScarU & MasterChef for posting downrange with F3 Boston!
📣 Shout Out to Cyclone for posting downrange with F3 Frontier!
🎉 Shout Out and Happy Birthday to Brisket, Atilla, Full Throttle & Seighaomuso!
🛡 Pick Up the 6 🛡
If you or a PAX could use support—prayers, encouragement, or help—reach out to the SLT. We’ve got you!
This week’s schedule & Qs
Primary Announcements
Memorial Day Murph Beatdowns @ Rising & Big House – 6:30am!
FYI: Note the time change and also not that Swampers are join the Big House crew.
West Windsor Art Walk Booth – 5/30 – 4-7pm
F3llas — West Windsor ArtWalk is holding its annual event on Saturday, May 30, 2026 (rain date: May 31) from 4–7 PM. We’re looking for a few PAX to help represent F3 Princeton by assisting with setup (set up is at 3pm in the West Windsor Arts parking lot) and manning the table throughout the event (can be covered in shifts, just need to coordinate timing).
This is a great opportunity for us to live out the 3rd F through community engagement and service. Likewise, showcase what F3 is all about.
If you’re available to help, please post here by this Friday, 5/22, so we can inform the organizers that F3 Princeton will be present and coordinate coverage. Appreciate you, men.
SideOut
Army Fitness Test – Tentative 5/31
Stay tuned for details
Tentative date is Sunday May 31 (TBC).
Join BlackHole @ Fleet Feet’s “The BIG RUN” – 6/3 – Pennington
Does anyone want to run on a Wednesday night? This will be at Rosedale park at 6:30p. Hosted by Princeton’s Fleet Feet for Global Running Day!
BlackHole
Thirsty Thursdays – 6/4 (Princeton) & 6/18 (Pennington)
Check Slack for Details!
F3 Essex 4th year Anniversary – 6/6 – Panther Park
2026 Swolstice Belmar Beatdown – 6/20 @ 7am
Beach Boyz of Bergen cordially invite all of NJ and beyond to our 3rd Annual Summer Convergence in Belmar. Please spread the word and start asking for Q-Block volunteers. We’re hoping to have 100% new summer convergence Qs mentored by the veterans. More planning to come, but put it on your calendars!
Dark Chocolate
Hitchcock Movie Night – 6/24 – 6:30pm
The guest who’s dead on time
Good Evening!
Hitchcock
Bring your Ms, Bring your 2.0s, Bring yourself, all are welcomed…
From 1948
Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope
Friday June 26th, 6:30 PM.
Staring James Stewart, John Dall, and Farley Granger
Will be at the House of Hitchcock.
12 Edgemere Drive, Kendall Park
2026 Spartan Event – Poconos – 7/11
Reposting the July Spartan race event as some folks have expressed interest.
2026 Spartan Event in Poconos
Team Name: Princeton Six-Two
Date: Saturday Jul 11
Race Options: 5K or 10K option (10K has an early morning open option which I have registered for)
Race Type: Open (9:30 AM start Time)
https://www.spartan.com/en/races/poconosWOLFSDEN40 – Try this coupon for a very good deal on the race. Not sure how long it would last.
spartan.com
Aviator
Poconos Spartan Race | July 11-12, 2026 | Obstacle Course Races
At the Poconos event, you’ll conquer a 10K and 5K on Pennsylvania’s Blue Mountain, a true test for any trail runner with its dense forests and rugged hills.
Ragnar River Relay – 8/7
Through distant F3 friends, I see some running the Smokey Mountain Relay (200+) and Tobacco Road Relay (75mile) both in North Carolina this weekend. When folks are done with the Schuylkill River Relay (31 miles) tomorrow we should plan to form an 8-man team with @RedCoat at the Ragnar WV trail relay (Aug 7-8, 117 miles)! @beater @Harjot Pannu (Cruiser) and @Harkawal G.O.A.T are already in ultra teams for this event! Who’s in? Registration by June. RedCoat and Lowes are also recruiting for the Blue Ridge Relay (Sep 11-12, 208 miles). https://runragnar.com/pages/race-trail-appalachians
BlackHole
Blue Ridge Relay – 9/11
Any runners interested in Blue Ridge Relay Sept 11-12? Lowes of F3 Indian Valley is forming a 12-man team. @Harjot Pannu (Cruiser), others and I have run this race before. It’s a lot of fun. Ask anyone who’s run it. If we are ambitious, we can try to field a NJ team. Alternatively we can join Lowe’s team.
BlackHole
Blue Ridge Relay signup / interest sheet – “Lowe’s bros” team 😆
Any questions about BRR – plz ask
RedCoat
Join Khaleesi at the Steamtown Marathon – 10/11
Just registered for this marathon in October – plan to make it a day trip if anyone else wants to run and clown car with me. Love the course.
Khaleesi
https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Scranton/SteamtownMarathon
The return of GTE Events for 2026
Hey PAX who are up for a serious challenge: read the post from Cadre Daniel of F3….the Freedom Ops experience will be life changing I can assure you.
“Men of this great nation, from the first GrowRuck event conceptualized by F3 co-founders Dredd and OBT in NOV 2016 (Jax Beach, FL) until present, there have been 62 Growth Training Exercises (GTE) and Growth Running Exercises (GRE) with 3,502 pax completing one of these transformational events! Now in 2026, Freedom Ops (formerly GrowRuck) is bringing ten GTEs, one GRE, and a new event concept called Vanguard Series – Phalanx to strategic locations throughout the US. It is my strong opinion that every man should complete at least one GTE or GRE for his leadership development and the betterment of his own mental toughness. Added benefit… these events are guaranteed to accelerate community growth. Are you ready to be transformed? Are you prepared to transform your community? Get some! Sign up! Train hard! Perform! (the photo shown is from a cadre member training camp last winter in VA… the Freedom Ops cadre team is ready to change lives… how about YOU?!)”
ScarU
Sign ups are live now for the Blue Ridge GTE!
I know a bunch of bad asses in this group who would kick the pants off this challenge. Guaranteed you’ll grow as a person and as a leader- ask @Harjot Pannu (Cruiser) – Sept 25-27 in Blue Ridge, VA
ScarU
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!
Battle Buddies in May!
New battle buddies for May. Find your match and meet up if you haven’t already.
Thanks to BH for organzing this. Find your partner above 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.
https://f3gear.com/products/f3-princeton-made-to-order-dtf?variant=44365547634876
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?
Cold Weather Prep for the Winter Storms
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)
Freed To Lead Zoom Call
F3 Nation’s (Nantan) Dark Helmet and several other HIMs will be going through “Freed to Lead” starting tonight April 16th until May 21st. It’s a great source to expand your F3 knowledge and find out why HIMs are big on getting Sad Clowns into the gloom and pursue a specific mission:
“to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership”.
Zoom link on the SS, call starts at 8:30pm-9:00pm central time. It will be recorded if you need to revisit later.
It’s more than just a workout, gents! SYITG!
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