Episode #267
Keep the Shoes: Chalupa on Standing Firm and Finding His People
Keep the Shoes: Chalupa on Standing Firm and Finding His People β The Glue-OOM, Episode 267 οΈ ABOUT THIS EPISODE The Plague and co-host Stripes sit down at the Nomad with Chalupa β small-town Nebraska kid, Men of God regular, and former Site Q of the Ruckus. He got his F3 name the night he lost his cash and his Taco Bell but refused to hand over a brand-new pair of K-Swiss, and that same stubborn streak runs through the whole hour. From a skipped first EH and the isolation of the COVID years to Coffeeteria, the O-Line, and the morning he could finally say "I found my people," Chalupa walks through authentic COTs, identity in Christ, handing the Ruckus flag to his own brother-in-law, and why doing GTE and the 50-Mile March in the same year was never about him. β HIGHLIGHTS β The third F first: Men of God, Tightlip, Hindsight, Cake β and the myth that F3 is just running β The Helix no-show, the isolation years, and a back that barely worked β "Very little running." "Do tell." β Cake's pitch for Coronado β The Taco Bell bag, the K-Swiss he kept, and the Gorditas that were really in the bag β All in by lunch: F3 gear bought the afternoon of his first post β "I'm just gonna come and walk" β no backpack at the Ruckus launch β The holder: pre-rucking with the O-Line at 4:45 β One Murph to four, and the core work that fixed his back β Coffeeteria is the assignment β and "I found my people" β The Sad Clown fades as leadership spills into home and work β COT is mostly for me: authenticity over Instagram quotes β Fading in the back of a big church, and why small groups are the glue β Identity isn't the job β and a room full of off-key men at the Impact Retreat β VQ to Site Q: taking the Ruckus flag and passing it to Shrooms β GTE and the 50-Mile March in one year, and what's bigger than you β Rapid fire and the ask KEY QUOTES οΈ "For the longest time I thought F3 was just a bunch of dudes out in the morning running." οΈ "I'm just gonna come and walk." οΈ "We can add weight, we can go faster, we can still talk." οΈ "You can sit around a table and just have authentic conversations with guys." οΈ "It's completely night and day, and I feel like I found my people." οΈ "I didn't even know what Sad Clown was until F3. But I was the epitome of that." οΈ "I just want to be as authentic as possible during a COT and not read some Instagram thing." οΈ "Sometimes we don't have all the answers, but we're doing it together." οΈ "God has given us the blueprint. We just gotta read it and follow it." οΈ "My identity isn't my job. My identity is in Christ." οΈ "Anytime you're gonna lead someone, you have to meet them where they're at." οΈ "Quiet guys can lead too." οΈ "You can't sit back in the shadows and hide." οΈ "It's so much bigger than me doing hard things. It's that guy next to me." β±οΈ CHAPTERS 0:00 β Kotters at the Nomad: Meet Chalupa 3:40 β The Third F First: Men of God & the Running Myth 5:25 β The No-Show, the Isolation Years & a Bad Back 7:15 β "Very Little Running": Cake, Coronado & the First Beatdown 9:55 β The Taco Bell Bag, the K-Swiss & the Naming 18:45 β All In: The Gear, the Texts & "Just Come and Walk" 23:20 β The Holder: Pre-Rucking with the O-Line & Four Murphs 31:00 β Coffeeteria, the Sad Clown & "I Found My People" 37:30 β Say It Out Loud: Authentic COTs & a Hard Week 42:25 β Faith: Fading in the Back, Identity in Christ & the Impact Retreat 51:50 β VQ to Site Q: Leading the Ruckus & Passing the Flag to Shrooms 59:05 β GTE, the 50-Mile March, Rapid Fire & the Ask
