The Trial — Cohort 001

The Trial// Cohort 001 // The Long Dark

The Trial.

An open-label study of human durability.

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We don't count followers. We count friction.

The Trial is FRXN's field program. Subjects run long, break things, and report back. The DNF. The 3am low. The miles where it stopped being fun and started being true. You document it. We log it. The ones who log the most move up.

Cohort 001 is The Long Dark. 25 Subjects. December 1 to March 31. Four months of the darkest, coldest miles of the year. You don't apply. You sign the Waiver.

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Cohort: 001 // The Long Dark
Season: Winter 26/27
Dates: 12.01.26 — 03.31.27
Subjects: 25
Starter kit: Free. Shipped free.
Ranked by: Friction logged
Followers req.: None

The protocol.

Short version. You go find the hard part. You tell the truth about it.

// You file

Field Reports.

One per monthly Protocol. Real friction from a real effort, posted and tagged @FRXN. Ugly counts. Unfinished counts.

// We issue

The kit. Then more.

A starter kit on enrollment, at no cost. A personal code for your people. A mark for every Protocol you complete.

// The rule

Go quiet, get discharged.

Thirty days of silence and your file closes. Nothing personal. It's just the protocol.

// The Long Dark // Four Protocols

Protocol 001 // December

Headlamp.

Miles in the dark. File from the hours most people sleep through.

Protocol 002 // January

Quitter's Day.

Mid-January is where resolutions die. File from the week you'd normally quit.

Protocol 003 // February

Cabin Fever.

Treadmills, trainers, frozen loops. The miles nobody posts. Post them.

Protocol 004 // March

Thaw.

Slush, mud, the first race of the year. The ugly transition miles. March 31 closes the file.

Three phases.

Every Subject starts at Phase I. Nobody buys their way up.

Phase I

Enrolled

Waiver signed. Kit shipped. Subject number issued. The clock starts.

Phase II

Active

Earned by filing, consistently. Early access to drops. Gear the public doesn't get.

Phase III // Five per Cohort

Investigator

You stop being studied. You help run the study. Write Protocols. Test what isn't released. Vet the next Cohort.

Ranked on friction logged. Not followers.no exceptions

The waiver.

Takes five minutes. Answer like you'd answer at mile 80. Short and honest.

FRXN // Form T-001 // Enrollment WaiverCohort 001 · The Long Dark · 25 slots

01The Subject

Full name *

Email *

Instagram handle *

City, State *

02The Miles

Next race + date *

Longest effort to date *

Your worst friction *This is the question that matters. Ugly answers welcome.

Why you. One sentence. *

03The Fit

Shirt size

Cut

04The Terms

I understand the friction is the point. FRXN handles the dumb kind. The rest is mine. I'll file one Field Report per Protocol. Honest, tagged, mine. Silent for 30 days and I'm discharged. No hard feelings. This is not a clinical trial. It's a balm and a group of people who run too far.

Signature (type your name) *

Subject №
issued on acceptance

Enrollment details issued on acceptance. If you're in, you'll hear from us by email.

// Waiver received

You're in the file.

Subject number pending. We read every one. The friction story first.

If you're selected for The Long Dark, enrollment details arrive by email. Until then, go find something hard.

The Trial is a community program, not a clinical study. Nothing here is medical advice or a product claim. Your info is used to run the program and contact you about it. Nothing else.

Cohort log.

Three Cohorts a year. Four months each. Every one gets its own patch. Finish all four Protocols to wear it.

TheW 26/27

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FRXNCohort 001

Cohort 001 // Winter 26/27

The Long Dark

Dates: 12.01.26 — 03.31.27
Subjects: 25
Status: Enrolling

// Embrace the friction. // FRXN // The Trial // Too Smooth to Quit

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