Author: EF Hutton

  • That’s the President’s House

    A steadfast five stormed River and Ridge for some extra early work.  Here’s what transpired as best remembered.

    Mosey through the triangular field across to Westham, right on Club Vista, cross College, quick jaunt down the President’s driveway and path over to UR by way of Crenshaw with COP along the way.

    • SSHs, IWs, Copperhead Squats, Merkins, Helicopters, 2 Burpees for the 1 Pickup

    Mosey down Crenshaw to the Hill of Hell

    • Bernie M&M 11s – Merkins/ Monkey Humpers
    • Clockwork Merkins at 3,6,9 and 12

    Mosey into Crenshaw Field

    • P&P – Pullups (on the goals) and Plank – 10, 8, 5
    • D&D – Dips and Dox Jumps 15,20
    • Mary – H2H, Freddys
    • 4 Corners – Jump Squats x 20, Mountain Climbers x 30, Plank Jacks x 40, LBCs x 50

    Mosey back across Crenshaw through the President’s yard down Club Vista, Westham, Triangle Field to Parking Lot

    • Curb Crawl up to and repeating 5

    Mary

    • American Hammers
    • APDs, APDs Right Leg Up, APDs Left Leg Up

    Ring of Fire

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    YHC usually has a plan, today that plan was not to plan, well except a trip over to campus.  The uneven PAX of 5 made sure YHC had to think on the fly.  A quick glance at the map and one can actually see there’s a path from College over to Crenshaw.  Unsure if that was a private drive, YHC was informed it is the President’s.  Not to worry, YHC and ol’ Ron Crutcher go way back, he won’t mind.  He and the Lady Spiders Field Hockey team might however mind the big dump Honeydo took on their pristine artificial playing surface.  Anyway it was fun to see something new and YHC loves it when a plan without a plan comes together.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Continued prayers for Splinter’s dad – will know more April 1st

    March Madness Q next Thursday 45MOM

  • Local Man Dies Doing Monkey Humpers

    A Wilson approved PAX of an even 4 hit the rolling hills of Tuckahoe for a tour of sorts.

    Mosey to the Church

    COP (IC)

    • DQs
    • Cherry Pickers
    • Jazzercises
    • Suzanne Somers’s (L/R)
    • APDs

    Mosey down River to Gaymont to University – 2 Burpees per Pickup Truck

    • Jack Webb Legs – Squat x 1/ High Knees x 4, 2:8….10:40

    Mosey University to Ralston over to cut-through to Kanawha

    • Partner Dora – 100 Merkins, 200 Mountain Climbers, 300 SSHs (altered to 200), P2 runs uphill and back

    Mosey Holmes over to Crest/ Sunset to Westham– 2 Burpees per Pickup Truck

    • Jack Webb Abs – WWII x 1/ Reverse Crunch x 4 up to 5:20

    Mosey up Westham, stop for 30 Monkey Humpers on Pinetree (Hi Roger!)

    Mosey over to a median with grass 5 times lusher than NoToll and continue JW Abs

    Mosey Westham back to Launch Lot Rails

    • Incline Merkins x 10 IC
    • Dips x 10 IC
    • Repeato x 5

    Mosey back to SF

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    As AC/DC once sang that was a Whole Lotta Mosey, well close enough.  Kubota clocked over 3 miles.  The loop itself around was measured at about 2, but with plenty of running in the Dora and high knees 3 miles seems about right.  YHC successfully confused Offshore so much he thought the Kanawha tennis courts were part of some unknown baseball complex.  Apparently still dazed he took to doing his Monkey Humpers in oncoming traffic.  As he snapped out of it and avoided disaster, he joked that the headline would read “Local Man Dies Doing Monkey Humpers.”  YHC noted, “At least you’d die doing what you loved.”  Thanks for getting up extra early to see some sites.  Make it a great one.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Offshore is looking to start a new Tuckahoe 3rd F, details forthcoming

    Prayers for Sippy

  • French Models

    Legend has it that 8 topless studs moseyed from ET’s to DogPile then again in reverse, roughly 4 miles and some change. Twas a tit bit nipply. Or maybe the true story is that one unnamed PAX recently ogled a topless French model while lounging on a Bahamian beach with reckless disregard for subtlety and now has a new favorite Insta follow. Rumor has it a return trip has already been booked.

  • Trails with Friends

    Mostly men, a couple of dogs, and a TYA set off to run trails this fine day. Some early and some at the prescribed time. Various distances were covered, the standard PAX logged about 7 miles going South to North with a little Belle Isle excursion. Faceplant arriving a little late went North to South. Others went unknown directions. YHC took it upon himself to include the early launchers in this backblast. If they’d like to report anything special about their run, they can call the Thursday morning hotline. It was super, Helix led the way.

  • Up Before the Army

    Two men arrived at Early Bird Off The Books with big bells in tow, one left his bells at home.  Here’s what went down.

    Kubota

    Mosey to the field

    COP (IC)

    • SSHs
    • IWs
    • Helicopters
    • Hillbillies
    • WWIIs

    Mosey to the bottom of S Ridge for a Lindsay

    • Merkins/ LBCs (30/10, 25/15….)
    • Mosey uphill between sets with High Knees, Butt Kickers, Bernie Sanders, Bear Crawl

    Honeydo

    Mosey to parking lot for Triple Check

    • KB Sit and Press, KB Swings, Run a Lap

    EF Hutton

    Mosey to the “Closest” Curb

    • Curb Crawl up to 5 Merkins and Back Down
    • Pause for Freddie Mercurys

    Mosey to Retaining Rails

    • Dips IC 3×10
    • Decline Merkins IC x 10
    • Incline Merkins IC x 10
    • Regular Merkins IC x 10
    • Flutter Kicks IC x 30
    • APDs IC x 30
    • Burpees x 5

    Mosey back to SF

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    Nothing better than starting your day at 0530, except maybe starting your day at 0500, am I right?  With each passing week the small but loyal faithful find new tricks and ways to expand and challenge this little-known AO.  Saabski’s driveway was left untainted this week, but the PAX did demonstrate Monkey Humpers for the paper carrier.  YHC has a question, does an AO require a name to make it onto the Winter Tour?  Asking for a friend.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Prayers for Offshore’s ILs

  • Swirly vs. Car

    Six arrived on wheels, most with 4, one with 2 to take on the sleet and get some miles before and after the main event. A hair shy of 4 to be exact. On the way over someone dared to speed by the PAX crossing the icy Robinson St. bridge. Swirly gave them the old staredown. One can only assume the driver pissed their pants.

  • A Highly Disinterested PAX

    Three F3RVA GMs escaped the fartsack to pay penance to the Fantasy Gods in the third inaugural F3 RVA Fantasy Football review.  Seven more with little to no interest in the theme of the day hopped on for the ride.

    THANG

    COP (In honor of the Playoff Teams)

    • Honeymoon (7-6) – Copperhead Squats x 7
    • Viral (7-6) – Snow Angels x 7
    • Sparky (8-5) – APDs x 8
    • Loose Goose (9-4) – Hand Release Merkins x 9
    • Opus (11-2) – Smurf Jacks x 11

    Beatdown of the Year: Loose Goose over BT week 10 by 85 points – 85 LBCs OYO

    The Good:  Opus 11-2 (13-2) Champion, 2,039 Points Scored, 4 Weekly Beatdown Awards

    • Opus Trivia
      • Fantasy MVP?  Lamar Jackson # 8 – 8 Burpees OYO and a Lap
      • RB of the Year? Christian McCaffrey # 22 – 22 Merkins and a Lap
      • WR of the Year? Michael Thomas w/ 149 Receptions – 149 Monkey Humpers and a Lap

    The Bad: The Usual Suspects (Wilson, Marmaduke, DK) 37-80 All-Time Combined Record, 0 Winning Seasons

    • 37 – DK style Bob and Weave (19R/18L)
    • 80 – Wilson’s Boxing Cockroaches

    The Ugly: Marmaduke “The Toilet King”– 3 Straight Toilet Bowl Appearances, Loser of 2, 11-28 All-Time

    • Beast – Freddie Mercuries, Jump Squats, American Hammers, Merkins, Mountain Climbers, Burpees

    Marmaduke’s Revenge – 5 Forward/ 5 Backward Sprints across Parking Lot

    Mosey Back to Flag for 2 Minutes of Mary

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    Season 3 of F3 RVA Fantasy Football comes to its conclusion with the man who owned the league from start to finish on top.  Congrats to Opus and his unstoppable group of Lamar Jackson, Austin Ekeler, Michael Thomas and the Patriots Defense.  YHC was arguably the hottest team in the league at the end of the season, but it was too little too late for the Bandandits, alas disappointment, but the future is bright.  For many teams, ahem DK and Wilson, it was business as usual.  The business of losing.  BT joined them, while Sparky had his best season and Flatline once again missed the playoffs by a hair.  In the end only one team could bring up the six.  Marmaduke was a fantastic draft host and put up a respectable regular season, but once again found himself in the Toilet Bowl for the third straight season, snatching that coveted title away from DK.  Thanks to all who participated and YHC looks forward to next season.  Apologies to the innocent bystanders caught up in today’s Q.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Convergence 1/1 @ The Forge 7am

  • Round the Outside, Round the Outside

    Three studs and a studlier 3.0 took to the trails. Standard loop starting south over the bridge down the Buttermilk to Belle Isle. Quick trip round the outside, over the bridge and back on Northbank. Sevenish miles were completed. Busy, but beautiful morning on the trails.

  • Corned Beef Sandwich

    Two hearty slices of PAX sandwiched a Corned Beef beatdown by running from ET’s to DogPile and back covering approximately 3.9 miles. Breakfast Club is still a thing, come on out when you can. Great to have Hardywood back at it.

  • They Hate Me, Cuz They Ain’t Me

    Seven veterans of the gloom gathered to hate YHC as brothers do.  Here’s what went down.

    Mosey to the Amphitheater floor

    COP (IC)

    • Copperhead Squats
    • Don Quixotes
    • Arm Circles
    • Lying Rockettes
    • Freddie Mercurys
    • Merkins

    Mosey to side of stage for Lindsay

    • Monkey Humpers/ Reverse Crunches (Bernie Up the Hill) x 35/5, 30/10, 25/15….

    Mosey to long line of poles

    • Pole Smoker Native Run x 5 or 6 times through

    Mosey to Carillon circle

    • Bear Crawl to Center x 10 merkins, Crawl Bear back x 10 merkins
    • Repeato w/ Boo Boo Bear Crawl Right (Werkins), Boo Boo BC Left (Diamond Merks), Army Crawl (HRM)

    Mosey to Carillon for Over and Under

    Mosey back to SF

    • Burpees for time

    Numberama, Nameorama, COT

    MOLESKIN

    One last hate filled mosey around the sun before YHC joins the ranks of the ignored.  Only way YHC wants to celebrate is with a beatdown and a few col beers (later).  Mumblechatter was fairly low throughout, lots of groans during the pole smokers and the PAX seemed to dislike the Bear Crawl Merkin routine to YHC’s delight.  Dug into the archives for a couple of today’s activities.  Always fun to do something old, but new.  Boo Boo Crawl Bear is best left to the experts.  SYITG.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Solid job by PAX reaching Mustache Raise goal